DAILY WORD 3/3/22

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1. {To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalm 6:1 KJV

Today we begin another Chapter in The Psalms, and this time I’ve chosen something a little less uplifting upon the first perusal. However, as we delve deeper into its depths, it will become clear just how inspirational and encouraging this kind of overture to The Lord can be.

First, let’s take a look at what David was trying to accomplish with this Prayer to The Lord. What is happening here is entirely different from what we covered in Psalm 1. But, even before we get to his reasoning, we can see just by the Tone of this Passage that David is no longer Praising God here or Offering Worship.

David has wronged God, and as a result, The Lord’s Presence seems to have left him. Or at least, he cannot detect it, and honestly, from our point of view, what’s the difference? The difference is that God has Promised to Never Leave or Forsake us! So, even when you do not FEEL God, that is no indication of His lack of Presence.

God is Omnipresent, so, feel Him or not, He’s still there. Now, whether you are close enough to His Glory to Perceive Him is another question entirely. That answer hinges entirely upon our actions and state of being. If He is everywhere, we control our closeness to God, not Him.

Now, there’s a sobering thought, especially if you feel like David when he wrote this. David languished under the justified Rebuke of an Angry God. That is the most terrifying position that I can imagine, aside from finding myself there without the Hope of Redemption.

But we can see even in the utter desperation displayed here that David is not without Hope. Even in this first clause, where David begins to lay out his plea, we see that he is begging for a change. Even amid his anguish, David believes that there is still Hope.

Even in the midst of your worst sin, in the depths of your most overwhelming and justified guilt, God is still willing and able to forgive you. But there is something that you must do to receive His Redemption. And that position of Potential Hope is where I derive Today’s Lesson.

Even the worst sinners can Receive Redemption for their misdeeds if they Repent from them and turn away from the actions that caused them. It’s as simple as that. But the enemy wants us to believe that there is no Forgiveness for us, that we are simply too far gone.

I am here to tell you that there is nothing farther from the truth! We all have the Hope of Redemption, even a guy like David who lusted, coveted, and ultimately murdered to get his way. That nasty guy was David, the second King of Israel, and a man said to be after God’s Own Heart.

No matter what you’ve done, there is always Hope for Change if you only take it. The Anger of The Lord is a Real Thing, and some consequences come with it. But we can miss them if we will only Repent. Good deal if you ask me, but that decision will always be yours. What choice are you going to make?

Have a Thought-Provoking Thursday, And Remember, As Long As There Is Breath, There Is Always Hope!

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