Psalm 109
As I read this Psalm, my mind kept going to God is just and faithful, but often we forget the mercy that He has shown, we forget the price the Father paid to buy us out of bondage from sin. Have we forgot Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Do you recall Romans 3:23-26, ”for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness because, in his divine forbearance, he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
God, who is Holy and Righteous, has a high requirement for a person, and it has not one thing to do with the color of your skin, the parents you had or anything. For before a Holy God, your good acts are religious acts are like filthy rags, unless they are covered by the blood of Jesus. You may recall Hebrews 9:22, “Indeed, under the law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.”
As we reflect on those verses above, should we pray the prayer of the Choirmaster of David? As one messy saint to another, who also has been given grace through the faith that we have been given by the Father, should we not pray that their eyes be open to receive Jesus. I’ve fallen short in this area much like the Choirmaster, I have shared in my blog the names of people I believe are evil, and if I came face to face with them, I do not doubt I would be respectful of their past title, but would also make the same points to their face. When I pray to my Father, I ask Him to open their eyes to the love and forgiveness that I have found in Jesus Christ.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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