December 11, 2017 - - Psalm 50:15-21

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15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble;

I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

16 But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to declare My statutes,

Or take My covenant in your mouth,

17 Seeing you hate instruction

And cast My words behind you?

18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him,

And have been a partaker with adulterers.

19 You give your mouth to evil,

And your tongue frames deceit.

20 You sit and speak against your brother;

You slander your own mother’s son.

21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;

You thought that I was altogether like you;

But I will rebuke you,

And set them in order before your eyes.

Psalm 50 NKJV

 

What a glorious promise and stark warnings we find in these few verses. We can call on God in our day of trouble and God will deliver His people. He has done so perfectly in Jesus Christ. Our sins have been punished upon Jesus and we have received His righteousness.

 

Then the warning: those call on God for deliverance are to glorify God--giving thanks for what He has done and turn from sin. When God delivers His people He has the right to demand that we walk away from those who call us to sin and from adulterers and gossips. Indeed, if we keep on sinning after having received God's deliverance we will receive His rebuke.

 

Walk in close company with fellow Christians. Encourage one another to turn from sin. It is easier to walk in the right ways when you have a friend holding you accountable. Read the Bible. Ask yourself--how has God answered my prayers? What are the blessings I have received for which I need to give Him thanks?

 

God, You are the Mighty One.

You have shown Your glory and Your help in the midst of the tempests of our lives.

Thank You for the gift of Jesus Christ.

Thank You for a new day.

Thank You for fellow Christians who are praying for me.

Thank You for food, shelter, clothing

and purposefulness in my days.

Thank You for Your Spirit

Who teaches me to walk in the way of joyful obedience.

In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.