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 20:5,
"May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God."
I love this verse! I guess I have to say I love the whole psalm! It has always caught my eye over the years and as I read through the book of Psalms each month I always look forward to it.
(Might I suggest a wonderful way to impact your day in a very positive way? The book of Psalms has 150 psalms in it. If you read 5 a day, you will read through the whole book every month. I guarantee it will impact your life! Try it and see if you don't agree with me. If you miss a day or two, don't worry about it. Just take the day of the month it is, multiply by 5 and make that the last of 5 psalms you read that day. Today is January 10, so I read Psalms 46-50 this morning.)
What I love about this verse is that David expresses his desire to celebrate the victory of others in the Lord. It is the sixth of seven desires David expresses in this psalm where he is concerned with the welfare of other believers. Other than the beginning of this verse, each begin with "May the Lord..." or "May the name of the Lord..." or "May he..." with each expressing his desire to see the Lord answering on the behalf of others. In this one it is "May we..." David desired to celebrate the victory of others!
How often we run into people who seem to care only about their own welfare!
However, occasionally, in the church as well as other places, you run into those who find a heartfelt joy in the successes and victories of others. Often we see it in the hearts of the wonderful pastors and elders, seasoned believers and others we may have had an opportunity to get to know. Some of these have had the greatest impact on my life, and I'm sure you have had similar experiences as well. They express that rare love of others that truly point to the love of Jesus Christ.
Here is a passage that reveals another who had a similar heart for others. It comes from Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesus, "I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19.
I suspect if Paul's prayer for the Ephesians found its fulfillment in all of us, we might find many people who shared in both David's and Paul's hearts for others.
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..
"May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God."
I love this verse! I guess I have to say I love the whole psalm! It has always caught my eye over the years and as I read through the book of Psalms each month I always look forward to it.
(Might I suggest a wonderful way to impact your day in a very positive way? The book of Psalms has 150 psalms in it. If you read 5 a day, you will read through the whole book every month. I guarantee it will impact your life! Try it and see if you don't agree with me. If you miss a day or two, don't worry about it. Just take the day of the month it is, multiply by 5 and make that the last of 5 psalms you read that day. Today is January 10, so I read Psalms 46-50 this morning.)
What I love about this verse is that David expresses his desire to celebrate the victory of others in the Lord. It is the sixth of seven desires David expresses in this psalm where he is concerned with the welfare of other believers. Other than the beginning of this verse, each begin with "May the Lord..." or "May the name of the Lord..." or "May he..." with each expressing his desire to see the Lord answering on the behalf of others. In this one it is "May we..." David desired to celebrate the victory of others!
How often we run into people who seem to care only about their own welfare!
However, occasionally, in the church as well as other places, you run into those who find a heartfelt joy in the successes and victories of others. Often we see it in the hearts of the wonderful pastors and elders, seasoned believers and others we may have had an opportunity to get to know. Some of these have had the greatest impact on my life, and I'm sure you have had similar experiences as well. They express that rare love of others that truly point to the love of Jesus Christ.
Here is a passage that reveals another who had a similar heart for others. It comes from Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesus, "I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19.
I suspect if Paul's prayer for the Ephesians found its fulfillment in all of us, we might find many people who shared in both David's and Paul's hearts for others.
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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