great is the Lord

Haha, sorry that my internet was down last night, so couldnt update. Here's psalm 48 and 49.

Psalm 48

So amazed by God. Read the psalm in the morning, and the song, "Great is the Lord" came to my mind. Sang it. Then during worship in church, we sang the song again. And vanessa sang it so well, chill ran down my spine. HAHA. It's not like scared, but like oh gosh! And truly, Great is God!

The chorus goes "Lord we want to lift Your name on high." How do we lift God's name on high? By living as a testimony for Him, being a vessel for Him. You may not know it. But we carry the name of Jesus with us, because we are called Christians and most importantly, because we trust in Him. Call on the name, we have the power with it, to heal, to minister, to bless....

The psalm also includes a part on walking around Zion to check on the towers and citadels, this is for the people to see how God has protected them, and also they can check their defenses. We have seen so many times that it times of trials or battles, we cant trust God to protect and deliver us. And it is during trials, that we pray harder, seek Him more, read the bible....

We are reminded that after trials, we need to remember what God has done and praise Him. Not go and celebrate, or enjoy life, forgetting about God. And it's also in times like these that we pray less, seek Him less and maybe not read the bible because we have no needs. But on the contrary, the bible teaches us that in such times, we need to check our defenses, to build our faith in Him, to read the bible and to pray. So that our defenses will be strong and ready for battles in life.

Psalm 49

Psalm 49 teaches us that we cannot trust in wealth or worldly possessions to redeem us from our sins or bondages. When we die, all these possessions are left for our children, we cant bring them with us into the grave. And even if we have alot of possessions or talents, can we escape from the grave?

We cant. Only God can redeem us and take us to Himself. So why are we still investing in worldly things that will be gone, and have no use eventually? Isnt it better to invest our time and energy into things that will last? Like our faith in the Lord, our characters, obedience to Him and to use what we have for His work...