Psalm 75 (The Message)
You say, "I'm calling this meeting to order,
I'm ready to set things right.
When the earth goes topsy-turvy
And nobody knows which end is up,
I nail it all down,
I put everything in place again.
I say to the smart alecks, 'That's enough,'
to the bullies, 'Not so fast.'" (vs 2-4)
School. We all remember it well I'm sure, and all of us will have mixed feelings about it. However we relate to it, the one thing we will all share I'm sure is a fear of being sent to go see the Head Teacher.
Although I had a fear of the Head throughout my school life (probably from being outside her office door one too many times), the thing that amazed me about her was how she managed to call for order whenever in an assembly or class. Suddenly what was a tidal wave of mayhem and noise, with two words from her mouth, 'Thank You' she brought things to order (to how they should be, calm and controlled), with children sitting neatly in their rows silent with arms crossed and backs straight.
This psalm show's us of a God whose in complete control, He holds the very stars in His hands, He holds the waves back stopping them from flooding us all. He controls photosynthesis and produces the very air we breath.
You say, "I'm calling this meeting to order,
I'm ready to set things right.
When the earth goes topsy-turvy
And nobody knows which end is up,
I nail it all down,
I put everything in place again.
I say to the smart alecks, 'That's enough,'
to the bullies, 'Not so fast.'" (vs 2-4)
School. We all remember it well I'm sure, and all of us will have mixed feelings about it. However we relate to it, the one thing we will all share I'm sure is a fear of being sent to go see the Head Teacher.
Although I had a fear of the Head throughout my school life (probably from being outside her office door one too many times), the thing that amazed me about her was how she managed to call for order whenever in an assembly or class. Suddenly what was a tidal wave of mayhem and noise, with two words from her mouth, 'Thank You' she brought things to order (to how they should be, calm and controlled), with children sitting neatly in their rows silent with arms crossed and backs straight.
This psalm show's us of a God whose in complete control, He holds the very stars in His hands, He holds the waves back stopping them from flooding us all. He controls photosynthesis and produces the very air we breath.
OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL
Jesus promises that us He will bring things back to how they were in the beginning. Man walked with God and because of what Jesus has done for us through His obedience to death we have had our topsy turvy lives brought back to order, and we can have union with God once more.
If that's not enough He will abolish all injustice, all pain, 'take out the bullies', 'silence the smart aleck', put wrong to right. He will bring order once more, and so I think our response needs to be one like vs 1 in this Psalm.
1 We thank you, God, we thank you— your Name is our favorite word;
your mighty works are all we talk about.
Remind us constantly God whenever we feel like life is spiraling out of control, or we feel down hearted, that You have promised to bring things to order. Help us to be heavenly focused and to live our lives out in the promise of what's to come.
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