Rev. Patrick Vincent
4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. – Psa. 34:4-7
Fear God and there’s nothing else to fear.
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.” – Psa. 34:1-3
Human responsibility: Bless, praise, boast, hear, magnify, exalt
34 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together. – Psa. 34:1-3
Human responsibility: Bless, praise, boast, hear, magnify, exalt
4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
Fear God and there’s nothing else to fear.
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Jesus perfectly supplies every provision.
11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Here is the fruit of fearing the Lord: Life. Many days. Seeing good. Clean words. Pure lips. Departing evil. Doing good. Seeking peace. Pursuing peace. It all begins with fear of the Lord.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
The attentiveness of the Lord.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
The Lord hears, delivers, is near, and saves.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
We are not promised comfort, but affliction. However, the Lord delivers, guards, and redeems.
“if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus” – Eph. 4:21
The Truth Is In Jesus.
The opposite is also equally true.
“When Potiphar heard the words his wife spoke to him, his anger was aroused and he put Joseph into the prison.” – Gen. 39:19-20
Better to be put into prison than to sin against God. (39:9)
“Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” – Jesus (Matt. 25:21)
No higher praise can be given.
“Whoever is faithful in very little–is also faithful in much; and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.” – Luke 16:10
It’s the very little things.
“The first came forward and said: “Master, your pound has earned ten more pounds!’” – Luke 19:16
What are you doing with the gifts God gave you?
“So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.'” – Luke 19:13
Everything is a gift from God and He expects us to put it to work for His Kingdom.
“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—“ – 1 Cor. 1:30
The doctrine of imputed righteousness plainly stated.
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