I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Psalms 90-97.

    The bulk of today’s psalms are psalms of praise, even the two which do not focus on praise remind us to praise. The first psalm reminds us that our time on this earth is but the blink of an eye to God. It is important for us to realize this for two reasons. What seems like God taking a long time to act is merely a few moments. The situation as it currently is took a long time to get that way, it will take a long time for it to get fixed. However, we need to realize we only have a few short years to serve God on this earth. We need to learn not to waste the time we have, let us use it to bring glory to God.

    If we have God as our shelter and protector we need fear nothing, because all things work together for good for those who love Him. Nothing happens in this world which does not fit into God’s plan and the joy of playing our part is greater than any pain or suffering. Let us sing praises to God morning, noon, and night. The psalmist reminds us that only fools and simpletons are fooled by the fact that the wicked sprout like weeds. In due time the wicked will be completely destroyed, but the godly will flourish. The whole earth will rejoice in God’s triumph over evil. Let us be in the forefront of that celebration. Let us celebrate God’s victory while the wicked still think that they are thriving.

    Speaking of fools, the wicked think that they can get away with robbing and killing the powerless, the widow, the fatherless, and the foreigner. But God is a God of vengeance. He will avenge those who have been wrongfully harmed. Only fools think that God does not know what they are doing. I will say with the psalmist, “Unless the Lord had helped me…” The Lord is my rock and my fortress.
    I am not quite sure how this fits in here, but I am feeling convicted to write it. Writing this blog has been making me feel guilty because I have not used my gifts to do more for the Lord. Yet over the last few days I have had incidents with non-Christian friends whose actions have tempted me to end my interaction with them. In those cases, the friends had done with me the sorts of things which had in the past caused others to end interaction with them. The inspiration for breaking off contact was the thought, “Is what I am getting out of my interaction with this person worth the effort?” However, the Holy Spirit made me realize that my interactions with them are not, and should not be, about what I get out of it. They are about showing Christ’s love to those I meet. I have rarely spoken to any of these friends about my faith, but I know that I have made it clear to them that it is the center of my life.