HIS GOSPEL IS PEACE DAY 3

 

 December 3, 2024

Psalm 112:6-8

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be  remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

 

Psalm 112 can’t properly be understood apart from Psalm 111.

Psalm 111 is about God’s faithfulness. The reformer Martin Luther cherished it and encouraged Christians to do the same. God is a God of his word. He will do what he says. His promise is certain. This is the foundation on which Psalm 112 builds.

Psalm 112 shifts our focus. It tells us about the person who trusts in God, who knows and believes that God is a promise keeper. This, person says Psalm 112,  is blessed. There is nothing that compares to the fulfillment of God's promises. You see the Advent/Christmas season teaches us that all God's promises are fully realized in His incarnate Son, Jesus, who was born of a virgin and lived, died, and was resurrected for us. I believe that's what the Apostle Paul meant by

For no matter how many promises God has made,
they are “Yes” in Christ.
And so through him 

the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

The promise of God, Jesus, is firm and unwavering , and therfore, so is the person who places their trust in Him.

“In the end, it will all be good. And if it isn’t good, it isn’t the end,” this phrase catches the spirit of our verses from Psalm 112. Through trust in the God who is "the same yesterday, today and forever", the God who is a promise fulfiller from start to finish, who is unmoved and unchanging concerning what he has promised, We "the righteous" of Psalm 112, are unmoved as well. We are steady. And we will triumph in the end, because we are God’s and God's victory, is our victory in the end. Psalm 112 emphasizes something that brings us strength and comfort, God never forgets, he loves to remember the righteous, and so the righteous are never forgotten.

Our God is the God of Psalm 111. Psalm 112 describes you and me because it describes Christ, in whom our life is hidden through faith, in whom we now have life and live. As one writer put it, "The goal is not to make Psalm 112 true of you. The point is to realize Psalm 112 is already true of you. We don’t actualize these words. We get used to them." Amazing Grace isn't it!

So be encouraged today. Know your God. Know that he remembers you. He graciously sees you, and in him our heart is steady; we will not be afraid. With the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 15:57 we say "thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Amen