A Daily Devotion for Monday, March 30

Psalm 109:21-31

But you, Sovereign LORD,

help me for your name’s sake;

out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

For I am poor and needy,

and my heart is wounded within me.

I fade away like an evening shadow;

I am shaken off like a locust.

My knees give way from fasting;

my body is thin and gaunt.

I am an object of scorn to my accusers;

when they see me, they shake their heads.

Help me, LORD my God;

save me according to your unfailing love.

Let them know that it is your hand,

that you, LORD, have done it.

While they curse, may you bless;

may those who attack me be put to shame,

but may your servant rejoice.

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace

and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD;

in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.

For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

I don’t experience any strong connection with this psalm, largely because the writer asks God to bring shame and disgrace on his enemies. This is not something I spend any time thinking about, and I certainly do not pray for it. On the other hand, the writer does leave the judgement and the outcome up to God, recognizes His protection and is thankful. And the psalmist also recognizes it is God who can and will save him, and it is God who deserves all praise.

Holy Lord, you are in control and I am not. You are in charge of delivering justice to those who are in the wrong. Keep me safe, Lord, and help me to see your path and follow it. I know you have given me my own lane. Amen

Becky, transforming

Pic by Nancy