My guess is you don’t often use this word in everyday conversation. In verses 1-3, we find Yahweh peering down from heaven, intently searching the earth to find some good people. There’s treasure to be found at the end of this seemingly hopeless road. Don’t let the boarded up houses and broken glass scare you away too quickly, though. You might disagree with that assessment of course (we like to think we’re generally “good” people, don’t we?), but then again you’re not the one writing the psalm. It seems we all grew up on the corner of Foolish Drive and Corrupt Lane, on the second block east of Apathetic Ave. It’s no clean, quiet street lined with picket fences and petunias. One feature is unmistakeable though, and thats the volume at which Psalm 14 shouts “Don’t forget where you came from!” It seems to offer a little bit of everything. Dust you are and to dust you will return.Īccording to Bible geeks, Psalm 14 doesn’t fit neatly into any of the normal categories for a psalm. I’d like to think that the reason I can so easily bring to mind these addresses is that human beings are hardwired to know where we come from. I don’t know if this is just my experience or if this is universal. I can almost hear my 8-year-old self still getting it all straight in my head… N-A-V-A-H-O. Then before second grade, we moved to 3799 Navaho. Read Psalm 14 in preparation, and stay thirsty for Jesus, my friends! – Pastor Philip Today’s Thirsty Thursday is a reflection on Psalm 14 and was written by my oldest son, Matthew Rose.
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