Turth #59 - God will not allow His followers to be put to shame - Psalm 24-26

Psalms 25:19-21
Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.

In the world we live in, the "foes" of the believer vary.   In the current climate, as of today, in the Middle East, Christians are being be-headed for the name of Christ.   In China they are forced to worship underground, avoid the State run "everything," in order to avoid arrest and, possibly, death.   In Africa the believer is, as well, persecuted physically, having their property seized and their lives ruined.   The "cost" of following Christ in these worlds is often a physical, material and occupational expense.   In the U.S.A. the believer might suffer some ridicule and some unfair job scrutiny, yet, the E.E.O.C. has established clear laws that allow for legal intervention, should the "discrimination" become to hard to endure.  Our government actually done a great job of protecting believers, even with all its sins and failings.   It has done so quite admirably, as compared to other countries. It will not be as such in this great land, however.  We can feel the winds of change in the air(waves).   In the above passage the writer understands our brothers and sisters in the Middle East, China and Africa.   He writes to prepare them (and, eventually, us) in the above Psalm.   In this prayer the writer is instructing us on how to handle our "foes." He already told them and us, earlier in the Psalm, that God would not let us suffer shame:

Psalms 25:2-3
O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.
Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

We are to put our trust in God and allow Him to run interference for us.   God WILL NOT allow us to suffer shame.   Those Christians recently beheaded in Egypt are not the ones who have suffered shame.   Their attackers have been shamed and condemned by the entire world.  The Christians have been elevated for their faith and God has been glorified in their deaths.   Those who tried to shame them by killing them publicly in such an inhumane manner, were hoping to ridicule Christianity.  Instead the ridicule turned onto them.   God fulfilled these verses.  The truth is, God will not allow His followers to be put to shame.