Psalm 55
February 27
Psalm 52 speaks
of betrayal from an enemy. Psalm 54 is about a betrayal of a fellow countryman
and even a kinsman. This psalm is from a fellow believer. It’s as though David
is singing the blues and the hits they just keep coming.
David said “I could handle it better if it was
an enemy or even an acquaintance that I really didn’t like, then I could hide
from him” (Ps. 55:12). “But it was you,
my equal, my companion, the one I took sweet counsel from as we walked together
to worship.”
I think about two
best friends who used to go to church together and as they grew up, they also
grew apart. Something snapped and they suddenly were estranged from each other
and while one was indifferent to the distance, the other was devastated by her
friend suddenly dropping her. The closer you are to someone, the greater the
hurt that can be caused.
If a total
stranger ignored me whenever I said “Hello,” I would think it strange even
rude, but it wouldn’t ruin my entire day. But if a close friend and fellow
believer suddenly just ignored me, the pain would be magnified immensely.
Turn that around
to the Lord. No one loves you more than He does. And He has given so much to
us. But sometimes we forget that not only can God love, He also feels hurt,
pain and grief. If His love for us is immeasurable, does it not follow that His
grief is also measureless when we “betray” Him in our sins, in our unfaithfulness,
in our distance from Him?
If a believer or a church or even a staff
member or pastor has hurt your feelings, I truly am sorry. But undoubtedly you
and I have hurt someone else, our Lord, by our actions. The greater the love,
the greater the ability to be hurt. Confess the distance you have made between
yourself and the Lord as sin and pledge to draw near to Him. He will also draw
near to you.
