Psalm 32:10
10 Many [rab] sorrows [mak'ob] shall be to the wicked [rasha`]: but he that trusteth [batach] in the LORD [Yahovah],
mercy [checed] shall compass [cabab] him about. KJV-Interlinear
10 Many
are the sorrows of the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness
shall surround him. NASB
The single biggest contrast
in all of creation, is between Gods grace and mans sorrow. In your life you will be surrounded by one or
the other, and your choice to pursue, or not pursue, your daily bible study
will decide.
Trust, ‘batach,’ means a
refuge wherein you place yourself within the environment designed by God, in
order to be secure, to be safe, to be protected, to be prospered, to have a
happy life with confidence and divine security, and far more.
Within Gods design you
are surrounded, and not just on four sides but all around as though you were
within a protective sphere.
Outside of Gods design,
you are in sorrow. There you have no
hope, no future, no blessing per se.
Outside of Gods design is
the residence of the wicked. And
wickedness is not restricted to ugly ghouls, but is the place of indifference
and apathy and resistance and rejection of Gods truth.
Someday you will stand
before Christ and He might well ask you to tell your story. Will you say, ‘Well, I said amen a lot!’
Do you think that will impress
Him?
Christ expects you to
learn and know and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can reside in, and
benefit from, His grace.
But of course, you can choose
to reside in sorrow, which won’t earn you any points in life.
