Psalm 112 ~ Blessed

Psalm 112

Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments!

2 His offspring will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

5 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

6 For the righteous will never be moved;

he will be remembered forever.

7 He is not afraid of bad news;

his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

9 He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his horn is exalted in honor.

10 The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he gnashes his teeth and melts away;

the desire of the wicked will perish!

He is Gracious, Merciful and Righteous. If you don't read the Scriptures, how will we know the attributes of God.

Where are we headed? God's House. Filled with His Righteousness. The true riches and wealth of Love and Mercy. Light fills His House.  Joy teaching us to be generous and lend, giving Justice. Those who are filled with God's love want to to give His Love to others.

They have trust the waves in life, will not swamp them. They distribute instead of hoard, giving to the poor.  Because for one reason. They know God in His Righteousness is going to be an ongoing source of Mercy, Righteousness.

Hurting people, hurt. And those who want to bounce, forgive and go on to give. 

James 1:6

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

Then we act like Peter and we start to sink. Jesus didn't do what we might have been tempted to do.

Matthew 14:31

 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Faith is more than emotion. Faith is knowing you are loved. Faith is knowing Jesus didn't look at the human disciples and saying go, I'll do better.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 

This is God, who gives us His Son. Jesus Christ the LORD.  There is only one who is Good.

Psalm 100:3

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

There you go. That is what I lived. Forget Children's Choir. This is life. This is Psalm 8, Jesus laughing with joy as the children wanted to sing and know His blessings. No rehearsal, just GO. The spontaneous praise we will probably see a lot of in His House.  I hope you can stand it, because this is relaxed worship. I doubt God stands at the bottom of the Choir and says, Billy, you didn't hit that note just right. This is the joy of making a happy noise.

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