I love this passage because of the passage that precedes it. This Psalm is written by someone called Asaph. Now, I'm not too familiar with Asaph, but what I learn about him from verses 1-22 of this Psalm is that he had become jealous of the arrogant and wicked because he saw them prospering. He had become jealous of their carefree lifestyle and their monetary gain. He began doubting that he had kept his heart pure for a good purpose.
But Asaph has a turning point in verse 17 where he enters the house of God and he sees those people's destinies. He sees that God is far from them and that they will eventually be destroyed and he realizes how senseless he was being in being jealous of them.
And then he proclaims verses 23-26; he had almost let go of his ideals and beliefs, but he realizes that no matter what, God will not leave him. He can't escape God's reach and call. Asaph understands that God is the best part of his life and that no matter what it looks like through the lens of other people or through circumstances, God is in control and is doing what's best for him.
May we all stop looking around and start looking up. Circumstances will not always be what we want them to be; other people may be ahead of where we want to be, or getting what we've been wanting for ages. We might be jealous of others who aren't doing what we think is right but are gaining rewards for it. In those moments, may we not look to the blessings of others and compare them to our lives. Instead, we must look to God and realize that He will never leave us. There is nothing in Heaven or on Earth that is worth more than God and being close to Him is the only thing that matters (vs 28).
Our nearness to God should cause us to rejoice, regardless of what we see in other people.
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