Saturday, May 10, 2008

The LORD Trieth the Righteous

Psalms 11:5 KJV
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
What a blessing to know that "the Lord trieth the righteous." Being godly is no easy journey; to be sure.
The world is opposed to us
The flesh resists us
The Devil attacks and accuses us and the Bible says
The LORD tries us

The word “trieth” means "to test, investigate, examine, prove."

Daily, it seems, God tries His children. Those trials
Test the fiber of our faith
Testify to the world concerning our convictions and
Tend to make us more into the image of our Saviour, Jesus Christ


Or else they prove that we were not His at all. Truly, some buckle under the weight of the trials. But that does not mean that God tempted them more than they could bear. It means they were never children of God in the first place. And it is a blessing to the soul of the one who is thus exposed. How tragic it would be if God allowed a false professor, who may even have themselves fooled into thinking they are Christians, to die with their faith unchallenged and end up in eternal hell. No, it is a grace of God that He is not complacent about our faith. It is His grace that leads Him to try the righteous.

On the other hand, the Bible says His soul hates the wicked and those who love violence.

Let this world hate me!
Let me flesh condemn me!
Let the Devil accuse me! and
Let the Lord try me!


I would be loved by God and tried rather than hated of His soul any day.

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