There
is, in these passages, the continuing conflict between the life of
obedient faith (Hebrews 11) and the life of disobedience (God’s
judgments in Ezekiel). The Psalmist makes it clear that the life of
obedient faith is not an easy life - “If the Lord had not been on our
side ... they would have swallowed us alive ... the raging waters would
have swept us away” (Psalm 124:1-5). The testimony of the Psalmist is clear: “Praise be to the Lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth” (Psalm 124:6).
As we read these words, our thoughts may turn towards the Bible’s
description of “the devil” as “a roaring lion who goes about seeking
whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Through
Christ, we have the victory - “We have escaped like a bird out of the
fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped” (Psalm 124:7).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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