Psalm 123 - The eyes of a servant look to the hand of their master. Why not eye to eye? It could be a sign of position. You don't look your master in the eye. Or it could be that the hand stands for the providing of the master. This psalm at once reminds us of our lowly position in relation to God but also His emmense mercy toward us. And in Christ we can call God not only Master but Father.
Judges 14:1-20 - It's not easy thinking of something profound in this section of Scripture. It's easy to get distracted by the seemingly weird in this story. Samson rips a lion to shreds, eats honey from its carcass, and loses a strange riddle. Though we would see this Scripture as descriptive of events rather than prescriptive of what we should do, it's important to remember that despite Samson's faults, God uses Him in the story of salvation leading up to Jesus. What benefit is there in reading this kind of story?
Galatians 3:1-22 - Paul reminds us that it is Christ, not Moses, not the law, not our efforts, that justifies us before God. Our faith is radical in that it trusts totally in the work, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus. What good news this is when we are burdened by guilt and the struggles of this world.
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