Knowledge & Discernment In our last post we understood that knowledge and discernment are expressions of love. We saw that knowledge and discernment also means having the ability to discriminate rightly. But we have to look at the “why”—what’s the end game with discernment? The Apostle Paul wrote: “…so that you may approve the things …
Charles Spurgeon once said that discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong, but instead, knowing the difference between right and almost right. Today, it seems, we need this knowledge more than ever before. Making wise decisions, although challenging at times, because everything’s not always black and white, seems all but abandoned. Days …
Why Bless the Lord, Reason #2 – The Universal Work of God In verses 6 through 10, David says, “The LORD performs righteous deeds and judgments for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to …
Throughout Psalm 103, David pointed to the character of his creator. David first points out that God “benefits” His people—meaning that He cares for our well-being (v. 2). Next, David declares God to be a righteous judge (v. 6). God is then lauded as compassionate, gracious, and slow to anger (v. 8). He’s also wholly …
Last week we learned about our call to bless the Lord. Taking our cues (and accepting our commission) from king David, Psalm 103 teaches that declaring blessing is a part of our image-bearing nature. We also learned that we’re to bless the Lord in both word and deed and that God is the One who …
In our last post, we learned about a first way of blessing the Lord, with our words. The second way to bless the Lord is to obey or carry out His word. To bless the Lord is a thing defined by Him. Notice what David said in verses 20-22: “Bless the LORD, you His angels, …
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits… 20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word! 21 Bless the LORD, all you …