WHO’S
AT THE CENTER?
READ:
Psalm
33:6-19
The
counsel of the LORD
stands
forever, the plans
of
His heart to all generations.
-Psalm
33:11
Recently, I had what for me was a “Copernican moment”: I am not at the center of the universe. The world doesn’t revolve around me. It doesn’t move at my pace, in my terms, nor
in accord with my preferences.
Though we might wish it to be otherwise,
life is not all about us. Everything
revolves around the Lord. In Psalm
33, we read that all nature revolves around Him and His control (vv.6-9). He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked
the ocean in vast reservoirs. Everything
in nature operates in accordance with the laws He has set.
The nations also revolve around the Lord
(vv.10-12). No plan or scheme can stand up against God’s
. Ultimately, it is the Lord’s plan that
will stand forever. His intentions can
never be shaken.
Finally, the lives of all humanity
revolve around the Lord (vv.13-19). God sees the whole human race. He made our hearts, and He understands
everything we do. And He has the power
to intervene in our lives and deliver us from situations spinning out of
control.
Our life is created to be centered on
God, not self. How thankful we can be to
serve such a powerful God, who has every aspect of our lives under His
control. –Poh Fang Chia
Teach
me, Lord, to live out the truth of Psalm
33. May I revere You as I should. May I and all
the
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of You,
for
Your counsel and plans stand forever.
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When
we die to all about us,
we
live to God above us.
INSIGHT
In
this song of praise, the psalmist calls the righteous to praise God for His
Word and His work (vv.1-3). He
celebrates God’s power in creation-“He spoke, and it was done; He commanded,
and it stood fast” (vv.6-9)- and points to the special privilege and
blessedness of being God’s chosen people (v.12).
Have a blessed day and week ahead.
God Our Creator’s Love Always
Unity & Peace
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