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The
Bible is a living document, which is one of the beauties of it. I may read a passage one day and receive no
inspiration from it and a year down the road in different circumstances that
very same passage may be exactly what I need to hear. That is one of the reasons it is so important
to make a discipline and habit out of being in the scriptures daily. You never know when what you are reading is
exactly what you need to hear. Some days
it may seem like just an exercise or routine and the very next day it is what
breathes life into the depths of your dying and thirsty soul.
I am reminded of this very thing this morning as I read
Psalm 14 and Proverbs 14. I’ve read them
twice now and nothing jumps out at me to share with you today. The very words of those chapters may be
exactly what someone else needs to hear today.
The one thing that resonates throughout the psalms is God’s
care for the oppressed. Psalm 14 is no
different. The psalmist talks about
people who devour other people. It is
assumed that the psalmist is talking about the poor. “Highlighting the plight of the poor and
alleviating their suffering were primary aspects of (John) Wesley’s
understanding of Christian mission.”[1]
The psalmist points out that regardless of what the evildoers and unbelievers
do in regards to the poor that God will always be a refuge to the
oppressed. How are we as a church
modeling God’s love to the oppressed?
How are we providing refuge to those who are exploited? Pray today that God may open our eyes and
hearts to know what next steps we can take to be a refuge and strength to the
oppressed in our community.
[1] Green,
Joel, ed, The Wesley Study Bible, Common
English Bible (Nashville, Abingdon Press, 2012), pg. 693
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