Psalm 111-118

July 1

Psalm 111-118

"Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them." (Psalm 111:2, NIV)

Those who have eyes to see can see the fingerprints of God all around. Those who do not have their eyes opened are blind to the works of God. Do you ever take time to ponder the great works of God? Looking out over creation; the mountains, the plains, the ocean, all different, all special, all created by God, we can delight in His creation. Have you ever pondered the diversity in the animal kingdom? From the elephant to the ant; each created uniquely to fulfill a niche in God’s creation. Each created to withstand its individual environment and nutritional needs; great are the works of the Lord.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise." (Psalm 111:10, NIV)

The same God who created all things, the visible and the invisible has given us precepts to follow. The same God who created us wants a relationship with us. He is above all we can imagine and invites us to come to Him and to present are cares and concerns to Him, but we come in holy fear. Not afraid of God but in awe inspired respect and humbleness. He deserves our eternal praise. Our fear of Him, our respect for Him, our understanding of Him is the beginning of wisdom. Through our fear of Him, He opens our eyes to see Him in all His majesty. From our understanding of Him come true wisdom.

"Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, save me!”" (Psalm 116:4, NIV)

"For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living." (Psalm 116:8-9, NIV)

When our eyes are opened and we see God for who He is, we also realize our true nature and we humbly cry out in desperation; “O Lord Save Me!” God hears from heaven and responds to our cry. He opens our eyes, He delivers us from eternal death and heal and empowers us to walk before Him while we live on this earth and for eternity with Him in heaven.