Whose Are You?
Of David. A psalm.
1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false. [a]
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD
and vindication from God his Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
Selah
Bee's Thoughts:
It suddenly dawned upon me that I belong to the Lord (v1). If I belong to Him, the King of glory and the Lord Almighty, then wouldn't He take care of all that I need? So what do I lack and what should I fear? The Lord will take cae of them... He is in charge of me.
Dear Lord Almighty,
Thank You for Your reminder tonight that I belong to You. Please forgive me for the times I thought I am my own boss and didn't give You the Lordship of my life. Yes, I want to surrender my life to You again tonight. Let me walk closely to You, Lord, and listen to Your small still voice guiding my life's journey. May the following song be mine:
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my will, and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart, it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne
Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee
Amen.
Tommy's Thoughts:
Everything in the world created and belongs to God (v1), includes every one of us, both our bodies and souls. We ourselves are not our own. But, many today think they belong to no one but themselves, where freedom is all about having the right to do whatever they want with their own bodies. Sadly, they are in fact enslaved to their own desires. Most of the times, they immorally misuse and violate God’s gift through this so-called freedom.
As Christian, we are all bought at a price. Our freedom from the slavery of sin was bought through the death of Christ on the Cross. When we accept Christ, the Holy Spirit fills and dwells within us, that we no longer our own bodies but belongs to God. Thus, we need to live obeying and abiding to God’s standards of living for us (v3-4).
Dear Lord, thank You for reminding me again that I belong to You, that You are my Master and Creator. Lord, teach me not to be proud of my own self for who I am and what I own, but to acknowledge everything comes from You, that whenever I give is to return back what You’ve given me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
