SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
3/15/2012 9:45:53 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
Lawlessness Punished & Righteousness Praised
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Psalm
58:6-11
Message
of the verses: In today’s Spiritual Diary we will look at
the rest of Psalm 58 beginning with the second main point.
“Condemnation—Lawlessness
Punished: (vv. 6-8): “6 O God,
shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O
LORD. 7 Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows,
let them be as headless shafts. 8 Let them be as a snail which melts away as it
goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun.”
David is very upset with the unjust
judges and therefore He asks the Lord to do the things that are described in
these verses, for David knew that according to Deuteronomy 32:35 “’Vengeance is Mine, and
retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their
calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’” David knew that there would come a time when
the wrongs of these unjust judges would be taken care of by the Lord for as we
mentioned in yesterday’s SD part of the character and attributes of the Lord is
Justice. Here is how the Bible teaches
that justice will be taken care of by the Lord:
At the cross of Jesus Christ, God the Father punished His Son for our
sins and what this is called is propitiation and this word was used by the
heathens in the days of the Romans and Greeks to mean “the satisfaction of an
angry God.” God is angry with sin, but when Jesus Christ died on the cross for
our sins God was satisfied with this payment and thus His justice was
satisfied. Those who will not accept the
payment that Jesus Christ paid on the cross will have to pay for their own
sins, and that means they will die in their sins and be sentenced to hell for
they did not receive the free gift of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.
What David is describing in these
verse is that he wants the weapons that they are using against the righteous to
become useless, for water loses its power when it is dried up in the ground and
a lion without teeth is not too powerful, and a snail looks like it is melting
away as it travels over a rock because of the slime it leaves. What David is saying is “let those unjust
leaders be gone.”
“Vindication—Righteousness
Praised” (vv. 9-11): “9 Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. 10
The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He will wash his feet in
the blood of the wicked. 11 And men will say, "Surely there is a reward
for the righteous; Surely there is a God who judges on earth!’”
“9 God will sweep them away, both
young and old, faster than a pot heats over burning thorns. 10 The godly will
rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then at last
everyone will say, “There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely
there is a God who judges justly here on earth.’’” (NLT)
Understand
that David is saying in verse nine that these unjust leaders were only a “flash
in the pan.” When you try to cook a meal
using thorns the fire will be very hot very fast, but will go out just as fast
because there is no substance to the thorns.
The
picture in verse ten is of a victorious soldier with blood on his feet walking
around picking up the spoils of their victory and that is what David is saying
will happen to those who are godly.
According to Job 29:6 walking in cream and oil was a picture of wealth
which contrasts with the blood on the soldier’s feet.
Dr.
Wiersbe writes “The fact that the righteous rejoice at this is no more sinful
than that prisoners of war rejoices at the fall of Babylon (Rev.
18:20-19:6). God vindicates Himself, His
law, and His people, and He does it justly.
So effective is His judgment that outsiders will say, ‘Surely there is a
God who judges on earth’ (v. 11 NASB).”
Spiritual meaning for my life
today: I am thankful for the justice of the Lord for
I know that His justice will be perfect.
I am most thankful for His justice at the cross and the willingness of
my Lord in taking my punishment and then exchanging it for His righteousness.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
Live a life that is steadfast before the Lord. Trust the Lord to guide my steps along the
path He will lead me today. Give myself
to the Lord for worship and service. Put
on the spiritual armor. I want to
continue to learn contentment.
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