majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 52:9,
"I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will
hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your
saints."
David promises the Lord he will praise him forever because he
flourishes like an olive tree in the house of God as opposed to what
the evil man, Doeg the Edomite, experiences. For Doeg, an evil mighty
man, verse 1, the Lord will bring him to "everlasting ruin", verse 5,
and snatch him from his tent, from the land of the living.
David says he will praise the Lord for what he has done. As I consider
the wonderful things the Lord has done, I find myself in the same
disposition as David. I think we all do when we give serious
reflection to the wonderful things the Lord has done for us.
As I read Paul's words in 1 Thessalonians 1:8-9, "He [God] will punish
those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord
Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out
from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power". This
was me! I was destined for this very thing!
But in his kindness, the Lord saved me! "When the kindness and love of
God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things
we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing
of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us
generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been
justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of
eternal life." Titus 3:4-7. What a kindness! What a love! What mercy
my Lord has had on me!
How can I not but praise him forever for what he has done for me?!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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