July 5, 2019

God’s Radiance - Bro. T. Stephen

 My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ,  I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of   Psalm 34:5 “They looked to Him and were Radiant. And their faces were not ashamed.”

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is a Psalm of David. This Psalm was penned upon a particular, occasion. when he changed his behavior as an insane person before Abimelech,  who drove him away, from his presence and he departed. We read in the  above   context,  “That they looked unto him, and were lightened.” The Psalmist avows that his case was similar, to those of all the faithful. They to each one of them, on looking to their Lord were brightened up. Their faces began to shine, their spirits were uplifted. What a means of blessing! One look at the Lord, there is life, light, liberty, love, everything in fact, in a look at the Crucified One. And their faces were not ashamed.  Instead, their faces were covered with joy. He who trusts in God has no need to be ashamed of his confidence.

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the Psalmist actually praises God for the experiences which he and others have had, of his goodness. He encourages all good people to trust in God and to seek him. He gives good counsel, to us all. To take heed of sin, and be conscious of our duty both to God and man. Psalmist emphasizes God’s favor, to the righteous, and his displeasure against the wicked.  As a   result, he sets before us good and evil, the blessing and the curse. So that in singing this Psalm we are to give glory to God, and to admonish ourselves and one another.

My   Dear Brothers and Sisters,  David’s prayers helped to silence his fears, and many like him have looked unto the Lord by faith and prayer and it has wonderfully revived and comforted them at times of distress, and uncomfortable circumstances,  for help and deliverance,  and they were enlightened.  In the same way, when a small problem arises in your life you begin to wonder as to whom you might approach for consolation or to solve your problem.   The right person whom you can trust and cast all your burden at that point of time is the   Lord   Jesus  Christ. However complicated your problem may be. He alone can give you the right answer to your problem. When you look at His face, your face will become radiant. You will never be put to shame. God Bless you.

Prayer:  Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, we thank you for telling us that we need to look at the face of God at times of trouble. Make our faces radiant when we look to You.   We believe that there is life,  light, liberty, and love, in a look at the Crucified One. Help us not to be put to shame.

 In Jesus name we pray.

Amen.

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