Read: Psalm 73

I have made the Lord God my refuge (v. 28)

A friend of mine grew up in a large family where Mom ruled the kitchen. She fixed meals of her own creation throwing this and that into a big pot on the stove. Sometimes the boys would cry out, “Mom, you’re not putting that in the pot!” Then Mom would announce, “Get out of my kitchen.” Often times after the meal the boys would say in surprise, “Mom, that was really good!” A wise mother, she then said, “I want you boys to learn a lesson. Don’t judge something when it’s not finished.”

The road we travel as disciples of Jesus Christ includes many jarring bumps and unexpected curves; illnesses, accidents, painful disappointments. We’re tempted to judge our journey prematurely. Sometimes it feels like faith is not worth the struggle. Why is it, we ask, those who don’t seem to care—who aren’t trying to serve and love God and do what is right—why is it often such people seem to do better than I do? They have good jobs, make lots of money and always seem to be healthy and well? Why is it?

You’re not the first to ask such questions. You’ll be reassured by the answers in this psalm. As mom told her boys, “Don’t judge something until it is finished.” Read verses 21-28 again. “But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works” (v. 28).

Prayer:

I take refuge in you, O Lord. Keep me close.

Author: Chic Broersma

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