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HOPE IN GOD’S WORD
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Psalm 119:113-114

Psalm 130:5-8

 

“I wait for the LORD,
my soul doth wait,

and in his word do I hope.”

 

HOPE IN GOD’S WORD
 
If we look around, we see desperate movements trying to preserve this dying earth. Gas emissions are discouraged, and recycling is encouraged, to sustain and lengthen the lifespan of our planet. But can we have hope? The psalmist rightly expresses his hope in the Word of God. Therefore, he hates the vain thoughts of men and testifies that God the Almighty is his only hiding place and shield as declared in His Word.
 
Hate vain thoughts: Man’s thoughts are far lower than God’s thoughts. Man imagine vain things. He thinks he can manipulate the course of nature and dictate the direction of this world. He believes he has the power to lengthen the years of this earth with his wisdom and knowledge. He tries to invent and manufacture things to provide for the needs of the people. He makes himself as God, controlling everything according to his perspective. Yet all these things are vain thoughts. Man can do nothing to prevent this world from burning up when God says it is time for heaven and earth to pass away. Man’s thoughts are vain because man is trying to solve the problems of this planet without consulting God as to what His will is according to His Word. Only if man submits to the blueprint of the Lord for this earth, then what man will do will not be in vain.
 
Hide in God: The psalmist sees that man’s thoughts are vain. He trusts the Lord as his shield against the disasters plaguing the earth today. No amount of man’s power can change the destructive course of this world. Only on God can man depend. The Word of God is good enough to be followed for safety and security. It is his protection against the calamities of this earth. It is his defence against the maladies of this soon-to-end world.
 
Man’s thoughts are opposed to the divine plan of God. Thus, his worldview is different from those who are believers of Christ. Man is not created by God only to suffer on this earth. God has prepared everything for our needs.
 
THOUGHT: Do I hate man’s thoughts that oppose God’s plan?

PRAYER: Father, may I always be drawn nearer to Thee.

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