Psalm 68:1-35
Key
Verse: 1-2a
“Do
something, God! Scatter your hateful enemies. Make them turn and run. Scatter
them like smoke!,” CEV
Do something! It seems too
often the enemies of God are winning. Chaos and turmoil have no end. Yet we
know the God of creation, who spoke order into the chaos of pre-creation, can
scatter them. They are like smoke without a fire, easily waved away and
dispersed. God is at work, even today. In the darkness, in the chaos, in the
unrest, in the turmoil, God is there, at work, and greatly to be praised. God
is the God of the downtrodden the forgotten, those whose very lives are run
over by the strong and the powerful God rescues the widow, releases the prisoner
and declares freedom. God is the God who leads us through the desert, making a
way for us, when there seemed to be no way. Our God is mighty and we can sing
praise to God in the midst of the chaos of our enemies. Even when it seems the
unrighteous will reign, God is still there, and worthy of our praise through it
all, in it all.
Things to
Think on
In what
ways do you see enemies of God at work in your life? In the world?
Do you
ever become discouraged because of how sin, evil, and all that is contrary to
God seem to be always at work?
God is
with the lost, the prisoner, the widow, the poor, the weak, how do you see God working
release, help, strength and freedom in the lives of those who are most vulnerable?
In what
ways do you feel vulnerable? How is God at work in your vulnerability?
How can
you praise God today in the midst of the chaos or your life and your world?
A Prayer
for Today
Somedays,
Oh Lord, it seems the darkness will win. It seems the hatred and evil of some
in our world is too great. I am at a loss. I cry out to you and am not always
sure how to pray. Yet, I know you are at work, I know your kingdom is not
powerless in this world. So I praise you for all you have done. I give you
praise for all you will do. And I seek to join you in your work to release the
captives, help the poor, the orphan the widow, and to bring freedom to all
those who are imprisoned. Show me how I can be
your child, joining you in your work. Let me follow you to all the place
you are and to do the work you are seeking to do, each and every day– Amen
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