Proclamation:
“Do not put your trust in princes, in
human beings, who cannot save. When
their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans
come to nothing. Blessed are those whose
help is The God of Jacob, whose hope is in The Lord their God.” Psalm 146:3-5 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm are thought to
have been written by King David. Whoever
the human author, it is clear that it was written under the influence of The
Holy Spirit of God. This psalm is one of
the “Hallelujah” psalms. These last five
psalms all begin and end with the phrase, “Praise The Lord.” There are no prayers for help or deliverance,
and no mention of persecution or suffering.
This is all about giving God praise.
Do not put your trust in a human being, put your trust in The Lord God,
our creator and our savior. (Psalm 118:8-9 and 146:3-5)
Application:
This psalm is all about praise and here we
are encouraged to praise The Lord. The
second half of this psalm offers us reasons for trusting in The Lord God.
(Psalm 146:5-10) This psalm by no means is
an exhaustive list of such reasons. In
fact, the more personal we make the list of reasons, the longer it becomes. We have more reasons for trusting Him than we
can count. He has blessed us with
blessing after blessing, one right after another, and more blessings than we
can count. Each heartbeat, each breath, and
every properly functioning part of our body are all blessings. Our very existence, all that we have, our
family and friends, and all that is around us are blessings from God. Why would or should we trust in man when he
can do nothing for us, whereas The Lord God can do, and has done, everything
for us.
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