"Sure Footing"

"The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law." (Psalms 119:85)

 There are a couple different ways to look upon this verse, both from a negative aspect and from the positive reality. I believe the most important for those of us that might know the difference, it is best to focus upon the positive reality, and disregard the negative aspects all together. What are the positive realities? Well, first off, the proud being spoken of are all around us; but instead of making that into a negative aspect, we need to make a determination of what is more real, the Word of God or the arrogant people all around us. If you follow Dr. Chuck's line of thinking, all of this could just be an illusion; as strange as that might sound, the temporal life all around us is far more fragile than the infinite life we are looking forward to; so which one has the longest lasting reality? Which one is more real? Or should I say, Which one is more real to you? In other words, if we know the law of God, that represent His precepts and statutes, then it is pretty easy to spot the pits that have been dug to make us stumble. The reality of what is real and not real comes into focus, because the things that are real are true, the things that are not real are false, so it is far better to know the truth, and to stick to it, no matter what! If you are looking for good examples of what this might look like, we see them all throughout the four Gospels, as the Jewish leaders try to trap Jesus with certain trick questions and with ridiculous assumptions. Jesus did not hesitate to answer, because the falseness of what was being presented was very obvious to Him. If you know the truth, then that which is false cannot stand side by side it without notice.  Some times it is best to just stick to what you know to be truth and pay no attention to the rest. That is what the positive reality is of this verse; if it doesn't stand up to the test, then avoid falling into the pit...

""Our father is Abraham!" they declared. "No," Jesus replied, "for is you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example. Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. No, you are imitating your real father."" (John 8:39-41) NLT