An Open Throne of Grace Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. Psalm 10:17-18 The Psalmist looking around sees that everything is against him. This brings to memory the trials that have been happening to him. Maybe even his own heart is saying, “It is of no use curse God and die” as Job’s wife, said to him after everything was taken away from him. The Lord, which had been his helper, seems so far away and no longer cares for him. The wicked (his enemies) seemed so happy ridiculing him saying, “Ah ha, now we’ve got him, and his God has forsaken him!” O, how strong the enemy is! He understands that without his God he is finished. Have you been down this road? Have you come to see that there is no help in yourself? Has this brought you to seek for help out side of yourself, while hearing the enemy say as in this Psalm verse 11b, “He hideth his face; he will never see it.” Hear the Psalmist’s cry in verse 12, “Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.” David flees to his God, where else can he go. He remembers the promise; “I will never leave thee nor forsake the” (Hebrews 13:5). This gives him renewed courage, which he remembers when speaking to his son Solomon in 1 Chronicles 28:20a, “And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” David comes to the realization that it is only because of the Lords mercies that he is not consumed, and that the Lord is gracious and longsuffering. David says, “Whom am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knoweth thy servant” (2 Samuel 7:18b-20). Though all seems lost, his hope is in the God of his salvation! This God becomes everything for David as he meditates on His promises, but also for all of God’s people, and this is only possible because God forsook Jesus in His hour of need. Hear His cry on Golgotha’s Hill, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me” (Mark 15:34b)? But this is not the end. Listen again from Golgotha, “It is finished” (John19:30b): The death of Jesus is also not the end. On the first day of the week when all hope seems lost for the women, we hear, “Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew28:5-6) There is yet more before He ascended into heaven as Matthew 28:20b ends, ”and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” He is now in heaven interceding for His people, filling them with His Spirit, adding to the church daily such as should be saved. Hallelujah! Written by: Cornelius VanKempen October 20, 2011 Read my meditations and devotions at: Http://Casey4949.posthaven Or Http://Casey4949.wordpress
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:00:06 +0000
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