Psalm
101 – Our Influence
“I
will” nine times and “shall” six times. David wanted a perfect (blameless)
heart, not a perverse (twisted) heart or a proud heart. To be “perfect” before
the Lord does not mean to be sinless, it means to be sincere and without
pretense. John called it “walking in the light” (I John 1:5-10).
David
wanted justice in the land and the city, just as we do today. But civic
righteousness must begin in the heart and in the home. We need honest people
enforcing just laws, but we also need godly people living holy lives, starting
at home.
We
must be careful what we look at and listen to and with whom we fellowship. In a
world full of illusion, we must avoid lies and must walk in God’s wisdom.
Unlike David, we do not have authority to execute judgment on the wicked. But
if our hearts and homes are what God wants them to be, our influence will be
felt in the city and the nation.
Psalm
102 – Look By Faith to the Lord
God
enjoys endless years, but we endure shortened days, troubled days, days that
disappear like smoke, grass, and a shadow. We sit alone like birds in a desert
and dying patients in a hospital.
Looking
to yourself and your feelings will only make things worse. Look by faith to the
Lord. Things will be different when you look from yourself to God.
If
you know Jesus Christ by faith, you possess eternal life (I John 5:11-13). So,
living in a world of death and decay need not be a threat to you because you will
live forever with the Lord. (I Thess. 4:13-18).
As
you grow older, you may find yourself resisting change. Loved ones move away to
die, your body weakens, the world changes, and it is easy to become bitter and
afraid. But God does not change. (Heb 13:508), and He is your guide and Friend
to the very end.
The
temporary things will change, but the things eternal will last (2 Cor.
4:11-18).
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah
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