“Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You
guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.” Psalm 73:23, 24 (NIV)
This is a psalm of Asaph, a Gershonite Levite choir leader. Twelve
of the Psalms have been assigned to him. Gershon was a son of Levi. Asaph had
gotten discouraged by the wicked people always prospering. As he enters God’s
sanctuary, he repents of his ‘attitude’ and makes the statement that is our
focus passage.
“. . . I am always
with you. . . “Asaph was truly committed to God. Can we say the same thing?
” . . . you hold me
by my right hand.” When young people are dating, they sometimes hold hands.
When an older person is unsteady on their feet, a companion will hold their
hand while walking. God holds us by our hand as we go through difficult
circumstances of life. When we follow God’s direction through the valleys of
life, we gain wisdom and strength.
“. . . afterward you
will take me into glory.” This is Asaph’s statement of faith. He knows God will do as He has said. As 21st Century disciples, we need to
remember that our final destination is with God in heaven.
“You guide me with
your counsel. . .” God speaks to Asaph and imparts wisdom to him. With
Asaph being a worker in the house of the Lord, I believe he and God had many
occasions in which God talked and Asaph listened. Even today, we have times
where we seek his counsel and, in order to hear what God tells us, we have to
listen.
Thanks for many questions to consider.
ReplyDeleteSussan:
DeleteYou are welcome.
I like this breakdown, thank you. I need to review and meditate on these ideas.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you,
Karen
Karen; I find I need to review scripture on a regular basis, just to be sure I am where I am supposed to be. I understand and I thank you for stopping in.
DeleteI love the knowledge that I am guided by Him. So comforting, and it gives me such hope!
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday. :)
Rhonda:
DeleteThank you for stopping in.
God guides us because He loves us. He comforts us because He cares for us. He gives us hope because it is His nature.
Thank you for sharing such an encouraging post! Blessings.
ReplyDeleteYour welcome. Blessings back to you
DeletePlease feel free to stop in whenever you can.
DeleteThis is something God has been teaching me a lot about lately. I'm slowly learning to be less stubborn. :)
ReplyDeleteSarah: God teaches me, also. God is very long- suffering since he has to wait for me to learn the lessons He wants me to learn.
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