Proclaim Righteousness

Sometimes, we are afraid to speak out about our faith. King David didn’t have that problem. Here is what he said in Psalm 40, verses 9 and 10.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You know.
I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

One of the things that I pray I will be able to do with these short messages is let people know that righteousness can be attained. It isn’t something that we work for or that we get by being good enough. It isn’t something that is mystically conferred on people by pious acts.

According to the psalm, righteousness comes because of the Lord’s faithfulness, his lovingkindness, and his truth.

It comes only by faith and faith in Jesus Christ. When we turn to Jesus Christ for our salvation and forgiveness of sins, His righteousness is imputed or credited to us.

If you would like to know more about having Christ’s righteousness, watch my video on YouTube.

Sing a New Song

Why do we sing new songs of worship and not just the old ones? The best reason is that is what the Bible tells us to do. In fact, there are nine places where new songs are mentioned and five of those are commands. Psalm 40 verse 3 tells us that a new song was David’s response to the goodness that he received from the Lord.

He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.

Like David, we should be singing new songs of praise to the Lord for what he has done for us. These new songs have a result that goes beyond us. These songs will tell unbelievers about our gracious God and the goal is for them to have a fear of the Lord so that they will put their trust in him.

Knowing salvation through Jesus Christ is the greatest thing that God has done for any of us. If you don’t know Jesus, you can’t have a new song that is worth anything because it won’t bring glory and praise to God. To rectify that, watch my video on the Gospel on YouTube to make sure you are saved. Then sing a new song to the Lord.

God bless you.

Bad Witnesses

What is the result when Christians don’t deal with their sins? Psalm 39 verse 8 has a surprising answer.

Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool!

When we don’t turn to the Lord do be delivered from our sinful habits, fools scorn us.

Even though we know our sins are forgiven through Jesus Christ, it doesn’t mean we can go on sinning and expect no consequences.

We will reap what we sow, but even worse is the fact that we bring disgrace upon the name of Christ. Fools, those who don’t believe in God will sneer at us. They will call us hypocrites and use that as an excuse to reject Jesus. They won’t want to hear about Jesus because they see us indulging in sins just like they are.

The fact of Scripture is that people who call themselves Christians and keep on sinning are not saved at all.

If you are still engaged in your old sinful habits, take warning and watch my video on the Gospel on YouTube to make sure you are saved. Don’t give fools a reason to reject Christ.

God bless you.

Perspective on Life

We all need to have a proper perspective on our lives. Psalm 39, verses 4 and 5 gives us that.

O Lord, make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!

 First, we must all know and understand that we all die. There will come that day when our days on earth end.

The second thing to know is that our life here on earth is really short. We don’t have a lot of time to waste. To know how really short it is, we must compare our life to eternity.

God lives forever. He has always been and will always be. He views our lives as even less than a minute in a thousand years.

We must also know that our life on earth is only the beginning of our lives in eternity.

Everyone will enter eternity so we must make sure that what we believe and do on earth prepares us for eternity. You see, we will be judged by the Lord to receive rewards or punishment based on this life. That’s why it is so important to know we only have this life to make the most important decisions for eternity.

Those who know Jesus will be rewarded and those who don’t will suffer for rejecting him. If you properly consider your life, then you should want to know Jesus. If you don’t know him, watch my video on the Gospel on YouTube.

Watch What You Say

When should we guard what we say? One time is described in Psalm 39 verse 1.

I said, “I will guard my ways,
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Have you ever been in the presence of foul mouthed, vulgar people and wonder how you should respond to their hateful speech?

This Psalm has two pointers for us to consider in those situations.

The first is make sure we don’t join in their abusive language and thereby sin.

The second is make sure we really shut up and don’t engage them. They are called wicked. I take this to mean that they may become physically dangerous if you try to correct them.

Another thought is to make sure we don’t encourage them. If they are telling dirty jokes, don’t laugh. If they are making offensive comments about others, walk away.

Remember also, that we are only saved from the same things when we came to know Jesus as Savior.

If you are one of the wicked and want to change all that, watch my video on the Gospel on YouTube.