January 31, 2025
Read Psalm Chapter Twelve
Key Verse: Psalm12:6…
1 “Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing!
The faithful have vanished from the earth!
2 Neighbors lie to each other,
speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
3 May the Lord cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.
4 They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content.
Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”
5 The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,
and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
as they have longed for me to do.”
6 The Lord’s promises are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace,
purified seven times over.
7 Therefore, Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed,
preserving them forever from this lying generation,
8 even though the wicked strut about,
and evil is praised throughout the land.”
Prayer:
Lord God, at times it seems like the godly are becoming fewer and fewer. With evil raising its ugly head, righteousness seems to flee. Lord, help me understand that when evil, violence and oppression seem to be outweighing everything else, that Your help is but a breath away. You promise to bring justice to the wicked and protection to the helpless. Lord God, I lean on the promises You have given in Your Word. Help me to always point to Your promises as the foundation I can stand on in every situation. Amen.