There is an absence of respect for God, His Word, and His Saints in today’s society. Unsaved people view themselves as a god unto themselves. They take verses they agree with from the Bible and ignore the rest. They make up their own rules for their life with each passing year, and they create a designer God that fits their philosophy and world view.
Actually, there are many benefits for us in giving reverence to the one, true God. He instructs and confides in those who honor Him and provides abundantly for us (Psalm 25:12-14, 34:7-11). When we take our refuge in Him, He stores up goodness for us (Psalm 31:19). When we hope in His unfailing love, He even delivers us from many trials (Psalm 33:18-19).
God provides for the needs of all of us that walk in His covenant forever, and He takes delight in us (Psalm 111:5, 147:11). No word from Him ever fails to come to pass, and He literally fulfills every prophesy in His Word.
We are living proof that He keeps His promises (Psalm 33:8-9). The love of the Lord for his Saints is higher than the clouds, and He gives us a heritage. Our joy in the Lord puts a new song in our mouth, which is a hymn of praise to our Provider and Sustainer (Psalm 40:3, 61:5, 103:11,17-18).
Others will see our faith in Him and come to Him for salvation, turn away from their iniquity, and put their trust in Him too (Psalm 40:3). He is our Help and our Shield in times of danger (Psalm 115:11). We eat the fruit of our labor, and His blessings and riches are ours (Psalm 128:1-4).
Eternal ruin comes to those who cling to their unbelief (John 3:18; Psalm 52:5-7). However, our Father God’s mercies extend from one generation and people group to another (Proverbs 1:50). They are new for us every single morning (Lamentation 3:22-24). He truly is a benevolent Father.
Prayer:
Father God, You prove to us that it makes no human or spiritual sense to cling to Satan’s lies and to believe in his half-truths. When we are wise in our own eyes, we eventually realize that we were simply fooling our self. Once we humble our self of our pride and rebellion and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, God adopts us into His family.
When we shun evil and revere You and Your commandments, You bring health to our body and nourish our bones (Proverbs 3:7-8). Thank You for transforming our sinful flesh into fruit-filled desires to serve You with our life (Galatians 5:22-23). We praise You for who You are, and all that You do for us each moment of every day.
Thought for the Day:
God is great, amazing, and worthy of all our praise for creating us and the earth and the heavens and everything in them; we revere Him and praise Him, and we pray that all our descendants will honor, obey, and revere Him too.
- 1 Chronicles 16:25-26; Psalm 22:23
