Daily Nugget:<\/strong>
In the previous Psalm, King David made it clear that no one got away with sin. If they did commit trespasses, the righteous Judge in Heaven would deal with their iniquity. In Psalm 7, the king confessed to God that he expected to be judged if he violated God\u2019s commandments.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVerses 3-5 show David\u2019s examination of his heart. He told God that if he had done wrong to those who meant him no harm, he would not have expected any special treatment from God. He assumed the Lord would not protect and that the enemy would do its worst to him (vss. 5-6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So often, many want God to be hard on another sinner but somehow give themselves a \u201cget out of sin card\u201d and believe they should not face God\u2019s fair judgment. David said, \u201cWhat is good for the goose is good for the gander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expecting God\u2019s stern and firm judgment for our iniquities will help keep us from sinful error. Realizing that we deserve God\u2019s hand of discipline will also help us be more compassionate toward others when they fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All are sinners. None deserve anything but Hell. However, God and His mercy have allowed us not to get what we deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We should strive to live righteously (vss. 10-11). If we obey God\u2019s commandments and live the way He commands, there will be no need for His just discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s Thought:\u00a0<\/strong>
\u201cDo not be intolerant of someone just because they sin differently than you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nWords to Understand:<\/strong>
Benjamite: Jewish tribe that originated from Jacob\u2019s youngest son, Benjamin
Iniquity: sin, crime
Pate: top of the head
Shiggaion: a poem that rambles
Travaileth: to labor with difficulty or pain
Whet: sharpen by rubbing on a stone or abrasive<\/p>\n\n\n\nToday\u2019s Reading:<\/strong>
Psalm 7
1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 \u00b6 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily Nugget:In the previous Psalm, King David made it clear that no one got away with sin. If they did…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_374886073925309_111414703907598":"","twitter_429426831_429426831":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalm","tag-sin","wpcat-72-id"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7988,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/7988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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