Psalm 74

Welcome to episode 193 of Grasp the Bible.  In this episode, we walk through Psalm 74.  Today, we will explore the psalmist’s reaction to God’s seeming disengagement: 

• The invocation (v. 1) 
• The complaint (vv. 2-11) 
• A confession of trust (vv. 12-17) 
• A final urgent plea (vv. 18-23) 

Key takeaways: 

• The question put to God in prayer is “Why are you so angry with us? Is it total anger that is going to last forever?” 
• Not only CAN God do all things; He has. He ordains and accomplishes whatever comes to pass. 
• As creator and king, the Lord is fully able to handle any challenge that confronts His people individually or corporately, so they must exercise faith by turning to Him in their predicaments and resting their case in His hands. 

Quotable: 

• By remembering the past, we can find faith for our present needs. 

Application: 

• It is a desperate thing to be without any word from God.  Fortunately, this cannot be said of us in our day.   No, our problem is not an absence of God’s Word or God’s teachers.  
• Our problem is that we do not value this Word.  
• We do not cherish it and study it.  
• We do not memorize its important passages.  
• Instead, we allow countless lesser things (like television) to take the Bible’s place. 
• Believers know that God is in charge and that God is good. So we inevitably return to those convictions, even amid great calamity, anchoring our hopes in God. 
• The Lord, in His goodness, does not spoil His obstinate people, but rather, in justice, He disciplines them when their actions and attitudes warrant it. 

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