Psalm 50:6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah
And a fine Friday morning to you my Friends in Christ! May the Good Lord shine His divine light on us today and fill our lives with many blessings. Selah! But note, all those blessings aren’t meant for us to keep, to hoard as greedy misers, but to share with others, to pass on to those less fortunate and more needy. Our God delights in us when we share. But if we don’t, then judgement shall be pronounced on us at His appointed time. ‘And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.’ Yes my people, our God is also our judge. To us He is ‘Infinitely Everything.’ And though He can be extremely merciful, He’s not afraid to pass rather harsh judgement. To open Psalm 50, Asaph, the psalmist, acknowledges His awesome power. ‘The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.’ (Ps.50:1-4) Ah Friends, what a mighty and magnificent God we worship: powerful, perfect in all things, fiery and tempestuous; but also LOVING, merciful, forgiving and kind. The psalm serves as a serious warning to us re the Lord coming to judge His people. It reminds us of the overwhelming need to respect His statutes and obey His commandments; to refrain from hypocrisy and false religious rituals; the self-serving work of men, not God. We must not do like the Jewish leaders in Jesus’ time, who were all about formal rituals and outward show, but lacked real spiritual substance. Sadly though my people, a lot of that is still happening today. Many of us just go through the motions; regular church going; serving on numerous committees; always in the limelight, having everyone think we’re so wonderful because we appear to walk our talk. But Friends, much of it is all outward show, for deep down inside we’re really bitter, resentful, envious and frustrated. Our inner and outer beings bear no resemblance whatsoever. Then there are many of us who are just blatantly wicked, unashamedly in cohorts with the enemy, who reject God, resent Him, while casting aspersions and heaping abuse on His Holy Name. Ah Friends, what an unwise decision, for they too shall be judged when the Lord comes in all His flaming glory. The burning question though my people, the one we need to answer NOW, before the Lord comes to judge, is which side of the great divide will we be on? Shall we be with the faithful and righteous, or the wicked and profane? We’re all sinners, so we’ll all end up before Him, it’s just a matter of where we end up, which all depends on the choices we make NOW, my people. I strongly suggest that we all sit down and seriously consider our options, cause there’s no turning back, no chance to say I’m sorry, once the Lord enters the courtroom in His flaming robes, strikes His mighty gavel and calls the court to order. What will be our reaction when He sits on the bench and proclaims: ‘Hear O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.’ (Ps.50:7) Oh Friends, it can either be a very sad or fairly good day when our Lord testifies against us. But again, it all depends on the choices we make NOW! That day can be any time; today, tomorrow or whenever, but come it will, and we must make a serious decision before our physical bodies return to the dust from whence they came. The Lord doesn’t need sacrifices or anything worldly from us, since it’s all His. As He says: ‘If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.’ (Ps.50:12) Listen carefully to what our God requires of us Friends. ‘Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.’ (Ps.50:14-15) Oh praise His Holy Name my people! And His ears should be burning now with all the trouble we have. (smile) That’s the side we want to be on Friends; with those giving thanks, paying their vows, calling upon Him in rough times and glorifying Him. Not with the wicked, who ‘hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouths to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.’ (Ps.50:17-20) Ah my people, we certainly don’t want to be numbered amongst that lot, for they will receive harsh punishment. And for those of you who remember the old Rude Boy song, ‘Judge Dread’ by Prince Buster, how the rude boys and them begin to weep and moan when he start handing down hundred and five hundred year sentences. Well Friends, that will be like ‘kiddie garter’ when the Lord rules in His courtroom. It won’t be a countable number of years, but eternity, everlasting darkness. As He says: ‘Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.’ (Ps.50:22-23) Oh Friends, it’s the choice of each individual, so I implore us to make the right choice and glorify God, so on that day we can partake of His Glorious Salvation. Much LOVE!..he who has ears to hear..let him hear..
And a fine Friday morning to you my Friends in Christ! May the Good Lord shine His divine light on us today and fill our lives with many blessings. Selah! But note, all those blessings aren’t meant for us to keep, to hoard as greedy misers, but to share with others, to pass on to those less fortunate and more needy. Our God delights in us when we share. But if we don’t, then judgement shall be pronounced on us at His appointed time. ‘And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.’ Yes my people, our God is also our judge. To us He is ‘Infinitely Everything.’ And though He can be extremely merciful, He’s not afraid to pass rather harsh judgement. To open Psalm 50, Asaph, the psalmist, acknowledges His awesome power. ‘The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.’ (Ps.50:1-4) Ah Friends, what a mighty and magnificent God we worship: powerful, perfect in all things, fiery and tempestuous; but also LOVING, merciful, forgiving and kind. The psalm serves as a serious warning to us re the Lord coming to judge His people. It reminds us of the overwhelming need to respect His statutes and obey His commandments; to refrain from hypocrisy and false religious rituals; the self-serving work of men, not God. We must not do like the Jewish leaders in Jesus’ time, who were all about formal rituals and outward show, but lacked real spiritual substance. Sadly though my people, a lot of that is still happening today. Many of us just go through the motions; regular church going; serving on numerous committees; always in the limelight, having everyone think we’re so wonderful because we appear to walk our talk. But Friends, much of it is all outward show, for deep down inside we’re really bitter, resentful, envious and frustrated. Our inner and outer beings bear no resemblance whatsoever. Then there are many of us who are just blatantly wicked, unashamedly in cohorts with the enemy, who reject God, resent Him, while casting aspersions and heaping abuse on His Holy Name. Ah Friends, what an unwise decision, for they too shall be judged when the Lord comes in all His flaming glory. The burning question though my people, the one we need to answer NOW, before the Lord comes to judge, is which side of the great divide will we be on? Shall we be with the faithful and righteous, or the wicked and profane? We’re all sinners, so we’ll all end up before Him, it’s just a matter of where we end up, which all depends on the choices we make NOW, my people. I strongly suggest that we all sit down and seriously consider our options, cause there’s no turning back, no chance to say I’m sorry, once the Lord enters the courtroom in His flaming robes, strikes His mighty gavel and calls the court to order. What will be our reaction when He sits on the bench and proclaims: ‘Hear O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.’ (Ps.50:7) Oh Friends, it can either be a very sad or fairly good day when our Lord testifies against us. But again, it all depends on the choices we make NOW! That day can be any time; today, tomorrow or whenever, but come it will, and we must make a serious decision before our physical bodies return to the dust from whence they came. The Lord doesn’t need sacrifices or anything worldly from us, since it’s all His. As He says: ‘If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.’ (Ps.50:12) Listen carefully to what our God requires of us Friends. ‘Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.’ (Ps.50:14-15) Oh praise His Holy Name my people! And His ears should be burning now with all the trouble we have. (smile) That’s the side we want to be on Friends; with those giving thanks, paying their vows, calling upon Him in rough times and glorifying Him. Not with the wicked, who ‘hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouths to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.’ (Ps.50:17-20) Ah my people, we certainly don’t want to be numbered amongst that lot, for they will receive harsh punishment. And for those of you who remember the old Rude Boy song, ‘Judge Dread’ by Prince Buster, how the rude boys and them begin to weep and moan when he start handing down hundred and five hundred year sentences. Well Friends, that will be like ‘kiddie garter’ when the Lord rules in His courtroom. It won’t be a countable number of years, but eternity, everlasting darkness. As He says: ‘Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.’ (Ps.50:22-23) Oh Friends, it’s the choice of each individual, so I implore us to make the right choice and glorify God, so on that day we can partake of His Glorious Salvation. Much LOVE!..he who has ears to hear..let him hear..
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