GO RIGHT ON REJOICING
Today's reading: Psalm 108-110
"Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!" Psalm 109:28 NLT
You can't help but love a psalm that has three exclamation points in one verse! The grammatical punctuations catch your attention. It makes the verse pulse with emotion. It fully exposes David's feelings.
But the use of these exciting additions to the verse also give us pause to think about how important the words are.
Let them curse me, if they like, but you will bless me!
When they attack me, they will be disgraced!
But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!
These are not statements made by someone who is partially convinced of God's goodness.
These aren't words penned by someone whose faith is reserved for Sundays.
These are not exclamations given by someone who has heard of God's mercy through a second-hand account.
David believed in God. He trusted God with his life. He knew God's track record. David was determined to rejoice in the Lord no matter what the world threw his way.
Could you state the same things? Might your faithfulness to God urge you to write a 'verse or two' with such enthusiasm, belief and faith?
