The Lord is never deceived. He will bring justice - Day 5

Day 5: The Lord is never deceived. He will bring justice.

“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him. Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭4:1-4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I guess you could say that I was a dramatic child. I felt deeply and responded deeply. Often, I found that my reaction to abusive behavior was dismissed as being the result of being “overly sensitive.” In retrospect, as a very “mature” adult, I can truthfully say that whereas some things hit me harder than they would to most people, to a great extent, my reaction was just a raw emotional response to very hurtful and deceitful behavior. It is frustrating to feel “unheard.”

As an adult, what came to frustrate me the most in dealing with people, is when things I knew not to be true were purveyed, and because I am not a person who defends myself, I was often left wondering at people’s willful ignorance of deceit. Although, by the Grace of God I am no longer frustrated by deceit, I still wonder at people’s love of a lie.

Now please understand me, I know that there has always been deceit in the world; deceit is nothing new. But I am stymied by the blatant disregard for truth that can clearly be seen by anyone, even casually, seeking for it.

Long ago, while we were not looking, while we were not watching, while we were distracted, our educational system was taken over by people with an evil agenda. Sadly, their agenda was not to produce people well-prepared for a good career and to be highly functioning participants in our society. Rather, the goal seems to have been to indoctrinate toward a particular way of thinking, to a great extent, hostile to Christianity and true freedom. Additionally, a great portion of the media has become another branch of a political party with what you hear being little more than talking points straight from the horse’s mouth of their masters. Please know, I am not naïve, nor do I believe this dynamic is limited to a particular political party, and definitely not to one country. Our world system has moved toward operating in such deceit that many now no longer even know where to look for the truth. Through deceit, I have seen people’s characters impugned, lives shattered, and their rights totally disregarded, for the achievement of an evil end.

Those who seek after righteousness, trying—by the help of God to live justly—can become overwhelmed with deceit and wickedness being performed with seeming impunity.

In our selection from the Psalms today we see David dealing with the very topic of deceitfulness. He begins by approaching the Lord with recognition of all the times the Lord has come to his aid. He is confident that the Lord will help him even as he expresses his frustration with those who are lying against him with impunity. He wonders —as we often do—at those who willfully, not only embrace deceit, but seek after it and love it. But notice, he ends with self-reflection and basically a “note to self” to not meet the deceit with sinful behavior wrought out of anger.

Let me save you from entering into a fool’s errand. Trying to fight against deceit with counter accusations and anger will not work. It’s really too late for that. People have loved a lie so long that the devil has blinded them; and, their judgment is at the door. Allow me to encourage you to just continue to live and speak the truth. And, whether we are talking about what’s going on on the world stage or in your personal life, do as David did; take your frustration over deceitful behavior to the Lord. Allow your trust in the Lord’s judgement and justice to keep you from stumbling over deceit.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

The Lord is never deceived. He will bring justice.

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