Day 116 (Psalm 73, 77-78) - Year 8
4/26/20267 min
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[intro music] Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. [upbeat music] In the first half of Psalm 73, the psalmist Asaph bemoans the prosperity of the wicked. He's watching their lives and he sees them flourishing. As I was reading this, I wondered about Asaph's life as he was putting pen to scroll. Is he thriving too or is he struggling? Is he comparing himself to the wicked, frustrated that they're getting all the things he thinks he deserves? Is this jealousy or is it a desire for justice? What's happening in his heart? Asaph does some digging in his heart, and his perspective shifts as soon as he goes to worship God. That's when Asaph remembers what has eternal value, and earthly prosperity isn't on that list. He remembers that nearness to God is what truly feeds his soul. Asaph had to take his eyes off others, and possibly off himself as well, before his heart could shift. He confessed to God that before his heart changed, he was a bitter man, and it shaped the way he viewed God. In verses 21 through 22 he says, "When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant. I was like a beast toward you." In Hebrews, the phrase, "When I was pricked in heart," actually says something more along the lines of, "I felt stabbed in my kidneys." It's less poetic and more graphic, but you can probably relate.