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Dily Devotion: Psalm 90:10-12

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Psalm 90:10-12    "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.  (11)  Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.  (12)  So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."

"Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath." As I pondered this question this morning, I'm thankful that I do not know the "power of thine anger." I'm thankful that, by the grace of God, I will never know the power of His anger and wrath. We may think that we are experiencing the anger of God, but we saw back in Psalm 85:2-3, "Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger." Yes, the anger of His wrath was turned away from us and was cast upon Jesus Christ, the blessed Son of God. We saw in Romans 5 that we shall be saved from wrath by the blood of Jesus Christ. Also, Paul speaks of that beautiful truth in his first letter to the Thessalonians. He commended them on the manner in which "... ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come." (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10) Yes, Jesus "delivered us from the wrath to come." How did He deliver us? He allowed Himself to be nailed to that old cross on Calvary's Hill. He endured the suffering and shame and laid down His life for us. He took that wrath upon Himself to deliver us from having to experience it. I praise His Holy Name!

Now the Psalmist reminds us that our lives should reflect the gratitude in our hearts toward Jesus. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." How does my life reflect the application of the glorious truth of deliverance? It seems that sometimes we, as God's people, tend to have the attitude that we are going to live forever in this old world. Sometimes we hear the phrase spoken, "His days are numbered." In fact, all of our days are numbered. Paul commended the Thessalonians for waiting "for His Son from heaven." Though no man knows the day in which Jesus will come for His bride, we can be assured that that day is coming. We are to apply our hearts unto wisdom in seeking to glorify the Holy Name of our Blessed Redeemer, Jesus the Christ of God. He loved us enough to die for us. Should we not love Him enough to live for Him?

The Goodness of God by Jenn Johnson

… I love You, Lord
Oh, Your mercy never failed me
And all my days, I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

… All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

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