Friday, October 28, 2016

Psalm 81   Hear the voice of God as He calls for His people:

" Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel , if you would listen to Me!" ( v8)
 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!" ( v13)

But they wouldn't listen...
He commanded them to have no strange gods,  no idols, no foreign gods...
but they didn't trust Him enough to give us their superstitions and false beliefs.

If they would obey He would relieve their burdens, subdue their enemies, provide for their needs, and satisfy them completely.. ( v6, 10, 14, 16)

Psalm 82 continues to spell out God's desire for all of His people.

Judge justly. v2
Don't favor the wicked.
"Vindicate the weak and fatherless.
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute."v3
"Rescue the weak and needy;
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked." v4

Which takes me back to James 2 and the definition of true faith -faith that "is pure and undefiled" (James 1:27)
"Faith.. if it has no works, is dead, being by itself" (v17)
True faith results in action including all the things in Psalms 82 and 83.
As "sons of the Most High" we are called to listen to Him and do as He says.
He is the judge of all the earth.. and ultimately the only standards that really matter are His.

Father in Heaven, forgive us for failing to do as You have commanded.  May our faith be  shown by our works.. our works of justice and compassion;  of love for the weak, the afflicted, the destitute, and the fatherless.  Help us to hear Your voice calling us to live according to Your Word and then to be doers of that Word.  May we walk in Your ways and bring glory to Your Name.  Fill us again with Your Holy Spirit we pray, in the Name of the glorious Son, Jesus.
amen.

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