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LESSONS OF JOB
(Part 8)
TRUST IN THE ALMIGHTY
Today's psalm provides a
bridge between our themes for this year and next. It connects
"Trust in Jesus" with "The Almighty! Just and
Righteous is He." "Those who honor your name trust in
you" (Ps 9:11a). And what is the characteristic of this God
whom we trust? "It is God who governs the world with
justice" (Ps 9:9a).
But where is the justice in a world where the good are afflicted and
the bad prosper? Well, that is only according to our human minds and
eyes, and not according to God's mind. "Now the natural person
does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is
foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged
spiritually." (1 Cor 2:14). God is The Almighty! How then can
such a wide gap be bridged? This can happen with our life in Christ.
"For 'who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to counsel
him?' But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Cor 2:16). We must
put on Christ and no longer think as the pagans do. "Do not
conform yourself to this age but be transformed by the renewal of
your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and pleasing and perfect." (Rom 12:2).
How then can our minds be renewed? We keep going back to a
foundational principle. "The beginning of wisdom is fear of the
Lord" (Sir 1:12a). Thus we accept in faith who God is.
"The Lord rules forever" (Ps 9:8a). He is the eternal God.
He is Creator and King of the universe. He exists beyond time and
space. He is omnipotent and omniscient. He is the Almighty! Our
proper posture is awe and reverential fear.
Then we accept in faith that the Almighty God is just and righteous.
For God, right is right and wrong is wrong, no matter how it seems
in the world for the moment. "You upheld my right and my cause;
seated on your throne, judging justly." Ps 9:5). Evil will be
punished. "You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the
wicked" (Ps 9:6). But this will happen in His own time and in
His own way. For our part, and all those who try to do good and be
good, we are assured that God "judges the peoples with
fairness" (Ps 9:9b).
But we know that the good will be afflicted, oppressed and will
suffer. What about that? We have already seen the many benefits of
suffering, which is purifying and redemptive. But whatever it is, we
simply rest on the reality that "the Lord is a stronghold for
the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble." (Ps 9:10).
And here is our assurance as we humbly trust in Jesus: "you
never forsake those who seek you, Lord." (Ps 9:11b).
What is left to say and do? As we stand in awe and humility before
the Almighty God who is just and righteous, we simply declare:
"I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will declare all
your wondrous deeds. I will delight and rejoice in you; I will sing
hymns to your name, Most High." (Ps 9:2-3).
God bless you.
frank
(October 09, 2009)
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