The passage I read was Psalm 111:1-10
You can find it here:
My summary of the passage is this:
The Psalmist is celebrating God’s glory. I think he himself summarizes the passage
best by verse 1 as he says that he will praise the Lord with all his heart both
in public and in private. Here are some
of the other points of the passage:
If we delight in God’s works, we ponder on them.
The Lord is Gracious and compassionate.
He is faithful and just.
He redeemed his people.
His name is holy and awesome.
Verse 10 = “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. “
As I reflect:
In reflection I am less likely to
consider the praises of Our Lord as the topic of the lesson as this is
something that naturally begins happening once one realizes what the Lord has
done in their life (both for them and through them for others). I believe the focus during my reflection is
that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The first Proverb (verse
1-7) says,
“1 The proverbs of
Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a]
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.[b]
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a]
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.[b]
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[c] despise wisdom and instruction. “
but fools[c] despise wisdom and instruction. “
Verse 7 has stuck out to me for a number of years and it was
the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the last verse of today’s
passage too. The fear of the Lord is a
most important ingredient in our lives as Christians. Have you ever stopped and really thought
about why we should have this reverent, humble respect as we serve the living
God? I have. I can say it’s humbling to consider that though
we are given the gift of being able to communicate with the Creator. It is certainly not our right and it is not
to be taken for granted. When you
approach the Lord, you are approaching the King of Kings.
My response to the Lord:
Lord, as I kneel before you in humble adoration, I bow my
head in reverence. Lord my God, I pray
you hear my prayer and answer your servant.
Please mold me that you would find pleasure in your servant. Fill me with knowledge and wisdom and help me
to be bold and discerning in how that knowledge and wisdom is shared with a
world in need. Lord, you will be done in
and through me. In Jesus Name.
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