SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/6/2012 9:30:04 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 111 PT-3
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Psalm 111:7-10
Message of the verses: In Today’s SD we will attempt to finish the
commentary on the 111th Psalm by looking at the last four verses.
Rely on God’s Word (vv. 7-9): “7 The
works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure. 8 They are upheld forever and ever; They are
performed in truth and uprightness. 9 He
has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy
and awesome is His name.”
In the last
SD we looked at Psalm 111:2-6, which spoke of the “Great Works of God,” and now
we will transition into the Word of God, which is an easy transition, and the
reason that it is easy is because it was by God’s Word that all things came
into being and it is by God’s Word that things are kept together. “6 By
the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all
their host. 7 He gathers the waters of
the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The LORD nullifies the counsel of the
nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The
plans of His heart from generation to generation.” (Psalm 33:6-11) “Heb 1:3
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His
nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made
purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”
I suppose
we could say that we are getting a little preview of what we are going to be
looking at in Psalm 119 where we will be looking at 176 verses with only three
of them not including some word in them that will represent God’s Word. We see in verse seven the word precepts, and
that word is speaking of God’s Word. We
also see from verse three the psalmist speaking of God’s Law and this to refers
to God’s Word, for by God’s Law we can enjoy His blessings, for if we did not
know God’s Law then we would not know right from wrong. We also know from the reading of God’ Word
that it is trustworthy, for God who has written His Word is trustworthy. We know that God made covenants with the
nation of Israel, some of them were conditional covenants and some were
unconditional, and all of them either have been or will be fulfilled.
A quote
from Dr. Wiersbe about the KJV of verse nine which reads as follows, “9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath
commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.” “’Reverend is his name,’ says the KJV (v.9),
meaning ‘His name should be revered and held in honor.’ The word ‘reverend’ is usually applied to the
clergy, but there is no biblical basis for this. Both the NIV and NASB use ‘awesome.’ To the Jewish people God’s name was so
awesome that they would not speak the name ‘Jehovah’ but substituted ‘Adonai’
lest they would inadvertently blaspheme His holy name. Would God’s people today had such reverence
for the name of the Lord!”
Obey His Will (v. 10): “10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding
have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.”
Because God’s name is so awesome
it leads to the importance of fearing the Lord and obeying His will. I looked up “The fear of the Lord,” in my
Online Bible search and it came up 25 times, of which all but two are in the
Old Testament and all but five of the twenty-three in the OT are from the
Psalms and Proverbs. I think that at the
end of the commentary on this section that I will include all of these verses
because of the importance of the subject, for just as Warren Wiersbe stated
that in today’s world we do not have the proper reverence for the name of the
Lord, perhaps the reason is that we do have a proper understanding of the “Fear
of the Lord.”
Dr. Wiersbe
says this about the fear of the Lord, “The fear of the Lord is a topic
mentioned frequently in Scripture, especially in the book of Proverbs. It is not the slavish fear of a criminal
before a judge but the loving and reverential fear of a child for his or her
parents. If we want to understand God’s works and God’s Word, we must maintain
this reverential fear of the Lord, for this attitude is the basis for receiving
spiritual wisdom and understanding.
The word ‘beginning’ means ‘the principal part,’ and without this we are
unprepared to learn God’s truth. But
fearing the Lord leads to obeying the Lord, and obedience is important to
spiritual understanding (John 7:17). How
all of this works out in our practical daily life is explained in the next
psalm.” (Psalm 112)
The Fear of The Lord (NASB)
2Ch 19:7 "Now
then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the
LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking
of a bribe."
2Ch 19:9 Then he
charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD,
faithfully and wholeheartedly.
Job 28:28 "And
to man He said, ’Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart
from evil is understanding.’"
Ps 19:9 The fear of
the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they
are righteous altogether.
Ps 34:11 Come, you
children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Ps 111:10 The fear of
the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do
His commandments; His praise endures forever.
Pr 1:7 The fear of
the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Pr 1:29 Because they
hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
Pr 2:5 Then you will
discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God.
Pr 8:13 "The
fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the
perverted mouth, I hate.
Pr 9:10 The fear of
the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.
Pr 10:27 The fear of
the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Pr 14:26 In the fear
of the LORD there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.
Pr 14:27 The fear of
the LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
Pr 15:16 Better is a
little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
Pr 15:33 The fear of
the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
Pr 16:6 By
lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD
one keeps away from evil.
Pr 19:23 The fear of
the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
Pr 22:4 The reward of
humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Pr 23:17 Do not let
your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always.
Isa 11:2 The Spirit
of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The
spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the
LORD.
Isa 11:3 And He will
delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
Isa 33:6 And He will
be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Ac 9:31 So the church
throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and
going on in the fear of
the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to
increase.
2Co 5:11 Therefore,
knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God;
and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: The section that I quoted from Dr. Wiersbe
that is written in italics is my spiritual meaning for today: “If we want to understand God’s
works and God’s Word, we must maintain this reverential fear of the Lord, for
this attitude is the basis for receiving spiritual wisdom and understanding.”
My Steps of Faith for
Today: Continuing to try in maintaining
a reverential fear of the Lord. Continue
to abide or remain in the Vine so that I can understand more about the works
that God desires me to accomplish for His glory.
8/6/2012 11:13:21 AM
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