Reflections
“The eyes of the Lord are
upon those who
fear Him,
to deliver them from death."
The
Lord's eyes are upon us
because we
hold Him in awe,
we praise Him. Like
a Good
Shepherd He protects us from
harm; He puts up a hedge
around us and
provides us
with armor in our battle
against
death and the evil
one. He feeds us when
we
go through periods of spiritual
hunger.
He nourishes us and
gives us our daily
spiritual
bread.
Where
else would we turn
for deliverance from
death,
the kind of death which is a
consequence
of sin?
Remember, the
wages of
sin
is death, and
we are all afflicted.
Fortunately
for us, Christ
destroyed death and
brought
life to us.
We
would be dead in our sins
without the
Lord's protection,
defeated by the evil one
without
the Lord's armor.
And when our heart is
starved
for God's presence, when our bones
are
dry, He nourishes us and
breathes life into our
dry bones.
It
is through His divine plan that
we are saved. Our
own feeble efforts
count for nothing. We
must be submissive
and abandon ourselves to
His will and
His grace. Because
Christ humbles
Himself
for our sake, there is hope
for us, even
in our time of spiritual
famine. That
is the meaning
of the verse,
“Lord,
let your mercy be
on us, as we
place our trust in you.”
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. Our Psalm Response this Sunday is, "Blessed the people the Lord has chosen
to be His
own." Speak of how you apply this verse to your daily life.
2. Verse 12 of the Psalm says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
2. Verse 12 of the Psalm says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
Tell of how important
it is that our nation receive God's blessing and His protection.
Where else would I, frightened and afflicted, turn for my deliverance in a time of trial. Like the psalmist says, without the Lord's protection and His Mercy, I would be dead. Fortunately, as for me, Jesus Christ has brought life to me because He defeated the evil one and delivered me from the pit. He is my help and my shield. In his mercy my heart rejoices.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I think I am blessed that I am chosen to be His child. He nourished me in my time of spiritual famine. When I trust in Him and am submissive to His will by praying, 'Not my will, His will,' then His Holy Spirit leads me to the Truth.
From heaven the Lord looks down with watchful care over all mankind who live on earth. At the same time He also commands the future of the nations. That's why it is important for the nation whose God is the Lord.