1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and his will for us. 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jennifer Doetzler, and after this short word 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible verse, Psalm 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: one six six. Today's Bible verse is Psalm one forty six, 7 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: Verse six. He is the maker of heaven and earth, 8 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. 9 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: Psalm one is part of a collection in the Book 10 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: of Psalms, and it's sometimes called the Hallelujah Psalms. Each 11 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: one begins and ends with praise, and they were likely 12 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: used in Israel's public worship. But this particular Psalm, this 13 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: specific psalm, begins with a warning. Just a few verses earlier, 14 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: the psalmist says not to put your trust in princes 15 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: or in humans, because their plans fail and their lives 16 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: are temporary. In other words, Psalm one of forty six 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: is contrasting two different realities human power, which is limited 18 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: and it's unreliable, versus God's power, which is absolute, it's 19 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: enduring and trustworthy. Verse six grounds God's trustworthiness in who 20 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: he is and what God has done. First, it says 21 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: he is the maker of heaven and earth, the sea 22 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: and everything in them. This is creation language straight out 23 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: of the Book of Genesis. The Psalmist is identifying the 24 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: God of Israel as the sovereign creator over all realms, 25 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: the sky, the land, the sea, all of it. Nothing 26 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: exists without God and his authority in the ancient Near 27 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: Eastern world. During this time, many gods were thought to 28 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: rule over just about everything territories, land, tribes, even the water, 29 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: the trees, animals. But God, our father, he's not limited 30 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: to all of these boundaries. He's the creator of everything. 31 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: The verse goes on to say he remains faithful forever. 32 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: This is covenant language language that tells us there's a 33 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: promise that God's commitment is to keep his promises. And 34 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: how long does he keep this commitment? You might ask, Well, 35 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: if you look at the verse, you'll notice the timeline 36 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: here says he keeps it forever. Human leaders will rise 37 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: and fall, all nations will change, circumstances shift, But God's 38 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: faithfulness isn't dependent upon political stability, personal performance, human power, 39 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: or circumstances of any type. God's faithfulness is rooted in 40 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: his unchanging character, and that's why this Psalm is especially meaningful, 41 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: not just for us. It was meaningful for Israel. After 42 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: the exile, they saw kingdoms collapse, they witness the rise 43 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: and fall of great leaders. Psalm one for six reminded Israel, 44 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: and it reminds us today that true and lasting hope 45 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: was never meant to rest on human systems. True and 46 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: lasting hope comes from God, who is creator of all things, 47 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: who has power and authority to remain faithful to his promises. 48 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: And because God made all things, nothing at all can 49 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: override or get in the way of His good plans. 50 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: And if He governs all a creation, nothing can cancel 51 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: not one of his promises. That's why Scripture consistently ties 52 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: God's faithfulness to his sovereignty. In the Book of Numbers 53 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: twenty three nineteen, it says God is not human, that 54 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,119 Speaker 1: he should lie, not a human being, that he should 55 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: change his mind. And when we look back at Psalm 56 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: one forty six, verse six, we see that it's teaching 57 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: us that trust in God is so important because it 58 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: anchors us and who He is. So when life feels 59 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: unstable or when people disappoint us when systems fail us. 60 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: This verse redirects our confidence away from what is temporary 61 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: and back to the eternal creator, who is faithful forever. 62 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: Let's pray, Heavenly Father, we just thank you for today. 63 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: You are the maker of heaven and earth and all 64 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: of creation. God, thank you for your faithfulness that it 65 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: doesn't change what's circumstances. Thank you that even when we 66 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: seek kingdoms and leaders fail, we can trust you because 67 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: you are faithful, your promises are true, and your word remains. Lord, 68 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: teach us to place our trust in you and not 69 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: in human strength or stability. Help us to live with confidence, 70 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: with conviction, and would we remain rooted in your unchanging character. 71 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, we pray Amen.