Psalm 73
Have you ever read Psalm 73? I read it this evening, and though I've read it before, it is always just as wonderful, if not moreso.
I find it interesting because it seems that at the beginning Asaph is looking at the world, and thinking "Why am I over here trying to live a right life when everyone who doesn't isn't being punished, and I'm trying to do right, and I'm facing persecution! It is useless to live this life." And then he is placed in God's presence, where he sees clearly that the life of the ungodly is not one of ease, but of pain, curse, and destruction. He realizes that the life God has chosen for him to live is the best one indeed. I love verses 25-26:
"Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. "
It is easier to see God's perspective on life, when we are standing right next to him.
I also like verse 28.
"But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."
Oh, may these words be my own.
posted by May God Be Glorified! @ 11:52 PM
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"Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. "
Amen, that is beautiful! Such a comfort to know that He will give strength to those that need it.
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Thanks!
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When we gather with the saints to worship our God, we come to the realization that He, indeed, is our strength and our portion.
Taken from this comment ...
David was not the only Psalmist who emphasized worship in the temple as an antidote for wrong-headed thinking about the ascendency of evil. In Psalm 73, Asaph too sees that the wicked appear to be prospering more than the righteous, and acknowledges the frustration with the seeming lack of value in striving for righteousness. When he contemplated, it was beyond understanding, and painful (Ps. 73:16) until ...
Until he went to the sanctuary of God; then he understood the end to which the wicked were headed (Ps. 73:17). What was it that opened his eyes? The sanctuary. The place of public worship of God, where Psalms were sung and the prophets' teaching about God publicly read and contemplated.
When our worship is reformed along Biblical lines, it will lead to a reformation of our thinking about the value of godly faithfulness, which will consequently lead to orthopraxy -- right actions.
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