We finish the meditation on the spiritual quest of Asaph. He had envied the wicked and doubted God when he observed the wicked prospering. He found spiritual healing in the sanctuary, his thinking changed and he gazed upon God’s goodness. Asaph found peace only when he went into the sanctuary of God. He realized that his arguments were superficial and hasty. He was as a beast: foolish, ignorant and narrow-minded in his reasoning. He gave vent to his feelings, guided by instinct, without assessing the situation with biblical perspective. He did not understand that there is more than this life, thinking that what we receive both our reward and punishment on earth. Only when the psalmist drew closer to God was his heart settled. The situation did not change much, if at all. The wicked continue to prosper, but the Psalmist was changed. He has found God!
Teacher: Leonid Mikhovich
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