Julie
Today's reading was kind of powerful, specifically chapter 14. Verses 11-12 say, "And the Lord said to Moses, 'How long with this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.'" While most of this chapter resonated with me this stood out and made me wonder if we are not going through something similar now. It is amazing how quick people are to give up when things get a little difficult. No one likes when things are hard and complicated, but that is generally when our true character shows and by having faith in God during those times shows more than have faith when time are good.
I feel like Psalm 83 also resonates with our current situation today and that maybe we should be praying this Psalm during this time. I realize that everyone's view of what is happening right now is subjective, but I personally feel that we are slowly losing some of rights as humans and I think that they are trying to remove God from our lives...albeit slowly. Maybe this is a Psalm that we should be praying about those in power trying to remove our right to worship as we want.
Michelle
This does seem to relate to times now as you stated. I’m not sure why but every time it talks of the chosen people grumbling against god I get irritated. Like how many times does his glory need to be shown you? Then I remember that I fall into this trap myself sometimes. I get led astray and return. I do find it interesting that while he does forgive them he still strikes down those who were spreading lies and then some of them still go out against his instructions. When I think about this and relate it to life I can see how this has happened in our daily lives. If we follow gods direction, we come out in a better place, if we don’t or choose to get there a different way we fall victim to our choices and the consequences of these actions which tend to be unfavorable. Not that god makes life easy but that we need to be obedient. Sometimes I don’t see or know or feel the direction. I’m working on that. But overall I try to do what is right.
The psalm does seem to be asking God to strike down those who are against him. And to show his might as done before.
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