Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The
Book of Psalms 7:17
I will praise the
Lord according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the Name
of the Lord most high.
Brethren:
What
more can be said? Therein above is the conclusion of all of the
psalmist’s words for this psalm. That in life, good or bad, we
above all things should give praise to our Creator. His purpose for
is many fold, but above all things it is to give Him adoration and
love, just as he gave us love. He raises us up to be above all of His
other creations, and we are servitude to none other. Even the angels
are below us in the order of His Kingdom. So in all things, let us
praise God, and count each day as joyful. (Read
James 1:2-5).
“The
psalm closes with David extolling the Lord, not for the fact that
sinners have been judged, but because the righteousness of God has
been magnified. The fact that people are ensnared by their own sins
and ultimately judged brings no joy to the hearts of believers, but
the fact that God is glorified and His righteousness exalted does
cause us to praise Him. God judges sin because He is holy and His
decrees are just “Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy
sight” (Read Luke 10:21). Finally, keep in mind that God gave His
own Son to die for the sins of the world, so that He might uphold His
own holy law and at the same time offer His mercy and grace to all
who will believe. People may not like the way God runs His universe,
but, as Dorothy Sayers expressed it, “for whatever reason God chose
to make man as he is–limited and suffering and subject to sorrows
and death–He had the honesty and the courage to take His own
medicine.” Warren Wiersbe - American Pastor and Theologian.
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