King's Cross Church (Moscow, ID)

The Bible teaches that all men naturally have a have high view of themselves (Prov. 16:2, 21:2, Ps. 36:2). This is why we need the Word of God and the Spirit of God so that we can see what we cannot naturally see. The Text: “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good...” (Ps. 14:1-7) King's Cross Church is a member congregation of the CREC in Moscow, ID. Visit our...

Psalm 13 is a song of faithful lament and sorrow – demonstrating what faith does when the world seems to go dark. The Text: “To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? For ever? How long wilt thou hid they face from me?” (Ps. 13:1-6). King's Cross Church is a member congregation of the CREC in Moscow, ID. Visit our website at https://kingscrossmoscow.com. Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/kingscrossmoscow.

Psalm 12 is about the purity and power of God’s word in the face of wicked and destructive words. God’s Word is our salvation. The Text: “To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men…” (Ps. 12:1-8). King's Cross Church is a member congregation of the CREC in Moscow, ID. Visit our website at https://kingscrossmoscow.com. Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/kingscrossmoscow.

This is a Psalm of encouragement, but it comes in a context in which David’s friends were not being particularly encouraging. And so David models what faithful friendship and encouragement looks like, even when it looks like our enemies and troubles have the upper hand. The Text: “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, flee as a bird to your mountain?...” (Psalm 11:1-7) King's Cross Church is a member congregation of the CREC in Moscow, ID....

So we come to the end of Judges, an era of turmoil and apostasy, but still marked by God’s faithfulness to His covenant promises. And so the story ends in a sort of raw hopefulness. We might sometimes feel like we live in a similar time of chaos and decline, but we have so much more to go on. We have thousands of years more evidence of God’s faithfulness (in the face of human sin and corruption), and we have Christ our King sitting on His throne forever. So even when foolish men seek to do wh...