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 39:7-8,
"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools."
As David considers that sinful nature he struggled with (that we all struggle with), and the fact that the shelf-life of his time here on earth was so limited, he found a source of motivation to cast himself at the feet of God's mercy. He cries out to God to save him from his transgressions. This was his one hope.
We live in a day where there are many distractions, some important, and some not important at all, and these distractions can keep us from wrestling with serious considerations as David did. Sports, TV, social life, vacations, toys, all these things can have the effect of keeping us from the most important issues of all. Each of us suffer from sin, with the attendant judgment from God that brings. We also have very short-term lives in the scheme of things.
David wrestles with these issues and it brought him to where he needed to be: hope in God! Hope in God's love. Hope in God's mercy. Hope in God's kindness. Hope in God's desire to save us from his own wrath!
David's hope was not disappointed. Paul reminds us, "God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus."
"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools."
As David considers that sinful nature he struggled with (that we all struggle with), and the fact that the shelf-life of his time here on earth was so limited, he found a source of motivation to cast himself at the feet of God's mercy. He cries out to God to save him from his transgressions. This was his one hope.
We live in a day where there are many distractions, some important, and some not important at all, and these distractions can keep us from wrestling with serious considerations as David did. Sports, TV, social life, vacations, toys, all these things can have the effect of keeping us from the most important issues of all. Each of us suffer from sin, with the attendant judgment from God that brings. We also have very short-term lives in the scheme of things.
David wrestles with these issues and it brought him to where he needed to be: hope in God! Hope in God's love. Hope in God's mercy. Hope in God's kindness. Hope in God's desire to save us from his own wrath!
David's hope was not disappointed. Paul reminds us, "God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus."
This certainly would include David. As one who lived prior to the payment Jesus made for our sins, he was one of those whose sins committed beforehand were left unpunished until that time Jesus Christ came to die on that miserable cross to secure the forgiveness for those sins.
Each one of us today can follow David in having our sins forgiven with a place guaranteed us in God's family. David looked forward to the forgiveness God provided through Jesus's sacrifice, while we have the clarity of looking back to it.
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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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