Exercise Your Faith
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1
The introduction to the Psalm says, David wrote this psalm after he pretended insanity before Ahimelech and Achish, king of Gath and they drove him away. See the episode in [1 Samuel 21] David pretended he was insane to save his life. [*Note he was not yet king of Israel] What would you do if your hand was in the lion's mouth?
The psalm sets out a lively interaction between God and His people. Blessings and protection are awaiting you but you need to claim them. You can hear the echo saying have faith in God, trust Him and He will act.
David must have exercised his faith and trust in God and then with affirmation declares- I will bless the Lord at all times... To bless the Lord is to glorify His name, to speak of His mercy, pardon and His goodness and to exalt Him in the hearing of others.The Psalmist continues: His praise shall continually be in my mouth... Yes, we do well to emulate the Psalmist by exercising faith and trust in God, then as you are blessed- just glorify and praise God.
The introduction to the Psalm says, David wrote this psalm after he pretended insanity before Ahimelech and Achish, king of Gath and they drove him away. See the episode in [1 Samuel 21] David pretended he was insane to save his life. [*Note he was not yet king of Israel] What would you do if your hand was in the lion's mouth?
The psalm sets out a lively interaction between God and His people. Blessings and protection are awaiting you but you need to claim them. You can hear the echo saying have faith in God, trust Him and He will act.
David must have exercised his faith and trust in God and then with affirmation declares- I will bless the Lord at all times... To bless the Lord is to glorify His name, to speak of His mercy, pardon and His goodness and to exalt Him in the hearing of others.The Psalmist continues: His praise shall continually be in my mouth... Yes, we do well to emulate the Psalmist by exercising faith and trust in God, then as you are blessed- just glorify and praise God.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3
On this day, when we celebrate the resurrection, the text anchors our promised blessedness on the reality of the resurrection of Christ.
Not only does he speak of the inheritance of a living hope but he puts great emphasis on the 'mercy of God.' If we connect this mercy of God with the compassion of the High Priest in Hebrews 2.17,18; then a context is set to find encouragement and inspiration to hope, to soar like an eagle, to be courageous, to dream dreams and have vision of a bright future, because of the finished work of our Chief Elder, Jesus Christ.
We need this kind of inspiration for the times we are living in, so that we do not get overwhelmed by negativism.
Interestingly enough is the revelation that the eternal life in Christ, the future hope, all begin in the present life and increases our anticipation for the future. The full measure of faith cannot be fully comprehended from our 'mountain top experiences'; our level of spiritual maturity; the joy we share in fellowship with Christ and the blessings we have in abundant proportion in this life. They are in reality foretaste of something greater to come.
Hold onto your victory and let no one deprive you of your joy in the present and certainly not in the future.
Blessings!
Bishop Clarke.
On this day, when we celebrate the resurrection, the text anchors our promised blessedness on the reality of the resurrection of Christ.
Not only does he speak of the inheritance of a living hope but he puts great emphasis on the 'mercy of God.' If we connect this mercy of God with the compassion of the High Priest in Hebrews 2.17,18; then a context is set to find encouragement and inspiration to hope, to soar like an eagle, to be courageous, to dream dreams and have vision of a bright future, because of the finished work of our Chief Elder, Jesus Christ.
We need this kind of inspiration for the times we are living in, so that we do not get overwhelmed by negativism.
Interestingly enough is the revelation that the eternal life in Christ, the future hope, all begin in the present life and increases our anticipation for the future. The full measure of faith cannot be fully comprehended from our 'mountain top experiences'; our level of spiritual maturity; the joy we share in fellowship with Christ and the blessings we have in abundant proportion in this life. They are in reality foretaste of something greater to come.
Hold onto your victory and let no one deprive you of your joy in the present and certainly not in the future.
Blessings!
Bishop Clarke.
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