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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Psalms 115:1-18
As Moses and Joshua had done previously, the remnant of Israel will much later on ask God to intervene for His glory, so that His Name might be known throughout all the nations (vv. 1, 2; Exodus 32:12; Joshua 7:9). Yes, the LORD will once again take up the challenge which has so often grieved His people: "Where is now their God?" (v. 2; Psalms 42:3; cf. Matthew 27:43).
"Our God is in the heavens", the faithful reply, "and our hearts are centred around Him!" As for the people of the world, generally speaking, it does not take long to discover where their affections lie. The majority are not ashamed of their idols: silver and gold (v. 4), the products of art and technology, entertainments and pleasures, together with singers, stars, or personalities of the moment. Let us also proclaim who is our God. Let us do it in such a way that His Name is known from now on by those around us. It will be so to the extent that we seek His glory and not our own (v. 1) — to the extent also in which everyone can see that we put our trust in Him alone (v. 1).
In contrast with the earthly praise and blessing of the kingdom (vv. 16, 17), as Christians we rejoice in that we are dead with Christ and have our place in resurrection with Him in the heavenly places.
