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When democratic society becomes hardened and hateful, everyone vicariously experiences social rejection.This is why God progressively destroys the heathen nations around Israel. It is precisely why God forced His rebellious people whom He covenanted with as a prosperous nation into exile. Sometimes there is only one answer to civil societies that have progressively become like Sodom and Gomorrah. God must eradicate wicked men. The Psalms justly declares God shortens the political lives of prominent leaders of the earth to silence them. If God is not reliable then the whole earth will be too much to bare. The moral corruptions that surround us would amount to significant pain that would be unbearable to willingly endure.

 When the moral foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? What is the satisfactory answer? The Lord is undoubtedly on His mighty throne. The Lord will respond appropriately. Consequently, the Christian who trust in his own horses is short sighted. We cant even trust in our particular strength. Our arms are extremely thin to account for all the injustices we are plagued with. This is not for all practical purposes about money or power but it is trusting in the Sovereign Lord! We must focus on His ultimate purposes in all of this. We become softened as more affluent people become their own gods. This is what we attempt to resist. We do not feel like God is merely watching. We affectionately know that our Father is listening to us. We recall that when we ask He is listening. It is the Lords battle.

 What is the picture of the Lord of Salvation? What profound significance is in the creative work of the Sovereign Lord? Our confident hope is increased when we experience the eternal salvation of our Lord. This is the pleasant picture of Israel sojourn. The Lord went out in front of them as a Fire. They walked onward in the presence of their personal protector. What kind of beneficial relationship did they maintain in this redemptory sojourn? They commanded the Lord of divine glory to promptly deliver them to safety by conquering their advancing enemies as He steered them on by the mighty pillar of light. Why was it indispensable for them to humbly pray in this way? Because God has promised to be a covenant keeping God endorsed in His blood that He would provide for us and be our refuge in challenging times of trouble. Some of the loveliest times in fervent prayer is being physically exhausted after vicariously experiencing His conquering power. It is Our concentrated focus that cannot be thwarted when we pray the Psalms.

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