Today's promise: God is in charge of the
world
Do You Sense God Working
in History Today?
O God, declare [my
enemies] guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps.
Drive them away because
of their many sins, for they rebel against you.
Psalm 5:10 NLT
A refuge to rejoice
Things didn't look good
for Martin Luther when he was summoned to Augsburg in late October 1518. He was
being charged with heresy. Up to this point Frederick the Wise, elector of
Saxony, had protected Luther from the church authorities, but now the prince
was under pressure to withdraw his protection. It seemed only a matter of time
before he would.
In Augsburg, Luther was
asked, "If the elector of Saxony abandons you, where will you find
shelter?"
The Reformer responded,
"Under the shelter of heaven."
In the last part of
Psalm 5, we find that David, like Luther, trusted in the Lord to rescue him
from his enemies. Did the psalmist escape from the trap? We don't know, but the
psalm closes with "joyful praises," because David knew that he was
now surrounded by God's protection. Like Martin Luther, he found refuge under
the shelter of heaven.
Under his wings, O what
precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life's trials are o'er.
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore.
WILLIAM O. CUSHING
There will I hide till life's trials are o'er.
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore.
WILLIAM O. CUSHING
adapted from The One Year® Book of Psalms by William J.
Petersen and Randy Petersen,, Tyndale House Publishers (1999), entry for
January 8
The difference between a politician and a
statesman is: A politician thinks of the next election, and a statesman thinks
of the next generation.
JAMES F. CLARKE
JAMES F. CLARKE
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing
House
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