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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Psalm 120 is the first in the ancient Jewish worship book called the Psalms of Ascent. Whenever a Jewish family would leave as a group, usually walking, to attend one of the three yearly festivals in Jerusalem, they would sing these songs.
The reality that it's first in the list might suggest that they sang it first for a reason, and I think that reason might be that it deals with the idea not believing lies anymore...changing the way you think about the world around you. Read it through a time or two times and tell me if you think it's about something different.
Mind vitamin for today: The writer is in trouble, so he offers a prayer to God to be delivered from liars. Looking at verses 3 & 4, what is the end result of the "liars" and the lies they tell?
Journal prompt: When he says that he "sojourns" in Meshech and dwells in the tents of Kedar he's saying that he's living temporarily with barbarians (look it up) and people who harass those that are friendly towards God. How does hanging out with those who live with few rules and unfriendly towards God affect your thinking and actions? Can you think of any "lies" of our culture that influence you?
Brent 4:00 AM
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