“Take A Stand”

“Take A Stand”

 

Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?  Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, “I am slipping!”  But Your UNFAILING LOVE, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, Your comfort gave me RENEWED HOPE and CHEER.     Psalm 94:16-19

 

The Psalmist, sounds STRESSED over his SURROUNDINGS.  In the beginning verses, we see that the Psalmist is CALLING OUT to God, the DIVINE JUDGE of the earth to UNLEASH His VENGEANCE so that he might end the PROUD celebrations of the WICKED.  The Psalmist WONDERED HOW LONG would it be before God would SET ALL THINGS RIGHT.  (V3)

The interesting thing to KEEP in MIND is that the CONCERNS of GOD’S PEOPLE, TODAY, are the SAME as the CONCERNS of His People in the PAST.  The EVIL THINGS that are HAPPENING JUSTIFIES GOD’S DIVINE JUDGMENT. Their OUTRAGEOUS ACTIONS, show that they have convinced THEMSELVES that God does NOT SEE nor does He PAY ATTENTION to them.  And they are in for a RUDE AWAKENING, under those assumptions. They could NOT be MORE WRONG!! 

The TRUE BELIEVERS of TODAY find COMFORT in KNOWING that GOD USES the WICKED to FULFILL His PLANS.  The LORD GOD will NOT REJECT His PEOPLE; He will NOT ABANDON His SPECIAL POSSESSION. He will PROTECT and STAND UP for them against evildoers. And JUDGMENT WILL again be FOUNDED on JUSTICE, and those who have VIRTUOUS HEARTS will PURSUE it. 

The Psalmist CRIED OUT:  “I am SLIPPING!” But God’s UNFAILING LOVE SUPPORTED him. And when the DOUBTS COME you can DEPEND on GOD’S COMFORT to produce a RENEWED HOPE and JOY UNSPEAKABLE. 

JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, came to earth and took a STAND for EACH PERSON who will TAKE a STAND for HIM, by ADMITTING that they are SINNERS in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS, who GAVE His life to SAVE their SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once they are there.  They MUST BELIEVE, with ALL their HEART that JESUS DIED for them, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for them, before God. They MUST CONFESS their SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. They MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. They must ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and TAKE A STAND for GOD and His Son, JESUS CHRIST.  So, if you have NOT come to JESUS for your SALVATION, you will be DESTINED for an ETERNITY in HELL.  UNLESS you DO what is above.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!