RUN TO THE LIGHT!
Psalm 60:1-4
1 O God, you have
rejected us, broken our defenses;
you have been
angry; oh, restore us.
2 You have made the
land to quake; you have torn it open;
repair its breaches, for
it totters.
3 You have made your
people see hard things;
you have given
us wine to drink that made us stagger.
4 You have set
up a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to
it from the bow. Selah
David does not lose sight
of the fact the God will continue to provide protection and care, and the
Israelites must continue to fear God.
Today, we don’t live in a
theocratic nation, but we must continue to trust God and never forget that He
is our shelter and help. We must not look elsewhere for our care and
protection.
Psalm 60:5
That your beloved
ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your
right hand and answer us!
David knows that God will
answer and has the power necessary to accomplish His will. He never doubts the
love of God. When we are going through our own difficulties, we can easily be
driven to have wrong thoughts: ‘God doesn’t care, He does not love me, He is
angry with me, I am not important enough to attract His attention’.
God’s character, wisdom,
power and love drive His meticulous, sovereign work in our lives. I cannot
understand why God would love me so and why He would have this incredible care
for me. I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that even though evil happens in
my life, it’s always used by God for my own spiritual good. Nothing ever
happens that God could not have stopped. God will always be faithful to His
promises.
Knowing the character of
God and remembering His promises is so important to keep us in the right
perspective, as we deal with the difficulties of life. We should never be
overwhelmed by our circumstances, but we should always be overwhelmed by God’s
grace and love in them! We will always be overwhelmed and discouraged when we
lose a right perspective of God.
God’s work in our life was
never driven by what we could offer Him or what we could deserve.
Romans 9:25-26
“Those who were not my people I will call ‘my
people,’
and her who was not
beloved I will call ‘beloved.’”
“And in the very place
where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be
called ‘sons of the living God.’”
Are you stunned by these
truths? Did you forget where you were when God called you to Himself? Do you
overlook the many times when you have come short in your relationship to your
Heavenly Father? Let’s be overwhelmed by the fact that we have been called by
God, that we are His children, and that we are loved!
David’s hope was sure and
his resolve was grounded in truth.
Psalm 60:11-12
11 Oh, grant us help
against the foe,
for vain is the
salvation of man!
12 With God we
shall do valiantly;
it is he who
will tread down our foes.
How do you deal with the
hurt of broken families? How do you continue on, when you find out that you
have terminal cancer? How do you trust when you lose your job and you have
bills to pay? How do cope with estranged family members? How do you find the
joy of living when a loved one passes away? How do you live in submission to
authorities who hate God? The questions and the situations are unending!
But the answer is always
the same: Don’t lose sight of God’s sovereign control, and run to Him for
shelter. Be satisfied by His daily grace and provision. Be a beacon of light
for those whom God has placed in your life, so that they will see the grace of
God.
Philippians 2:14-16
Do all things without
grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and
innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a
crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the
world, holding fast to the
word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud
that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
Run to the light! Immerse
yourself in God’s Word! Surround yourself with Bible-loving people! Any other
decision will produce a vain life!
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