Saturday, May 11, 2019

OT: The Book of Psalms, Psalm 111

Psalm 111:1-10

111:1 A relationship with God must be wholehearted; we cannot commit our lives to His philosophy if we have not implemented His philosophy into our lives. 

111:2-6 God's children notice His work in their lives; we know our Father well enough to recognize His work in the details of our day. We feel His presence but we also feel the movements He makes that result in large and small blessings. For His work is honorable and glorious and founded in righteousness, and therefore always does result in good things. Every move He makes is born out of a spirit of compassion. He takes care of His family, and upholds an eternal covenant with them. He is powerful enough to bring all of His promises into fruition and He is loyal enough to ensure they happen.

111:7-9 His omniscient perspective always His judgement to be perfect and thus: fair. Our God values truth, He sees truth and perceives all deception. And then roots all reception out. His sense of justice allows for redemption and restoration.

111:10 Our spirit grows in intelligence the day it realizes that wisdom is the will of God; for His philosophy upholds and restores truth and justice in a world that often breeds deception and injustice.

To commit to His commandments is to understand the plan God has for humanity: compassion, truth, justice, mercy.