Trusted Times
“But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.” Psalms 31:14-15 NKJV If God allows troubled times in our lives, they are painfully designed as productive times, if trusted in the hands of God and not at the mercies (or messes) of our enemies. For the enemies and workers of iniquities, acts of wickedness are pretty productive engagement of their times. The psalmist gave a brief catalogs of their activities, including slandering, scheming, and slaughtering, while showing how the enemies trusted in a productive engagement of their master - the Devil’s resources. Unfortunately, believers are often carried away or distracted by the productive timesheet of the enemies’ activities; while they failed to trust in God. As it was evil under the Old Testament covenant to make sacrifices and then refused to bring them to the door of the tabernacle, it is absolutely e...