Friday, 18 October 2013

FAVOUR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS! Click and read.



 


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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