Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,
your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,
your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down
to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
Psalm
52: 1-7
A politician will always have supporters and dissenters. A
politician will always have to address issues raised by opponents. A politician
will always have to tell the truth, or try to deflect from the truth by
spinning the narrative.
Last week, it seems we began to see the spin of a narrative
to cover truth. Actually, it seems we have seen this spin since September 12,
2012.
The Obama Administration attempted to portray an attack on
an American consulate in Libya as part of a spontaneous demonstration. After
finally hearing from those on the ground in the region, seven months after the
attack, the fact there was
never any discussion about a video spurring a spontaneous demonstration
that led to four American deaths came to light. There was also a lack of
response to request for additional security prior to the attack.
Right when hearings were finally being held with these top
officials in Libya, the fact the IRS had targeted conservative groups who had
applied for tax-exempt status was announced. President Obama claimed his
knowledge of this event came with news reports. However, we have since found
out White
House counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, knew about this weeks ago. Did she really fail to tell the President about this revelation and allow him to learn about these events on the news? That is hard to believe.
We then find out the DOJ obtained phone records for
Associated Press reporters without the proper warrants. The claim that national
security was a factor is not holding up as the details emerge. And to top this
off, a
reporter for Fox News was named as a co-conspirator in order for the DOJ to
obtain warrants for his private emails – co-conspirator for doing his job!
We are hearing facts of these events are irrelevant,
are not
scandalous. We need to move along instead of popping popcorn.
But no matter the spin, the truth is underneath. And as
Psalm 52 illustrates, God has the ability to “pluck” and “uproot” deceit.
This Psalm speaks to a tough dose of reality the White House
occupants should heed – if you practice deceit and plot destruction, the truth
will come to the surface. The deceit will be plucked and a man, who trusts great
wealth and grows strong by destroying others, will be exposed by truth.
By SB
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