Psalm 11:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"? 2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? 4 The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. 5 The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. 6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
You would think people would value being ‘right’ about things encountered in their lives. We certainly want to be on the right side of the road, we want to be right about the foods we eat, and we want to be right about the marriage partner we choose.
Obviously, there are some things we cannot choose. We cannot choose our parents, and we cannot choose our children. We cannot choose our country of origin, and we cannot choose the time in which we live, among many other things.
But even in the areas affecting our lives which we cannot choose, we still need to make right choices regarding how we respond to those things in our lives we cannot change.
The most important thing to be right about is the god or gods you choose to serve.
That may be a startling statement to some, but the reality is your god is whatever or whoever you choose to serve. We live in a dangerous world with dangerous enticements, and we are constantly being tempted to serve new gods. It has always been this way, and the example of the Israelites demonstrates how “prone to wander” we are. We are certainly no different than they, and our flesh is always belligerently seeking to abandon the God of the universe for a new god. The latest god. The more fashionable god. The more palatable god. The more “reasonable” god. How foolish to be wrong about God, by focusing on and serving another god.
Fear is one of those gods. So is the god of ‘relationships.’ So is the god of Ferrari, and house, and fame, and finance, and even politics. Whatever may capture your whole heart in a given life situation has become your god. Oh, how willingly we sacrifice before these gods!
Being wrong about the god you willingly choose to serve is the greatest mistake anyone (including Christians,) could ever make. The Lord God of Heaven and earth, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is the Only One Who is Right! In Christ alone you cannot go wrong. He alone is righteous, and He alone is the Truth.
- Pastor Bill
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