FORGET NOT 3

FORGET NOT 3

Psalm 103:6-7 The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who who are treated unfairly. He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. NLT

The Lord gives righteousness and justice for the oppressed. Because He is merciful and gracious, He is always at work to keep us under His protective care. Satan is like a roaring lion who constantly is stalking us to devour us if he gets the chance. He is always trying to oppose everything we do in order to undermine our service to the Lord and destroy our faith. If it were not for Christ’s righteousness to protect us, we could not survive his assault. Satan uses all the dark forces of evil he has to exploit our faith. Sometimes he is so subtle that we don’t even realize what he is up to, and sometimes he is bold and brash in his activities. Either way, we are not left alone to fight him. In Christ, we have the power and authority to resist him and he must flee from us to fight another day. Greater is He who is with us, in us, and for us, than Satan and all the forces of evil combined.

The Lord makes known His ways to His people. He does not leave us in the dark about who we are, how we got here, why we are here, or where we are going. He makes known to us everything we need to know in order to know Him, love Him, and serve Him.

He shows us the way to the cross. Even before God created anything, He put in place the plan of salvation. He knew that given the freedom of choice He gave us, that we would fall into the cesspool of sin. He knew that once we knew what evil was and got a taste for it, that we would naturally indulge in it. So rather than have us spend an eternity without any chance of being with Him, He put into place Calvary. He lovingly provided the way we could be forgiven for our sins by lovingly sacrificing himself on the cross in our place for us.

The Lord shows us the way to abundant living. John 10:10 Not only do we find in Christ forgiveness for our sins, we find the joys of being saved. We find the very essence of godly living. Gal. 5:22-23 We find the way to overcome our sinful desires. We find the way to experience the very best God has to offer us both now and forever.

The Lord shows us the way to glory. We have a much more to experience and enjoy in Christ than we are able to do now. We have a glorious life ahead of us that is free from any trace of sin and its consequences. We have a life of absolute purity and perfection in the very presence of God. We can’t even comprehend or imagine all that awaits us in glory.

The Lord has not changed. He is the same character as He revealed himself to be Moses. He does for us what He did for the Israelites. He does not withhold himself from His children. O dear friend, look upon Jesus, the author and finisher of our salvation. Behold Him in His righteousness, holiness, and glory. Behold Him and bow down before Him in worshipful joy and praise.