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This morning as I sit here and reflect on this Psalm a lot of words and images come to mind. For some reason I have melodies from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy rolling through my mind. If I stop and close my eyes I can see the opening sequence to the Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring I can hear the violins playing that familiar tune that we hear when they are introducing the hobbits. We are all about to embark on a great journey together.
The opening sequence (verses 1-3) of this Psalm talks about music and having been somewhat of a musician once or twice in my life I can completely relate to this section. There is nothing better than a great musician doing the one thing that they love to do… play… It is a sweet sound. The experience is beyond hearing. God wants us to bring everything we have to worship him 24/7.
The psalm goes on (verses 6-11) to talk about how God spoke the world into existence. The one thing I pull out of this is the word power. All God did was speak and it was done. Here are some phrases that jump off the page at me.
“By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.” (Verse 6)
“For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.” (Verse 9)
There is some major power in all that. God didn’t have to get out his tools and put anything together, he simply spoke and it came into existence.
The next section (verses 10 & 11) speak to God’s plan and how it is outside of time and beyond our grasp or understanding. The Nerd Notes in my bible say this about verse 11…
“God is completely trustworthy – his intentions never change. The bible promises that whatever is good and perfect comes to us from the Creator who never changes (James 1:17). When you wonder if there is anyone that you can trust, remember that God is completely consistent. Let him counsel you.”
The final section (verses 12 to 22) took my mind into the third part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy…Return of the King…Specifically I have the image of the castle Minas Tirith in my mind. Here is a picture in case you have forgotten.
As I read this passage I can see this great King looking down from the highest possible point of his great castle. I love the image of a King. Kings are respected and there is this royality and honor involved with such a title. He watches over us and he cares and loves each one of us perfectly no matter what we have done. The section goes on to say that there is nothing on this earth that can save us. There is no army great enough and there is no horse that is fast enough. There is only one thing that we can do to be saved by him. We have to put our hope in His love.
-Evo
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God loves me for everything I do or say, including my worship. He's the maker of the universe, and I praise him for that. I just appreciate everything that he has ever done, especially create me and put me here in this wonderful world. I know he's calling me to step out of the little me world and go somewhere else, but financially, it's not happening soon. I love him so much and I praise him for everything. I know everyone seems to say that, but I love everything he's done.
The thing that stood out the most to me in this verse was how God can be feared yet also revered. God still loves us the same even thought we may be angry with him one day, love him the next, and fear him the next. It just goes to show how much God really loves us no matter what we do.
This passage shows me that we are not in control of our mortal lives. God can stop our plans if there is anything that he does not approve of. The Lord is the most powerful of all, no one can stop Him. Verse 18 says that His eyes are on those whom fear Him; the Lord is always watching and caring for you no matter what you ever do. We worship the Lord eternally.
The phrase "unfailing love" is in here at least three times... How awesome that God's love NEVER FAILS. It never lets down, never disappoints, never disappears. Even when everyone else turns away, God is there.
God constantly communicates with us... "the word of the Lord," "the Lord merely spoke," "He breathed the word," "when He spoke."
Because He never fails, because He cares about us... He is worthy of our trust. Entirely trustworthy. Entirely dependable. When everything else fades away, He is there.
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