Monday, October 17, 2011

Psalm 25:14-15 - "The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
For He shall pluck my feet out of the net."

Thoughts on today's verses:

Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:3 that "even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing." This verse seems to capture some of the essence of of what the Psalmist was driving at. Jesus said elsewhere to let the children come to him and not to hinder them. This gives us insight into the simplicity of the Gospel on the one hand, so simple that even a child can believe, but on the other hand, so complex that a person can spend their entire life exploring it and never fully understand all that is there to be grasped!

This just goes to show that spirutual truth really is spiritually discerned! Note Paul's words to the Corinthians in his first letter: "The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor. 2:14).

We anchor to God by faith, and we fear Him, understanding that He is God and we are the work of His hands. When we acknowledge this by faith and the other truths that accompany the acceptance of God's revelation - namely the Gospel of Jesus Christ - then we have eternal life, and the Holy Spirit dwells in us, testifying to the truth of the Word and giving insight!

No comments: