# 47 2019 Dev. Psalm 76:8-9. God’s Care! Read all of Ps.76. 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. 76: 8,9 “From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet—9 when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land.
Psalm 76 carries the themes of reassurance and God’s care for his people, God’s care for the oppressed. The themes are in the context of praise for God. The Psalm opens with vs.1-3 “God is renowned in Judah”, God’s mighty power is acknowledged. The Psalm is closed by vs. 11-12 “Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them”, the Psalmist encourages us to fear God in the sense of worship.
The main body of the Psalm vs.4-10 is addressed directly to God; “You are radiant with light”. The personal pronoun “you” and “your” is used eight times attributing this stanza completely to praising God for His care. This Psalm may be praising God for many events in Israel’s history; from the crossing of the Red Sea to the rout of the Assyrian Sennacherib and every major battle in which God intervened.
This is the back story of God’s care for us. Do we need that kind of God intervention today? Yes, we do! “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”. 1 Pe. 5:8. Today, whatever side of the political aisle you are on, we all may have the wrong perception of who the real enemy is!
Today is a good time to reflect on Psalm 76; God is in control! “God is radiant with light”, the truth! “It is you alone who is to be feared”, worshiped! “From heaven you pronounced judgment”. You O, God “save all the afflicted of the land” (earth).
Today, the Holy Spirit lives in us and among us, it is His job to promote Jesus, to restrain the evil of mankind and it is His job to empower the followers of Jesus to live our salvation in the face of a world desperate for peace and reconciliation. Let us all continue to worship God and pray daily for our churches, for each other, for our country, and for world we live in.
Thank you Lord Jesus for your care, even in our short comings. Thank you for loving us and for judging us righteous in your sight. We Praise You!
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