The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 9:19-20,
"Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. Strike them with terror, Lord; let the nations know they are only mortal."
In Psalm 19 David has his enemies in view and thanks the Lord for his victory over them. David rightfully credits God's hand in his victories as the One who vindicated David over the wicked.
At the end of the psalm David asks that "mortals" not triumph, but to be judged in the Lord's presence. He asks that the Lord strike them with terror that they might recognize their true condition: "they are only mortal."
It is my thought this morning that David could not have asked a better thing for the wicked. For those who do not know God, who are simply ignorant of the most important estate of things - that mankind is wicked and evil and headed for the ash heap of eternity, the most important thing for them is to be "woke" to the reality they are in a terrible danger, headed for God's eternal judgment of them.
Today, mankind bumbles along. Having invented their "god" of evolution and Darwinism (leading to environmentalism, man-made global climate change, etc.), they pretend they are the rulers of the universe, in control of all things. The sad state of affairs is that lost and fallen mankind sumbles about in darkness and hasn't a clue about spiritual realities, and in particular, their own mortality.
Mankind is in actual control of very little, and only that which God has granted them. The very best anyone can achieve in this life is to find Jesus Christ as their Savior - the One who has made a way to eternal life!
If you haven't done so - recognized your mortality and embrace Jesus Christ in faith as your Savior today!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. Strike them with terror, Lord; let the nations know they are only mortal."
In Psalm 19 David has his enemies in view and thanks the Lord for his victory over them. David rightfully credits God's hand in his victories as the One who vindicated David over the wicked.
At the end of the psalm David asks that "mortals" not triumph, but to be judged in the Lord's presence. He asks that the Lord strike them with terror that they might recognize their true condition: "they are only mortal."
It is my thought this morning that David could not have asked a better thing for the wicked. For those who do not know God, who are simply ignorant of the most important estate of things - that mankind is wicked and evil and headed for the ash heap of eternity, the most important thing for them is to be "woke" to the reality they are in a terrible danger, headed for God's eternal judgment of them.
Today, mankind bumbles along. Having invented their "god" of evolution and Darwinism (leading to environmentalism, man-made global climate change, etc.), they pretend they are the rulers of the universe, in control of all things. The sad state of affairs is that lost and fallen mankind sumbles about in darkness and hasn't a clue about spiritual realities, and in particular, their own mortality.
Mankind is in actual control of very little, and only that which God has granted them. The very best anyone can achieve in this life is to find Jesus Christ as their Savior - the One who has made a way to eternal life!
If you haven't done so - recognized your mortality and embrace Jesus Christ in faith as your Savior today!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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