Psalm 40:11

Psalm 40:11

Always protected 

It is easy to forget that God can do as He likes! He is the God of mercy but also the God of judgement. Of course, we love to focus primarily on His mercy and His grace. Why not? To know and experience these qualities and live in the comfort of them provides us with security, peace of mind and great hope for the future. However, I do not think we should take these attributes of our God for granted. It seems that David did not. Here is a man who suffered in his life, who writes whole songs bewailing the disciplinary, hard hand of the Lord upon him, because of his sin. God does act justly; He does and will judge the world. Our Father also disciplines the children whom He loves. Therefore, we need to keep in mind that He can withhold his mercy, as this verse infers. In truth we are such truculent, wayward creatures that it is amazing how often He wears the smile of the beneficent Father instead of brandishing the rod of discipline. How gracious is He? How often has He brought us back to the right path, when we stayed away from Him? How often has He redeemed the foolishness of our ways and turned even our sinful mistakes into blessings? I hope you can see this. Please do not take Him for granted. Be in awe of this God who has done so much for us all and thank Him for His love and faithfulness. These are not dispensed to us because we deserve them but because He is an amazing, merciful, divine being who chooses to reveal Himself to those who are privileged to believe in Him.  What a loving and faithful God He is, that He would protect us despite our failings. Hallelujah!

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