Psalms 33:4-5 (NASBStr)
For the word of the Lord is upright,
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Imagine if you were to turn on the nightly news and every talking head was not only claiming truth, but telling the truth!! Imagine if every time you confronted your children they spoke exact truth to you. Imagine if men could not lie and only truth proceeded out of their mouths. That is what it is like if we hade the complete and true character of God. In this great and glorious Psalm, the writer declares "the word of The Lord is upright." That means there is not even a shred of deception or cloud of doubt as to its truth. God not only speaks upright, according the above passage, He also does everything He does based upon that same integrity but being completely faithful, righteous, just and loving in all His Work. The fact that man can sing songs about love is based upon God's common grace to all men by bestowing the concept and beauty of love on the earth. If it were not for this common grace men would surely devour one another. But, because the bucket of God's love and mercy overflows to the earth, everyone (even unbelievers) benefits from Him. As you read this text the writer will demonstrate God's faithfulness to His character and Word by stating that by God's Word the world was established, His plans were carried out and are carried out, and authority and power are established on the earth. God's character sustains the earth so that it does not deteriorate into an evil consumption of one another. It all begins because God's Word can be trusted. Unlike the talking head on the news we can turn to God's Word and we can find solace in the trustworthiness of God. We can rest in His ever enduring love, kindness, justice and mercy. This is why the writer starts out Psalm 33 by saying it is natural for the believer to praise God. How can we not?
No comments:
Post a Comment