A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 60
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow
O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You
have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! You have made the earth tremble; You
have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking. You have shown Your
people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion.You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it
may be displayed because of the truth. That Your beloved may be delivered, Save
with Your right hand, and hear me. Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is
useless. Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall
tread down our enemies (Psalm 60:1-5, 11-12).
Why do so many people struggle with loneliness, emptiness,
and discontentment? Why is it so hard to find true meaning and purpose in life?
It is because most people live without possessing the thing they were made
for.
A bird was made to fly, but how can it without wings? A fish
was made to swim, but how can it without water? We were made to know God
personally, but how can we without His presence in our lives?
There is nothing worse than living life without God’s
presence! The emptiness in our hearts can never be filled without Him. Without
His light our darkness is so dark, without His truth our thinking is so
confused, without His peace our ways are so restless.
Psalm 60, like other psalms, reveals God’s dealings with
Israel and how the nation reeled whenever the Lord withdrew His hand of favor
and blessing because of their disobedience.
Oh, the beauty, the wonder, and the joy of having the
presence of the Lord living in our hearts. He is the ANSWER to all that
concerns us. He is enough! Consider the conversation Moses had with God…
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to
Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” So God
said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to
you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you
shall serve God on this mountain” (Exodus 3:11-12).
Insight: When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, He also
died for the separation from God that our sins caused.
Insight: It’s your sins that have cut you off from God.
Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore (Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
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