tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post7138977421421324355..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: "Love one another."Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-6503451424809000172013-04-25T13:10:57.352-07:002013-04-25T13:10:57.352-07:00Reflections
Psalm 145: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13
“The Lo...Reflections<br />Psalm 145: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13<br /><br />“The Lord is good to all and<br />compassionate toward all his works.”<br /><br />When we reflect on what God has<br />done for us, we remember that God<br />has always done good things for us. <br />That is God's nature – as the Psalm<br />says, “The Lord is gracious and<br />merciful and of great kindness.”<br />And so we pray this psalm to bless,<br />praise, and exalt the heavenly Father<br />in His perfection and in His works.<br /><br />Our psalmist dwells on the everlasting<br />nature of God, on his love and presence<br />throughout all time, and we are called<br />to praise the Lord forever. Our psalmist<br />reminds us, “The Lord is good to all<br />and compassionate toward all his works.” <br />We know this inherently because we live<br />our lives with an unending stream of divine love.<br /><br />There are times when we may question<br />why God allows us to suffer, why He allows<br />“bad things to happen to good people.” <br />We may ask, as the early believers probably did,<br />“Why is it necessary to undergo such hardships<br />to enter the kingdom of God?”<br /><br />Afflictions go hand in hand in our walk<br />with the Lord. We may not understand<br />what God is up to, but we can be sure that<br />our faith will be strengthened if we stand<br />fast in the face of suffering. We will become<br />better witnesses for Christ as we are humbled.<br />We become better servants if we bear up<br />with our difficulties and trust in the Lord,<br />as our psalmist tells us. <br /><br />Endurance is a Godly quality and will help<br />us to get 'yoked' to Jesus. Having done that,<br />we, like our psalmist David, join with the<br />faithful and speak of the glory of God's reign<br />and bless His name.<br /><br />AmenBarry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com