Psalm 47:6-9 "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. (7) For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. (8) God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. (9) The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted."
What are we supposed to do as we live in a world that is upside down?
What are we supposed to do when there are people who say evil is good and good
is evil? What are we supposed to do when it seems the ungodly are controlling
the world? David must have had the same thoughts and the Lord spoke to
him and to us through him.
What are we supposed to do? "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing
praises unto our King, sing praises." Jesus spoke concerning the
manner in which good will overcome evil. "Blessed are the meek: for
they shall inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) What does it mean
to be meek? Is it equivalent to being weak? Does the soft spoken person
indicate someone who is afraid to make a stand? Meekness is not equivalent to
weakness; rather it describes someone who is willing to maintain their stance
of worship, praise, and submission to the will of God. A meek individual is
willing to be in the Word of God and trying to follow the Word of God.
David understood and shared with us the grand truth that there is only ONE
King. "For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with
understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of
his holiness." Throughout history, the ungodly have tried to
overthrow the rule and reign of the Almighty God. They have failed every time.
The ultimate attempt occurred two thousand years ago when they nailed Jesus to
the cross. They thought they were finally rid of any Godly influence in the
world and they could take a place of authority. We know what
happened. Yes, Jesus died on the cross Yes, they laid His lifeless body
in the tomb. AND YES, after three days and nights in the tomb, Jesus came out
alive. The ungodly attempt to rid the world of God had once again FAILED!
You see, there is a pattern that follows the path of the ungodly - they fail.
So what are we supposed to do? "Sing praises to God, sing praises:
sing praises unto our King, sing praises." In the past few years,
they have almost been successful in separating the people of God by trying to
forbid us to meet for worship. What are we supposed to do? "The princes of
the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for
the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted." We
are not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together for public worship. So
again I ask, What are we supposed to do? The answer is fairly simple: We are to
live in the manner to which we have been called. We are to worship and serve
the only True and Living God. He will prevail.
Have Faith In God (B.B. McKinney)
Have faith in God, He’s on His throne;
Have faith in God, He watches o’er His own;
He cannot fail, He must prevail;
Have faith in God, have faith in God.