Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy, for all the nations will come and
worship before You,
For Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:4
1 Praise
the Lord!
How blessed is the man who fears the
Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments.
2 His descendants will be mighty on earth,
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and
his righteousness endures forever.
4 Light
arises in the darkness for the upright, he is gracious and
compassionate and righteous.
5 It
is well with the man who is gracious and lends, he will maintain his
cause in judgment.
6 For
he will never be shaken, the righteous will be remembered forever.
7 He will
not fear evil tidings, his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart
is upheld, he will not fear, until he looks with satisfaction on his
adversaries.
9 He has given freely to the poor, his
righteousness endures forever, his horn will be exalted in honor.
10
The wicked will see it and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and melt away, the desire of the wicked will
perish.
We praise the Lord... that we are a people in the world who fear Him and serve Him...
That they are a happy people--entirely because of His grace. The fear of God is not that which love casts out, but that which love brings in. It follows and flows from love.
Compare all this with the unbeliever... the happiness of the saints is the envy of the wicked. The desire of the wicked shall perish entirely due to the desires of their flesh, their joy is gone.
By the Lord's example we learn to become kind and full of compassion. We need not fear evil around us, because our spirit is settled in the Lord. Trusting in the Lord is the best and surest way of establishing the heart. The heart of man cannot be fixed anywhere else and find firm footing but in the truth of God. Those whose hearts are established by faith, live by the pattern present in righteousness given by our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessings received are both spiritual and eternal--for now on this earth and for life everlasting. No man is wise who does not fear the Lord; no man acts wisely except as influenced by that fear. This fear will lead to repentance, to faith in Christ, to watchfulness and obedience. Such persons are of a good understanding, however poor, unlearned, or despised.
We are Victorious
The heart touched by the Spirit of God, turns itself to God in every situation, yet still with trembling and filled with this holy fear. Blessings are laid up for the faithful, from all that come from this world's possessions as is profitable for them. Even in the darkest hours of affliction and trials, the light of hope and peace will spring up within. In the peace that comes from God alone relief turns mourning into joy.
That they are a happy people--entirely because of His grace. The fear of God is not that which love casts out, but that which love brings in. It follows and flows from love.
Compare all this with the unbeliever... the happiness of the saints is the envy of the wicked. The desire of the wicked shall perish entirely due to the desires of their flesh, their joy is gone.
By the Lord's example we learn to become kind and full of compassion. We need not fear evil around us, because our spirit is settled in the Lord. Trusting in the Lord is the best and surest way of establishing the heart. The heart of man cannot be fixed anywhere else and find firm footing but in the truth of God. Those whose hearts are established by faith, live by the pattern present in righteousness given by our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessings received are both spiritual and eternal--for now on this earth and for life everlasting. No man is wise who does not fear the Lord; no man acts wisely except as influenced by that fear. This fear will lead to repentance, to faith in Christ, to watchfulness and obedience. Such persons are of a good understanding, however poor, unlearned, or despised.
The heart touched by the Spirit of God, turns itself to God in every situation, yet still with trembling and filled with this holy fear. Blessings are laid up for the faithful, from all that come from this world's possessions as is profitable for them. Even in the darkest hours of affliction and trials, the light of hope and peace will spring up within. In the peace that comes from God alone relief turns mourning into joy.
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