"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT WHAT GOD WILL DO FOR YOU"
Psalm 73:23 “Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.”
Psalm 73:24 “You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.”
(Taken from today's reading in the One Year Bible 10/1/14)
Some explanatory thoughts, application, questions and a prayer:
This Psalm is a record of a man who had gotten his eyes off the Lord and onto the people and circumstances of life.
He was a Godly man who found himself looking at the apparent prosperity of the wicked. He wondered if it was really worth it for him to to serve the Lord. He looked at his troubles and they were many, and he looked at the wicked and they seemed not only to be without trouble, but to have many blessings in their lives. But everything changed when he went into the temple and there he saw the truth.
God gave him the true perspective. He saw what would ultimately happen to the wicked. And, God refreshed him in the hope he had, and the fact of God being with him. The things of the world are a passing charade. The things of God are an eternal reality that does not and will not change. Here is just a snippet of what this Godly man came to realize once again. May God bless and encourage you today.
1. The child of God is continually with God.
Psalm 73:23 “Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.”
This man realized that he belonged to God.
He realized that regardless of all his troubles, he still belonged to God.
You also belong to God if you have given your life to Him.
If you have received Jesus Christ as your savior, You are His child.
This is the truth to focus on, not the troubles around you.
2. The child of God is being held by God.
Psalm 73:23 “Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.”
We often see a parent holding their child's hand as they walk.
We as parents will say to the child, "please give me your hand”.
Children are so trusting and will automatically give their hand to you.
We are God's children, and this verse tells us that He is holding us by our right hand.
Your hand is in His hand,
In fact, Your entire life is in His hand.
And no one can take you out of His hand.
3. The child of God is being guided by God's counsel.
Psalm 73:24 “You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.”
The truth is that God is guiding us even when we can't see it.
It's His promise and ministry to us.
We are the sheep of His pasture.
He is our shepherd who cares for us.
Even if you feel confused, take heart and be comforted, God is guiding you
4. The child of God will one day be received up into glory.
Psalm 73:24 “You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.”
What God is doing now (guiding us), He will continue to do for us.
When it's the right time His guiding will cease.
When it's the right time He will then receive us into glory, into heaven itself.
All of His guiding now in your life, is leading you to heaven.
What a glorious God we have, who wants to bring us into His glorious and holy heaven.
God is going to keep on guiding you.
You have a glorious destiny ahead of you..
Some Questions:
1. Do you ever feel as if serving God is a waste of time?
2. Do you ever like the Psalmist look with envy at the wicked?
3. Have you noticed how the wicked seem to be having such a good time?
4. Has God shown you the end of the wicked?
5. God will give you the whole picture.
6. Do you know that He is with you now, and will continue to be with you, guiding you, and one day, say "come into glory my child"?
A Prayer:
Father, our hearts are so comforted and uplifted by You, and by Your word. Each day as we open the Word of God You speak to us with the most lovely words in the world. We have no one on earth like You. There is no book like the Holy Bible. Thank You for expressing Your truth, care, love, and hope to us. You explain what we need to know when we need to know it. Today our right hand is being held by Your hand. Make us feel Your hand, Lord, make us feel it and rejoice in Your salvation, which has become our salvation. Praise the name of our God. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia
