HIS WORD, HIS BOND PSALM 138:1-8 KEY VERSE: “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above thy name”(Psalm 138:2). Though our text today speaks about the readiness of David to praise God for his goodness unto the faithful, yet, there is one striking thing we should focus our attention upon. It is the mystery behind the fact that God magnifies his word above his name. The Psalmist, in uttering the above statement knew the depth and significance of God’s name, such as, the Almighty God; Jehovah; I Am that I Am; Eternal Rock of Ages, and his attributes: Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi; Jehovah Shalom; the Eloim; Jehovah Sabaoth and so on. The enthralling tithes nothwistanding the psalmist, still reached the conclusion that God magnifies his word more than his name. What the Psalmist simply mean is that God honors His word always. His word is His bond. He will cease to be the Almighty God if He says something and is not found to be so. That being so, He will not be taken more seriously than the idols of the earth. More so, He will consequently not be deserving of our praises and worship. The implication for us today is that standing by our word is what confers on us our integrity. Surprisingly, many people, even believers, make promises without any sense of commitment to fulfilling them. Yet do not see that as unfaithfulness. Since God magnifies His word above His name; then, He must therefore fulfill all His promises. That is exactly what our Lord and Savior Jesus meant when He said heaven and earth shall pass away but “… one jot or tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled,” (Math. 5:18). God is asking us to hold him accountable for His word when he warned that no one should add to his word or subtract from it (Rev. 22:18,19). Children of God must, therefore, be highly sensitive to the things we say and be committed to doing them for that is the measure of our integrity. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The barometer of our integrity is strict adherence to our word.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:37:41 +0000
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