Praising God For All He Has Done

Psalms 75:1–10
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One day the Jews in Jerusalem looked out the gates of their city and were terrified to see their Assyrian enemies camped outside. The Assyrian tents were still there and their flags were flapping in the breeze. However vultures were circling the camp and there was a stillness of death as they realized that God had intervened and all the Assyrians were dead. As a result of this event Psalm 75 was written. With a feeling of joy the psalmist in a simple way explains five aspects of the sovereignty of God:

1. God is sovereign in His person - As the psalmist looks upon the tens of thousands of dead Assyrians he writes “Thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare” (v.1).
2. God is sovereign in His power (vv. 2-3) - He does not exercise his judgement, like Peter, in a sudden surge of emotion, but at just the right time and in just the right way.
3. God is sovereign in His purposes (vv. 4-7) - He may do it either through good men or bad men as He raises up leaders and puts them down.
4. God is sovereign in His punishments (v. 8) - He often does not take care of matters when we think He should or in the manner we think He should but we can be sure that at just the right time His justice will prevail just as it did at Gethsemane and at Golgotha.

Application

Do I ever question why God does certain things and why he doesn’t do other things? Or do I just admit God is in control and I will just rest in peace and praise Him for all He is doing.