PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Psalm 113

What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage?

“He raises the poor from the dust.” (Psalm 113:7)
Where do the world’s underdogs turn to for hope?
Political and religious power are usually in the hands of the few.
They use their powers for themselves, neglecting or abusing those below.
This is natural – Darwinian – the way things are if you do not believe in God.
The Jews were underdogs, and they trusted in the God of the underdogs.
Not that their God was weak – enthroned on high, exalted over the nations.
But THIS ‘top dog’ (no disrespect) chooses not to use power FOR himself.
Notice how this psalm describes the way the Lord uses his exalted position.
Raises the poor, lifts the needy, helps the childless woman.
Any idea of God as distant, uncaring, overbearing, or stern is inaccurate.
The God that surrounds and sustains all reality is a God of mercy and love.
Some may prefer their Darwinian worldview (if they’re not on the bottom).
But I prefer the God-of-the-underdog worldview.
I stand with all underdogs, hoping in the underdog Jesus, who is now the ‘top dog’!
PRAYER
Lord, your heart goes out to all those who are at the bottom, to raise them up. Help me to see this for myself. Help me also to see this for others, and to raise them up too!