01/05/2026
_*DIVINE GRACE DAILY IMPARTATION*_
*TEXT: PSALM 9:20*
*TOPIC: WE ARE MERE MORTALS*
_[20] Strike them with terror, Lord; let the nations know they are only mortal._
👉. David closes Psalm 9 with a sobering prayer. It is not merely a prayer for fear, but for awakening so that people would recognize their limits before the sovereign God. Pride forgets human weakness, and emptiness but reverence to God remembers it. Injustice and all kinds of wickedness shows the person does not recognise his or her emptiness as humans so prays for....
👉. Awakening Through Reverence “Strike them with terror, Lord” (v.20a). David asks God to shake the proud into awareness. Sometimes God uses sobering moments to awaken hearts to truth.
👉. A Prayer for Recognition “Let the nations know” (v.20b). David desires the nations to come to right understanding. One of humanity’s greatest needs is to recognize who God is and who we are before Him.
👉. The Humility of Human Frailty (Weakness). “They are only mortal” (v.20c). Human beings are powerful only in appearance; before God we are dependent and limited. Humility begins when we remember our frailty and God’s supremacy.
👉. Psalm 9 ends by calling proud humanity back to humility. It reminds us that wisdom begins when we recognize our dependence on God. The nations must know, and we must remember that we are mortal, but the Lord reigns forever. Lord, keep me humble before You. Teach me to remember my dependence on You and to live in reverence before Your eternal majesty. See us through in Jesus Christ's Name, Amen. GOD BLESS, SHALOM. ```Pst. W. Mathew```