Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
God
is faithful to all the generations
Rev. Sonu Varughese
Cross Way MTC, Dallas
While I am pilgrim here
Let your love my spirit cheer
Be my guide, my guard, my friend
Lead me to my journey’s end
Psalm 99 falls into three sections, the first
two (1-3, 4-5) ending with the refrain, “Holy is He,” and the third (6-9) with,
“Holy is the Lord our God.” Throughout the Psalm, the writer continually
emphasizes the pervasive nature of God’s faithfulness. God’s faithfulness
permeates to all generations.
V.2 “The Lord is
great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.”
V. 6
“Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the Lord, and
he answered them.
Are we
able to understand the faithfulness of God in our life?
Recently
I read an article by Psychologist Mihalyi Csiksent Mihalyi on his research
where people are asked to set their alarm on a random time when they are alone.
People are asked to write what they are thinking, doing or feeling at that
specific moment. His conclusion on how people respond to being alone and still
is very revealing. “When people are left alone, undistracted by noise or
activity, their mind naturally drifts toward an awareness of discontent, a
sense of inadequacy, anxiety about the future, and a chronic sense of self-
preoccupation. Contrary to what we tend to assume, the normal state of the mind
is chaos. When we are left alone, with demands on attention, the basic disorder
of the mind reveals itself”. He further adds, to avoid this condition, people
are naturally eager to fill their minds with whatever information is readily
available, as long as it distracts attention from turning inward and dwelling
on negative feelings. This explains why such a huge proportion of time is
invested in watching television, despite the fact that it is rarely enjoyed. We
do not avoid people or situation as much we avoid ourselves. We are strangers
to ourselves.
Trust in God: The
Psalmist is saying God is faithful to all the people. His endurance and
providence is not for a moment, it is everlasting. Sometimes we may feel as if
we are at the lowest point in our life. But we must remember that our faithful
God knows our ways. Proverbs 5:21 “For human ways are under the eyes of
the Lord, and he examines all their paths”. Even though we go through different
circumstances, God’s everlasting presence is with us. Psalms 46:10 says, “Be
still and know that I am God…’’ it is a time of knowing ourselves. It is the
moment of surrender where we tell God “take me as I am”. Prayer is the time
where we become available to God and ourselves. Let us submit ourselves into
the hand of God.
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