Psalm 31:15
15 My times [`eth] are in thy
hand [yad]: deliver [natsal] me from the hand [yad] of
mine enemies ['oyeb], and from them that
persecute [radaph] me. KJV-Interlinear
15 My
times are in Thy hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those
who persecute me. NASB
Times, ‘eth,’ refers to
the evenings and mornings, or days, seasons, tides, continually, and in our
verse means the entirety of ones life, all events, all activities, all
circumstances, everything from ones birth to ones death. Our times, are in Gods hands, meaning under
His complete control.
There is never anything that
is left out of Gods hands, even when He allows us to make fools of ourselves
with foolish decisions.
But too realize, that God
gives us all the resources we need, to make our own life better. We just have to make the right decisions.
In life we have many
sources of enemies. The foremost is the
content of our own thoughts, followed by people, followed by bureaucracies,
followed by the huge variety of natural disasters or accidents, even genetic
peculiarities that can enter into our lives.
God can allow you to
follow your own plan of life and watch you fail and fail again, even to the point
of whatever suffering you may encounter in life. Or, you can pursue your life as God intends
for you, and then you can let God bring all kinds of really good things into
your life, again as He intends for you to live and to grow up.
In either case, we will
live as God has appointed for us, we will pass through life as He directs. We were born into this world according to His
will. We will leave this world according
to His will. He will present all kinds
of opportunities to us, so that we can advance in our spiritual life, and leave
it up to us to recognize them or not.
If you pursue your life
as God intends, then all manner of enemies will never cause you to utterly fail.
If you pursue your life
in opposition to Gods will, then He will kindly permit you to suffer at the
hands of any and all the world, which is in accordance with your choice.
You just have to wake up
and realize that your life is completely in Gods hands, that everything is
provided for, that nothing can ruin your life except you, and once you figure
this out, then perhaps you will not be so anxious or worrisome over the little
things or even the big things in life.
The better you choices
you make with regard to pursuing your spiritual life, to your obligations in
life according to your station in life, then the better your confidence in God,
will be, and the better poise and stability you will have in life.
