Bible Verse Psalm 11

Psalm 11

Strengthening Our Foundation With God.

“In theLord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, ‘flee as a bird to your mountain?’ For look! The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow on the strings, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:1-3

God is telling us that thought we want to “Flee as a bird…when the wicked bend their bow” (the enemy attacks us) God has a different plan

Through this Psalm we will learn how to “pass tests” from God that are intended to refine us and give us a stronger foundation of faith and trust in the Lord.

With every attack that comes against us, Satan hopes to destroy our faith in God. God uses these attacks to strengthen and increase our faith. By praying this Psalm we can be trained by the Holy Sprit through God’s refining process. (known as Sanctification).

“The Lord is in His Holy Temple; the Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examines them. The Lord Examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence His soul hates. Psalm 11:4-5

God is clear… He hates ungodliness and will “test” (refine) His children to cleanse us from it. The refining process works to train us to “walk in righteousness .” In the place where God can bless and protect us from the enemies attacks.

“Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.” Psalm 11:6

God teaches us that “the wages of sin is death.” (Spiritual death). We have righteousness in our spirit through faith in Jesus and the cross, but it is in the process of “testing and trials” that righteousness is established in our soul and body,

When we have “tests and trials“ we need to pray and accept what God wants to do in each of us and in His body (the church). We are in the greatest season of refining (sanctification) in the history of the church and we time to be trained by it.

“For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice; upright men (and women) will see His face.” Psalm 11:7

The goal of the Lord’s testing/refining is righteousness in us… Spirit, soul, and body. The fruit (the growth) of this is a deeper relationship with God and walking continually in His blessing, provision, and protection.