Let them shout for joy,
and be glad, that favour my righteousness: yea, let them say continually, let
the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure of his servant. And my tongue shall
speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. (Psalm 35:27-28)
What an
interesting start to this verse! “Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that
favour my righteousness:” The condition for shouting for joy and being
glad is hinged on the fact that you are a lover of the Lord’s righteousness.
The question I would want ask at this point is rather obvious I guess. Do you favour the righteousness of the
Lord? On the surface the question looks easy but I want you to answer this
question with a sense of responsibility. I love the choice of words in the King
James Version in explaining certain stand points. For you to boldly say you
favour the righteousness of the Lord, it goes beyond loving it when He brings
all the blessings you expect at the time you desire it. To favour something
means to prefer something or someone above other existing options.
Favouring
the righteousness of the Lord is all encompassing. It entails accepting the
Lord’s stand on every issue of your life taking into cognizance of how just He
truly is and also the fact that He is Sovereign. The Lord will never put more
on you than you can bear. Wow! I know you never really thought of it that way
right? Imagine yourself in a situation that looks like you are in the valley of
shadow of death. Can you boldly shout for joy and be glad? My dear reader, you
have to go through that valley because the word of the Lord to you ensures that
He that led you through the paths of righteousness for His name sake has
goodness and mercy following you all the days of your life even when in the
valley (Psalm 23). Truly our heavenly Father has an amazing sense of humour.
“Yea, let them say
continually, let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure of his servant.” I can say it the Lord be magnified.
Something or someone that is magnified is one whose size is increased to occupy
a much larger space than other things surrounding it. When you find yourself in
a situation that is not so palatable you should focus more on the bigness of
our God and his awesomeness will fill your sight and your seeming challenge
will gradually shrink and cause you to introduce God into your matter and
normalcy will return to your life. Remember when the Lord is magnified he has
pleasure in us.
“And my tongue shall
speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.” Because of the experiences and
knowledge we have of our God, our tongue shall speak the Lord’s righteousness
and praise all the day long. You cannot hide your experiences with God and God’s
knowledge without talking about it. If you do then we doubt where you true
allegiance lies. David said boldly, O taste and see that the Lord is good!
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