We poor mortals fog around enough when we sit in judgment.”
–William MacLeod Raine (Ridgeway of Montana)
“If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.”
–Joshua 24:20 (NKJV)
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“What a comfort it is to feel that amid the chaos and anarchy which sweep the surface, God is holding fast the foundations on which we build.”
–F.B. Meyer
We are now halfway through the Psalms in our study, and today’s is a good one. Asaph has been mourning, complaining, and downright griping about God and his woes. Now, in Psalm 75 he rises up in praise. God has everything under control. This psalm encourages us to praise God rather than trying to build up our own self-esteem. There is so much emphasis on self-esteem in our culture today, but we should instead focus our attention on the Lord and then He will build us up.
1 — We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
2 — “When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.
3 — The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah.
4 — I said to the boastful, ‘do not deal boastfully,’ and to the wicked, ‘do not lift up the horn.
5 — Do not lift up your horn on high; do not speak with a stiff neck.'”
6 — For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south.
7 — But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another.
8 — For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed, and He pours it out; surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drain and drink down.
9 — But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 — “All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” (NKJV)
God is the Judge, and He will determine when the hearing and trial of the wicked shall be. He will set the appointed date to meet before Him. Currently God is governing behind the scenes, but there will come a day when He will be the Judge governing in His splendor and glory. We need to praise Him and have confidence in the hidden workings of God in our lives and in the world. God is not powerless just because we do not see Him actively working to prevent evil. I like the quotation above by Meyer. Even in the midst of anarchy and troubles, God has our foundation held secure.
There is a day coming when the Judge shall appear. He will sit in august demeanor while the wicked file before Him. It is then that He shall pronounce the verdict and declare the punishment for the wickedness and evil that they have done upon the earth and the fact that they did not accept the redemption price for their soul.
“Among the nations He shall judge;
His judgments truth shall guide;
His scepter shall protect the just,
And quell the sinner’s pride.”
–Unknown
–Joshua 24:20 (NKJV)
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“What a comfort it is to feel that amid the chaos and anarchy which sweep the surface, God is holding fast the foundations on which we build.”
–F.B. Meyer
We are now halfway through the Psalms in our study, and today’s is a good one. Asaph has been mourning, complaining, and downright griping about God and his woes. Now, in Psalm 75 he rises up in praise. God has everything under control. This psalm encourages us to praise God rather than trying to build up our own self-esteem. There is so much emphasis on self-esteem in our culture today, but we should instead focus our attention on the Lord and then He will build us up.
1 — We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
2 — “When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.
3 — The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah.
4 — I said to the boastful, ‘do not deal boastfully,’ and to the wicked, ‘do not lift up the horn.
5 — Do not lift up your horn on high; do not speak with a stiff neck.'”
6 — For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south.
7 — But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another.
8 — For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed, and He pours it out; surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drain and drink down.
9 — But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 — “All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” (NKJV)
God is the Judge, and He will determine when the hearing and trial of the wicked shall be. He will set the appointed date to meet before Him. Currently God is governing behind the scenes, but there will come a day when He will be the Judge governing in His splendor and glory. We need to praise Him and have confidence in the hidden workings of God in our lives and in the world. God is not powerless just because we do not see Him actively working to prevent evil. I like the quotation above by Meyer. Even in the midst of anarchy and troubles, God has our foundation held secure.
There is a day coming when the Judge shall appear. He will sit in august demeanor while the wicked file before Him. It is then that He shall pronounce the verdict and declare the punishment for the wickedness and evil that they have done upon the earth and the fact that they did not accept the redemption price for their soul.
“Among the nations He shall judge;
His judgments truth shall guide;
His scepter shall protect the just,
And quell the sinner’s pride.”
–Unknown