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Hallelujah! The Blessing of Obedience!
Psalm 111 concludes with the call to fear & obey God. Psalm 112 opens with a declaration, “Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.” When you take great delight in obeying Him, He takes great delight too to bless. The blessings recorded in this psalm are:
(i) Descendents will be mighty & blessed v2
(ii) Wealth & riches will be in his house v3
(iii) Favour for the upright, gracious, compassionate, righteous, generous v4-5a
(iv) Not be shaken even in judgement, v5b-6
(v) Not fear evil, heart is steadfast, trusting in God, v7-8
(vi) God will be praised, v9
(vii) Enemies will fade away, v10
Often we consider the cost or the price that we pay to obey Him perhaps in terms of how that goes against our desires or pride. As we read today’s psalm, may the Lord impress upon us the price we pay for not obeying Him – we lose tremendous blessings.
Application:
How can you fear the Lord & take great delight in all that He says? He must matter to you more than the closest friend or family member. For some of us who are used to being rebellious to parents / figures of authority, start by allowing God to train you to have an obedient heart to them. Obeying God will be easier when you have a yielded & submissive spirit.
It is a Jewish tradition to sing Psalm 113 & 114 before partaking the Passover meal & to sing Psalm 115 – 118 at the end of the feast.
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