Psalms 77:10-12 KJV
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
The Psalmist takes the first half of the Psalm to pour out his complaint. Things are tough and I do not believe our response should be to dismiss this as if he were a cry baby. God has placed this in the word on purpose. This world is a difficult place and it is often that we may wonder if God has cast us off forever. We are given a remedy to our infirmity and we had better take knowledge of it.
I will remember
Three times the Psalmist says remember. It is the beginning point and perhaps the most difficult to do. This is in the throes of the infirmity. This is when are least likely to accept the help we need. And that help is to remember years of God's right hand, the works of the Lord and his wonders of old. I note that he self administers. He says to himself to remember.
I will meditate
He doesn't end with remembering but takes it to the next level and meditate upon all the work of the Lord. Like an anti biotic that only works if we take the full dosage so remembering without meditating is not going to bring about the cure. It may give temporary relief but it will not heal the infirmity. Meditation implies time, study and some effort. Just remembering can be a difficult thing to do when we are informed. But meditating means that we go beyond perhaps what we have in our own resources and look elsewhere. We remember what God has done then we study to find out the why and how and where and who and when. The meditation is more than academic; it is internalized and applied. Through this process the informed overcome. But there is one more step to the recovery.
I will talk
Of God's doings. There are two ways to see this and all have merit. Talking in the sense if speaking to others to learn what they have learned. Secondly, talking in the sense of telling others what we have learned. There is no such thing as a healing that does not involve helping others be healed in this infirmity. Imagine a world where everyone who has found recovery from the depths of world sickness dedicated their lives to telling others what they learned on their journey to recovery. I wonder if we would ever again feel as if God had cast us off if we were all busy talking about what we had learned about the Lord when we did wonder if God had cast us off. So the missionary message of the text is the final stage to real recovery.
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
The Psalmist takes the first half of the Psalm to pour out his complaint. Things are tough and I do not believe our response should be to dismiss this as if he were a cry baby. God has placed this in the word on purpose. This world is a difficult place and it is often that we may wonder if God has cast us off forever. We are given a remedy to our infirmity and we had better take knowledge of it.
I will remember
Three times the Psalmist says remember. It is the beginning point and perhaps the most difficult to do. This is in the throes of the infirmity. This is when are least likely to accept the help we need. And that help is to remember years of God's right hand, the works of the Lord and his wonders of old. I note that he self administers. He says to himself to remember.
I will meditate
He doesn't end with remembering but takes it to the next level and meditate upon all the work of the Lord. Like an anti biotic that only works if we take the full dosage so remembering without meditating is not going to bring about the cure. It may give temporary relief but it will not heal the infirmity. Meditation implies time, study and some effort. Just remembering can be a difficult thing to do when we are informed. But meditating means that we go beyond perhaps what we have in our own resources and look elsewhere. We remember what God has done then we study to find out the why and how and where and who and when. The meditation is more than academic; it is internalized and applied. Through this process the informed overcome. But there is one more step to the recovery.
I will talk
Of God's doings. There are two ways to see this and all have merit. Talking in the sense if speaking to others to learn what they have learned. Secondly, talking in the sense of telling others what we have learned. There is no such thing as a healing that does not involve helping others be healed in this infirmity. Imagine a world where everyone who has found recovery from the depths of world sickness dedicated their lives to telling others what they learned on their journey to recovery. I wonder if we would ever again feel as if God had cast us off if we were all busy talking about what we had learned about the Lord when we did wonder if God had cast us off. So the missionary message of the text is the final stage to real recovery.
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