While reading "Awe" by Paul David Tripp; He mentions Psalm 145. I read this in, well, "awe". Our God is a God of endless glorious wonders. David is the one accredited to writing this psalm as well as 73 of the other Psalms. In this Psalm, David's main focus is to praise The Lord and speak of his greatness. It really put things into perspective well; showing just how "Greater is He."
Let's break it down by paragraph: 145 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. David gives his praise to God, writing about how great God is and the effects God has had on him. "His greatness is UNSEARCHABLE" Wow. That is beautifully written. It really means you can think about how great The Lord is, but you will never fully grasp how great, how wonderful He is! His worthiness of praise has no end, much like His love. 4 One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. 5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. 6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. 7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. Verse 4 speaks to me greatly. Working in the Family Ministries, I run into a lot of youth and parents. I work production so that everything in the background goes smoothly, but I occasionally get the pleasure of working with the kids and students. But why do I do it? Why do we do what we do in the Children's and Student Ministries? Verse 4 is why, to praise and show the other generation, the younger generation, how great God is. Verse 5 reminds us to look back upon The Lord's works, to see where he has taken you, what he's done for you and to give thanks. In verses 6 and 7, I think "they" refers to the younger generation. It shows that our generation has to teach and lead by example and the younger generation will follow. 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. 2 Timothy 2:13 says that: "Even when we are faithless, He is faithful" Even when we fail, God loves us and shows mercy upon us. THAT is the Gospel. Verses 8 and 9 is the Gospel. I am SO THANKFUL for that. "His mercy is over all that he has made". 10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless you! 11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, 12 to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works. Everything that God is, all of His characteristics point to His glory, his power, His grace. Everything Jesus was in his time here on earth points to who The Father is. 14 The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16 You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. 18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. Verse 14 reminds me of a song my Great Grandma used to always sing. "You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains. You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas." We are The Lord's Creation. And He loves his creation, us. Sin may influence us more than He does at times, but again, even when we are faithless, HE is faithful! 20 The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. The only way to be saved is to accept Jesus as savior. When you surrender your life to Jesus, only then can you truly experience His love. But as verse 20 says, if you remain in the wicked state of mind rather than living in unison with the righteous of God, a life with Jesus, you will be destroyed. Not physically, but like in Roman's 1, God let the world go and gave themselves into their selfish desires. It turned out, they actually were the ones who destroyed themselves. If you continue on the wicked path, you will be turned away from Heaven. It's a fact people don't like hearing, Christians don't like saying, but it's the truth from the very Word of God. But as David said, we are meant to do the same. To "speak the praise of the Lord" and to "let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever." Grace and Peace to you, Dakota Lowe
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