Our scripture this morning is Psalms 68:19-20 (NIV).
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
There are very long Psalms (119, 176 verses) and very short Psalms (117, 2 verses), but all the Psalms call us to raise our voices in praise to the Lord. This was likely a processional hymn, recalling the journey of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land and God’s mighty provision and protection for them.
This passage speaks of God as the one “who daily bears our burdens”. God loves each of us and when we are troubled He wants us to share that with Him. He already knows everything we go through but by bringing it to Him we can find relief and restoration. We need to have Him as a part of our daily lives.
In 1 Corinthians 15:22 Paul writes “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” Choosing to accept Him is the only way to salvation. This is the promise that “from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death”, that by His love and our repentance we can be saved to eternal life.
Gracious God, we are sorry for the times we have trusted our own ways and failed. Bless us to be energetic disciples, sharing the teachings of our Savior and Your love with the world. Amen.
