Sabbath, March 24, 2007
Psalm 145:8-13a
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your saints shall bless you!
They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.] (ESV)
by Leanne Lippincott
These verses tell us a lot about God’s basic character, which hopefully is reflected—at least dimly—in us. “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love” (v. 8). The psalmist then continues, “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” Men and women, then and now, are to praise their creator and tell others of his “mighty acts” and the “glorious splendor” of his kingdom.
We’re told that God’s glorious kingdom is “everlasting,” a concept that we mortals find impossible to grasp. It’s difficult to think that anything can go on forever. How can something have no end? But God’s kingdom, like his love, will endure to the end of earthly time and beyond.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
