DAY 28: SONGS OF MERCY I

 THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY

(A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)

 

TOPIC: SONGS OF MERCY I

DATE: 28 SEPTEMBER, 2021

BIBLE READING: PSALMS 25:1-22

VERSE FOR MEDITATION: PSALMS 25:6 NKJV

Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses, for they are from of old.

 

It was Apostle Paul that admonished us to speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and that we should sing with grace in our hearts and also make melody in your hearts to the Lord. This is accomplished when the word of Christ dwells in you richly in all wisdom, like a wine that intoxicates, and like the Spirit that fills (Col. 3:16; Eph. 5:18, 19).

After the word of Christ has dwelt in you richly in all wisdom, and the Spirit of God has filled you, the next thing that should happen is to speak to one another in psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs. We have dwelt on the word of Christ that has produced in us the mercy and the love of God, and the Spirit of God has filled out heart with the love of God (Rom. 5:5). And so, we shall be concluding this journey by speaking to ourselves in psalms. With this, we title it THE SONGS OF MERCY IN PSALMS.

In the book of Psalms the word, ‘mercy’, ‘mercies’ or merciful’ was mentioned 132 times. That is about 47% mentioned in the whole of the Old Testament and about 39% mentioned in the whole of the Bible. The book of Psalms seems to be the only book that teaches more on the mercies of God more than any other book of the Bible.

In our verse for meditation, David the Psalmist said, “Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies…” Does that mean that the good Lord has forgotten His tender mercies?

The word ‘remember’ as used here in Hebrews is zakar which means ‘to contemplate’ or ‘to call to mind’. When it refers to recalling past ideas or events it is translated ‘remember’ (Gen. 42:9; Numb. 11:5). In other passages, it pertains to thinking about the future and it is translated ‘dwell on’ (Eccl. 5:20), ‘consider’ (Lam. 1:9), and ‘mention’ (Jer. 20:9). The psalmist frequently call on God to remember His people (Ps. 106:4) or His mercy (Ps. 25:6, 7). This does not imply that God has forgotten, but instead it is a request that God would take action according to His promises.

 

PRAYER: You are the God that does not forget Your tender mercies. But Lord I say, remember; please act according to Your promises to me.

 

DECLARATION: I SERVE THE GOD OF MERCIES THAT DOES NOT FORGET WHO HE IS.

 

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