July 19, 2026 4:00 am
David's Psalm 11 reminds us that our sense of purpose can be undermined by wicked desires and evil ambitions, but we must remember that the Lord is in His holy temple, and His throne is in heaven, where He beholds and judges humanity.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. When the foundations are destroyed. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11.3. Yeah.
The word here for foundations is not the usual word for, say, a building foundation. Used rarely, a better translation of this word would be purpose or basis. The fear expressed is not that the foundations of our faith may be undermined, but that we may lose our sense of purpose. In the context of the Psalm, David was in danger of becoming demoralized by the pressures of wicked desires and evil ambitions all around him. And Christians surely have the same problem today.
Why should we try to maintain high standards of doctrinal integrity and moral purity when the people around us, even most Christians, seem to be occupied mostly with materialistic ambition and pursuit of pleasure? If we allow the devil to undermine the very purposes God has for our lives, wandering away from His will in favor of some temporal interest, then why even continue with the pretense of Christian living? David's solution was simply to remind himself that the Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven, his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. Uh He may allow the righteous to be tried for a season. But we must not forget that the righteous Lord loveth righteousness, and that the wicked and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.
When we are tempted to wonder whether it is really worth all the effort, and when our very foundation and purpose for living seems to be crumbling, we should remember that our God is Creator, Sustainer, and Judge of all. He still is on his throne, and we who belong to him have been predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. Ephesians 1.11. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us.
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