May the mumbling commence!
I have enjoyed this journey through
the Psalms. What better way to end this
journey than with Psalm One-hundred Fifty.
Read it below:
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his heavenly dwelling;
praise him
in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty
works;
praise
his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of
the trumpet;
praise him
with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the
tambourine and dancing;
praise him
with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise him with a clash of
cymbals;
praise him
with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that lives sing
praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
What is most important? For what have we been made? We are made to praise the Lord. We see it again and again throughout the
Psalms. We see it thirteen times alone
in this brief six verse Psalm.
Let’s praise the Lord with
everything we have. And what is the way
to that blessed level of praising? The
way is embracing the wisdom and knowledge that the Lord provides us through the
Scriptures. Welcome to the wisdom of
Proverbs. Note the purpose of Proverbs
from the introduction in chapter one:
The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
and to help them understand wise sayings. Through these proverbs, people will receive
instruction in discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair. These proverbs will make the simpleminded
clever. They will give knowledge and
purpose to young people.
Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs
and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance by
exploring the depth of meaning in these proverbs, parables, wise sayings, and
riddles.
Fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. (Verses 2-7)
Learning discipline through the
Lord is the way to wisdom. In the
structure of God’s discipline, we can find understanding. And understanding will lead to good conduct
that is right and just and fair.
These things combined grant us a
clear purpose in our life… so that we might truly live through the blessing of
Christ and the Holy Spirit… so that we might praise God in all our fullness.
So let’s be instructed so that we
might find that narrow path the Lord calls us to. Let’s be humble and gentle and guide others
to that same narrow path… the path of truth.
That path is Jesus. That path is
salvation. Read from the end of James
chapter five:
My dear brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders away from the
truth and is brought back again, you can be
sure that the one who brings that person back will save that sinner from death
and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. (Verses 19-20)
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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