An Eternal Perspective

June 13, 2017

An Eternal Perspective

But the godly will flourish like palm trees

and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.

For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house.

They flourish in the courts of our God.

Psalm 92:12-13

Psalm 92 is a call to worship God. In verse 5, the psalmist extols the virtues of God’s wisdom and power: “O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.” As followers of Christ, the Apostle Paul teaches us that these virtues are fulfilled in Christ: “(God) is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.  He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:7-8,19-20).

Our understanding of the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him is so very necessary in this present age when it seems as though the forces of evil have the upper hand. Almost daily, the terrorists strike at the innocent, and our civil society is becoming more and more hostile and angry. Against this backdrop, it is helpful for me to remember this is not the first time in history that societies have gone off the rails. History teaches us we can recover, and more importantly, history teaches us that God is faithful and His church will prevail. 

Psalm 92 is a reminder to us that our life in Christ, made possible by the grace of God, is eternal and can never be diminished or destroyed. God views our lives from an eternal perspective, and those workers of iniquity, who seem to be prospering now, while denying God, will be held accountable when Christ comes to judge the world:

“But you, O Lord, will be exalted forever.

 Your enemies, Lord, will surely perish;

    all evildoers will be scattered.”

Psalm 92:8-9

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

Copyright © 2017 by Alex M. Knight

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.