Day 3 Summer Psalms 11-15

David, David, David. He is very uptight about the wicked in Psalms 11 through 15. Again, he finds his refuge in the Lord in a world where he believes, "There is no longer any that is godly." He asks God for protection in Psalm 12:7-8 from a whole generation of wicked men who he says exalt vileness. "There is none that does good," he states in Psalm 14, "They have all gone astray, they are all alike corrupt; there is none that does good, no, not one." David posits a series of rhetorical questions in Psalm 15. He questions the Lord, "Who shall dwell on thy holy hill?" Is there anyone, David wonders, "...who walks blamelessly, and does what is right...?"

It's odd that I should read this today. Like David, I too was wondering if there is any good left in the world especially after I learned about a friend of mine who has succumbed to adultery. She is leaving her husband for another man; I was shocked and deeply saddened. It's truly out of her character, a devoted mother and family person. The only thing I can guess is that she is suffering in some way emotionally or physically.

It is not surprising that so many marriages are ending and that family life is corroding away at massive rates. Like David said in Psalm 12:8, "Vileness is exalted among the sons of men." Just turn on the TV. The programming supports the breakup of marriages and families. Reality TV, especially, tries to present the most immoral and despicable examples of relationships. The more vile, the more exalted the program. They encourage people to think that anything goes: sex between men, sex between women, sex with multiple partners, adultery, same sex marriage, etc. With such a massive movement to annihilate the Christian and conservative ideal of marriage and family, as with David, we, too, need protection against this generation. O Lord, who is left to "dwell on thy holy hill?"