Psalm 40:9-10 (ESV)
I have told the glad news of deliverance
in the great congregation;
behold, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O LORD.
I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.
Reflection
This week, I read Psalm 40 as I was following my Bible reading plan (Let me stop here to encourage you, if you are not already doing so, to read through the Bible. Here is a link to several plans that will help facilitate that discipline). As I read and meditated on this psalm, these two verses stuck out to me. Here David writes that he has spread the news of God’s deliverance, faithfulness, and steadfast love to the great congregation. He has not hidden it in his heart, keeping what the Lord has done for him to himself. Rather, he has spread that message for all who are in the great congregation to hear.
Application
We too, need to spread the message of God’s deliverance, faithfulness, and steadfast love, as we see it evidenced in our lives to our church family. Telling others how God is working in our lives serves to motivate and encourage fellow congregates to continue to fight the good fight. Not only does it encourage others, but our speaking of God’s work in our life brings glory to God.
Challenge
So, may we seek to tell others in our church how God is working in our lives. Not keeping it a secret, but using it as an opportunity to encourage and motivate our fellow church members, as well as a way to glorify our Father in heaven.
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Hi,
(Psalm 40:8 ) states :’I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
The verse is propounded nicely in this article.
The following verses highlight :
What is the will of God.
1) God’s will about our sanctifi cation:These are 3 verses_:
i) (1 Thess.4 : 3-5 ) says :’For this is the will of God, your sanct ification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness & honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.’
ii) ( Ephesians 5 :17-20):’Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, & songs from the Spirit.’
iii) (1 John 2:16-17) says:’For all that is in the world :the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes & pride of life is not from the Father but is from the world.& the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.’
2) God’s will is :’everyone to come to repentance.’ ( 2 Peter 3 : 9)
(1 Timothy 2 : 2-4) states :’This is good,& it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved & to come to the knowledge of the truth.’
3) God’s will is to do good.
(1 Peter 2 :15) says :’For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.’
And,
(1 Peter 3:17 ) says :’lf that should be God’s will, suffer for doing good, than for doing evil.’
4) ‘God’ s will is : in everything we should give thanks.(1 Thess. 5 : 16-18)
5) ‘God’ s will is that we should
walk humbly with God.’
(Micah 6 : 8) says :’He has shown you, O mortal, what is good & what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, to love mercy & to walk humbly with your God.’
Besides this, God shows His will through signs, dreams, & visions. Here are some examples:
God’s will through sign _:
1)The star that guided the Magi to Jesus’ birthplace, signify Jesus’ kingship.(Matthew . 2:1-12)
2) The burning bush & other signs, such as staffs turning into snakes, demonstrated God’s power and will .(Exodus . 3:2-4:17)
3) The rainbow after the flood, signify God’s covenant with humanity. (Genesis 9:13-17)
4) The Parting of the Red Sea
for the Israelites to escape the Egyptians. (Exodus 14:13-31)
5) God gave Gideon a sign through a fleece, confirming His promise.(Judges 6:36-40)
God’s will through vision_:
!) God revealed Jesus’ glory to Peter, James & John by transfiguration. (Matthew. 17:1-8)
!!) ‘Daniel said, I saw in my vision by night,& behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. ‘(Daniel 7 : 2)
God’s will through dream _:
!) ‘Jacob dreamed, a ladder set up on the earth, & the top of it reached to heaven: & the angels of God ascending & descending on it.’ (Genesis 28:12)
!!) (Matthew 1:20) states :
‘ While Joseph thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.’
Lastly,
lf according to the will of God , Jesus gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age.’ (Galatians 1:4 )
And,
‘lf the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.’ (Romans 8 : 27 )
WHY WE SHOULD NOT DO ACCORDING TO HIS WILL ?
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