Psalm 111

Great are the Lord’s Works

It is not clear who wrote this psalm, it is not attributed to anyone specifically, we might assume David, but it could be any number of people, in fact, it should be the cry and praise of any Christian. This psalm praises God for His great works, it calls attention to the magnificence of the Lord and reminds you to consider Him in your daily existence.

verse 2: Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. I like this verse, it grabbed me and reiterated an important fact that is biblical. We are called to study the scriptures. Why? so we can get bible bucks? so we can look smart in front of friends? No. so that we can know the Lord better, know His ways, His character, He is revealed through the pages of the bible. If you do not know the Lord through His word, then isn’t it likely you are making up some part of Him? He has chosen this foolish way for us to know Him to be a stumbling block for the prideful and worldly wise. But, those who delight in Him, those whom He has awoken and captured their heart, they are hungry to know this God better. They want to study Him and learn more about Him for the sake of knowing the Lord better, for He is good and full of grace. This captured my attention because lately I have not been hungry, or rather, I have not been able, willing, disciplined to spend the time in the word long enough to really get to know the Lord better.

vs. 5: He provides food for those who fear him; He remembers his covenant forever.
God provides for us. If you remember, or if you know the account from the Gospels (Matthew 4), Jesus is tempted by Satan in the desert. Satan tells him “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus answered, “It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word the comes from the mouth of God.” God sustains us. He sustains the world by the power of His word and should He speak of our non-existence, we would cease to be. He is actively sustaining the Universe today(Hebrews 1:3). Not a popular thought in 21st century America where science rules and we are simply a universe of random chances waiting to collapse and dissolve due to our lack of purpose and some looming catastrophe that could happen at any moment. This no hope in that. No, God sustains us, all of us, every living being on the planet. And for those that fear Him (recognize Him as God and Master), He will sustain them forever, for that is the covenant He has made, and God is one who keeps His word. He has shown His power and He has shown His mercy. And the prideful and self sufficient may still choose to walk away, but He is still the provider and sustainer of all His creation, whether the created acknowledges the creator or not.

more tomorrow.
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