Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Psalm 47
by: Susan Bond.
Yesterday I was able to grab just a few minutes of peace before the grandchildren and their ornery chocolate lab puppy woke up—you know, that peace that only God gives (Philippians 4:7; John 14:27).
Reflecting on Psalm 47, I’m appreciating anew the kind of King we have. What if the Ruler of all the earth were like the Egyptian Pharaoh who, instead of saying, “Cast all your cares on me” (1 Peter 5:7, paraphrased), demanded us to make an impossible number of bricks just so he could whip us (Exodus 5:13,14)? Play the trumpet, shout, and clap indeed! Ours is a King who took the severest whippings to buy our peace.