God’s Love

Do you know God’s love? If you do, then why don’t you do the same thing King David did in Psalm 57:9-11.

I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

Think about it. If we really love the Lord, then we will praise Him among the nations. One thing about the internet is that what we post can be read, heard, or seen all around the world among all nations.

If I were to sing then it would certainly go viral and be heard among all peoples, but I want it to be about my Lord Jesus, not because people laughing at my terrible singing voice.

The reason that I will praise and sing is because of the Lord’s great love. It reaches to the heavens. It isn’t about my love for the Lord but His love for me and for you. That love is found in Jesus Christ, who loved us so much that He died on the cross to take away the sins that separate us from His Father, the Lord God Almighty.

His faithfulness reaches to the skies. What a picture of how faithful our Lord is. He is faithful to keep every one of His promises. When He promises eternal life to us through Jesus Christ, we can be sure of being with Him in heaven.

The skies have limits, so it is only appropriate to say the God is exalted beyond and above even the heavens. So, the prayer of all who are saved through the blood of Jesus is that the glory of God be over all the earth so that everyone will know He is the Lord.

If you don’t know God’s love through Jesus, then follow these links to find out how. 

https://tinyurl.com/short-gospel 

https://tinyurl.com/one-verse (video) 

https://tinyurl.com/Gospel-video

Tell the whole world about God’s love and faithfulness. #godslove #godsfaitfulness #eternallife #singtogod #praisegod #exaltgod #godspromise

The World

We live in the midst of an enemy and it is called the World. When I say we, I mean people who are Jesus followers. King David recognized the same problem even before Jesus came. Listen to the way he describes the difference between the World and God in Psalm 57 verses 4 and 5.

My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

We are surrounded by the World and here, David calls the inhabitants lions and fiery beasts. David is a poet and poets use symbols to tell us things. Hebrew poetry would often explain the first part of a verse in the second part.

The explanation is that these lions and fiery beasts are people. The World is made up of people, the children of man – we aren’t talking about the devil here. They are enemies that attack with their mouths full of teeth that are like arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Their first attack on Jesus followers is they try to destroy with words. Those words often hurt. They may be slander, gossip, or philosophies, empty deceit, or human traditions according to Apostle Paul.

Guess what! We don’t have to fight the way the World does. I think that is why David said he lies down in their midst. He isn’t fighting. He’s taking a nap. Verse five explains why we don’t fight in the same way as the World and that is because God is exalted above the heavens and His glory is over all the earth.

When we know God is sovereign even over the wickedness that is going on in the World, we can be at rest. That doesn’t mean we never defend ourselves or carry the battle to the World. But when we do, it is by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The message of Jesus dying for our sins, buried, raised on the third day and coming back again will prevail and give us peace in the World.

If you don’t have peace through Jesus, just follow one or more of these links to find out how.

https://tinyurl.com/short-gospel

https://tinyurl.com/one-verse

https://tinyurl.com/Gospel-video

The World is against Jesus followers, but Jesus followers always have peace. #lions #fierybeasts #Gospel #evilworld 

 

Your Purpose in Life

Do you have any idea what your purpose in life is? Why are you here on this earth, in this country, at this time in history? If you don’t know, then do what King David did in Psalm 57:2

I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

What is this? David is saying that his purpose is what God has in store for him. My purpose and your purpose in life is not to get what we want. It isn’t to have the ideal life. It isn’t to have all the good things in life. No, our purpose is determined by God and He will fulfil it. He will make it happen.

David knows there will be opposition in this world. Satan will try to divert us from God’s purpose. So, he adds this in Psalm 57:3.

He will send from heaven and save me;
He will put to shame him who tramples on me.
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

God’s purpose for you and me, whom He has chosen, is to be saved. God sent Jesus from heaven to save us. Satan tries to trample us, but Jesus trampled on Satan and disarmed him when He died on the cross.

Because of God’s steadfast love and faithfulness, He has a purpose for us and that is to become more and more like Jesus as we go though this life and then be with Him forever in heaven.

Have you cried out to God Most High for salvation through Jesus Christ? If not, you can. Just follow one or more of these links.

https://tinyurl.com/short-gospel

https://tinyurl.com/one-verse (video)

https://tinyurl.com/Gospel-video