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SAA Notes
Asaph was torn to see the enemies of God’s people conspire to destroy His church. His prayer is: Make them like tumbleweed, like chaff, Lord! (83:13) Psalm 84:10 is one verse that should be the motto of every person aspiring to leadership within Christ’s church.
SJA Notes
* Just and Holy God, may we seek Your Name today, to know that You alone are the Most High over all the earth.
“Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD.”
The first prayer in today’s passage can sometimes be a little hard to process.
Asaph asks God to make the enemies of God, and specifically of His people, as dung for the ground.
What does this mean?
We need to wrestle with it (and not shy away).
Because today we still have enemies. The world hates our King and those who follow Him. There are people who themselves are working for evil, to pull apart and tear down God’s church (we the body, Christ the head).
We do want God to pursue them with His tempest. To terrify them with His hurricane.
SO THAT … So that they may seek His NAME; So that they may know that He alone is Most High over all the earth.
May we seek God’s Name today, showing those around us what it means to acknowledge God as Lord over our lives.
* God Above,
Thank You that because of what You have done we have such a story for the nations around us – That You have rescued us, redeemed us, restored us; That Your salvation is for all who hear! There are none too far gone.
Thank You Lord!
Amen.