Skip to main content

Psalm 105 - Tell of all His wondrous works

But why?

Why tell of all His wondrous works? Why not just know them, and be like, 'yep, that was cool'?

Because his wondrous works in the past matter now.

They speak of his character, his trustworthiness, his power.

They speak of the foreverness of his promises.

He is a foot-on-the-gas, hands-on-the-wheel God. He is not aloof or uninvolved in this world.


In Psalm 105, the psalmist retells the marvellous account of God's promises to Abraham and his subsequent rescue of his people out of Egypt, that they might serve him.

We're told:

He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 

He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham.


I'll let you look up the psalm yourself here - see to what extent God is the active ingredient? 

v16 - He summoned a famine on the land...

v28-41 - He sent darkness... he spoke and there came swarms of flies... he brought out Israel with silver and gold... he opened the rock, and water gushed out...

v43 - He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.


I've been considering what difference it really makes that our God is one who actively works to bring about his promises. 

1) It means that God is solely responsible for rescuing us from our own slavery to sin, and ultimately death. Even in this psalm, we see that he has the power to turn hearts: ('He turned their [Israel's foes] hearts to hate his people...' v25). There is no room for boasting, only for gratitude. Only God can deliver what we really need.

2) The fact that he is an eternal promise-keeper means that he is still active now. This means that the urgency to "tell of all his wondrous works" is all the more urgent. This is not just recounting an event in a history book: no, we live, work and breathe in a world that is still under the hand of an active God. To "tell of all his wondrous works" has consequences NOW - all the more so, because Jesus has made a way for anyone to be counted as part of God's family. It changes how we respond to his character, to his Son Jesus, to his future promises. 

If we really saw that God is truly active - we would be more bold, we would be less anxious. We'd begin to develop a heart that aligns with his mission: and this psalm helps set us on the right track... our God has a mission to save the spiritually lost, that they might serve him (v45). 

Join me on this mission to "tell of all his wondrous works"!


Aimee


P.S. Does my erratic use of bold, italics and underline irritate you? Yeah, I have no comment or explanation for that. Whatevs.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2022: See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking.

I wonder what your reaction is when you get a really important phone call. For me, there are a couple that spring to mind. The response to an audition or job interview. A person you haven't heard from in yonks. An estranged family member. I wonder how you listen, in those instances. For many it might be a case of removing all distractions - grabbing a pen and paper to jot down important info - moving to a quiet room so you can listen really carefully. My time in Hebrews over the last couple of weeks has brought this idea to mind many times. As I consider freshly what it is to have Creator God speaking to me through his Word, I've realised that the way I listen is so often half-hearted. I wonder if it is the same for you. The writer to the Hebrews tells us very near the end of his letter to "See that you do not refuse him who is speaking." But this comes after many warnings and pleas of the same variety - the readers are called to  pay close attention (2:1), to consid...
Post a Comment
Read more

What do you treasure?

Last night I found myself tidying my dresser, upon which lies a few innocent pieces of paper. Amongst them is some slightly faded artwork, a couple of wedding invitations (because that’s what happens when you’re 27!) and an old, unimpressive piece of lined paper. It’s this simple piece of paper that got me thinking. On it is penned a letter. A letter written to me by my younger brother, almost five years ago, as I left for the UK. This brother isn’t necessarily prone to articulating himself in a highly emotional or particularly expressive sense (he won’t mind me saying!) so this letter is special, for several reasons. 
 It’s special because I know the author and I know that the words are his . It has references to stupid in-jokes (usually Miranda Sings or Little House on the Prairie - don’t ask). The words he’s chosen verify his character. It’s special because of the relational assurance it contains - and because it feels like we are physically a long way from each other, relat...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Greatest Comfort - Reflections on 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

I'm on holiday, so gloriously have a bit of extra time to write and reflect.  A friend recently reminded me that 2 Corinthians is a letter that should be regularly revisited, particularly by those in full-time paid gospel ministry. She was right - I find it a treasure trove of encouragement and recalibration. It's written to a church that is probably a bit battered and bruised. They've seen Paul & Timothy "afflicted" (1:8) pretty continuously in their mission around Asia, for believing and proclaiming Jesus. Is this what life is like for those who do the same? Are these Christian poster boys really the real deal, and can we trust them? Of course, the same question is so often on our lips today. What can a Christian expect a life of ministry (the life every Christian has a part in!) to look like? Now is not the time to go into great depth, but here are my two reflections on the first few verses in chapter 1 (you can read along  here ).  God is a comforter How r...
Post a Comment
Read more