Give
ear to my prayer, O God,
...
Attend
to me, and answer me;
I
am restless in my complaint and I moan,
...
because
of the oppression of the wicked.
For
they drop trouble upon me,
and
in anger they bear a grudge against me. (Psalm 55:1-3)
This
is very descriptive; how often do we moan and complain? Have you ever felt that
the wicked “drop trouble upon [you]”? You can surely understand where the
Psalmist is coming from. In the end, this is what he recognizes:
Cast
your burden on the Lord,
and
he will sustain you;
he
will never permit
the
righteous to be moved.
(vs 22)
I
appreciate this reminder and pray that when there are burdens, and evil people
dropping trouble, I hope I remember to cast these burdens on the Lord. He is
much bigger and stronger than I and on him I can rely.
Hmm,
it looks like I got a little ahead of myself, Jacob was buried straight away
(after the embalming and mourning) I was thinking of Joseph’s bones. Just
proves that I shouldn’t get ahead of myself, and also that I need to continue
to read and refresh my memory in order that these words become engrained and
part of my core.
Today
in 2 Chronicles, we see the blessings of Jacob borne out among the sons of
Israel; These wars and defeats, captives and plunder all were first spoken of
by Israel on his deathbed. Too bad, they weren’t able to do what is right in
the sight of their Lord; how much of this fighting could have been prevented?
This
long reading today in Acts gives us a glimpse of how Paul could speak – yes long,
but also well. And in the power of the Holy Spirit he discerned much about each
of the audiences he stood before. At each turn, just as he seems to have lost
it, he says the thing that stops them all in their tracks; even to the extent
of using the crowds against themselves. What will tomorrow bring? I guess we
will wait and see.
Today’s
readings: Psalm 55, Genesis 50:1-14, 2 Chronicles 28, Acts 21:17-23:11
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