Assessing our present situation:

• The changing scene in our Post-Christian, Post-Modern World
• we see before our very eyes 'the foundations being destroyed’
• the Bible as God’s revealed truth
• morality - the ‘hippie’ generation
• truth - the denial of the possibility of absolute truth
• multiculturalism: ‘all roads lead to Rome’
• sexuality: ‘Safe Schools’ Program
• life: redefinition of the beginning of life
• marriage: redefinition of the meaning of the word
• language: the subtle hijacking of thought
• Is the battle already lost?

King David’s response:

1. Where I stand: “In the LORD I take refuge” (1a)
2. What I reject: “How can you say to me ….” (1b-3)
3. Why I am prepared to take this stand: “The LORD is in his holy temple..." (4-7)

• the LORD is still concerned for, and involved in, his Creation
• nothing escapes the LORD’s notice
• the LORD’s values of righteousness & justice don’t change
• the LORD will have the final say in Judgement (cf Psalm 2)
• there is hope for all who take refuge in him (Psalm 18:30)

?  What is our response?       ?  How is it reflected in our prayer life?