God desires His children to find their shelter in Him He is in control of our days.
34 Wait for
the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to
inherit the land;
you will look on when
the wicked are cut off.
35 I have seen a
wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself
like a green laurel tree.
36 But he passed
away, and behold, he was no more;
though I sought him, he
could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless
and behold the upright,
for there is a future for
the man of peace.
38 But transgressors
shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the
wicked shall be cut off.
39 The salvation of
the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold
in the time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps
them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the
wicked and saves them,
because they take
refuge in him.
When Jesus prayed in the
Garden: “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless,
not my will, but yours be done.” The cost was very clear to Him. He knew He
would carry the weight of the sins of men. He knew they were sins that He had
never committed. He knew that He would receive the full, perfect and holy wrath
of His Father. He would experience the separation and the abandonment from God
the Father that every human deserves. How did He do it? He kept His eyes fixed
on the goal.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every
weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the
founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the
right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus knew the joy of
knowing that because of His obedience to the Father’s will, you and I would be
saved, and that we would be spending eternity worshiping His Father. It was a
joy to be the means of the salvation of the elect.
David concludes this psalm
by inviting us to wait on God, to trust His purposes, to rest in His justice,
to enjoy the wonder of His promises.
God is looking for men and
women to humbly place their complete trust in Him, and, enjoy the peace of God,
as they promote peace with Him to others. When we become unsatisfied and
ungrateful, when we lose sight of the eternal purposes of God and the privilege
we have to be His instruments, we not only lose that peace, but we also are no
longer promoters and preachers of peace.
We cannot fix our eyes on
ourselves or on the present. There is an everlasting future, and it is in the
hands of our mighty God.
The psalms have often referred
to life’s hardships. We can spin our wheels, trying to make our life more
comfortable as we place ourselves at the center of our efforts, or we can trust
God to give us the necessary strength to endure and trust Him for the perfect
outcome that He has planned.
God desires His children
to find their shelter in Him; He is in control of our days.
Our eternal salvation is
dependent totally on the work of Christ, we cannot do anything to invite it or
pay for it. Our lives, what we possess, what we endure, our health -- everything
is dependent on God. We can choose to go through life gratefully, satisfied
with what God gives us, or with dissatisfied bitterness. But either way, our
circumstances will continue to be in the hands of God.
Paul, in all the trials of
his life, had learned to trust God.
2 Timothy 1:8-12
Therefore do not be
ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner,
but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us
and called us to a holy calling, not because of our
works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ
Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested
through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light through the
gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and
teacher, which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed,
for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to
guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
We have the privilege of
being a testimony for Christ and trusting God through the hardships of life. May
our lives today reflect that trust.
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