Proclamation:
“Blessed are those who have regard for the
weak; The Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them, they
are counted among the blessed in the land … The Lord sustains them on their
sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.” Psalm 41:1-3 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written by
King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God. Most of The Bible scholars think that David
was making predictive references to Jesus, The Christ, in this psalm. The reference to Judas Iscariot, one He
trusted and shared bread with that turned against Him, (Psalm 41:9) is
considered a prophecy. (John 13:18) However,
literally David’s friend and counsellor Ahithophel turned on him and counselled
Absalom against him. (2 Samuel 16:21)
Additionally, the original Biblical Hebrew word which has been
translated to mean weak or poor was written in the singular form. This is also thought to be a reference to
Jesus, The Christ. Jesus, though He was
rich, became poor for our sakes. (2 Corinthians 8:9) Blessed is the man who has compassion for, and
helps the poor and the weak, for he that is kind to the poor lends to The Lord
and He will repay or reward him for doing so. (Proverbs 19:17) Jesus said as you have done it to the least
of these people, you have done it to Me. (Matthew 25:35-40) The Lord protects and preserves the poor and
weak believers, He is a refuge for them in times of trouble. (Psalm 9:9)
Application:
We are blessed in order to be a blessing
to others. Those of us who have
compassion for the less fortunate, the poor, the weak, the hungry, and the
sick, will be blessed. Giving to the
poor and the hungry, helping the weak, and visiting the sick demonstrates
Christ-like behavior and our love for our fellow man. The Lord God protects and provides for
them. If we allow The Holy Spirit of God
to use us to be a blessing to them, then we ourselves will be blessed.
(Proverbs 11:25)
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