Chapter 43: Light and Truth
David
asks God to judge him and plead his case to an ungodly nation, he further asks “…send
out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me…” (Psalms 43:3)
This light and truth can be found
many places, one place in which it can be found is through His spirit (the Holy
Ghost), through His teachings (the scriptures), through His teachers (apostles,
prophets, and other church leaders), His children (those around you; friends
and family can convey His light and truth), prayer (direct communication to His
light and truth through Him).
Chapter 44: Sheep for the Slaughter
To the chief Musician, for the sons
of Korah, Maschill.
David
opens with a conversation with God; he tells the Lord about the great miracles
He performed helping the “fathers of old” and how they got the land without
their own sword, but only the sword of the Lord and His mighty power. David
tells the Lord that he “…will not trust in my bow, neither shall my
sword save me.” (Psalms 44:6) This
is always a good reminder, we can have weapons to protect ourselves, but we
should never completely trust in them to save us. David had a bow, and he used
it. But he said that he would not put his ONLY trust in his bow, but the Lord. David
said “In
God we boat all the day long and praise thy name forever.” (Psalms 44:8).
Instead of boasting of money, power or fame… we should only boast in the Lord!
David
then goes on to reveal something interesting; “If we have forgotten the name of
our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Shall not God search this
out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Yea, for thy sake are we killed
all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.” (Psalms 44:20-22)
Essentially this tells us that if
we have different desires (other than what the Lord would have for us), God
will know! God knows our desires, wether they be good or bad. It says that if
we seek out other gods, those gods could come in the form of power or money. It
is just important that we remember to keep the Lord our number one priority.
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