Today, I am reading and commenting on Psalms 60-67.

Psalm 60 begins with the psalmist speaking of the people being rejected by God and facing desperate times.  Then he tells us that in these desperate times God has raised a banner.  Today, we often fail to understand the image the psalmist is using here.  He invites us to imagine a battlefield where all is in chaos and one can not tell who is friend or foe.  There in that chaotic mess God has raised a banner to which those willing to be on His side can rally.  God is calling on us to rally to His banner on the chaotic battlefield upon which we find ourselves.  Of course, by rallying around the banner which God has raised comes with some risks.  Doing so identifies us as being on God’s side for those who have chosen to fight against Him.  The psalmist addresses that later in some of today’s psalms.  God is the fortress in which he, the psalmist relies, the rock upon which he rests.  He, the psalmist, is but a leaning wall, or perhaps a tottering fence, but he rests upon God, and those who wish to tear him down, who wish to tear down all who rally to God’s banner, will have to tear down God first.  And the psalmist tells us that they will be unable to do so because all power belongs to God.  Further, God will defend those who rally to His banner because He has unfailing love.  So, rally to God’s banner and shout for joy to God.

Side note: I really find it strange how what I write varies from day to day in tone and type of content.

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