Monday... So, who is it we really are reminding?

Psalm 74:12 (NLT), "You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth."

Now Asaph in writing Psalm 74 seems to be reminding God. But is that really the one he needs to be reminding?

In our situations in our lives where things are not going the way we want we use whatever methods we can to have hope. Maybe that is where a lot of us are today and we need some reminders and that is why I spend time in the Bible every morning. I need to be reminded and reinforced in my faith.

Now Asaph starts this Psalm out by saying in verse 1a (NLT), "O God, why have you rejected us so long?" Could that be a question that a lot of us have at the beginning of this day?

I love the honesty of the Bible. Maybe some of you are saying that and this is a great place to come.

Here is a reminder. Verse 12 says, "You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth."

Verses 16-17 says, "Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. You set boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter."

And verses 20-21, "Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence! Don't let the downtrodden be humiliating again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name." It's not God who needs to be reminded, it is us

Listen, God hasn't forgotten. It isn't God who needs to remember, to be reminded. It is us. Again verse 12 say, "You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth."

No it isn't God who needs to be reminded, it is us. "You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth." What he has done in the past He will do again. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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