april 17 : psalm 53

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!"

Today I did my quiet time on psalm 53. This chapter is about people who turn away from God. You know, what surprised me about this passage was how it was similar to today. What I mean by that is that the world today is turning away from God and saying that God does not exist. In this chapter we see that the people of those days were saying the same thing - that God does not exist. I guess it has been a debate even then when there were many more miracles and supernatural events. But the reason why I like this chapter is that it involves a little bit of revenge and justice. In the latter portion of this chapter we see that God shows his glory by destroying those who opposed him. The ones that said there is no God are the ones who got to see Gods wrath first hand. Today we have many people who say God does not exist, and even worse, blaspheme against the name of God. However, we must not get angry because we know God will serve justice. Let us keep acknowledging God and try to win souls over instead of trying to win this battle all on our own!