Psalm 25 – O Lord, I give my life to you.
2 I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced,
or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
3 No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
4 Show me the right path, O Lord;
point out the road for me to follow.
5 Lead me by your truth and teach me,
for you are the God who saves me.
All day long I put my hope in you.
6 Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.
7 Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
Remember me in the light of your unfailing love,
for you are merciful, O Lord.
8 The Lord is good and does what is right;
he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
9 He leads the humble in doing right,
teaching them his way.
10 The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
Historically speaking, scholars debate whether or not this psalm was written by David, or at a later date, perhaps even during the Babylonian captivity. Regardless of who wrote it, and when, it is the Word of God and has much to teach those who would listen.
The psalm begins with the calling of each and every Christian – to give our lives to God. What exactly does it mean to give our lives to God? Each of us must answer this question for ourselves. For me, it means that I trust God not only for eternal life, but for direction in my life here and now. I believe the psalmist, who did not know of eternity as we know, was speaking of the here and now in this psalm.
The psalmist states in verse three: “No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced.” The psalmist then asks God to point out the right road to follow. For the Christian, disgrace does not come from failure as the world defines failure, but disgrace comes from following the wrong paths. Giving our lives to God, and trusting God, means following the path God desires for us to follow. We walk that path when we live by God’s Word (verse 5).
The psalmist then goes on to state in verse three: “but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.” I believe that we Christians deceive ourselves, and try to deceive others, when we claim Jesus as our Lord but then live as if Jesus is only something we save for life after death – as if Jesus were nothing more than some ‘get out of hell free card.’ Because of Jesus, we do have access to eternal life, but we are called to trust God enough to live a life right now that is different. I shared in a sermon a few weeks back that if our lives are not markedly different now than when we came to know Jesus, then we have not really met Jesus yet!
Today, let us truly give our lives to God. Let us truly trust – trusting God enough to walk only on the paths that God’s truth leads us along.
Posted by Ramón Torres
Amen 🙏 we live every day and love like Jesus every day 🙏