Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Psalms 77:11

Psalms 77:11 says, I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.  Asaph said he would remember God's works of old, and we should never forget what God has done for us in the past, especially when He sent Jesus Christ to die for our sins.  Of course, we should also acknowledge everything that God does for us each day.  Verse twelve adds, I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.  We should also meditate on all of God's work and tell people about what He has done and is doing in our life and in the world as a whole.  Verse thirteen continues, Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?  I believe that today if we say God's way is in the sanctuary that it is the sanctuary of the heart of those who put their faith in Jesus Christ that we are talking about.  We can certainly ask the question of who is as great as God, and the answer is no one.  Verse fourteen states, Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.  Asaph said that God was the God Who did wonders and that He had declared His strength among the people.  God still does wonders today, the greatest of which is to provide salvation to every sinful person, which is everyone, who will accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  Verse fifteen adds, Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.  God has indeed redeemed His people, and today that includes everyone who puts their faith in Christ.  Verse sixteen says, The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.  Asaph then begins to speak of God's power in creation.   Verse seventeen adds, The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.  Asaph said God's power extended into the heavens, controlling the rain and thunder and lightning.  I don't believe that every storm is a direct result of God's action, but God can indeed control all the storms if He chooses to do so.  Verse eighteen continues, The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.  God does have the power to shake the earth with His voice.  The God Who spoke everything into existence can certainly shake His creation with His voice.  This is the power of the God we serve as Christians, the only God there is, so we should never be afraid of anything the world might throw at us.  Verse nineteen says, Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.  Though we can never know the footsteps of the heavenly Father, we can know the footsteps of Jesus Christ, and this is all the knowledge we need in order to attain salvation.  We will never know everything about God in this lifetime, and maybe in the everlasting life to come, but through our faith in Christ we can begin to understand God's ways.  Verse twenty adds, Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.  Just as God led His people by the hand of Moses and Aaron, He leads His people today by the Holy Spirit's guidance.   

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