Psalm 4

How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?

The Psalmist speaks for God – or repeats what he has heard. God has taken notice of what we love, and how we spend our time attention, energy, and resources. And He declares those things “worthless – a lie,” that falsely offer:

peace

security

happiness

joy

fulfillment

but delivering:

strife

danger

depression

sadness

and wasting our lives.

How long?

Lord, open my eyes to reality: to see as you see, to love as you love, to value as you value, to know the Truth and discover that He sets me free from the worthless lies offered by this world.

Then, I will lie down and sleep in peace.