Hillsong Live - "Saviour King"
"Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord,
when you rouse yourself,
you despise them as phantoms."- Psalm 73:20
When I read this passage this morning and saw an ending on this note, I was completely baffled. Do we even realize what this means?
I guess it's necessary to provide the context of this Psalm. Although Psalm 73 is famously known for the latter, encouraging verses, God dug deep and flagged down such an astounding weight on this verse. The psalmist is addressing how "Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart." [vs 1]
But to the wicked...
It's expressed that when God "awakes," the wicked are not even of existence to Him... They have no meaning, no definition, no consideration. They are fleeting phantoms, mere ghosts of a nightmare that will end with the world....
This is mentioned again in another Psalm:
"The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth."-Psalm 34:16
I don't think I've ever realized how truly terrifying the end is when there is no hope, salvation, redemption in Christ. I was destined to be in the blind spots... the depths of darkness where God's Holiness did not even acknowledge existence... yet by grace, not only am I visible within His sight - but the awesome Lord loves me!
"Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life."- Isaiah 43:4
How in the world is it possible that I can be so precious to be given life,
even exchange for other lives... And ultimately Christ's?
How can I apply this? How can I share the love of Christ?
How is it possible that I not shout the awesome gospel every moment of my life?
God is calling for me to take on a re-evaluation of heart and priority.
I've been realizing lately how much my life has been dependent on God's grace...
but do I really know how precious this grace is?
