Turned Over to Discipline: Psalm 74
“1) O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? 2) Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. 3) Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. 4) Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs. 5) It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees. 6) And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers. They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; 7) They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.” Psalms 74:1-7
This Psalm was written after the invasion of the land by a ruthless enemy. The sanctuary was burned down and all the meeting places were destroyed. What they did not burn, they defaced with axes and hatchets.
Unfortunately, it was then that the people remembered God and returned to Him. This happened repeatedly throughout the Old Testament.
It often happens today as well. Many Christian’s stray from God only to come back after difficult trials. It is so much better to build to walk close to God always and enjoy unhindered fellowship with Him.
This is the message behind 1 John chapter one. It is possible to walk with God. It is possible live in Gods favor and presence. It is possible to enjoy His blessings and fulness.
According to Hebrews 12; God does not delight in discipline, but as a loving Father, He will do what it takes to get our attention. Without any doubt, God got the attention of His people in this Psalm.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“1) O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? 2) Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. 3) Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. 4) Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place; They have set up their own standards for signs. 5) It seems as if one had lifted up His axe in a forest of trees. 6) And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers. They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; 7) They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.” Psalms 74:1-7
This Psalm was written after the invasion of the land by a ruthless enemy. The sanctuary was burned down and all the meeting places were destroyed. What they did not burn, they defaced with axes and hatchets.
Unfortunately, it was then that the people remembered God and returned to Him. This happened repeatedly throughout the Old Testament.
It often happens today as well. Many Christian’s stray from God only to come back after difficult trials. It is so much better to build to walk close to God always and enjoy unhindered fellowship with Him.
This is the message behind 1 John chapter one. It is possible to walk with God. It is possible live in Gods favor and presence. It is possible to enjoy His blessings and fulness.
According to Hebrews 12; God does not delight in discipline, but as a loving Father, He will do what it takes to get our attention. Without any doubt, God got the attention of His people in this Psalm.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
