I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. Psalm 37:25 - We learn from this verse that this wasn’t a psalm written by David in his early years. This is a psalm filled with the wisdom of a man who had sought to follow after the Lord most of his life. From David’s experience, he stated he’d never seen someone who was truly following after the Lord be forgotten by the Lord and he never witnessed the children of such a person ever in need of things like bread. The Lord away provided for His own. Now commentators have been torn over this verse, and maybe even you are too. For there are certainly very faithful people whose life appears forgotten by the Lord. And there are children of faithful people who have chosen the wayward life and are experiencing the destitution of the world. Let us remember this psalm is seeking to share wisdom rather than seeking to form doctrine. We may see what David says he never saw, but that doesn’t negate the point David was making. The righteous are taken care of and never forgotten by God. Their children have access to such blessing because of their faithfulness. The wicked will be able to enjoy their wickedness for a short while, but those who seek to live holy will last forever and their joys will last forever. Walk away from this psalm not believing that we’ll get whatever we want or we’ll never taste struggle, such things is not the message of this psalm. The heartbeat is to open our eyes to the temporary nature of the fill sin brings and the forever nature of what God brings. Life in abundance is available in Jesus, and the pathway to such abundance is making the choice to live faithfully today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2992
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