Sunday Psalms;

Psalms 7:1-2, 9-11 CEV

[1] You, 

Lord God, 

are my protector. Rescue me and keep me safe from all who chase me. 

Or else they will rip me apart like lions attacking a victim, 

and no one will save me.

...

[9]  You know every heart and mind, 

and you always do right. 

Now make violent people stop, 

but protect all of us who obey you.

You, 

God, 

are my shield, 

the protector of everyone whose heart is right.

You see that justice is done, 

and each day you take revenge.

Psalms 7:1-2, 9-11 CEV

Fears.

We all have them. 

These fears expressed by David are current, happening now, fear for his life.

Some things David does that might be helpful for us...

He names what he is afraid of.

And he gives that fear back to God, and names the attributes of God that stand in contrast to his fear:

Our God is about justice, seeing those who seek to follow Him.

Somehow, He will make things Right. 

In our world where injustice and wrongdoing is beamed in from all over the world we can be overwhelmed by things that aren't right. Everyone's injustice gets added to ours, fears added to fears.

More than ever we get to hold the redemptive strand that our God is Just and He will make things right. 

Hard to imagine.

Seems impossible.

But so did God shrinking to be born a baby...

Faith is holding that strand even when, especially when, we can't see the end of it...

#psalms

#redemptivestrands 

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