MAR. 25, 2014
Who’s
At The Center?
Read: Psalm
33:6-19
The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all
generations. —Psalm
33:11
Recently, I had what
for me was a “Copernican moment”: I am not at the center of the universe. The
world doesn’t revolve around me. It doesn’t move at my pace, in my terms, nor
in accord with my preferences.
Though we might wish
it to be otherwise, life is not all about us. Everything revolves around the
Lord. In Psalm 33, we read that all nature revolves around Him and His control
(vv.6-9). He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the ocean in vast
reservoirs. Everything in nature operates in accordance with the laws He has
set.
The nations also
revolve around the Lord (vv.10-12). No plan or scheme can stand up against
God’s. Ultimately, it is the Lord’s plan that will stand forever. His
intentions can never be shaken.
Finally, the lives of
all humanity revolve around the Lord (vv.13-19). God sees the whole human race.
He made our hearts, and He understands everything we do. And He has the power
to intervene in our lives and deliver us from situations spinning out of
control.
Our life is created to
be centered on God, not self. How thankful we can be to serve such a powerful
God, who has every aspect of our lives under His control.
Teach me, Lord, to
live out the truth of Psalm 33.
May I revere You as I
should. May I and all the
inhabitants of the
world stand in awe of You,
for Your counsel and
plans stand forever.
When we die to all
about us, we live to God above us.
Insight
In this song of
praise, the psalmist calls the righteous to praise God for His Word and His
work (vv.1-3). He celebrates God’s power in creation—“He spoke, and it was
done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (vv.6-9)—and points to the special
privilege and blessedness of being God’s chosen people (v.12).
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
