Thursday, March 24, 2022

Psalms 147:12

Psalms 147:12 says, Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.  David calls on all the leaders of Jerusalem and Zion to praise the LORD.  This was the Holy City and the Holy Hill of God, so it would be natural for the people there to praise God, just as it should be natural for the people of the Church to praise God today.  Verse thirteen adds, For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.  David said the people of Jerusalem and Zion should praise God because He protected them, and He still protects those who put their faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him today.  Verse fourteen continues, He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.  God makes peace for us in the world today as Christians, and He provides more than just ordinary bread, since He gives us the Bread of Life. Verse fifteen states, He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.  God sent His commandments to the people of Israel, and has preserved them for us today.   God created the universe by His Word, and He is still in charge today.  Verse sixteen adds, He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.  God is in charge of the snow and the frost and the entire climate of the world.  I don't believe this means that all bad weather is caused by God, though, since He has granted Satan certain power over the world until Chist returns.  Verse seventeen says, He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?  God can indeed make it so cold that people cannot endure it. Verse eighteen adds, He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.  Just as God can freeze everything to the point that people cannot endure it, He can just as easily melt the snow.  God causes wind to blow and water to flow.  I believe that we as Christians have the responsibility to do everything we can to care for the earth, but God is the ultimate authority on what happens in the earth.  Verse nineteen continues, He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.  God made His statutes known to Israel, and He makes them known to us today if we put our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. Verse twenty concludes, He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.  God did not deal with other nations as He did with Israel, because they were the people that God was going to use to ensure that the world knew Who He was and what His word said.  As Christians, this is our responsibility today, and it is not confined to just one nation.  God's word has been spread throughout the world.  

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