A Firm Foundation
Part 3 of 3
The surety of His Word is very effective in building up and giving support. It does so as with the tender, loving care of a parent or nurse. It is a surety that engenders trust and belief, instills faith, and renders a firm foundation upon which to stand. The surety of His Word is a permanent fixture in the lives of those that rest in Him. They are the beneficiaries of His quiet peacefulness that transcends our wildest imagination.
However, there are those that don’t seem to grasp the concept of believing in something they can’t understand. In their way of thinking, it just doesn’t make sense. David closes v. 7 with, “making wise the simple”. For “wise”, he used the word, “chakam”. These, simply, are those that are wise in mind, word, or action. In their understanding, and by their reasoning, they are wise. For “simple”, David uses the word, “petha’iy”. These are the ones that are silly, unreasonable, foolish, and very seducible. In the mind of the wise, those that implicitly stand on and trust in YAH’s sure Word are simple and foolish.
But, take heart my friend. It has been so from the beginning. Paul wrote in 1: 27-29 of his first letter to the Corinthians, “But YHVH has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and YHVH has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised YHVH has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence”. I am very proud to be numbered among the simple, to stand melodiously encouraged and in complete awe of and confidence in my Master Craftsman. How about you?
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