More to Learn
I am not sure why the book of Psalms is often overlooked. There are so many wonderful encouraging and enlightening verses all throughout the book. Some verses deal with characteristics of God, some encourage us to reflect upon our walk, some give insight into different aspects of history, and some encourage us to hold strong to our faith in God and His promises. Today, I want to share with you all some of my favorite verses that I have found in Psalm.
10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. Psalm 9:10
What I have alway liked about this verse is it is such an encouragement. When we place our faith in Jesus Christ, He will not abandon us. I often reflect on this post in times of stress or uncertainty where I don’t know what God is wanting me to do.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17
This is a great verse when I feel as if there is something that I need to do to earn my salvation. The major stumbling block when it comes to accepting Christ is that we are saved through His actions alone. Our human nature wants us to contribute something to our salvation, and this is something that we cannot do. That is why this verse is great to reflect on and remember that the only thing that God wants from us is acknowledging His sacrifice for our sins.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; Psalm 66:18
Recently we have discussed James chapter 4, in this chapter we saw that if we ask with wrong motives God will not answer us. Psalm 66:18 is a great reflection of that same concept. When we pray and ask God for something, we need to make sure that we do it with pure motives and not selfish desires.
8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in mercy. Psalm 145:8
This verse is a great reminder of God’s character. He is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and great in mercy. The world tries to paint a picture of what God is and fails. It is wonderful that we have His word and are able to see His characteristics throughout.
This is in no means an exhaustive list, after all the book of Psalm has 149 chapters in it. I would encourage you all to go through the book and find verses that encourage you! I would also encourage you to look for the main theme of each chapter. Find the ones that show God’s character, ones that are great when you want to worship God, ones that describe events found elsewhere in the Bible and write the theme at the top of the chapter. I am sure soon you do, you will see how much we can learn from this book!
Seek the truth and encourage one another,
Alex