Good morning,
Last week the scientists
around the world were celebrating the discovery of the God particle and
this week the financial leaders of the world are faced with the
discovery of the wickedness of the big national banks who have been
robbing their people of vast sums of their hard earned money. On the
one hand the scientists are ignoring the real creator of the world and
on the other hand the money people are ignoring the principles of
honesty and integrity in dealing with other peoples wealth. When David
wrote Psalm 36 he started out with a broken heart. He had lived long
enough to see that sin is a powerful, hidden force in the hearts of
God’s enemies. No matter if they see the majesty of the heavens or the
glitter of gold, their heart filters out the reality of an awesome God
who has given both treasures for the benefit of all of us. They really
can’t see that what they are doing is an affront to God and a twisted
use of God given gifts. When confronted with their evil, they deny what
they can and then blame the rest on someone else. They may be famous
or rich, but they are not wise or good.
If you pick up your Bible
and thoughtfully read the whole chapter you will see the wonderful
balance that David brings to this ever present problem. There really is
a God who created the heavens and the earth. There really is a God who
has arranged to meet the needs of every part of his creation. We
humans are really made in God’s image and God willingly pours his life
into his kids. The world around us may be living in darkness, but God’s
truth gives us all the light we need to see why we are here and some of
what God is doing in our lives. When God pours out his unfailing love
on us, he includes meeting all of our needs. God knows that we will
have bills to pay and unexpected expenses, so he has arranged all the
circumstances that are needed to take care of us even in the most
difficult times. The other advantage that we have is that our Heavenly
Father has promised that he will see to it that we will be given justice
as a reward for the faith we display in following the directions of our
loving Perfect Parent.
Psalms 36:1 Sin
whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of
God at all. 2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they
really are. 3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse
to act wisely or do good.
9 For you are the fountain
of life, the light by which we see. 10 Pour out your unfailing love on
those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.
Roy Wisner
