Psalms
36 – 38
Verse 36:1 speaks to all:
Sin speaks in the
depths of the soul
of
those who oppose God; they listen closely to its urgings.
You’ll never see the fear of God
in
their eyes,
The Psalmist continues to ensure we
understand sin will not remain concealed. This is one of those major problems
with character where we let sin slip into our lives. We never think we oppose
God, nor do we think it is that big of a deal. But as I learned with DEBT,
things tend to snowball when not addressed immediately. The inadvertent click
on a porn video ends up being watched, which results in more clicking and
thinking its ok. I have seen relationships demolished because what started out
as innocent ends with an empty savings and broken trust. Character matters even
when you are alone!
Verse 38:13 is an attempt to make me feel
better:
The righteous are
better off with the little God blessed them with
than
living under the curse of the wealth of the wicked.
I read stuff like this and think great I am
ok not being where I want. At the same time I have recently been laid off and
because of a rental home sale we are going to survive for a while. In my eyes
we are struggling, in the eyes of many we are “living under the curse of
the wealth.” I tend to think of it as a curse and less like a blessing, since
my focus is on the lack and not on the plenty. This is the fundamental problem
with today, people think $1M is enough, then $10M, and then that greed
snowballs. In this country CEO pay to worker ratio is 475:1 which is over 10
times any other industrial nation. The “blessing” has become an insatiable
curse which is snowballing into hurting nations and not just the little guy.
Verse 38:1 is something I wish I could have
controlled:
O Eternal One,
please do not scold me in Your anger;
though
Your wrath is just, do not correct me in Your fury.
As Vern and Devon grew up I tended to lash
out at them in anger way more often than I should have. I would blow my top and
spank in anger, not in correction. I have learned to catch the blood boiling
before it blows and release the pressure. Unfortunately it has only started to
happen in the late teens and early 20’s.
God on the other hand does not freak out
like I have, I think God is more a slow boil. He will eventually get angry, but
it’s from a loving way. Again character ensures one does not lose their cool
quickly, which I hope I am gaining. Just in time for the grave .. ouch, I sound
like Solomon now;-)
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