Today’s passage: Psalm 93
Helpful thoughts:
- When the world around us (Or our hearts within us) look like chaos, God is still entirely in control. His victory is not a comeback. He is never the underdog, no matter what things look like.
- Verses 3 and 4 have been interpreted in different ways, but primarily in these two:
- When we consider the vastness, power and peril of the seas, we would certainly be overwhelmed, yet God is still more powerful and indeed sovereign over the seas.
- The floods of waters represent people who oppose the psalmist and/or the people of God. When we are under duress, we can remember that God is mightier than any who would oppose us.
- Everything that God says is true. We can count on every word of God eternally. This is one of so very many aspects of the Lord which set Him apart from all of us. (Verse 5)
Questions to consider:
- How does our time in the Word of God give us the right perspective (The right pair of glasses) through which to see the world? What events are causing the world to fear these days? Why don’t you need to be afraid?
- What posture does our standing in Christ allow us to have toward others in the midst of their fears? How can we use that standing in love for God’s glory and their good?
- How does this psalm also give us a right expectation for God’s answers to prayer in our lives? We can often want God to make the wind and waves stop so that life will be “easy”. How does God give us grace to be at peace and rest in our hearts even when the “seas” rage all around us?