Did you think it was strange that right in the middle of these verses, the Psalmist suddenly asks God to kill off all those that are not on his side? How do you explain that? There are some beautiful thoughts here on how God forms the body of the tiny baby before it is born into this world. It is an answer to those who think that an unborn child is not of any interest to God. It is God himself who forms or weaves every part of the tiny growing body together. All of this makes the writer remember the wonderful truth that God is always with him and he is always with God, a most encouraging and comforting truth. But suddenly he bursts out 'Lord when I think how wonderful and how holy you are, I am staggered to think there are people who don't love you, Lord I'll tell you what is the best way to handle them - shoot the lot of them.' What was wrong with his thinking? He had come to realise the greatness of God and the holiness of God but did not understand the love of God for sinners. What does 2 Peter 3:9 say? 'God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.' Finally the writer turns to himself again and says 'Lord I'm wrong. It just shows how sinful my heart is and how much I need you to show me where I am wrong, day by day and week by week. I'll trust you to do this Lord and will accept whatever you say to me.' That is also the place for us day by day. God hasn't changed. He is still the same great and wonderful God and he still loves the sinner. Do we share anything of that love he has for those who don't know him? Is that one of the real needs of our hearts today? If he searched our hearts, would this love be what he would find? Can we ask him today to give us something of Calvary love for those who don't know him as we do?
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