“The Lord sits upon the flood, yes, the Lord sits king forever. 11. The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.”
In my annual trek through Psalms, I found some good news that I would like to share with you. This should make your day. We can take comfort in knowing that the Lord rules. He is our creator and He “sits as king forever.” The Hebrew word translated “Lord” is "Yahweh". This is the “God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” He is the Lord of the universe. This Lordship came to earth in name of Jesus Christ, and His Lordship was revealed through His perfect life and through His miracles. This was particularly true of His miracles in nature. For example, Jesus turned water into wine – which cannot be done naturally, and He calmed a storm on the Sea Galilee just by His word. This is the Lord who loves us, died for us, arose the third day and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God making intercession for us. AND HE LOVES YOU! See, I told this would make your day. We can take comfort in knowing that the Lord will give us His strength – His eternal strength. The Hebrew word translated “strength” can have wide meaning, but in its context here, it means that the Lord gives His strength to His people to meet the inevitable challenges of life. It is in using the Holy Spirit’s strength to meet the challenges of life that we can emerge victorious. There is no challenge, no problem that can keep us down when we lean on Christ’s great strength. There is no temptation that can ruin our lives when we lean on His strength. Read 1 Corinthians 10:13 to understand this: “There has no temptation taken you but that is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” See, I told you this would make your day. We can take comfort in knowing that “the Lord will bless His people with peace." This is the translation of the Hebrew “Shalom” (or “Salom”) which has variable meanings. Shalom peace gives us a sense of well-being. We have the peace of knowing that God is in control, and that we just need to lean to His understanding and not merely our own. Shalom peace gives us the knowledge that the Lord holds our lives together. Shalom peace gives us a sense of wholeness. The important thing is that we have this peace in Jesus. I want to share a word from Jesus on this subject of peace from John 16:33: “These things I have spoken unto you, that IN ME you shall have peace. In the world you will have tribulation/trouble, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” In Jesus, this peace is yours. See, I told you this would make your day. Shalom Bro. Joe
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