vv. 2-3 ff.). . . .
"When I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me--until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end."
On our own, individually, we are simply *unable* to grasp a whole lot of things that are necessary for our happiness and well-being. This is no accident. God intentionally designed us to be insufficient and in-
complete in and of ourselves. This is why He puts His saints into the body of Christ, His holy church. When Asaph came into the communion of his fellow-believers--all of a sudden the darkness was dispersed, and his understanding was enlightened.
It is the height of pride and stupidity, to believe we don't need God or His people. Let us enter the Lord's sanctuary on Sunday, and get what we need.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Mercy is not for them that sin and fear not, but for them that fear and sin not. God's mercy is a holy mercy; where it pardons it heals." --Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]
