Psalm 94 from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan, is a great follow up to yesterday's Psalm! Look at verses 1-7:
1 O Lord God, You to Whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to Whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render to the proud a fit compensation! 3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph and exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. 5 They crush Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage.6 They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan. 7 Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it.
DOES the LORD see what is happening on the earth? He most certainly does! He is NOT moved by what the wicked do. He is merely waiting for the last of the 'whosoever will' to BELIEVE and RECEIVE their Lord and Saviour, JESUS! The message to the wicked who reject the God of the Bible? Verses 8-11:
8 Consider and understand,
you stupid ones among the people! And you [self-confident] fools, when will you
become wise? 9 He Who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He Who formed
the eye, shall He not see? 10 He Who disciplines and instructs
the nations, shall He not punish, He Who teaches man knowledge? 11 The
Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are vain (empty and futile—only a
breath).
God is working His plans in His time! Have confidence that He Who created the universe is about to speak and move again in behalf of HIS people! Look at verses 12-15:
12 Blessed (happy,
fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct,
O Lord, and teach out of Your law, 13 That You may give him power to keep
himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption
is dug for the wicked. 14 For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn
His people, neither will He abandon His heritage. 15 For justice will return
to the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow
it.
So, take heart! Look UP! JESUS is coming SOON and WE have a work to do, a race to finish and a world to reach! So, along with Hillsong UNITED, let's "GO"!
Shalom in Him!
