God’s Care “Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.” (Psalm 68:9) God cares for His people. Our verse speaks especially of the care of God for the Israelites when they were marching through the wilderness on their way from Egypt to Canaan. God’s care is shown in His blessing His people. Our verse speaks of the size of the blessing, the strengthening from the blessing, and the season of the blessing. Size of the blessing. “Plentiful rain.” God is not cheap. He is characterized by “plentiful” not by miserliness. No one blesses so liberally as God. Sin promises to fill you, but it only fleeces you. The world cannot equal God’s blessings. His blessing is more than a sprinkle here and there, but it is “plentiful” rain. If Divine blessings seem small, it is not God’s fault; but it is our fault. Our sin has limited the blessing. Strengthening from the blessing. “Whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance.” The word “confirm” means to establish or to strengthen. The Israelites marching through the wilderness could easily become discouraged and weary both spiritually and physically. But Divine blessings came to strengthen them physically and to strengthen them spiritually. This is what Divine blessings are to do for us, but too often we pervert the blessing so that it does not help us but only hurts us. We often use prosperity to satisfy our carnal appetites and desires rather than strengthen our faith. And we often use our blessings to harm us physically. Some take the good things of life and misuse them to their physical harm—such as overeating. Season of the blessing. “When it [God’s inheritance, His people] was weary.” God is timely with His blessings. When we are down and ready to give up, He comes to the rescue by blessing us. When we are parched and dry, He sends “plentiful rain.” When we are faint and faltering, He strengthens us in the faith by His providentially timed blessings. Count on God to come during those times of weariness and discouragement with blessings to lift up your spirits. He will meet our need in the hour of our need.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:42:19 +0000
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