Tuesday Devo
Scripture:
Psalm 90
7 We wither beneath your anger;
we are overwhelmed by your fury.
8 You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
9 We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.
10 Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger?
7 We wither beneath your anger;
we are overwhelmed by your fury.
8 You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
9 We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.
10 Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger?
Commentary:
90:7–11 We Are Brought to an End by Your Wrath. The people of God reflect on the unfaithfulness of past generations (in which they harbored iniquities and secret sins, v. 8), which resulted in God’s anger and wrath (vv. 7, 9, 11). The whole body of God’s people suffers from the presence and influence of its unfaithful members, and God’s judgments that purge them from his people are hard even for the faithful to endure. Hence the whole people experience toil and trouble during their brief span of life.
90:10 seventy … eighty. This gives an “ordinary” life span; many live fewer years (due to violence, accident, and disease), and a few live longer (e.g., Joseph, Gen. 50:26; Moses, Deut. 34:7; Joshua, Josh. 24:29). In any case, it is much briefer than a thousand years (Ps. 90:4), let alone God’s eternity.
90:11 your wrath according to the fear of you. God’s wrath toward his unfaithful people is in accordance with the “fear” (reverence, faith, and humble, holiness-seeking love) that they ought to have toward him (cf. note on Prov. 1:7).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1053.
90:10 seventy … eighty. This gives an “ordinary” life span; many live fewer years (due to violence, accident, and disease), and a few live longer (e.g., Joseph, Gen. 50:26; Moses, Deut. 34:7; Joshua, Josh. 24:29). In any case, it is much briefer than a thousand years (Ps. 90:4), let alone God’s eternity.
90:11 your wrath according to the fear of you. God’s wrath toward his unfaithful people is in accordance with the “fear” (reverence, faith, and humble, holiness-seeking love) that they ought to have toward him (cf. note on Prov. 1:7).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1053.
Questions:
- If He is GOD and we are NOT, what should our response be in this Christian life? We should FEAR Him. Some people are uncomfortable with this concept and will try to soften it to mean to just have a reverent respect. But this is underestimating our own sinfulness as well as God's infinite holiness and justice. Every time in scripture, when someone encounters the glory of God, they tremble in fear. They fall to their face. Some even die! This is what happens when sin and holiness meet: The sin must die. Yes God is loving and merciful and gracious, but to only focus on those attributes is to not fully appreciate who He is. Do you have a healthy fear of God? How do you know?
- To truly fear God means that you life a holy life. You do things HIS way. You are quick to repent of sin and live a life of humility and reverence. When you look at your lifestyle, your actions, your habits and your speech, could you honestly say that you fear God? Is there ongoing sin in your life that needs to be repented of and turned from? Spend some time today asking God to search your heart.
Prayer Topics:
- That you would learn to fear God.
- That you would strive for a holy lifestyle.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
2. Are there sources outside the Bible that confirm the Biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead? Many Roman and Jewish historians have confirmed that the apostles died as martyrs for preaching that they saw Jesus risen from the grave. No one dies for something they know to be a lie.
(Luke 1:1-4; Acts 26:26; 1 John 1:1-4, Josephus, Clement, Hegesippus, Tertullian, Origen, Polycarp)
(Luke 1:1-4; Acts 26:26; 1 John 1:1-4, Josephus, Clement, Hegesippus, Tertullian, Origen, Polycarp)
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