Today’s passage: Psalm 85
Helpful thoughts:
- This psalm would have been written and sung after the return from captivity (Verse 1).
- Their time of judgment had ended (Jeremiah 29:10-11).
- The prayer for revival in verse 6 is prophesied in Ezekiel 37.
- All of the hope in future grace in this psalm will take place when Christ returns.
Questions to consider:
- How is verse 10 possible? Who made it true? (Colossians 1:15-20)
- Reading Jeremiah 29:11 in it’s context, what is the true meaning of the verse? Who was it originally for? How then does it actually apply to us? Why is it wrong to use this verse as an expectation of temporary financial or physical blessing from God? When will we truly see the completion of this promise from God?
- Are people saved because they fear God, or do they fear God because they have been saved by Him? How would verse 7 help you answer this question? With that in mind, is verse 9 speaking of the salvation of an individual or of the nation? Or both?