Daily Devotion

June 27, 2006

Psalms 40:17  But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Did you ever desire to have a peek into what was going on in the mind of our LORD as He was faced with the stern opposition of the very people He came to save?  Haven’t you been curious as to His internal reaction when He was maligned by those who knew who He was, and yet, in their dense rebellious indifference to God’s Words, crucified Him (Mat 21:33-42)?  Have you ever wanted to lift the veil of the carnal material world, to hear the hidden thought and prayers in Jesus’ heart at the time He was on the cross?

Through David’s life expressed in this song, the unborn earthly Christ exposes us to the sufferings He will endure for the salvation of mankind.  David, as a faithful servant, records these words placed in his heart.  Hear these words from David, for they are but the weak earthly expression of the agony and suffering that our Lord went through.  When you read them, can’t you hear? Can’t you see?  Can’t you feel?

Can’t you hear the crowds of the enemy yelling shouts of blasphemy against Him, the only hope for the salvation of humanity (Mat 12:24,31)?  Can’t you see the Lamb of God, beaten, pierced, sheared of all human dignity, yet He did not utter a word of complaint or rebellion?  Can’t you feel the loneliness of the cross, the hopeless sinner’s death as He hanged on the tree (Mat 27;46)?  

My friend, when you are the victim of injustice; when it seems that you have been dealt a raw deal; when in your desperation you cry for help, and it seems that no one answers; read these words again, hold them dear in your heart, keep them close to your soul, for these are the prayers of our resurrected LORD; these are the words of the One who conquered even death, that you may live again.

Psalms 40:7  Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me.

Patrick Lumbroso
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