An Epic Difference We Can Trust In
Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
Have mercy on me, Lord , for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
Psalm 6:1–4 NIV Read More
Alistair Begg said that we should not be “all matey” with the Almighty. That is one strong sense you get after reading and praying through the Psalms:
God is not us, and we are not like God.
As much as we try to stress that Christ came to be a man just like us and live the life that we live, it is good to get a healthy dose of the Almighty sometimes. He is supreme over all of creation. Creation is vast and immeasurable, but it is also like a cardboard box that we, the creation, are sealed in. Like C. S. Lewis pointed out in explaining God hearing our prayers but not being bound by time, God can sit and ponder one thing you’ve requested for as Long. As. He. Wants.
So yes, we can ask God for any thing and because of the sacrifice of Christ, all who call on His name will be heard. But we have to humble ourselves and realize that the power to call on His name was given and made possible by His mercy. As we prayed through Colossians and Ephesians, we got a deeper explanation of God’s grace.
From the beginning of this Psalm, the Psalmist knows his position with God. Like the Centurion that knew he wasn’t worthy to have Jesus visit his house, but still needed Jesus, the Psalmist comes to God in need knowing fully that he is undeserving. God shows off the most when the most undeserving humble themselves before Him. He loves to show mercy to those in need. That again is another way He is radically different than us, but knowing that, we can go to Him.
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