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 70:1,
"Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me."
One of the major themes presented us in the book of Psalms is that God is a deliverer from trouble, threats or dangers that we may face in life. He is our great Savior. This theme could not be clearer in Psalm 70. David speaks of those who "want to take my life", who desire his ruin, verse 2. In the midst of this plight he feels "poor and needy", verse 5a, and seeks the Lord's help, "You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay." Verse 5b.
The greatest threat we all need to appreciate is that of God's looming judgment of us for our sin. We have all sinned and God's horrific judgment awaits us all. We read in Revelation 20:11-15, "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
"Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me."
One of the major themes presented us in the book of Psalms is that God is a deliverer from trouble, threats or dangers that we may face in life. He is our great Savior. This theme could not be clearer in Psalm 70. David speaks of those who "want to take my life", who desire his ruin, verse 2. In the midst of this plight he feels "poor and needy", verse 5a, and seeks the Lord's help, "You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay." Verse 5b.
The greatest threat we all need to appreciate is that of God's looming judgment of us for our sin. We have all sinned and God's horrific judgment awaits us all. We read in Revelation 20:11-15, "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
Sinners names are not in God's book of life, with one huge exception: Jesus died on that miserable cross to pay the penalty for our sins and all who embrace him in faith have that payment credited to their account with God. Those of us who have placed our faith and trust in him do have our names written in the book of life. If yours isn't, embrace the Lord today!
It is my firm belief that the reason we see this meme of the Lord being the One to flee to in times of trouble throughout Psalms is that the Lord is teaching us to turn to him, particularly with the greatest threat that awaits us: his justice!
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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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