Psalm 68:5-10

Psalm 68

5 

Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.

6 

God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 

O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

8 

The earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9 

Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;

10 

Your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

Father to the Fatherless…Protector of Widows…Settles the Solitary in a home…Leads Prisoners to prosperity…Goes out before His people… Provides for the Needy

David gives some of the roles of God the Father in this Psalm. Which of these can you relate to? Maybe you have others to add to the list? I have personally seen God active in all these ways in different peoples’ lives. I have also seen Him work as the Restorer of marriages… Reconciler of friendships… Giver of grace… Comfort to the lonely or the grieving… The list could go on and on.

God loves us so much that He desires to be these things in our lives. He has gone before us and knows the trials we will encounter. But so often, we choose to turn to other comforts, other solutions, to trust in anything else but God. We turn to friends, to relationships, to money, to ourselves, to alcohol, drugs, or other vices. We end up depressed and emptier than we when we began.

Who is God in your life right now? Or Who does He want to be in your life? Put your trust in Him, not just for salvation, but also for your situation.

Psalm 20:7- Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 40:4- Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie.