Psalm 119:137-144
English Standard Version (ESV)
This reminds me of the cartoons that show a young predator growling at prey, sending it fleeing, without realizing that the youth's parent was towering behind it, menacing and threatening, the real cause of the terror in the heart of the prey.
Here is the Psalmist, small and despised, yet mighty because he is in the hand of the Lord Almighty. We do not survive on our strength, but rather on the strength of the Lord. Evil will not shrink back if we call upon our own power, but when we depend on the glory of God, then we have the ability to wade forward through the turmoil that life throws at us.
So do not despair if you do not feel strong or mighty enough. You are not. But the God who cares for the sparrow watches over you, and the Shepherd who seeks the lost sheep will come after you, and in Christ, victory will be ours.
No comments:
Post a Comment