Reflections on Maranatha

Usually, I stay pretty informed on world events. Needless to say, I have certain opinions. But, everything that is happening in the Middle East right now makes me hurt. I don't know who we should blame and who we should protect, but I do know that evil is abound in that place. It's enough to make a man depressed. "How long, O Lord?" United State foreign policy doesn't give me much hope in the whole situation. Will anyone stand up for justice and peace?

So, in the midst of this I came across Psalm 12:

Help, Lord, for the godly are no more;
the faithful have vanished from among men.
Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips - who is our master?"

"Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says the Lord.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."

Please pray for peace to reign in Lebanon. But, most of all pray for the glorious return of our Lord Jesus who will come to make all things right.