Psalms
60:1-61:8 - There is so much to hold us back from worshipping and serving the Lord. We could so easily become discouraged. We need the encouragement of God’s Word. This is what we have here: ‘With God we shall gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies’(12). At times, it may seem like our enemies have the upper hand. When we feel like this, we must remember the Lord - He is ‘a strong tower against the enemy’(61:3). When things seem to be getting out of control, we must fix our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ - He is ‘enthroned for ever’(61:7). ‘Day after day’, He calls us to worship Him and to live as His servants. He calls us to receive ‘His mercy... new every morning’, to be ‘renewed day by day’(61:8; Lamentations 3:22-23; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
60:1-61:8 - There is so much to hold us back from worshipping and serving the Lord. We could so easily become discouraged. We need the encouragement of God’s Word. This is what we have here: ‘With God we shall gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies’(12). At times, it may seem like our enemies have the upper hand. When we feel like this, we must remember the Lord - He is ‘a strong tower against the enemy’(61:3). When things seem to be getting out of control, we must fix our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ - He is ‘enthroned for ever’(61:7). ‘Day after day’, He calls us to worship Him and to live as His servants. He calls us to receive ‘His mercy... new every morning’, to be ‘renewed day by day’(61:8; Lamentations 3:22-23; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
62:1-63:11 -
The Lord is ‘my Rock and my Salvation’(62:2,6). As you read the
Psalmist’s words, let your thoughts turn to the Lord Jesus Christ. He is
our ‘Rock’ - the ‘Rock’ of our salvation. Through ‘the blood of
Christ’, we receive the greatest ‘blessing’ of all - salvation (1
Corinthians 10:1-4,16). No other blessing can ever compare with the joy
of knowing Christ as Saviour: ‘Your steadfast love is better than life’.
Through our great Saviour - the Lord Jesus Christ - , we are learning
to ‘praise’ God. We are learning to say, with the Psalmist, ‘I will
praise You as long as I live’(63:3-4). What a great Saviour we have. He
is greater than all our songs of praise. He is ‘too marvellous for
words’- ‘Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!’(Mission Praise, 788; 2 Corinthians 9:15).
64:1-65:13-
‘Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord’(64:10). True joy in the Lord is
not just a passing emotion, a feeling which doesn’t last for very long.
When our ‘praise’ to the Lord is real, it leads to a changed life: ‘O
God’, we will ‘keep our promises to You’(65:1). Jesus shows us the great
difference between a passing emotion, a feeling which doesn’t last, and
a true conversion which leads to a changed life. He speaks of those who
‘receive the Word with joy,... endure for a while’ and then ‘fall
away’. He speaks also of those who ‘hear the Word and accept it and bear
fruit’(Mark 4:3-9,16-17,20). How do you worship the Lord? Are you
looking for a good feeling - and nothing more than that? God is looking
for more. He wants us to live as ‘a new creation’(2 Corinthians 5:17).
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