Reading
SAA Notes
The prosperity of the wicked! It seems cruel and unnatural that such things should be – yet that is the state of the world. We must live in a fallen world, not a redeemed one. Look beyond the prosperity of the wicked to their final destiny. God is the strength of your heart!
SJA Notes
* Dear God, please grow us Your kingdom today.
“But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.”
There is a pattern shown here in Asaph’s words, one that we probably have a will no doubt continue to reflect on through life.
Asaph is upset with those who reject God, as they seem to “have it all”.
More, Asaph echoes self-pity when he says he has kept his heart clean in vain.
But then there is the pivot point, the crux on which this pattern turns, one that we must remember.
Asaph comes to God, into His sanctuary, into His presence!
Asaph goes to God.
What a lesson this is for us. God and His word given to us, His Spirit abiding in us – They are always recalibrating and realigning us, pointing us to true absolute north.
Let us be encouraged to bring our cares and worries to the Lord, for He cares for us, and to be reminded again and again of the true heavenly realities.
Let us tell those around us of the good works that God has done!
* Dear Lord God,
Please forgive us Lord in our sin, forgive that we forget You and Your truth so easily.
Thank You for Your word to us, that You write Your word upon our hearts.
Please help us to know You better today.
Amen.