Because I Trust God

Meditations on the Psalms

 

July 8, 2022

Because I Trust God

 

“Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!”

Psalm 4:1 NASB

 

The Bible is not the least bit concerned with proving the existence of God. The Bible was written because God is. The purpose of scripture is to reveal the character of God. The very essence of God’s character is God’s desire to be in a right relationship with His creation. This psalm of David, probably written, as was Psalm 3, during Absalom’s revolt, reveals the quality of a right relationship with God. The instructions at the beginning of the psalm indicate it was incorporated into the worship of Israel, probably for something like Evening Vespers.

 

David begins his psalm by exhibiting great confidence in his relationship with God, “Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!” (Psalm 4:1 NASB). David was in a right relationship with God because God called and anointed David to be King over Israel. As the followers of Christ, we too can call out to God with great confidence because we are in a right relationship with God. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

 

Because we have been made right with God through faith in Christ Jesus, we can rest in the sure knowledge that God is faithful and will fulfill all His promises. What does it mean that we can rest? I experience this in the liturgy we use for The Eucharist. Our last prayer before receiving the bread and cup is this line inspired by the centurion in Mathew 8:8,

 

“Lord I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.”

 

My Takeaway: Because of what Christ has done for me, I can join my voice with David and call out to God in confidence. Because I trust God, I can rest knowing God will keep me safe.

 

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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