A Crisis of Change

Meditations on Christ in the Psalms 

November 10, 2022

A Crisis of Change

The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty.

    Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength.

The world stands firm

    and cannot be shaken.

Psalm 93:1

The only thing certain about life is its uncertainty. Things change. Some changes are relatively inconsequential. Other changes may entirely reorder our lives. Some of these changes are positive; some are what we perceive as negative, at least initially. Some changes create a sense of adventure; some changes bring fear and anxiety. The psalmist in Psalm 93 seems to be responding to a national crisis. We don’t know the date this psalm was written, or the exact circumstances. We do know the psalmist was in the midst of a crisis of change, and he was looking for safety and security. Psalm 93 is the affirmation that Israel’s safety and security is in God the Father Almighty.

The psalmist found safety and security in God’s reign, “Your throne, O Lord, has stood from time immemorial. You yourself are from the everlasting past” (Psalm 93:2).

The psalmist found safety and security, a safe harbor, during the storms of life, “But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the Lord above is mightier than these!” (Psalm 93:4).

The psalmist found safety and security in God’s House and in the Word of God, “Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, for evermore” (Psalm 93:5 NRSV).

My Takeaway: Through our faith in Jesus, we too can rest safe and secure in God’s eternal love for us:

“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory” (Romans 5:1-2).

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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