January 20 – Psalms 80
i read from the Psalms chapter 80 this morning…it’s the prayer of Asaph, asking for God’s mercy in Israel’s hard times…something interesting in this verse is a sentence which is repeated 3 times…
Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. – Psa 80:3 [NIV]
if His face is shining, the Israelites will be saved…but what would it mean by shining face? the Message version said a bit different
God, come back! Smile your blessing smile: That will be our salvation. – Psa 80:3 [MSG]
“smile you blessing smile”…it saves people…i was thinking about it, and imagine a situation where a small child is crying, he can’t sleep at night, he’s scared of the thunderstorm outside his house, and then he ran to his dad, and his dad just hug him, put a big smile, pat him on his head, and say “it’s alright. don’t be afraid. dad’s here”…
yeah, God’s smile means that He know our problems, He’s there and He wants His people not to be afraid…come on, every time we face hard things in our life, try to see God’s face, see His smile, and everything will be alright…God bless…
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