Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Tues Devo: Response to Faithfulness

Psalm 94:14-16 “For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?” (NASB)

Hello,

The faithfulness of God is an amazing thing. Despite our shortcomings and failures, He is right there fulfilling His promises. What is our response to be? The obvious answer is the right one – to follow and obey God with as much faithfulness as we can.
Easy? Nope. Going to get harder? Yup.
As I was reading the end of this section I started focusing on the psalmist working to rally support and to stand up against wickedness with other people…then it struck me. He wasn’t looking to get others together and then stand up against wickedness with him. He realized that he wasn’t capable of that. His role was to trust and obey God – and it was God who will stand up against the evildoers, God who will bring judgment to those who have oppressed His followers…our job is just to follow. The chapter concludes as such:
Psalm 94:22-23 “But the Lord has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge. He has brought back their wickedness upon them And will destroy them in their evil; The Lord our God will destroy them”(NASB)

Keep following God in response to His faithfulness – He wins in the end!

Have a blessed day,


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