A question. Do you think it's okay if when you read the word of God, you don't feel moved in any way? I think it is okay. I think sometimes God's word needs to percolate in our hearts, until that moment that we need it. Then everything we have read comes together and gels, and we have that "now I get it" moment.
But I think this only points all the more towards why we need to have discipline, and stay in the Word and let the Word remain in us. We don't know what we will read or hear tomorrow, that we may need in a week, in a year, in forty years.
Sometimes, reading the Bible is not what we want to do with our time. If we waited until we were "in the mood" for the Bible, we might miss the lessons and comfort that we need, down the road.
Just my thoughts this morning.
May you and I walk in God's blessing today,
Lili
Psalm 110
1A psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet."2The LORD will extend your powerful dominion from Jerusalem ; you will rule over your enemies.3In that day of battle, your people will serve you willingly. Arrayed in holy garments, your vigor will be renewed each day like the morning dew.4The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: "You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek."5The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings in the day of his anger.6He will punish the nations and fill them with their dead; he will shatter heads over the whole earth.7But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. He will be victorious.
(the following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary -- www.christnotes.org)
"Chapter Contents
Christ's kingdom.
Glorious things are here spoken of Christ. Not only he should be superior to all the kings of the earth, but he then existed in glory as the eternal Son of God. Sitting is a resting posture: after services and sufferings, to give law, to give judgment. It is a remaining posture: he sits like a king for ever. All his enemies are now in a chain, but not yet made his footstool. And his kingdom, being set up, shall be kept up in the world, in despite of all the powers of darkness. Christ's people are a willing people. The power of the Spirit, going with the power of the world, to the people of Christs, is effectual to make them willing. They shall attend him in the beautiful attire of holiness; which becomes his house for ever. And he shall have many devoted to him. The dew of our youth, even in the morning of our days, ought to be consecrated to our Lord Jesus. Christ shall not only be a King, but a Priest. He is God's Minister to us, and our Advocate with the Father, and so is the Mediator between God and man. He is a Priest of the order of Melchizedek, which was before that of Aaron, and on many accounts superior to it, and a more lively representation of Christ's priesthood. Christ's sitting at the right hand of God, speaks as much terror to his enemies as happiness to his people. The effect of this victory shall be the utter ruin of his enemies. We have here the Redeemer saving his friends, and comforting them. He shall be humbled; he shall drink of the brook in the way. The wrath of God, running in the curse of the law, may be considered as the brook in the way of his undertaking. Christ drank of the waters of affliction in his way to the throne of glory. But he shall be exalted. What then are we? Has the gospel of Christ been to us the power of God unto salvation? Has his kingdom been set up in our hearts? Are we his willing subjects? Once we knew not our need of his salvation, and we were not willing that he should reign over us. Are we willing to give up every sin, to turn from a wicked, insnaring world, and rely only on his merits and mercy, to have him for our Prophet, Priest, and King? and do we desire to be holy? To those who are thus changed, the Saviour's sacrifice, intercession, and blessing belong."
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