A Rich Life
Read Psalms 125-126
Psalms 126:4-6 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. 5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. 6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
“RESTORE OUR FORTUNES.”. Some people get uncomfortable about praying for a good life, for “fortune” or prosperity. Some of that discomfort comes from some preaching and teaching seemingly common in “popular” churches. The “teaching” says that when you become a Christian, God will make you rich and give you all you materially want.
That’s not so. The Gospel is about guaranteeing the riches of heaven in eternal life.
“Restoring fortunes” here, though, is a prayer for God to bring his people back from exile to bless them with his presence and his good land. The psalmist is praying for the people of God to receive the fortunes of God’s blessing as it once was.
When God brought his people out of Egypt and introduced himself to them, he promised that if they followed his ways he would bless them with good crops and safe homes. God wanted to provide for their needs. He didn’t want them wanting. After all he gave them the “Promised Land”, a fertile land he had prepared for them.
When you trust God’s laws and his love for you, you will become rich in him. Oh, you may not become rich in money, but you will be rich in your family’s love and at peace in your household. You will have a great relationship with your Jehovah (God the Provider). And his fortunes will be in your heart.
What else do you need?
Pause and Consider: what it means to be rich in your Lord Jesus. Do you want others to know about that rich life?
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