Psalm 73

OK so, I know I am not the only Christian out there who has felt this way. You know when it feels like all the "wicked" people have it easy and us Christians are getting the short end of the stick. Well during prayer earlier this week I opened up to this Psalm and man did it speak to me.

Psalm 73 is credited to the choir director Asaph, and I think it really shows us how to command our thoughts and take them captive. As the director he knew that if he got down in the spirit that he would take others with him. He shows us how to take our thought captive and what to do with them so we do not spread poison to our fellow brothers and sisters. The key is in verses 15-17

Psalm 73: 15If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,
17until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.

First in verse 15, he reminds himself of his obligation as a believer to be a good witness. He recognizes that as a believer claiming the name of the Lord he must present the truth to the choir and not the rotten thought in this heart.

Second in verse 16, he acknowledges what thinking about such things is doing to his heart. Note that he says that it was wearisome and oppressive. That's what happens when we dwell on thoughts planted by the enemy. The thoughts of doubt and worry are planted to be stumbling block on our walk with Christ and a wall between us and our father.

Third in verse 17 he takes this thought with him to the sanctuary of God, where God can reveal the truth about such matters.

This is what Jesus is talking about in Matthew 11:28-30, 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30"For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (NAS)

If you are like me you feel the least worthy of entering the Holy of Holies when you have thoughts like Asaph recorded in this Psalm. But friends that is when we need to go there the most. The Lord has invited you to be His bride and come into His most intimate sanctuary. It is there that He will reveal His will to you.

Please read this Psalm (Psalm 73 this link to the the Message version) and if the Holy Spirits speak to you through it like He did me you will find yourself on you knees thanking the Lord for His great mercy, love and correction. I know better understand what it means to be forced to the feet of Jesus because that is the only place anything makes since.

I hope you will read this Psalm and share with us what the Lord speaks to you. Until then be blessed.