Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Do you repeatedly and verbally state the truths about God's character? Psalm 117-118

Psalms 118:2-4
" Oh let Israel say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
Oh let the house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
Oh let those who fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”"

If we don't get the point of these three verses we are very dull in spiritual living.   Like all the Psalms, Psalm 118 is a song to the Lord that is used in spiritual worship.  Like many of our contemporary worship songs today the writer of this song uses repetition to drive how his point.   The point he wants to shout in our worship is the lovingkindness of God.   We can't read much of Scripture and not recognize God's unending and everlasting love.   God has given everything for us in His Son.   No greater love can be expressed.    God forgives continually, even when we don't deserve it (1 John 1:9).   Like a refrain of a great song we are to sing this truth out.  Notice in the above passage the writer instructs Israel to say it, he instructs Aaron, the representative of the Levitical priesthood, and he instructs anyone outside the chosen nation and chosen worshippers, who fear the Lord to say it.   God's chosen people need to say it repeatedly that God's lovingkindness is everlasting.   God's chosen worshippers, the professionals at worship, need to say God's lovingkindness is everlasting.    And, those not in the household of the chosen, but who fear God (Gentiles throughout the world) need to say that God's lovingkindness is everlasting.   Why say it, especially if you simply know it is true and believe it to be true?   Because saying it out loud and repeatedly makes it real in our lives.    Because saying it out loud and repeatedly allows those who are not in the fold, now, to hear it and believe it.   Our verbal utterance of God's great character is God's chosen method to declare His greatness throughout the world.   You might think the street preacher is odd and out of place, but he or she might just be doing something we are should be doing ... Oh, let those who fear the Lord say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

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