Psalm
89 – God’s Faithfulness
God
made a covenant with David that he would always have a descendant on his throne
and that his line will rule forever. (2 Sam. 7) But Ethan the Ezrahite had a
problem. One of the Davidic kings had been defeated in war and had lost his
throne. It seemed to Ethan that God had broken His covenant and that God was
not faithful to His people.
God’s
faithfulness is seen from generation to generation among His people, in
creation, among the nations, and toward David and his family. Ethan knew all of
this because he knew the Scriptures, but recent events seemed to deny the
truthfulness of the covenant and the faithfulness of the Lord.
Ethan’s
problem was caused by spiritual shortsightedness. The ultimate fulfillment of
the covenant is in Jesus Christ, the son of David (Matt. 1:1), and He will
reign forever (Luke 1:26-33). God’s faithfulness does not fail!
When
Jeremiah viewed the destruction of Jerusalem, he may have felt as Ethan did
when the king was defeated and dethroned. Instead of questioning God’s
faithfulness, Jeremiah reaffirmed it. Never judge God’s faithfulness based on
what you see or how you feel. His promises do not fail. (2 Cor. 1:18-20)
Psalm
90 –Life is Short
God
announced that everybody twenty years old and older would die within the next forty
years. No wonder Moses prayed, “So teach us to number our days”.
We
number our years, but it is wiser to number our days for we live a day at a
time. Life is brief, like the changing of the guard, or taking a nap, or mowing
the lawn. In the camp of Israel, a twenty-year-old would not live beyond sixty,
and the older people would never make it to eighty. It was a funeral march for
forty long years.
In
the light of eternity, life is brief-no matter how long you live. You need
God’s help to use your days wisely and joyfully. There is real satisfaction in
doing God’s will. Revealing God’s glory and growing in God’s beauty. Despite
the burdens of life and the brevity of life, life is worth living when you
trust the Lord.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah
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