Thursday, November 20, 2008

Psalm 144

It took me about 3 minutes to read this psalm. David mentions a number of points that detail God's loving nature. Then he ends the psalm with the fulcrum point of the entire psalm; we will be blessed when the God of Israel is the center of our worship. There are many people in this life whom we are tempted to worship, but all of them will fall from favor or die. There are numerous activities to which we can devote our life's energies, but they will always seek to enslave us. There are a multitude of things that tempt our appitites, but none of them will satisfy us if we are seeking our own satisfaction.  Only a relationship with the God of creation will fulfill all of our desires and enable us to love those people who are special to us. Only God.
Stuart

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