Sometimes we are
convinced we have alternatives we never had.
We tell ourselves there are no
unavoidable consequences.
We often are convinced that good
solutions to horrible mistakes are as simple as our desires.
We often think solutions are
produced by wishing or apologizing.
Then we are shocked by the
unavoidable consequences of our decisions.
Lingering effects astound us!
This psalmist said godless mistakes were
complex with horrendous consequences.
Fourth, some thought
distance was always the solution.
Go to an unexpected
occupation/place and work in an unexpected job.
Let the sea hide you!
However, the sea
could not hide anyone from God.
In a sea storm people encountered
their helplessness.
When they felt the angry wind, saw
the towering waves, and experienced their helplessness, they were
terrified and cried to the Lord.
When the situation stilled, they
praised the Lord.
They knew He brought them from
certain disaster to a secure safety.
They were not ashamed of their
Deliverer!
With God, rivers
become deserts, and deserts become rich, life sustaining farmland.
When godless people oppressed, God
looked with contempt upon their leaders.
The people became wanderers in
wastelands.
It was the
defenseless and the abused who experienced the joy of increase.
It was the godly who knew gladness
as the wicked were confused by the situation.
If you were wise, you would see Israel’s
history in God’s love.
Two conclusions
devastate us.
(1) We conclude
all
good in life is produced by us, and
all
bad in life is produced by God.
Thus, (2) God is the problem.
Really?
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