April 22
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PSALM 146
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
– Psalm 146:1-5
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PSALM 146 DON’T PUT YOUR TRUST IN HUMANS
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
Praise the Lord your God for he is the only one whom you can trust
Do not give your trust to friends, yourself or even your loved ones
Humans are by nature sinful, fickle and full of themselves
They are finite and very limited; they don’t see God’s perspective.
When you put your trust in humans, you will surely be disappointed
They don’t see the big picture and can be unsure and ambivalent
Only the Lord is omniscient and can see a man’s heart and intentions
No humans can even have an inkling of the full picture of our situations.
When you confide in humans, you are not sure it won’t spill out
Man’s nature puts the self first and anyone can easily betray us
But if you put your confidence in the One who is Almighty
You won’t be judged unfairly or be condemned unjustly.
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REFLECTION
• When was your trust in someone ever been betrayed? What was the consequences of that betrayal?
• Why does the psalmist warn us about putting our trust in humans?