- Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. Psalm 62:11-12 – Throughout his years the psalm writer David had many encounters with the Lord. He had seen the Lord move repeatedly in his life and had first-hand seen the Lord bring victory time and time again. After these many encounters with the Lord, David pens in this psalm two wonderful truths about His God. That all power and all steadfast love belonged to the Lord. That God was powerful and that God was loving. One commentator put it this way, “This is the only truly worthy representation of God. Power without love is brutality, and love without power is weakness. Power is the strong foundation of love, and love is the beauty and the crown of power.” How marvelous that to our God belongs all power and all love. Through David’s life with God this is what he had learned God to be. How about you? If you’ve been a follower of Jesus for any length of time, what have you come to know about God in that time with Him? Has He proven Himself trustworthy? Has He shown up for you when you needed Him? Has He been willing to accept you despite your sin? However the Lord has revealed parts of his character to you, be willing to share that with others as David did here in this Psalm. Help others, who may not have had the same amount of time with the Lord as you have, know God like you have come to know Him. For we have an enemy seeking to deceive the world on who the Lord truly is, be a force for the Lord speaking the truth against such lies so the world can know that all power, love, mercy, and grace belongs to our God. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3475
- For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalms 62:1-2 – Notice as you read through this psalm how often we see the word “alone” or phrases like “only from Him.” This reminds us that the peace and hope we are looking for in life isn’t going to come from multiple places. There is only one place to find true peace, hope, joy, and salvation. That’s only in God alone. Know you’re going to be told all those things and more can be found elsewhere, but those voices that speak that to you aren’t trustworthy like scripture is. What you need is found only in God. Let’s stop then searching elsewhere for what can only be found in Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 998
- For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Psalm 62:5-7 – On God alone. For God alone. In God alone. Such is the theme that is repeated within this psalm. That it is in God alone that our psalmist find his everything. He found his shelter, salvation, peace, hope, refuge, and purpose in God alone. This is not just a theme simply repeated in this Psalm, but is repeated throughout many of the psalms written by David. Hear then the heart of it again, only find your all in Jesus. Stop running to these other sources of that are offering you sustenance because their fill is only temporary and harmful. Run to God alone for His fill is eternal, holy, and beneficial for your story. So where are you going to today? If God, take a bold step in confidence. If not God, know a change in direction is all you need. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2022
