DAY 131 Read Psalm 35 through 40.
Today's reading: In this group of familiar psalms we find the trustful reassurance of Psalm 37.
Memory gem: "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass" (Psalm 37:5).
Thought for today:
As boys, my brother and I were taught the Word of God. Our father, a minister, was away from home a great deal in evangelistic work. So in his absence the burden of training us in the things of God fell largely upon our mother. She was very faithful and did all she could to teach us a love for and an understanding of the Word of God.
One thing she consistently did was to train us in memorizing great chapters of the Bible. One of those was the thirty-seventh psalm. I remember how difficult it was to learn, because its verses are all separate statements of truth. They do not seem to be connected one with the other as in most Bible passages; yet each one is a jewel.
I am so glad that she continued her efforts until we actually memorized every verse of that tremendous chapter. The thirty-seventh psalm contains prophecies of the restoration of this planet. As we see the power of wicked men and their influence in the world, we may be tempted to conclude that it never can be broken. The prophet said, "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree" (Psalm 37:35).
We, too, can say that we have seen it in our day. Sin seems to march on to victory. We know that the end of it is ruin and death for men and for the world, but still on it goes. However, God has decreed that sin shall cease to exist. He has prophesied that it will, and His prophecy will come true. The time will come when there will be no more sin, and therefore no more death, no more pain, no more war, no more evil in this world. Although a man may seem to prosper in his evil doings, the psalmist-prophet continues: "Yet he passed away and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found" (verse 36).
It is good for us to remember the first verses of this psalm. "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."
Today's reading: In this group of familiar psalms we find the trustful reassurance of Psalm 37.
Memory gem: "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass" (Psalm 37:5).
Thought for today:
As boys, my brother and I were taught the Word of God. Our father, a minister, was away from home a great deal in evangelistic work. So in his absence the burden of training us in the things of God fell largely upon our mother. She was very faithful and did all she could to teach us a love for and an understanding of the Word of God.
One thing she consistently did was to train us in memorizing great chapters of the Bible. One of those was the thirty-seventh psalm. I remember how difficult it was to learn, because its verses are all separate statements of truth. They do not seem to be connected one with the other as in most Bible passages; yet each one is a jewel.
I am so glad that she continued her efforts until we actually memorized every verse of that tremendous chapter. The thirty-seventh psalm contains prophecies of the restoration of this planet. As we see the power of wicked men and their influence in the world, we may be tempted to conclude that it never can be broken. The prophet said, "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree" (Psalm 37:35).
We, too, can say that we have seen it in our day. Sin seems to march on to victory. We know that the end of it is ruin and death for men and for the world, but still on it goes. However, God has decreed that sin shall cease to exist. He has prophesied that it will, and His prophecy will come true. The time will come when there will be no more sin, and therefore no more death, no more pain, no more war, no more evil in this world. Although a man may seem to prosper in his evil doings, the psalmist-prophet continues: "Yet he passed away and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found" (verse 36).
It is good for us to remember the first verses of this psalm. "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb."
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