Meditating On The Wonderful Deeds of the Lord!

“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” (Isaiah 25:1 NIV) – “But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.” (1 Samuel 12:24 NIV)

It is most likely to exalt and praise our God when good situations happen, especially the ones that we expected. However, these are NOT the main point why we exalt and praise Him. Our main point of exalting and praising Him SHOULD be that we are living in the evil world as a new creations in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17), that are as children of God (1 John 3:1) – “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’” (Acts 17:27-28)  It is ALL because of the steadfast love of God, so we also SHOULD be grateful that His steadfast love endures forever (Psalm 136:1-3).

Therefore, we SHOULD continually seek Him with all of our humilities before God, just as Psalm 27:8 states – ‘My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.’ – “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33) And we SHOULD serve Him faithfully, just as 1 Samuel 12:24 states – “Be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.”

While we are seeking the Lord and His kingdom with our humilities, we MUSTN’T be afraid the world, for the word of God says, “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do NOT be afraid; do NOT be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8) – “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven…..” (Matthew 5:10-12)