Archive for January, 2018
“MORE THAN 10000 REASONS”
Monday, January 29th, 2018
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy Name!(Psalm 103:1)
We know from the Westminster Confession of our Faith that the “Chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever”. This definition of one of our primary charges as Christians comes out of these two following verses: 1 Corinthians 10:31.Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory. Romans 11:36. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.
The Puritans were some of the greatest Christian thinkers who ever lived and their writings and exhortations set a standard for understanding the Bible which few in the public arena attain to, in these final days. One of them was Thomas Watson who wrote about what “glorifying God” really means.
THE ALL-POWERFUL GOD
Monday, January 29th, 2018
In Psalm 103:2, we are reminded that we should “Bless the Lord, Oh my soul….and forget not His benefits”. The actual word for Benefits is the Hebrew word “gemul” which literally means….in context…”forget not all that He (the Lord) has given unto us”! We Christians have a tendency to not just forget what He has done for us, but the actual “benefit”of resting in the Victory of sin and death which He provides at the positional point of Salvation.
One of the primary “benefits” of true conversion, from the dominion of darkness to the Kingdom of God’s marvelous light, is the ability to REST in the Lord! Jesus said it well (no surprise here). He said “you have not, because you ask not”. To paraphrase the King, we stress much, because we rest not. The Bible talks about rest for the people of God all the time.
Hebrews 4:9 tell us “there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God”. While we have to work at staying close to the Lord, through right living, prayer and Bible study as well as good deeds, the most important part of our position in Christ is already done. We are forgiven if we repent. We are heaven-bound because Jesus the Son of God died for our sins on the Cross, and He is our Lord and Master. The important work is done.