# 24 2019. Dev. Psalm 65:3 Overwhelmed! Read all of Ps. 65 The purpose of these devotionals is to draw Gremar and I closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Ps. 65:3 “When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.”
The next four Psalms 65, 66,67,68 are Praise Hymns related by common themes. Ps 65: God is praised for answering prayer, for forgiveness, for choosing and blessing his people, and for God’s “awesome and righteous deeds”.
Vs. 1-4 is praise for God loving His people. “Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts!” Salvation is God’s work alone, we are not able to contribute to our salvation; God chooses, forgives and brings us close to Jesus.
Vs. 5-8 praises God for His creation, for being the Savior of the world. He controls nature by His power and controls the “turmoil of the nations”. The truth is that God is in control but the destructive weather this spring and the major conflicts in the world begs the age old question: “where is God in all this?” For those of us who follow Jesus we know that God is always present, but His ways our not our ways, nor are we capable of understanding God’s big picture or His plan for humankind, “we live by faith”!
Vs. 9-13 praises God for the rain and grain. David praises God for blessing the crops, “you crown the year with your bounty”. Will we ever give enough thanks to God for the bounty of our land? Are we ready to “shout for joy and sing”? Let’s be honest, we all have been overwhelmed with sin, one time or another, this year many are overwhelmed with weather, so we praise God for choosing us, forgiving us, enfolding us, taking care of us physically and for giving us the ultimate gift, eternal life. Rejoice in God!
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