Verse of the Day 7/27
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,declares the Lord.But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
The nature of man is to focus on external things. We are impressed by beautiful homes, fast cars and crystal cathedrals, but what we find in the Bible that God is looking at the heart Today's verse speaks to that. He is looking for those who honor, respect and stand in awe of His Word and its power to shape hearts, lives and minds.
It is also this person who will have the attitude that Paul put on display in yesterday's verse from 2 Corinthians, realizing that "God's grace is sufficient" to meet our needs and that His power is put on display in meeting them.
The other thing that I'd like to point out is that to tremble at His word, requires that we be in His Word and have it in our minds, our hearts, and in our thoughts often.
Thomas Brooks writes, "Remember, it is not hasty reading--but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the bee's touching of the flower, which gathers honey--but her abiding for a time upon the flower, which draws out the sweet. It is not he who reads most--but he who meditates most, who will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian."
John Piper writes, "The first thing that makes a prayer acceptable to God is the brokenness and humility of the one who prays. They tremble at his word."
Have you counted the stars in the heavens Have you walked the circumference of the earth Have you measured the boundaries of the universe Do you tremble at the Word of God Have you uncovered the souce of the thunder Have you tamed the crashing mighty sea Have you defied the force of gravity Do you tremble at the Wod of God CHORUS: The wise will hear Him and obey His word Long and blessed will be their days upon the earth The fool will perish in the folly of his ways Do you tremble at the Word of God. (Wes King - Do You Tremble)
Have you considered the scope of eternity In the light of unwavering truth Have you regarded the works of a strong and mighty hand Do you tremble at the Word of God
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Blessings,
Mike
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
The Humble and Contrite in Spirit
66 Thus says the Lord:
"Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
and what is the place of my rest?
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
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