Psalm 135
-Theme: Giving
praise and blessing to the LORD. Realizing that God is great and above all
other gods.
-Historical Insight: This is an anonymous Psalm that gives
some brief allusions to the history of God’s providence over His chosen people.
-*Application* Servants of the most high God should praise
and bless His awesome Name every single moment of every single day. How can we
do that successfully? By staying fresh in His presence and realizing His
characteristics continually. Meditation on His precepts and power, love in our
heart for Him, and passionately serving His purposes puts us on our way to a
fulfilled life in Christ. The author here also suggests singing His praises,
which there are no shortage of great songs to reflect His glory in our day and
age. The LORD is the only true God, and there can be no other. All other gods
are works of man’s hands. They cannot speak, see, or hear. In other words, they
have no life breath and cannot do anything eternally beneficial in the deceived
heart of those who succumb to their tyranny. We are left then with an obvious
choice it would seem. Fear God and live, or serve idols and die. “Those who
make them (idols) will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them (Psalm
135:18).” Instead, choose to speak, see, hear, and breathe in the Spirit of
Christ Jesus. This is true life (John 11:25-27)!
Verse to Memorize:
Psalm 135:5
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