Psalm 73

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What a story! This testimony comes to us from Asaph, who helped lead the praise team under David (1 Chronicles 6:39), and it is a testimony of a changed heart. Honestly, it can be hard to look around at the world and see evil prosper. And seeing it, Asaph stumbled. He wondered how his life might be better if he would have just lived a little more carefree. Not carefree in the light-hearted sense, Asaph wondered if his life could have been more care-free as in callous. Wouldn't his life be better if he just never saw the suffering of the world? Wouldn't our lives be so much easier if we could just ignore that stuff and only see the positive? Unfortunately, as Asaph acknowledges, "ignoring that stuff" can easily lead to more violence and more destruction rather than more bliss. But still, for a moment, envy filled his heart and he found himself wishing he could just forget his values and live that burden-free life.

An encounter with God changes all of that, though. In the sanctuary, God shows Asaph a vision of a day of rescue for the abused and battered people, where injustice and wickedness will come to ruin. And from God's perspective, Asaph realizes that he doesn't need all of the power and wealth of the wicked. God is enough.

Is God enough for me today? I hope my heart is ready to say that. Whom have I in heaven but God, and earth has nothing I desire but God. Let us take our refuge in God today.