relationships (Psalm 11:1-7) Finding Refuge

(Psalm 11:1-7)   In the Lord I take refuge;

     How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2   For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
     They have set their arrow on the string 
     To shoot in darkness 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 see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.
5   The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
     And His soul hates one who loves violence.
6   He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked,
     And brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.
7   For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
     The upright will see His face.

TODAY'S THOUGHTS AND MEDITATION:

When faced with struggles, the world would suggest that a person stay and fight, or run for the hills.  But then you are trusting in your own feeble strength and in your own very limited wisdom.  Another thing that the world would suggest is to find any religion and "climb the mountain" to some sort of god or gods, which are created by mankind based on their very limited wisdom!  And/or these religions are inspired by Satan, who is the father of lies, who seeks to deceive, distort, divide and destroy!

So many people say that there are many different ways to climb up the mountain, meaning, they believe there are different ways to get to God.  But, whoever climbs a mountain to try to find God, once they arrive at the top, if they ever do, they will still only find themselves at the top of a mountain.  

Verse 4 tells us that the Lord's throne is in heaven.  And He, being holy and righteous, cannot have a relationship with sin.  Therefore, no one can get into heaven unless they are holy... perfect... righteous... spiritually born again!  This is impossible to achieve in our own strength and wisdom.  The only way anyone can be righteous is to humbly approach and repent and believe in the Lord Jesus, who then forgiveness all sins, and seals us with His Holy Spirit of promise for all eternity.

The "upright" and the "righteous" are terms used for those who are believers.  True Christians are those who have put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.  If we have already done that, why would we not always take refuge in the Lord?  And if someone hasn't done that, until you die, it is never to late - and it is never too soon!  God, who sees and knows everything, AND LOVES US so very much that He came in flesh to suffer and die on a cross to pay the price for all sin... He is the very clear choice!  We should always run to Him, and let Him fight all our battles.