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Shelby
Hey, this is Shelby and Scott. Another day in the Psalms, which is a great place to be. We're glad you're here with us too. We'd love for you to leave a comment Leave a Review I just saw a comment that someone left and I wonder how many times this has happened to people who are journeying through scripture with us this year. But they said they completed the reading and there was one particular passage that really stuck out to them. And then that also happened to be a passage that we highlighted in the podcast and talked more about. And they said it was a really cool moment for them when they were like, man, I'm pulling this out. And then we pulled the same thing out. And so I know. I feel like we're studying God's Word together even though we're not sitting with each other, which is really, really fun. So today we're in Psalms 111 through 115. Scott, what did you notice in these Psalms today?
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Scott
Oh, so much. Okay, so I mentioned Psalm 103 a couple episodes ago, verse two, which said, Praise the Lord my soul and forget not all his benef. I bring that up because whenever I've reflected on that verse, I've typically also reflected on that alongside Psalm 111, verse 2, which says, the Lord's works are great, studied by all who delight in them and man. I think that's just such a helpful way to think about what we're doing when we read God's Word. Like it's not just something we're supposed to be doing as Christians. Check the box that we did it when we read God's Word. We're studying the great works of the Lord. Like we are focusing our minds to sit in and dwell in the fact that he is a gracious and compassionate God. As we read here, I've also been so Encouraged by Psalm112 in my life, just the ex the blessings experienced by God's people. There's a cool comment I read once about how this psalm really pairs well with Psalm 111 and how in Psalm 112, God, we see God's people living out the character of God that was on display in Psalm 111. And so, for example, Psalm 111, verse 5, we see God providing food for his people in Psalm 112. 9 We see that they have freely scattered their gifts to the poor. Psalm111.4. God is gracious and compassionate. Psalm112.4. God's people are compassionate and righteous. So just a lot of parallels between God's people resembling their God, which I think is so beautiful. I love verse 7 of Psalm 112. They will have no fear of bad news. Their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. I just love that image there that, yes, bad things will happen in life, sure, but the worst thing possible, being separated from God for all eternity, cannot happen. That can't happen. And. And even the bad things that do happen are temporary in the grand scheme of things.
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Shelby
Yeah. Wow. So much encouragement packed into those couple of psalms there. There's still a few more that we read today. Is there anything else you want to point out?
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Scott
Yeah. Something else that stands out to me in this section is that these psalms highlight God's transcendence and his imminence. So God's transcendence thing, you know, just God is big. He is up there. He's the creator God. But then his imminence, He. He is a God who draws near to us. He's very close to. I think we really see that Psalm 113, verse four is transcendence. It says, the Lord is exalted over the nations, his glory above the heavens, and he's the one who sits enthroned on high. But notice also it says that he stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth. And then Psalm 113 goes on to talk about his care for the poor and needy as well. And we see also this in Psalm 115, I think, verse 3 and 14 and 15, that God's in heaven, he does whatever pleases Him. And then there's this prayer also, for the Maker of heaven and earth to be involved and cause us to flourish. And, you know, I'm just thinking about that, like, we are in every sense the Word beneath God. Right? And we might wonder, like David did way back in Psalm 8, why God even considers us as worthy of his attention, worthy of his time. But we are. We might not get it, but we are. And the God who created the world, the God who created the spinning galaxies, he likes to be involved in the mundane details of our lives. How incredible is that? That's a privilege. And I think it's a reminder to me that there is safety in his presence. Like, again, bad things will happen, yes, in this world, but bad things can't last forever when our God is the God who made all things. Like, bright days are always ahead for God's people, and the best is yet to come. And I just love Psalm 115, 12. The Lord remembers us, and the Lord will bless us. What a great reminder.
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Shelby
Yeah, it absolutely is. And I love that you're talking about God's transcendence and imminence. That was definitely my takeaway here because we have these long that just show God's greatness, His power over all things, and then you see him caring for the smallest of things. And I think we can even see that most clearly in the life of Christ. Right? He reigns over all things. He created all things. Yet during his ministry we see him ministering one on one to people, meeting their spiritual needs, meeting their physical needs. And we've also experienced that in our relationship with him that he's met our need for salvation, but also just our daily needs for strength, for joy, for peace, for rest. And so a beautiful, beautiful set of psalms that we read today. And it's just I love being in the Psalms. I know we've been in it for a while, but I'm loving every single day and I'm excited to continue tomorrow.
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Scott
Me too.
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