Bobservations
by Pastor Bob Lawrenz
Today’s Psalm 101
is yet another song of praise in this grouping of Psalms, but with a poignant
difference. Though Psalm 101’s authorship is not listed, Dr. Henry Halley
(Halley’s Bible Handbook) believes it is a Psalm of David, as he takes the
throne of Israel. If that is the case, then the Psalm quite
literally lays out some lofty goals for David’s administration over Israel.
One might liken these to campaign promises
of our government’s leaders. It isn’t long after reciting the Oath of Office
that a “State Of The
Union”
address comes up and the President must explain away the reasons why he has
been unable to fulfill the promises he made on the Campaign Trail.
Taking
over powerful government positions usually means that the newly elected
politicians were clueless beforehand concerning the intricacies of the job they
worked so hard to attain. The harsh reality is that everyone wants a piece of
you, and many favors received during a campaign are now due for repayment.
We are all aware that politics can be a
dirty game, and whether it is our current state, or David’s newly installed
government, Solomon reminds us that “There is nothing new under the sun.”
So, whether we are the man-on-the-street,
or the politicos, we plod onward with new determination to do better. For the
Christian, that means to live more Godly; to be more Christ-like; to live lives
that are set apart for God. Here are those lofty goals again, but each time
that we set them, we gain a little more knowledge of the pitfalls, and our live
resemble Christ Jesus’ life just a little more closely.
“Blessed be the name of the Lord!” can be
sung more strongly and with greater confidence in His life-changing power.
Never give up that hope. Never give up on these lofty goals. Never give up on
Jesus!
And remember that the Devil is nothing more
than a political “muckraker,” Jesus our Advocate has already experienced
Satan’s worst, yet He lives. And because He lives, we shall live also!
- Hebrews 4:13 -
“Neither is there
any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and
opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”
