9/13/2020 - Seeing The Eternal - Psalm 73

Psalm 73 contains the heartfelt and raw emotion of a Godly person who has carefully observed life. It comes from a man named Asaph and he's tormented because the world is influencing him. He is jealous of what other people have. What's worse is that these people don't walk with God and yet they seem so blessed. They're healthy and wealthy, and they don't seem to be struggling with the same problems that God's people do. So he's thinking out loud...

"Is it worth it to walk with God?"

He's questioning. Can't we all relate to this? I know I've been there. He continues his observation until it comes full circle. It may look like these other people who despise God have it all, but they don't. They really have nothing, and what they seem to have won't last. By worldly standards Asaph doesn't have a lot but he realizes he's the one with everything because he has God. He can confidently say, "Nothing in this life is as good as that taste of belonging to the Lord."

There was a change in his heart because there was a change in his head as he looked at God. He moved his focus off of them and onto Him. If we get our eyes off ourselves, our problems, our wants and lacks, and off of what everyone else seems to have, we realize how blessed we really are just for having Him.

The Psalm ends with a view toward eternity and that makes all the difference.

"For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works." vs. 27-28