Reading the Word
Psalm 75:6–10 (ESV)
6 For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, 7 but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. 8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. 9 But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
Understanding and Applying the Word
When God comes in judgment, no one (not from the east or the west) will be able to exalt himself. It is only God who is able to do that (v. 7). God is the final judge of all humanity and he will pour out the cup of his wrath on the wicked and they will drink it all.
There will be those who sing praises to God because he has lifted them up. God’s word tells us that those who repent of their sin and turn to Christ for forgiveness find reconciliation with God and that he will give them eternal life. In the end, believers will be lifted up and will give praise to God for all of eternity.
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