Psalm
79:1-13
Key Verse:
13
“We are, after all, your people and the sheep of your very own
pasture. We will give you thanks forever; we will proclaim your praises from
one generation to the next.” CEB
There are times when we our
lives seemed filled with struggle. Sometimes it even seems as if all that is
evil in this world is working to bring chaos, hardship and pain into our lives.
All that is holy and good in our lives, in the world even, is over run by the
forces of evil. We wonder if there is any place left for the goodness of God.
Where is God’s hand of grace? Even when the darkness does not overwhelm, and is
limited to certain places in our lives, sometimes it is hard to see how the
goodness of God can ever come to bear on that particular situation, or in one area
of our lives. Even when we can not see God at work, even when we are unsure if
God’s grace and goodness have any bearing on a particular thing, we are still
God’s people. Even in the chaos, even in the darkness, even when God’s hand
does not seem to be at woek we can give praise to God, we can proclaim God’s
goodness, even when we do not see it at work. God is always good, God is always
at work. We are God’s and God’s righteousness, goodness, grace and justice are
always at work in the darkness bringing light, in the chaos creating order, amidst
the evil bringing justice, for this we can give praise to God.
A Prayer
for Today
Lord you are
bring light to the darkness. You mend what is broken, you make right was is corrupted
by sin and evil. There is chaos, there is sin, there is evil, there is death an
and there is destruction. None of those things will have the final word. These
things are but temporary and all that you are is eternally and you are
eternally at work to make all things right. In all things, at all times you are good. Your
righteousness is at work and your justice is coming. I give glory to you for
all the ways I see and do not see you at work in my life and in this world. Amen
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