Dave's Diary

Daily Readings: Judges 9 and Psalm 33

We should not think that the awful acts of violence and treachery we read of in the book of Judges reflect the heart of God. They do nothing of the sort. Rather, they are a sobering revelation of what happens when a nation turns away from the God of whom the Psalmist wrote: “The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” (Ps.33:5) When we reject God’s ways of righteousness, justice and love, and turn away from the Lord, we are in danger of plumbing the same depths to which Israel fell. We are just as capable of falling as they were.

Today let us join in the beautiful prayer of Psalm 33:20-22 “We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May Your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You.” Amen.