94:12 - He goes on and on at the beginning of the psalm about how God has yet to punish the wicked, but in verse 12 the psalmist says it is a blessing for those that the Lord disciplines. What does that mean? Discipline often drives us back to God. We may feel it is unfair for those who reject God and live seemingly "happy/successful" lives, but they are heading towards their own destruction with know clue as to what awaits them. I would rather experience suffering that brings me back to God - than go untouched and live on in rebellion.
95:7, 8 and 10 - If He is our God and we are His people, then we will listen to His voice and praise His name - that makes sense right? That is what the people of God do. We see in verse 10m that those who do not listen to His voice and those who do not praise the name of God will go astray. Astray is a place I don't want to be.
96:7-9 - We must do everything we can in our lives to give glory and honor tot he name of God. Is that something that motivates you day in a day out? It should be.
97:10 - I love the simple view of faith that so many of the biblical writers have. I think we make things too complicated most of the time. This psalmist says, "Hey, if you love God - hate evil!" It is that simple for him.
98:2 - I love this verse - God has made His salvation known throughout the world! This psalm was written before the time of Jesus on earth, but the writer is still confident in God's salvation message to the world. How did people get this message? Through creation itself. Through the example of the Israelite people...God's priest nation. There are no excuses for rejecting God, but that doesn't mean that we as His people should not keep sharing His salvation message with the world.
99:4 - True might is used to bring justice to the world...when men use their power to bring honor to themselves, abuse others, overpower the weak, etc...they are corrupting the power that God has given them.
100:3 - We are the people of God - that is our birthright. Never forget who you are!
101:3-5 - These verses gives us some clues about how to seek out a righteous life. We must do everything we can to seek purity and innocence...we must look different than the rest of the world. Do not waste your eyes, your mind, your life on interacting with things that are toxic and worthless.
102:18 - This psalmist is a great forward thinking leader - I like this. He wants to make sure that the people who read this psalm are leaving behind a legacy of faith...a legacy of God's truth...so that the generations that have not even been born yet will be taught the Word of God.
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