It is God who is far above man; it is man who is far below God.

When men love the world, they fight to have the world. To be in love with this world is to take on the position of self-protection and to be desire focused. If what you and I ultimately treasure are things that are temporal, even our own life, then life itself, becomes a competition and straining after the preservation of the things we love.

It’s been shown over and over again that the Psalmist relies on his God. We hear him cry out with great expectation (1-6), and we hear him lean on God for protection, which he knows flows from God’s steadfast love (7-9). Yet David is in some real danger.   

The phrase “apple of your eye” has been tossed around in the past by many people.   For some, it seems abstract and rather abstruse when they think about it. They think they understand what it means, but if you were to ask them, they’d probably say, “I’m not sure.”

This Wednesday, October 21st, my wife and I will be celebrating our ninth year of marriage.   As I think back on our vows, how much I didn’t know, and how much I’ve learned, I smile. It was at that homemade altar, in her parents’ backyard, surrounded by family, where I promised to take care of her and be faithful to her.

It is God who is far above man; it is man who is far below God.   In Isaiah we hear these words:   “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9).   Indeed, our ways have gone astray (Isaiah 53:6) and none are found righteous (Romans 3:10–12). God’s ways and thoughts are infinitely more holy and