By Khen Lim
Image source: destination-yisrael.biblesearchers.com
Just as the sweeping political
changes in Malaysia unfold before our eyes, one is reminded by what Billy
Graham wrote in a short devotional entitled, Internal Strife:
“David, king of ancient
Israel, found himself in the midst of a confused national situation. His
kingdom was torn by internal strife. Slave hated master, master hated slave.
People blamed the government, and government blamed the people. David looked
about him and saw that every man thought himself perfect. Each individual
placed blame upon other individuals.
David knew that sinful
pride continued to increase, his nation would collapse spiritually. He knew
that economic depression, moral disintegration, or military defeat inevitably
follow spiritual decline. So David turned to God, and it was revealed to him by
the Spirit of God that the spiritual tide of his nation could rise no higher
than the spiritual level of his own heart. So he fell on his knees in utter
humility and prayed:
“Search me, O God, and
know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way
in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).
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