For years I have posted verses from the Psalms and a brief comment on Facebook and now am turning them into a blog. It is my conviction that the Psalms, as found in the Bible, are an example for us of honest communication with God. The psalmists express a wide range of emotions, circumstances, and requests. God is not afraid of our questions, doubts, or concerns. Join me as we learn from the Psalms to process our emotions through the character of God, and see him more clearly.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Psalm 105 "He..."

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Psalm for Today = 105:1-4 “He…”

1Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    tell of all his wondrous works!
3 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!

Comments:
The last two psalms we read focused on remembering what God has done redemptively in the removal of our sin and sickness (103) and in his creation of everything and his care for the creature (104). Here in Psalm 105, we are called to remember what he has done in establishing his covenant with Abraham and with the Patriarchs, and in the Exodus of Israel from Egypt. These were the great cardinal events in the history of the nation of Israel and yet it is very clear from this psalm that the hero of the story was not Abraham the man of faith, Joseph the longsuffering man of integrity, nor Moses the miracle-working law-giver.

The hero, the one who did it all was and is Yahweh, the Lord. In this psalm the pronoun “he” is used of God and tied with an active verb 28 times—He made, he allowed, he summoned, he sent, he spoke, he struck down, etc. Perhaps the action that I like the most is found in verses 8 and 42,

      “For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.”

By extension, he remembers us as well "to a thousand generations" (v.8), and we read this psalm and remember him more clearly.

So today as we remember… perhaps we are a little more like God!
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 15, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    I don't know that I'm a little more like God. I do however believe we are being refined, to one day be able to walk in His presence for eternity. I know that I Assn the least of His children. Unfortunately my flesh gets in the way of my relationship with Him at times.

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  2. Pastor GregJuly 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    Let me try to clarify that Meg. First of all we are made in the image of God. Despite the effects of sin in the world we are still made in the image of God though we may try to hide the resemblance..
    Secondly, in this specific psalm we see that God remembers, so when we remember God and his works we can be a better reflection of his nature to the world.
    Thirdly, no matter what we face, we can know that if we respond to God's love God his grace works in us to conform us to the image of his Son (Romans 8:28-29).

    As far as your being the least of his children...I think you might be fighting the Apostle Paul for that position (1 Cor. 15:9; Eph. 3:8)! Good luck with that ;-)

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