Joshua Harris' sermon "Is God Enough?" moved me when my pursuit for singleness was waning. But not only did his sermon made me desire God more than relationships, it made me desire God more than anything else. In fact, it's so powerful that Psalm 73 became my favorite psalm. If I have been desiring anything or anyone else more than God, I would sing this Psalm. And with that, I'm here to present the Psalm's message in a poetic way:
Truly God is good to those
Whom we know He owns and chose
Pure in heart, they were bestowed
Too with rows of stones that glow
As for me, I nearly slipped
And my feet have nearly tripped
Truth I've seen I scarcely kept
So the sins in me have crept
I was shocked and envious
When I saw how prosperous
All those whom are blasphemous
God they mocked, how infamous!
Pains till death they didn't taste
Health and wealth have held their days
Yet the rest of human race
Stricken, pricked, and sick in state
Since their lies have brought them riches
Covered by their sinful wishes
They wear pride as their own necklace
Spit the skies with rotten speeches
Their profaned hearts overflow
With their follies, threat oppression
They proclaim "What does God know?
Is there knowledge in the heavens?"
And what does God's people do?
Put their trust to evil dudes
Find no faults; they have no clue
Lord of Hosts's belittled too
Summing up what I've addressed
Crying out in my distress
The evil sinners' being blessed
The faithful hearers are depressed
Oh What pain! I felt it hard
All in vain I've kept my heart
Pure, unstained, and set to guard
Hands untainted; washed from tart
I was ready to complain
Being weary all the day
May faith's heading far away
"God above, where's love and grace?"
"I'm the one who's trying to
Pray to stay obeying You
Yet how come You're gracious to
Those who go opposing You?"
All my mourning make me puke
Every morning I'm rebuked
They torment me, saying "Look!
Your sin-hating God's a fluke."
I have sought to gain the answers
That have fought against my standards
But my thoughts towards these matters
Brought an onslaught to my members
I have failed to understand
Why I suffer in this land
While the sinners always stand
And not slain by God's great hand
I kept searching weak and weary
Until I came to the holy
God Almighty's sanctuary
I have seen it by His glory
What great moment undeserved
By His grace again I've learned
In His presence I've discerned
How all life will end on earth
Truly You will surely set
Their feet to the slippery steps
You will ruin what they get
Until they will trap themselves
Not only will you take their shelters
You'll also claim their clothes and lives
Utterly swept away by terrors
And in a moment face demise
To You, Oh Lord, they're like a dream
Once You wake up, they are gone
To You these whores are so unreal
Deeds of wicked are undone
Yet I admit that I've been embittered
A beast to You when my heart was battered
And as I sit here I hit You with prayers
That sees You as a human who also falters
Nevertheless, You hold my right hand
Guiding me best with Your Laws' commands
Thus I confess my soul can withstand
You are my rest, please unfold Your plans
The wicked may get rich today
They'll have to answer God someday
Thus, I will stay in His good ways
And I pray to always say:
EARTH HAS NOTHING I DESIRE
NOR CAN HEAVEN SATISFY
Heart and flesh may fall from lies
GOD'S MY PORTION, strength and guide
FOREVER
People far from You shall die
In an unknown place and time
It's good for me to be near
Where I've known Your grace is near
Forever
You're my refuge from the flames
You provide food for my days
Now I fear not to be slain
Since Your glory is displayed
FOREVER
