March 28, 2023

Passage Read: Psalm 63-66
Meditation Verses: 66:10-12

Thought

The Lord tested them and refined them like silver, by imprisoning them, humbling them, placing heavy burdens on them, letting others rule over them, taking them through fire and water, before finally bringing them to a place of abundance. This describes Israel's journey in Egypt and then out of Egypt through the wilderness pretty well, but it also describes so much of what they experienced when they fell away and the Lord sent others to rule over them. These are ways He uses to purify our faith, whether we have done something that needs rebuke or not. We always need further humbling, until we are completely and totally submitted to Him, until we have let go of all demands on our lives, until He is truly our Lord and God, and our highest and dearest delight.

Application

I still have so far to go in delighting myself in the Lord above all, having Him as my highest praise. There is more purification needed in my heart. But the more I lead it in worship and delight of the Lord, the less He has to take me through fire and water. So seek Him today, delight in Him today, speak of His goodness today.