WHAT THE LORD IS - PART 2

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.

All your works praise You, Lord; Your faithful people extol You. They tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, so that all people may know of Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Psalm 145:8-16

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Yesterday, I wrote the first of three devotions on the qualities of the Lord. We saw through the words of the 145th Psalm and supporting scriptures how the Lord is King over all, how He is great, and how He is good. Today, we look at three more awesome qualities of our Lord, the One who made us, sustains us, and saves us. My prayer is that you are blessed by all that the Lord is and will take the time today and every day to give thanks unto His holy and precious name.

1. The Lord is compassionate.

David proclaims the Lord as being “gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.” In talking about how the Lord cares for us, I’m not sure it could be said any better than this.

First consider our sinful nature against how the Lord hates sin. He despises it and has no tolerance for it. And yet, He doesn’t wipe us off the face of His creation, despite our transgressions, transgressions that we often recommit after repenting and promising not to do so.

We deserve God’s wrath and anger and yet He gives us His love and mercy through His deep compassion for us, for all He has made. We are His children and despite our failings, He loves us still, just like any parent loves their children, even when they go against their rules and principles.

Indeed, our Lord is rich in love and graciousness, overflowing in mercy. No one forgives like He does. No one loves like He does.

For that we should be eternally grateful.

2. The Lord is glorious.

As I walked outside this morning, there was a light foggy mist in the air. The birds were chirping and singing brightly. The dogwood trees in my front yard were in full bloom with their beautiful white flowers pointed toward the heavens. The grass is thick and green, groomed nicely after a mowing.

I was in the midst of the Lord’s glory, His glorious creation.

I came in the house and checked my Facebook account (Mark Cummings if you’re interested in sending a friend request). There was a picture of my beautiful granddaughter Hadley along with other pictures of babies that have been recently born to friends of mine. As I looked in their faces, I saw fully the glory of the Lord, His glorious creative handiwork on full display.

Maybe there are other examples you could share about how you experience the glory of the Lord. They are everywhere. David testified that all the works of the Lord tell of His glory so that we all might know of His might and splendor.

And to think that all of this is just a foretaste of the ultimate glory we’ll experience one day when those who believe and trust In Jesus Christ will live with Him and the Father forever.

I don’t know about you but I can’t wait for that glorious experience.    

3. The Lord is trustworthy.

Who can we turn to every second of every minute of every hour of every day, knowing that they’ll always be there for us?

No one that I know of, except for the Lord. Only He is trustworthy like this, our go-to Creator and Maker who is ever ready to guide us, empower us, save us, comfort us, and love us whenever the need arises.

David reminds is that the Lord never breaks His promises. He remains true to His word. This means that He will bless as He promised to bless and discipline as He promised to discipline. No one stays perfectly true to assurances like the Lord does. We need to remember this as we deal with life circumstances, especially the ones when we have to wait while the Lord is working things for our good (Romans 8:28).

We’re also reminded of how faithful the Lord is to all He has made. He knows our needs before we even ask Him and sees our circumstances fully. As David states, He “upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down”. No one who places their faith and trust in the Lord Almighty will be forsaken. He will provide for His children to meet their needs “at the proper time.” He opens His hands and satisfies “the desires of every living thing” in accordance with His perfect will.

Friends, we need to see this as good news. For our Lord is trustworthy and faithful to His people. He was in the times of David and He remains so today.

What do we find in the Lord?

Yesterday, it was unmatched and unrivaled authority, power of the greatest magnitude, and a tireless goodness.

Today, we see that He is compassionate, glorious, and trustworthy.

This is our Lord and to Him we owe our deepest praise, thanksgiving, and devotion.

Tomorrow, the final devotion from this series.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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