The Word of God came at the right time…
This afternoon, took a time to read from Psalm 33. Nevern been such comfort and peace from reading it before.
The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;
from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
Those words suggest that God above watching closely over everyone on Earth. And strangely, talking about salvation, protection, safety……..great army, great strength, war horse….considered as false hope.
I do understand Abram’s fear for his life…when he knows the beauty of his wife Sara, and the wickedness of the place he’s going to. Fear for safety is something common to all human race. And I believe the Lord understands that very well too. He didn’t bring it up against Abram, despite we can say he’s little faith then.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
Interestingly the Psalm gives comfort by saying that after the Lord looking for and looking out…..now His eye is fixed…………to those who fear him and hope in his steadfast love. Hope is theme of the Psalm. Hope means our eyes fixed on him. So interesting that God’s eyes are fixed on those whose eyes fixed on him. And His promise, He will keep them alive in famine. How is it possible? That’s the beauty of this Psalm.
Everything is false hope. Only God is the sure hope, even through impossibility. I guessed Abram learnt his lessons through the 2 episodes when he trusted wrongly. God is able, and he will keep His promise. Even in famine, his children could still be alive 🙂