PSALMS MOMENT – (15JUN19) The psalmist had trust in God, and
in Him was where he would take refuge. He admitted that there was nothing good
about him apart from God. Unlike Job, who was considered as blameless before the
Lord, the psalmist admits that there was nothing righteous about him outside of
the Lord. He knew that he was a flawed man, and this is why he made the Lord
his portion with which he would drink. The Lord was his Counselor and
Instructor even during the night. The psalmist wrote that the Lord would not
abandon him to the grave nor would he see decay, which is prophetic of Jesus.
Jesus was not abandoned by His Father to stay in the grave, nor did He see decay,
but was raised on the third day before any decay could begin.
The Lord is our refuge in whom we are to trust. We are nothing
but mere mortals and yet, He cares so much for us that He sent Jesus to keep us
from having a spiritual decay. The Lord has promised to be our strength
whenever we need Him and as the days grow closer to His soon return, we will
need to lean on the Lord more than ever before. Trouble is all around us and
the enemy is seeking whom he can devour. Our only protection is the Lord and we
can find confidence in Him through prayer and the reading of His Word. The
psalmist was in a position where he had no one else to call on but the Lord. We
cannot put our trust in man for people may fail us, but the Lord will never fail,
and His word is always trustworthy. Stocks can fail. Money can lose its value.
A house can be lost, and a friend can leave, but Jesus is the surest thing that
we will ever have. Something to ponder….
QUESTION OF THE DAY – (15JUN19) The psalmists posed some
questions to God that he sought answers to. “Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” The psalmist asks these
questions to God because he is feeling alone and left by himself to face the
trouble of life. He looks at the wicked and how they seem to prosper despite
their rejection of God. Does this sound familiar? Doesn’t this sound similar to
the questions that Job posed to God? So, what was the difference between the
questions that the psalmist posed and those of Job? Although the psalmist felt
that God seemed to not be near him at times, he never “accused” God of any
injustice. He knew that the Lord was watching the ways of both the righteous
and the wicked, and He would eventually come to his defense. He understood that
the wicked would only seemingly prosper for a short while, but their arrogance
would eventually come to an end, and the Lord would defend His righteous ones
for His name’s sake. Whereas Job wanted to make his case before God, the psalmist
expressed his concerns and yet, maintained confidence that the Lord would
avenge him on His own terms.
We can learn a great lesson between the two men. Although
they both were righteous, had trials, and questions, one handled his troubles
in a more humbling manner than the other. The Lord looks at how we deal the
trials that we go through. He knows that they will not be easy, but He wants us
to place our faith in Him, so that we can practice humility even when we do not
have any answers as to why. Something to ponder….
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