Good morning,
The
David of the Old Testament wasn’t just a shepherd who became a king.
David was also a mighty warrior, a gifted song writer, a powerful
prophet and, above all else, a man whose heart belonged to God. It
seems to me that Psalm 145 was one of the Psalms that he wrote near the
end of his life and was a wonderful song of praise and thanksgiving to
the God he loved more than life itself. As part of the song, he was
encouraging God’s kids to keep telling their kids and grandkids about
all the wonderful things that God had done in history and as part of
their personal stories. However, the last verse of the Psalm puts a
very interesting prophetic focus that goes well beyond what is happening
to us here and now. He wrote, “I will praise the LORD, and may
everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.” Could it be
that what the Holy Spirit had given him to write was also a wonderful
clue to those of us who would live in time and then move from here into
God’s wonderful eternity prepared for God’s beloved children?
Right
now in history, Satan the god of this world, is trying to flood our
hearts and minds with fear, bad news and confusion. What we need to
remember is that God is also writing into our lives and into our times
the stories of his faithfulness and power at work in the lives of those
who love him. Most of the stories of what God is doing and has been
doing down through history is known to only a few of our family and
friends. Actually, the most important parts of our stories are known
only to God and to those living out God’s plan for their lives. Men
like David and Paul were allowed to write parts of their lives for our
encouragement, but how about all the other stories of faithful men and
women, some that we may even know now, who will never be written down
anywhere? Could it be that what David wrote was telling us that part of
what we will be doing in eternity is sharing our personal stories with
one another as seen through God’s eyes? Could that be what would lead
to our shared worship of our Great God for what he has done in others
lives as well as our own? Why wouldn’t we be singing and shouting about
our great Father and Savior and Helper after hearing another great story
of what God had done in our individual lives? Thank you Lord for
weaving the greatness of your love and power into the lives of your
ordinary kids. I am really looking forward to hearing your story.
Psalm 145:5
I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful
miracles. 6 Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will
proclaim your greatness. 7 Everyone will share the story of your
wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about your righteousness.
Roy Wisner
