#DailyDevotion You Blaspheme God When You Say He Is Too Busy For You
Psalm 55 19May God who sits on His ancient throne hear and put them down (Music) because they never change and don’t fear God. 20Each lays hands on his friends and violates his pledge. 21His talk is smoother than butter, but he means to fight; his words are softer than oil, but they are like drawn swords.
When we pray these sections of imprecatory psalms (cursing) we should remember we are praying what is God’s will. This is the judgment against those who sin impenitently against the LORD. The LORD does hear and He will put them down. He hears our cries for help. He hears their evil plans. God’s judgment will indeed come upon them if they never change and if the continue to have no fear of God.
Since they do not fear God, he writes what they do in that state. They are so wicked they lay hands on their own friends. Their friends are not safe from their evil deeds. They do what they want no matter who it hurts. They violate their pledges. You cannot trust them to keep their word. They make pledges and promises to get what they want. No doubt they will hold you to your pledge and your promise. If it serves their purposes they will break theirs.
Such people sound good. They talk a good game. They even know Scripture, book, chapter and verse and can quote it to you. It is all a ruse. While talking in friendly terms to lure you in, but they indeed to do you harm. Their words sound soft. They are manipulative and intend to do you harm using them. Such is the way of those who do not change and don’t fear God. In modern parlance, you may know these people as abusers.
22Throw your burden on the LORD, and He will support you. He will never let the righteous fail. 23But You, O God, will throw the others down into a deep grave. Men who murder and deceive will not live out half their days. But I’m trusting You.
So this is what you are called to do. You are to throw your burdens on the LORD and He will support you. I don’t understand the thinking of not wanting to bother God because He is too busy with more important things. That thinking is blasphemy, speaking evil against God. God is never too busy for whatever is burdening you. You are never a bother to God. For God to be God, He wants to shoulder your burdens, no matter how trivial you think they are. They are never trivial if it is a burden to you. As Jesus says, “You are worth more than many birds.”
If your trust is in the LORD, He will support you. David promises here, He will never let the righteous fail. The righteous are those who trust in the LORD for help. You will receive salvation. You will be raised to eternal life and enter the City of God on the last day. Those who do not and will not trust the LORD Jesus Christ, they will be thrown down into the deep grave. That is the second death, the Lake of Fire. People who live by murder and lies will not live out half their days. Their own destruction follows them. Judgment is always on their heels. You can depend on that.
David says, “But I’m trusting You.” Are you trusting God? Do you believe you are worth more to Him than many birds? Do you trust the LORD Jesus Christ with all your burdens and troubles? If you ever have any doubt God cares for you, look at the cross and know the Father sent His Son to die for you, so you could inherit eternal life. If He is willing to do this big thing, He is most certainly willing to do the small thing.
Merciful God and Father, grant us faith to cast all our burdens on You for the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ, that You may be glorified when You answer our prayers. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.