God’s Boundaries - Our Security
16 Yours is the day, yours also the night;
you have established the heavenly lights and the sun.
17 You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth;
you have made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs,
and a foolish people reviles your name.
19 Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.
There is something unique about the above section of the musician Asaph’s song. In verses 16 and 17 we hear him singing about the sovereign power of God. God establishes and determines the boundaries of the night, the day and stars and the sun. God, by His power, determines the summer and the winter. That is enough to write about and sing. That is enough to praise His name. But, note what verses 18 and 19 tell us! Aspah, we can surmise, is having issues with someone or a group of people. He is in a conflict. He has an enemy or enemies that are “scoffing” at him. But, they are also “reviling” God’s name. Because he knows that God has sovereign power over the seasons, the stars, the sun and the moon, Aspah can sit back and sing about God’s ability to protect him. God has power to make a star come on and turn off. That same power (and even more so) is watching over His people in care, concern and compassion. Aspah recognizes that he is a dove in the midst of wild beasts. But, he also recognizes that it is God who controls the power and boundaries of those beasts. God can set the boundaries of the seasons. But, He can also set the boundaries of the opposition. God sets all boundaries. That is something to sign about.
No comments:
Post a Comment