5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the
congregation of the saints.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the
mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in
reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalm 89:5-7
As we come very near to the end of this year and begin looking forward to the
next, we have to thank God for His loving care of us through the one now ending
and trust Him to do the same in the one approaching. In Psalm 88, David is
fearful. In Psalm 89, he is thankful and confident. Something has changed
drastically in his life and, to the point that he no longer is troubled by what
has been and confident in what will be. How do you feel about the coming New
Year?
I have to admit that I am sometimes a little (I said, a little) jealous of those
who appear to have it all together all of the time.
I don't remember a time in my life when I ever thought that I did have it all
together and was not sure even if I had all of the pieces to put it together.
My confidence has always been in the fact of the greatness of God and that He
had the pieces I was missing even if I did not. In other words, I have very
little faith in myself but I have an enduring faith in God whether it be Him as
Father or Son or Holy Spirit. I do not compare myself to Him, I would not dare
but I would dare to use the adverb, godly which means to be like Him or to bear
a likeness to Him. One thing is for sure, I want to be like Him in every aspect
of my life there is. I know that is a very tall order but God knows my every
weakness and failure and fault and is building me up each and every day of my
life to give me strength and success and perfection. Yes, I did use that word,
perfection. God's desire is for us to be perfectly like Him, that is, to be in
perfect agreement with Him and His will and purpose for our life. That is where
I desire to be but sometimes find myself not quite there yet.
God is awesome. I fear Him but not in the sense of timidity for He has invited
me to come boldly before Him with my petitions and concerns. The fear I have
for Him is like the fear I would feel if invited to come before any person who
had achieved great things.
I would be intimidated by their knowledge, their wisdom, and their capabilities
which have been proven to be superior to my own. How would you converse with
them? You could hardly engage that type of person in conversation until they
had relived you of your anxieties. That is why I can talk to God because He,
the greatest power in existence, has relieved me of my anxieties when I come
before Him. He invites me to be there and makes me feel comfortable when I am
there. He is the greatest, is He not?
Well, the God that has held Satan in check in 2015 will do the same in 2016 and
beyond. Remember this, Satan wanted to destroy Job the servant of the Lord, and
God told Him he could go only so far and God drew the line that Satan could not
cross. God has drawn that line that Satan cannot cross today and, Satan can use
all of his resources in the attempt to destroy the saints of God but if they
remain faithful to God, God will be faithful to them and Satan will fail and the
saints will enjoy the benefits of their faithfulness. Be faithful, saints, and
trust God in the meanwhile. It might get tough but it will never be impossible
to serve the Lord.
God bless and go and have a great day.
congregation of the saints.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the
mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in
reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalm 89:5-7
As we come very near to the end of this year and begin looking forward to the
next, we have to thank God for His loving care of us through the one now ending
and trust Him to do the same in the one approaching. In Psalm 88, David is
fearful. In Psalm 89, he is thankful and confident. Something has changed
drastically in his life and, to the point that he no longer is troubled by what
has been and confident in what will be. How do you feel about the coming New
Year?
I have to admit that I am sometimes a little (I said, a little) jealous of those
who appear to have it all together all of the time.
I don't remember a time in my life when I ever thought that I did have it all
together and was not sure even if I had all of the pieces to put it together.
My confidence has always been in the fact of the greatness of God and that He
had the pieces I was missing even if I did not. In other words, I have very
little faith in myself but I have an enduring faith in God whether it be Him as
Father or Son or Holy Spirit. I do not compare myself to Him, I would not dare
but I would dare to use the adverb, godly which means to be like Him or to bear
a likeness to Him. One thing is for sure, I want to be like Him in every aspect
of my life there is. I know that is a very tall order but God knows my every
weakness and failure and fault and is building me up each and every day of my
life to give me strength and success and perfection. Yes, I did use that word,
perfection. God's desire is for us to be perfectly like Him, that is, to be in
perfect agreement with Him and His will and purpose for our life. That is where
I desire to be but sometimes find myself not quite there yet.
God is awesome. I fear Him but not in the sense of timidity for He has invited
me to come boldly before Him with my petitions and concerns. The fear I have
for Him is like the fear I would feel if invited to come before any person who
had achieved great things.
I would be intimidated by their knowledge, their wisdom, and their capabilities
which have been proven to be superior to my own. How would you converse with
them? You could hardly engage that type of person in conversation until they
had relived you of your anxieties. That is why I can talk to God because He,
the greatest power in existence, has relieved me of my anxieties when I come
before Him. He invites me to be there and makes me feel comfortable when I am
there. He is the greatest, is He not?
Well, the God that has held Satan in check in 2015 will do the same in 2016 and
beyond. Remember this, Satan wanted to destroy Job the servant of the Lord, and
God told Him he could go only so far and God drew the line that Satan could not
cross. God has drawn that line that Satan cannot cross today and, Satan can use
all of his resources in the attempt to destroy the saints of God but if they
remain faithful to God, God will be faithful to them and Satan will fail and the
saints will enjoy the benefits of their faithfulness. Be faithful, saints, and
trust God in the meanwhile. It might get tough but it will never be impossible
to serve the Lord.
God bless and go and have a great day.