- From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Psalm 76:8-9 – In yesterday’s devotion we discussed the truth that God will on the day He appoints take care of all the wickedness we see in this world. God in His grand power will put an end to sin, death, and satan, and such a day will be glorious for those who are faithful to the Lord. In today’s psalm we see the greater purpose behind why God is coming to execute judgment on the wicked. The purpose isn’t simply to punish the wicked, the purpose behind God’s actions is to save those afflicted by the wickedness. God’s heart isn’t first punishment, God’s heart is first love. Out of that love for those who follow Him, He is willing to execute judgement on those who come against His people. Scripture is clear that God finds no joy in the death of anyone, but desires all people to come to Him. Yet, when someone refuses to come to Him and instead turns against the Lord’s people, this is when we see the wrath of God described for us in scripture introduced to such a person’ life. Let’s understand this when we read through scripture and see the violent side of the Lord. Such a side isn’t because the Lord finds joy in punishing and destroying people. It arises because the Lord is stepping up to save those He loves like He promised He would. Let’s be grateful we have a God powerful enough to stand up against the greatest of enemies, and that we have a God who loves us enough to do so. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3490
- In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. Psalms 76:1 – I’m so glad that in Judah at this time God was known. What would happen though if we replaced Judah with a _______ and filled that blank with other places. Would the statement still be true? In “my family” God is known. In “my workplace” God is known. In “my weakness” God is known. Keep filling in the blank and keep seeing if the resulting statement is true. Wherever it’s not true is a mission field for you. Maybe our eyes will be opened to a greater harvest around us than we thought. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1139
- In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. Psalm 76:1 – This is my second time through writing a devotion over every chapter of the Bible. Last time I was in Psalm 76 was Daily DEVO 1139. I wrote on how we should look at this verse as a guide to where we need to share the Gospel. In ____ God is known; his name is great in ____. Fill in the blank with a place or name of a person. The the statement wouldn’t be true, there’s a mission field. I love that idea, and what hit home today is how we need to be willing to continually ask this question. For example, when I wrote DD1139, I wasn’t at FBC Augusta, I wasn’t in the process of adopting two teenagers, I wasn’t where I’m at today. My mission field has changed. So has yours. As we grow and are moved into different seasons of life we need to be continually filling in those blanks and discovering the new mission fields God has placed in from of us. Where then is a place you can share Jesus now that you weren’t able to year ago? Who is someone you have the sort of relationship with now to share Jesus with that you didn’t six months ago? If I learn anything from some of the things God called me to do this past week it’s that you can never wait to share the gospel with someone. Where’s your mission field? Let’s start the harvest. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2036
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