Psalm 62-8.31.22

Scripture

Psalms 62:11-12 NLT

“God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times:  Power. O God, belongs to you; unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.  Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.”

Observation-What does it say?

In this psalm, David writes about waiting and trusting in God above anything else. His enemies surround him. His enemies plot to kill him. Even some of his “friends” are two faced (praising him to his face, yet cursing him in their hearts). But through all of this David finds peace. He cries out to God with all of his worries. He trusts in God’s sovereignty and strength. He knows at the end of the day God’s justice will prevail.

Understanding-What does it mean?

We reap what we sow.

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”-Galatians 6:7-10

If God surely repays all people for what they have done (verse 12 of this chapter), what will I be reaping? What kind of seeds am I sowing?

Life Application

What have I done with the name of Jesus?

We all know if God repays us for what we have done, we would all be in trouble.

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.”-Romans 3:23

But thankfully God is so loving and so gracious!

“Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.”-Romans 3:24-26

So what have I done with the name of Jesus? Did I accept it or reject it? Am I sowing the seed of Jesus’ name in people’s hearts? Am I sowing seeds to please my flesh, or sowing seeds to please the Holy Spirit? I pray that we all sow the spiritual seeds necessary to live in God’s peace and blessings.

-Moses Gaddi