1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
19 Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph;
let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror, LORD;
let the nations know they are only mortal.
Thankfulness is a common theme or thread within the Psalms. Its not a surprise that much of our music should begin and even end with a thankful heart. As we sing we proclaim the mighty works and wonderful deeds of God through out history. We have much to rejoice about because God has been faithful through history to his covenant with an unfailing love for his creation.
The Old Testament is chalk full or admonitions to the people to remember. "Remember the Lord God who brought you out of Egypt". We are prone to forgetfulness, we forget what God has done through out history and even in our very own lives. Unlike us God never forgets. He always remembers his everlasting covenant of love. God remembers the needy and the poor, He gives hope to the hopeless, rest for the weary, He brings death to life and those in darkness to into marvelous light.
Its always healthy to be reminded of our mortality. A healthy dose of the reality that we all will some day die gives us a right perspective on life, time, resources and everything else. When we forget that we are merely mortal we begin to dream that we are like gods. We believe that we are due all the glory and honor and praise. We puff ourselves up with pride and look to be served rather than to serve. A healthy fear of God is always a good perspective to ask for.
3 comments:
Its true that we tend to forget what God has done for us and that leads to falling away from the Lord. So it's is good for us to always remember His love and sacrifice. Because without our memories of Him and if we do not remember, who are we?
God brings us into a new life with and leaves the old open behind and we are never supposed to go back to it. But sometimes we still do go back to our sin and we need to be saved by God's Lamb and Savior. He shed his blood for our sins and has risen again and will come again.
I agree with what you are saying, God loves us and he will never leave us or forsake us. I believe that God will never let us down and he wants us to draw near to him. Some people think they are perfect and they don't need anyone to look up to. So if we don't follow Jesus, who do we follow?
And who are we becoming? Thanks...
Lauren
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