Psalm 77:6, 12 (ESV)
6I said, “Let me remember my song in the night;
let me meditate in my heart.” Then my spirit made a diligent search: 12I
will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
The Psalmist here reminds us that our meditation should
bring us a song . In spite of the
difficulties that he may be facing his meditation of heart brought him to the
point of singing.
As he searched for truth and understanding, he came to
ponder upon all of God’s work. God’s
work reveals his grace to all as we all have the opportunity to enjoy the many
marvelous aspects of his creative work.
All benefit from the water cycle that works to bring us freshwater and
helps us to live. All benefit from the
wind patterns that help to keep our air from getting stagnant and unusable. One could go on of the many things that God
has done for man.
As the psalmist had opportunity to meditate upon God’s
mighty deeds all he had to do was to review Israel’s history. They had seen the many miracles of the
plagues in Egypt and how the people of Egypt gave their slaves all of their
valuables so that scripture says they were plundered. They knew of God’s deliverance through the
sea on dry ground as they find themselves hemmed in by Pharoah’s army, the
mountains to both sides and the sea before them. They can be reminded of how God drove the Canaanites
out of the land, the parting of the Jordan river at flood stage, the great
defeat at Jericho( where the walls fell after just marching, shouting, and
blowing trumpets), and how even insects and animals were used to empty areas of
the Israelites enemies.
As we have been challenged this week to be sure that our
meditation pleases God, not only can we ponder and meditate upon His Word, but
upon the work that he does and the many ways the He leads and provides in our
lives.
May our days be more focused and more positive as we seek to
spend time remembering God’s many deeds that are accomplished for our
benefit! And may our words be full of
praises for our great and mighty creator!
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