In Psalm 74 and 79, Asaph (not the same Asaph from 73) struggles with how God is working.

As Christians, we often do the same. In the tragedies, in devastating moments, we cannot see how God could possibly be working. Loss, health issues, marital meltdowns, is God punishing us? Why would he allow this to happen? Doesn't he love us?

The psalmist reminds himself as he reminds us, that God is always working and God is always worthy of thanks and praise. When we may not see it, when we can't get past it, God is on his throne.

Psalm 73 is hands down my favorite Psalm. Write by Asaph, it captures well the struggles we get when we look around at non-believers who seem to have more and are able to do more with their lives than us.

We look around in our culture today and may ask, why do they seem so happy and I feel so miserable?

The answer can be found here. If we could take Asaph's struggle and apply his solution - the place and person he found his solution in, we may be able to answer the question, except the unbeliever in need of peace and joy would be asking the question of us, not the other way around.

In Psalm 72, we explore the challenges of leadership, legacy, and faith. We see in the Psalm the admonition by example about how we often struggle to let God lead. David’s prayer for Solomon in this psalm serves as a powerful reminder to pray for our children’s spiritual growth and success in God’s work. We should strive for the next generation to know God more deeply and to be used by Him in greater ways than we could ever imagine.