Joseph Prince (September-24-2022) Daily Devotional: The Enemy Is Beneath Your Feet | Daily Grace Inspiration

Joseph Prince (September-24-2022) Daily Devotional: The Enemy Is Beneath Your Feet | Daily Grace 

Psalm 111:1-10

Psalm 111

1 Praise the Lord.

I will extol the Lord with all my heart
   in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

2 Great are the works of the Lord;
   they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
   and his righteousness endures forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
   the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
5 He provides food for those who fear him;
   he remembers his covenant forever.

6 He has shown his people the power of his works,
   giving them the lands of other nations.
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
   all his precepts are trustworthy.
8 They are established for ever and ever,
   enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He provided redemption for his people;
   he ordained his covenant forever—
   holy and awesome is his name.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
   all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
   To him belongs eternal praise.

Commentary

God’s wisdom is revealed

Knowledge is good: ‘God’s works are so great, worth a lifetime of study’ (v.2, MSG). Wisdom is better. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.

The psalmist writes that, ‘the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’ (v.10a). True wisdom begins with respecting, revering, honouring and worshipping God: ‘He is so personal and holy, worthy of our respect’ (v.9, MSG).

Like other Old Testament writers, he caught a glimpse of this wisdom. He saw the greatness of all that God had done (v.2). He saw that the Lord is gracious and compassionate (v.4b). He realised that God loved and wanted to redeem his people (v.9). But his attitude to ‘other nations’ (v.6) is not yet expanded by the revelation of Christ and the gospel (‘None of our ancestors understood this’, Ephesians 3:2 MSG).

In Christ, these nations are included in God’s love and they become part of his church. As we see in today’s New Testament passage, this is how the manifold wisdom of God is revealed.

Prayer

Lord, help us in the church to reveal the manifold wisdom of God as people are reconciled to you and to one another.


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