Our Hope from Womb to Tomb

In Psalm 71, the songwriter of Israel directs the choir to sing that God is our hope and only confidence, from the womb to the tomb. The writer reviews God's involvement in his life at each stage. Since the psalmist's birth, God had sustained him. In his youth, God had trained him by (1) giving him the commandment (vs. 3b), (2) giving him confidence (vs. 5), (3) giving him life experience (vs. 20). As the psalmist gets older and grayer, God gives him an assignment: (1) to declare God's strength (vs. 17), (2) to declare God's power (vs. 18), (3) to declare God's righteousness (vs. 16-19). All of what the psalmist has said to this point recalls the hymn lyrics, "Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." The psalm's impact is felt even stronger with the realization that God's inexhaustible mercies cannot be numbered. What stage are YOU in? What is your role in impacting this generation? Whatever circumstances you find yourself in presently, may God be your primary hope and confidence.