March 22, 2011
Psalm 47:1 - "Clap your hands all ye nations; Sing for joy all creation; How awesome is the LORD most high... "
It's amazing to read the Psalms and recognize where the songwriters of old and today have taken their inspiration from for their songs of praises. "The LORD is great; he should be praised" how amazing is the LORD most high.
We feel like the Psalmist (also Job 42:5) when he says, "First we heard... and now we have seen." We are so grateful for the opportunity to have seen God's Hand at work in our lives these last years of battling "the storm." And I mean those words. Grateful. Opportunity.
Psalm 49 talks about how foolish it is to trust money and wealth for your happiness and salvation. It talks about people who brag about their wealth and what a useless "hope" they have put their faith and trust in. They may try to create a legacy (even naming things after themselves) but it is all for naught. Money can't buy your life and it can't save your life. Fame and prestige cannot do a thing to save or buy your life. Death is the great equalizer. Wise or foolish; rich or poor; famous or average Joe, we will all die the same. What is important—the only thing important—is trusting the One who does control life and death and where we will be spending eternity. Our physical bodies are the same. Only our souls and what we have done with Christ matters. Psalm 49:20 - "Rich people with no understanding are just like animals that die."
Next Entry: Psalm 50:1 – 52:9
Psalm 47:1 - "Clap your hands all ye nations; Sing for joy all creation; How awesome is the LORD most high... "
It's amazing to read the Psalms and recognize where the songwriters of old and today have taken their inspiration from for their songs of praises. "The LORD is great; he should be praised" how amazing is the LORD most high.
We feel like the Psalmist (also Job 42:5) when he says, "First we heard... and now we have seen." We are so grateful for the opportunity to have seen God's Hand at work in our lives these last years of battling "the storm." And I mean those words. Grateful. Opportunity.
Psalm 49 talks about how foolish it is to trust money and wealth for your happiness and salvation. It talks about people who brag about their wealth and what a useless "hope" they have put their faith and trust in. They may try to create a legacy (even naming things after themselves) but it is all for naught. Money can't buy your life and it can't save your life. Fame and prestige cannot do a thing to save or buy your life. Death is the great equalizer. Wise or foolish; rich or poor; famous or average Joe, we will all die the same. What is important—the only thing important—is trusting the One who does control life and death and where we will be spending eternity. Our physical bodies are the same. Only our souls and what we have done with Christ matters. Psalm 49:20 - "Rich people with no understanding are just like animals that die."
Next Entry: Psalm 50:1 – 52:9
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