Asaph begins by standing true in what he believes about God. But he slips because he starts to look at neighbors and becomes envious. He wonders why the wicked prosper. When he loses his praise, he starts stumbling and suffering. He should have sought answers by looking up, not by looking around and within.

Asaph understands the end of the evil ones. The key question is not “Where are you?” But “Where are you going?” The psalmist looks to God and makes several discoveries to thank God for what God has done in his life.

He discovers that we can be thankful for the :

1. Guarantee of His presence (Matt.1:23; Isa.41:10; 43:2; Ps.23:4).

2. Grasp of His hand ( in creation, His gentle hands lead beside the still water, His pierced hands on the cross as He dies for us).

3. The guidance of His counsel. He knew us in the womb and has arranged for us the lives He wants us to live (Pro.4:18).

4. The glory of His heaven. As Christians, we know we are going to heaven because of the price Jesus paid on the cross.

As a Christian, you have much for which to be thankful. God is with you. When you find yourself becoming frustrated by the world’s inequalities, stop, look up and give thanks to God for His blessings.

We may not understand completely today, but we have a future glory.