Returning to Folly

Psalm 85:8-13 (New International Version)

8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say;
he promises peace to his people, his saints—
but let them not return to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.

10 Love and faithfulness meet together;
righteousness and peace kiss each other.

11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 The LORD will indeed give what is good,
and our land will yield its harvest.

13 Righteousness goes before him
and prepares the way for his steps.

I love this passage because it talks about great things. Peace, salvation, love, faithfulness, righteousness, a good harvest....

But i love the line "but let them not return to their folly." It's almost as though God is worried that if he gives us some good times we will forget Him and turn away and do our own thing.

When we are in times of crisis when we have no strength of our own, it seems natural as humans to understand our need for God. We move away from some of our "folly" (defined as A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight. An act or instance of foolishness: We get careless and move away from God.

So here God says -- hey, I'm giving you good stuff. But don't forget about me when I do. Don't let times of peace drive you away from me, but to me, just like the hard times do.

Interesting.