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 50:1,
"The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets."
It never fails to amaze me that God, the Creator of the universe, the Creator of mankind, the omnipotent One, the omniscient One, the eternal One... it just never ceases to amaze me that he has spoken to mankind! As I contemplate the fact that our God, who designed and created both the vast reaches of the universe as well as the microscopic objects that make up all creation, the atoms and molecules, as well as everything in between, has spoken to us! I am always astonished that our God, who knows everything there is to know, who knows every thing that has ever happened, who knows every intimate detail about each and every one of us, has spoken to us! "Our God comes and will not be silent...", verse 3a.
This psalm of Asaph has in its view that God has spoken. He has two messages in this psalm. The first is to God's people (and it is a testimony against them), verses 7-15. The second is to the wicked person, verses 16-21.
To "my people", verse 7, God says he doesn't bring a charge against them for their sacrifices, but that they need to realize he really has no need for them, that is, for himself. He does tell them, "Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." Verses 14-15.
To "the wicked person", following charges he brings against them he says, "Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:" Verse 22. But to those he calls "my people" he says "Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation." Verse 23.
"The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets."
It never fails to amaze me that God, the Creator of the universe, the Creator of mankind, the omnipotent One, the omniscient One, the eternal One... it just never ceases to amaze me that he has spoken to mankind! As I contemplate the fact that our God, who designed and created both the vast reaches of the universe as well as the microscopic objects that make up all creation, the atoms and molecules, as well as everything in between, has spoken to us! I am always astonished that our God, who knows everything there is to know, who knows every thing that has ever happened, who knows every intimate detail about each and every one of us, has spoken to us! "Our God comes and will not be silent...", verse 3a.
This psalm of Asaph has in its view that God has spoken. He has two messages in this psalm. The first is to God's people (and it is a testimony against them), verses 7-15. The second is to the wicked person, verses 16-21.
To "my people", verse 7, God says he doesn't bring a charge against them for their sacrifices, but that they need to realize he really has no need for them, that is, for himself. He does tell them, "Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." Verses 14-15.
To "the wicked person", following charges he brings against them he says, "Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:" Verse 22. But to those he calls "my people" he says "Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation." Verse 23.
The Bible is not just a "rule book", not just "the good book", it is the very words of God himself to us! I can't imagine why anyone would ignore such an important treasure!
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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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