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In Psalm 93, God is glorified for His majesty and His rule
over everything. But then in Psalm 94,
it seems that the realities of the evil world have set in, and because God is
longsuffering, the writer wondered why
God wasn’t acting against evil. “How long will the wicked by happy? How long, Lord?”
He hears them say that God doesn’t seem to notice or care,
but then he remembers what he knows
about God – “You fools, when will you understand? Can’t the creator of ears hear?
Can’t the maker of eyes see? Won’t the One who corrects nations punish you? Doesn’t the teacher of
people know everything? The Lord knows
what people think. He knows
their thoughts are just a puff
of wind.”
God’s discipline or chastening means teaching and instruction from God’s law, my commentary says. “The psalmist recognized the fact that the difficulties of life could help him mature in his faith … ‘For
whom the Lord loves He chastens.’”
“In evil days, we give thanks that we have the Lord as our
refuge and fortress. But we hide in Him,
not that we may escape
responsibility, but that we might be equipped
to go forth and fight the enemy.”
Father, the world seems to have gotten more uncertain lately. Evil seems to be thriving. I’ve been feeling unsettled and I don’t know
why. Please hide me in You and use this
time to equip me for whatever it is You are doing.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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