Saturday, August 15, 2015

God Be Merciful Unto Us!


Today we move into the Psalms and explore a Psalm that was given to the Chief Musician on Neginoth. Neginoth is an ‘epigram’ which is to simply say:  it is a Psalm or song, on a Stringed Instrument; dealing with a single thought or event.  It is always good to know in depth the meaning of Hebrew. The single thought here set to Worship music is God’s Mercy is Blessing us! It is awesome, as we look into the depth the Word Mercy and the Word Blessing!  We know our God is Merciful, but to have a greater understanding of Mercy is needful. When we truly have a knowledge of Mercy we will be a humble people! A very brief statement regarding Mercy is: ‘Compassion that forbears punishment even when justice demands it.’ With Mercy comes with Blessing! The Biblical Blessing is: ‘to be consecrated by Blood, that is set-aside for Eternal Life in Heaven through our Lord and Savoiur’s Sacrifice!  Sense we live in a fast paced society we are prone to not take time to ‘meditate’ upon the depth of the Word of God! 267 times Mercy is mentioned in the Word of God, not to count Mercies, and merciful. Meditate upon this: “Mercy triumphs Judgment!” Where would we be without the Mercy of God?  The first of 86 times this phrase is heard — “His Mercy endureth for ever,” is found in 1 Chron. 16:34 “O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His Mercy endureth for ever.” Sometimes I think the Body of Christ truly believes this because we often forsake righteousness knowing that God is Merciful.  Three requests is found in this Psalm: [1] Be Merciful unto to us; [2] Bless us; [3] Cause Your Face to shine upon us; All three requests are found in the first verse and followed by a “Selah!” There are varied explanations of “Selah!” – A Pause – a da capo in music directing reputation – the subject should be meditated on by the reader.  O how we need to “Meditate” upon the Mercy and Blessings of our God!    Loving you, Pastor
“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.” ~ 1 Tim. 4:15

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