Weekly Letter from David C.
When I get to the 5th of the month, I am delighted with Psalms and Proverbs. I love the contrast between Psalm 21 and Psalm 22. {David reads 5 Psalms a day. He multiplies the calendar date by 5, and the last of the 5 Psalms he reads that day is that number. On the 5th of each month, he reads Psalms 21-25.}
In Psalm 21 David is living the ideal Christian life. “You have given him his heart’s desire, and you have not withheld the request of his lips. For you meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head.” Ideal. Wonderful. Every Christian’s desire and hope for how the Christian life will go. David is getting what his heart desires and his prayers are being answered. Sign me up!
In Psalm 22 David is in the pit of despair. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; and by night, but I have no rest. Yet You are holy.” What has happened? David is troubled, in despair, and he can’t get God to answer him and do what he wants.
Welcome to the normal Christian life.
Welcome to the walk of faith.
It is in the turbulence of this life that our character is being refined to be more like Jesus and the evidence of Jesus is being manifested. Paul encouraged the Christians in Philippi to “do all things without grumbling or disputing”. Why? So that Christ could be manifested to the watching world.
Do I believe that God works all things together for good for His children? Do I believe that I am to give thanks for everything for that is God’s will for me?
We never get it right all of the time. Jesus did and it is His righteousness in which we are clothed as believers. We are in the process of being grown up, matured into the likeness of Christ.
Your brother,
David
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