Psalms 94:12

Psalms 94:12 says, Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;  The psalmist says that we are blessed if God does chastise us to teach us His law.  Still, we seldom feel blessed if God does chastise us.  Verse thirteen adds, That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.  Adversity sent from God to teach His people His law results in rest in the end, and avoids the pit dug for the wicked.  Verse fourteen states, For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.  The psalmist says that God will not cast off His people nor forget their inheritance.  Verse fifteen adds, But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.  Even if the people of Israel were suffering at this time, and much of the suffering coming from their enemies, the righteous would be restored in God's time.  It may seem that the world is defeating us today as followers of Christ, but we will be victorious in the end.  Verse sixteen asks, Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?  This is the question that God asks today, and as Christians we must answer we will stand for Him.  Verse seventeen adds, Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.  The psalmist said he had almost remained silent instead of speaking up for the LORD, but the LORD was his help, and He is ours today.  Verse eighteen continues, When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.  The psalmist said when he slipped in his walk for God, then God held him up.  If we begin to falter in our faith, God stands ready to hold us up.  Verse nineteen declares, In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.  The psalmist said that in the multitude of thoughts about what was going on in the world that thoughts of God brought Him comfort.  This should be true for us today as followers of Christ.  Verse twenty asks, Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?  Those who live in iniquity, even if they are in positions of power, will never have fellowship with God.  Verse twenty-one adds, They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.  Those in power often seem to gather together against the righteous, or those who have put their faith in God.  Verse twenty-two states, But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.  As Christians,  God is our defence and our Rock of refuge today.  The world will never defeat us in the end as long a we remain faithful to God.  Verse twenty-three adds, And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.  When Christ returns and God's judgment comes, those who have refused to acknowledge their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will be cut off from God forever.