Psalming through Psalms...

Sorry.. haha Psalm 4 is late. But i'mnot getting any reply from the tagboard. Hello? anyone there? HAHa...

Psalm 4

Another Psalm by King David, really on having joy and confidence in God who will hear our prayers and protect us. Interestingly, i see tt David was calling out to God for relief and mercy. And i saw God answering him by asking how long are we going to dishonour Jesus and seek lies.

When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, He has broken all powers of darkness over us, took and forgave all our sins, and gave us all we need, joy, peace and protection. However, sometimes, we like David, continue to be in distress, even though we say we trust God. When we live in depression, negative thoughts and feelings, we are living a defeated life and denying the power of the cross and what Jesus has done. We must stop listening to the lies of the evil one who says we are not good enough, keep us in the negative spirit....

Let God remind us again, that we dont need to feel that way... but allow ourselves to be silent before God and hear Him affirm us, hear Him comfort us, hear Him promise again, like for David, that He will watch over and provide for us! Trust Him!

In verse 7, 2types of joy are expressed. One is an inward, steady and everlasting joy that comes from the Lord. Another is an unpredictable, temporary happiness that depends on circumstances.. So if we really want to remain happy and postive.. what we need is the joy that comes from within.. and it can only be from God.. =)

Psalm 5

Again.. written by David.. see how much he communicates w God. And this is a morning psalm, like laying down his requests before God in the morning. Why Jesus, David... and many impt ppl in the bible always go to God in the morning? perhaps in the morning, we are still fresh, minds are not cluttered with all the things that have happened. So we can have a clear mind to receive what God wants to give us. Morning also so that we can commit the whole day to the Lord and fill our minds with His words first, then we can face what come later in the day.

Here we also saw david talking about the sin of lying, deceiving, being arrogant... God does not take delight in evil. But david knew he could stand before God, with a holy fear, because of God's mercy. God cannot stand sin, not even the slightest.... how are we then, responding to sins in our lives? How do we feel when we realise our sins? It's an important part of our christian lives to know how to respond and act when we know we have sins in our lives. Nobody is perfect... we do sin. i do.. even up till now... like throwing my temper, saying a lie... but how do we respond when we know we have sinned is the important thing.

I rmb ps julie once said tt sanctification is an on-going thing. Not once and done... So everytime we realised we have sinned, we may feel guilty, disappointed with ourselves, unworthy, but it's important to go back to God and admit our sins, ask for forgiveness, and repent! Not going back to do the same thing again. What is important is the willingness to change... rmb. we can stand before God, because of His mercy....