The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 54:1,
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"Save me, O God, by your name;
vindicate me by your might."
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary provides as its first definition of "vindicate" to be "free from allegation or blame." David asks God to provide him vindication by his "might" from those who were his foes, "ruthless people", verse 3.
We have a bigger foe we all face in our lives: God as the judge of our sins. As we seek vindication from God's own judgment of us, we should view any potential for that vindication to come from God's might as an incomprehensible expression of his love for us.
In Psalm 37 we read if we "Trust in the Lord", verse 3, "Take delight in the Lord", verse 4, and "commit your way to the Lord", verse 5, then "He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun." Verse 6. If we embrace the Lord as we read in Psalm 37 then we receive a vindication from him for the sins we have all committed.
How does it require God's might to provide us vindiation? In order to satisfy his own sense of justice, God sent his Son, Jesus Christ to die on that miserable cross to make payment for our sins, that is, to take our punishment on himself. When we embrace Jesus Christ in faith, a transaction takes place: the payment for our sins by Jesus Christ gets applied to our account with God. We all have to give an account (see Hebrews 4:13.) By the mighty hand of God, Jesus Christ came and provided a way for us to receive vindication providing us salvation with a standing of righteousness in his presence.
We are told in Ephesians 1:4, "For he [God] chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight." God decided, even before he created us in the beginning, that he would make us "holy and blameless." This is in spite of our sin- we will not be like "red-headed step children" but to have a clean standing of vindication in spite of all of our sins we have committed in this life!
vindicate me by your might."
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary provides as its first definition of "vindicate" to be "free from allegation or blame." David asks God to provide him vindication by his "might" from those who were his foes, "ruthless people", verse 3.
We have a bigger foe we all face in our lives: God as the judge of our sins. As we seek vindication from God's own judgment of us, we should view any potential for that vindication to come from God's might as an incomprehensible expression of his love for us.
In Psalm 37 we read if we "Trust in the Lord", verse 3, "Take delight in the Lord", verse 4, and "commit your way to the Lord", verse 5, then "He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun." Verse 6. If we embrace the Lord as we read in Psalm 37 then we receive a vindication from him for the sins we have all committed.
How does it require God's might to provide us vindiation? In order to satisfy his own sense of justice, God sent his Son, Jesus Christ to die on that miserable cross to make payment for our sins, that is, to take our punishment on himself. When we embrace Jesus Christ in faith, a transaction takes place: the payment for our sins by Jesus Christ gets applied to our account with God. We all have to give an account (see Hebrews 4:13.) By the mighty hand of God, Jesus Christ came and provided a way for us to receive vindication providing us salvation with a standing of righteousness in his presence.
We are told in Ephesians 1:4, "For he [God] chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight." God decided, even before he created us in the beginning, that he would make us "holy and blameless." This is in spite of our sin- we will not be like "red-headed step children" but to have a clean standing of vindication in spite of all of our sins we have committed in this life!
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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