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Daily Devotion: Psalm 64:10

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Psalm 64:10    "The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory."

It seems that this time through the Psalms that I can see more than ever that human nature does not ever change. I think this is my third time to write about them and the things in the world today were going on back then also. Different names, different places, different circumstances, but the same fallen nature of man. Once again, as I read this 64th Psalm, I realized it could be a front page article on any modern time newspaper. But just more certain than the unchanging human nature, we can be certain that our Heavenly Father does not change. In fact, some of the last words written in the Old Testament say to us, "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Malachi 3:6)  The weeping prophet wrote in Lamentations 3:22, "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."


Because of God's faithfulness and continuous mercy, we can find peace in today's passage.  "The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory." We are glad because of the Lord. We trust in Him, not ourselves.  We glory in the Lord, not ourselves. The righteous are those who understand, to the degree that we are able, that God has done the full work of salvation in our lives. The righteous are those who understand the price that was paid for our salvation. The righteous are the ones who understand that it is in Him that we live, and move, and have our being. The righteous are the blood-bought, Spirit-born children of God. As for me, I want to spend time contemplating today's verse of Scripture. This is the absolute truth upon which we can base our everyday lives. May God bless us to trust Him.

Great is thy faithfulness, O God, my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee.
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
As thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.

Great is thy faithfulness,
Great is thy faithfulness,
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hast provided;
Great is thy faithfulness,

Lord unto me. 

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