Notes from Norman

Worrying About the Wrong Things

Psalm 92:10-12

10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil,

for he guards the lives of his faithful ones

and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is shed upon the righteous

and joy on the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,

and praise his holy name.

Faithfulness to God is our objective. God guards us and protects us. We worry about the wrong things. We worry about the condition of the church as if we had any power to control it. We worry about our health. To the extent that we have been granted the skills of those in the healing profession we should use them, but in the end we’ll lose the battle with health. “What is your life, it is but a vapor?” We worry about money. We’ll also give that up some day even though it is a useful tool in the here and now. We worry about international affairs, but all of them are subject to the mighty hand of God. We can live with joy because God delivers the righteous from the hand of the wicked.

posted by Norman @ 5:51 AM