Daily Devotions for 1st October 2020
Psalm 75
The Psalmist, Asaph, continues from Psalm 73 and 74 where he
is struggling when he is looking around and the wicked prospering. He was
concerned with prideful evil doers who seemed to flourish. It is only natural
to feel disturbed by the injustice and evil whether in our own lives or in the
world and we grieve when people get away with their wrongdoing and goes
unpunished for their evil deeds. We want justice to be done in our own timing. However,
in verse 7, Asaph acknowledges that, one day, God will judge the wicked. This
is an important shift of perspective which we must apply in our own lives. This
Psalm describes God as the ultimate judge — righteous, holy, fair, and
equitable in all things. God is the only one capable of righting every wrong,
the only one we can trust to always do the right thing. Otherwise, it is our
human tendency to judge everything: people, places and so on. We are almost
never satisfied with what we see about life on the basis of our judgments. A
realization of this truth can free us from self-condemnation or a tendency to
condemn others.
Even though others are doing better than us, we should not
let these issues that bother us and that can cause us to be anxious. It will
take a toll on us mentally and physically and this will spillover to our
relationships with others. Most of the time these issues are beyond our control
and we must fully surrender it to God. The Psalmist placed his faith in God that he
remembered God’s faithfulness in the past and did not doubt that God will bring
about a resolution to the wicked. When we fully surrender to God, we can find
comfort and hope. We must realise that God is in control just like Asaph when
he said when the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is God who keep
steady its pillars (V.3). This is a beautiful image- when the world around us
seems to be failing apart, God is the one who will keep things steady. As long
as this is true, we don’t have to worry about the world crumbling around us, we
don’t have to worry about injustice happening around us. Let us not doubt God’s
faithfulness and his promises to His children and to cut off the ‘horns’ of the
wicked.
Personal reflection:
- How does knowing God is a righteous and fair judge change your perspective of the world around you?
- Does knowing God is in control and he is the one steadying the pillars of your life bring you comfort and peace?
Prayer
Thank you, Heavenly Father, that you are God of love as well
as justice. Grant me peace and teach me to surrender our lives into your hands
knowing that all our circumstances are in Your control. I take comfort in
knowing that You are a loving, merciful and just God.
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