The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 13:5,
"I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation."
David was a man of joy. We find this in many places in the Psalms. In Psalm 16:9 David exclaims, "Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices..." Psalm 16:9. He says in Psalm 21:1, "The king [David] rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!"
In Psalm 13:5, David lays claim to his joy as coming from his faith in the Lord's unfailing love. He rejoiced in the Lord's expression of love through the salvation he brings.
Jesus came as God's expression of love for us. He has made a way for us into his family by having his Son pay the penalty for our sins. When we embrace Jesus Christ in faith we receive that salvation, and that salvation brings us a joy this world will never know.
If we find our tank low or empty on joy, follow David's path. Faith in God's salvation! This is why Jesus came two millenia ago on that Christmas morning. "the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:10.
This is how to have a merry Christmas!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation."
David was a man of joy. We find this in many places in the Psalms. In Psalm 16:9 David exclaims, "Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices..." Psalm 16:9. He says in Psalm 21:1, "The king [David] rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!"
In Psalm 13:5, David lays claim to his joy as coming from his faith in the Lord's unfailing love. He rejoiced in the Lord's expression of love through the salvation he brings.
Jesus came as God's expression of love for us. He has made a way for us into his family by having his Son pay the penalty for our sins. When we embrace Jesus Christ in faith we receive that salvation, and that salvation brings us a joy this world will never know.
If we find our tank low or empty on joy, follow David's path. Faith in God's salvation! This is why Jesus came two millenia ago on that Christmas morning. "the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:10.
This is how to have a merry Christmas!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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