Today’s Reading Psalms 33
One of the most common practices among gardeners is the pruning and cultivation process. This pruning process is one that takes off small pieces of the plant that allows the plant to grow and flourish and to become more fruitful. Sometimes pruning process is difficult and sometimes it changes the complete structure and the base of the plant. But in the correct hands the pruning process is something that makes a tree into a more sustainable and profitable plant.
If the pruning process is not done correctly the tree or the plant can overgrow and this can cause devastation in the future. Several weeks ago when the ice storms came there were several trees in our backyard that had massive branches that fell on the ground and caused several light outs and electrical issues. These trees had not been pruned properly. This maintenance that was deferred and created several nights that were cold and dark for the family.
Many times in our life God being the master gardener chooses at the right time to prune things from our lives so that we can better focus on Him or turn attention to Him in order for us to grow. Sometimes these are easy and sometimes these are hard. Sometimes pruning happens in our health; sometimes it happens in our wealth; sometimes it happens in our families; so sometimes it happens in our bodies. This process happens when we allow God to be sovereign in our lives.
The best part of the pruning process is the Other Side.
Psalms 33 : 1-3
Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
In Psalm 33, the writer is telling the joy and praise that they have for God and the goodness of his works. This author cannot explains these things without going through some traumatic events. This person cannot exhibit the joy and sun without the nights in anguish and heartache. This person has truly seen the harshness of life and is able to see the Other side of the the pruning show a beautiful as stronger side.
Psalms 33: 16-19
The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
I believe the sun is always shining and the the rain will come and dampen the day. But I also believe and have witnessed the goodness and mercy that God has given me as related in this beautiful Psalm.
My prayer is that if any of you are going through a period of pruning, that you are able to see the promise of the other side. If you see someone else in the mist of a journey, give them hope of the Other side. Be blessed
Lynden McGriff
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