November 4
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UNTIL YOU ENTER GOD’S SANCTUARY
Therefore his people return here,
And abundant waters are drunk by them.
11 They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken all day long,
And punished every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought of understanding this,
It was troublesome in my sight
17 Until I entered the sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their end.
18 You indeed put them on slippery ground;
You dropped them into ruin.
19 How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
20 Like a dream when one awakes,
Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.– Psalm 73:10-20
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In this psalm, Asaph seemed frustrated with how the ungodly were prospering and continuing in their ways. In verse 11, the psalmist was bothered by how God was quiet and allowing these wicked people to mock Him. They think God can’t know or see what they are doing. We hear Asaph’s shallow view of life when he envied those who are wealthy and uncaring with the world. In verse 13-14, we hear his remorse and repentance. In verses 16-16, Asaph showed reliance on his own understanding but in verse 17, he realized how different his view changed when he went to the house of the Lord. His view of this life became eternal. He prophetically saw how it will all end.
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REFLECTION
• Why do some people tend to miss seeing life in an eternal perspective?