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Psalm 145:1
I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise Your Name for ever and ever.
This is the last Psalm we will consider together, and I hope you have enjoyed our walk through them.
I also hope you have seen the eternal ‘Ring of Truth’ through them. One is revealed again in this verse. I hope you have found the Psalms a source of strength and encouragement and have been able to take time to read the others too. I chose this Psalm to end on because it epitomises for me the whole gambit of the message of the Psalms – primarily to worship God.
The first 7 verses of this Psalm endorse all we have discovered and said before. God is the Great Almighty God. He has always existed and always will – the Everlasting God. Although He is absolute Holiness, and He knows all about us, He nevertheless loves us; despite our weaknesses and our waywardness. He is totally different from us by power and character. He is also the One who sustains all creation.
And He is a good God.
We don’t worship a block of stone or carved wood, or an ugly ogre but a pure, beautiful, wholesome, and righteous benign Being. We are unfaithful but through it all, He remains faithful.
Verses 8-9 show that He treats us not on our merit or according to our failures but according to His love, grace and faithfulness.
Verses 10-13 recognise that He has a Kingdom, both in heaven and upon earth, in the hearts of people, both men and women. Not only that, it is an everlasting Kingdom that relies neither upon time nor mankind. Even if both pass away – God’s Kingdom will remain totally indestructible.
Verses 14-20 reveal the Father heart of God reaching out to us at our point of deepest need and lifting us up, giving us hope in the midst of despair and then going on to protect and provide for us. He answers our faintest cry and will always come to the aid of those in real need, who cry to Him for help. Though at the same time He doesn’t force Himself upon us. He wants us to relate to Him out of reciprocal love, not automation or duty.
Once we come to Him, He expects us to change from our selfish ways and attitudes and allow Him to lead and guide us, so that we will follow His ways, obey His instructions and observe His commands.
We also see that whilst He loves and protects those who love Him, those who don’t will eventually reap the rewards of their independence and wickedness. He deals with sin. He is a just God. Truth will out and evil will be destroyed permanently.
We can end praising God because righteousness will prevail, since God is both just and good.
Haven’t we got a great God?
Yes, He is worthy of ALL our praise. Yours and mine.
Spend a few moments giving Him thanks and praise like the Psalmists.
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