Psalms 115:9

Psalms 115:9 says, O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.  Just as Isreal was called on to trust God, so must we as followers of Christ.  He is our help and shield.  Verse ten adds, O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.  These were the priests, and they certainly needed to trust God.  As Christians, we are a part of the priesthood of believers, so we must certainly trust God.  Verse eleven states, Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.  This verse called on everyone who feared God to trust Him.  The is no reason for anyone who puts their faith in God to ever not trust Him as well.  Verse twelve adds, The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.  God was mindful of the house of Isreal and the house of Aaron, God's people and priests, and would bless them.  God is just as mindful of His those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ today, and He blesses us if we are faithful to Him.  Verse thirteen declares, He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.  God still blesses everyone to who is a Christian, whether they are great or small in the eyes of the world.  Verse fourteen adds, The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.  God will bless our children as well if we lead them to understand and accept His gift of salvation.  Verse fifteen says, Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.  Like the people of Israel who put their faith in God, we are blessed by the Creator of everything if we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse sixteen adds, The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.  Though the earth is God's, He has put the earth under the stewardship of mankind.  We are to care for God's creation to the best of our ability.  Verse seventeen states, The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.  Those who are dead, whether physically or spiritually, don't praise God.  We who are followers of Christ, even when we die physically, will continue to praise God.  Verse eighteen adds, But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.  As just stated, we who are followers of Christ will praise God forevermore, and we should start now and do so daily.