A GLIMPSE OF HIS GRACE
"At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and the horse are cast into a dead sleep" (Psalm 76:6) Psalm 76:1-12
In 1863, former President Abraham Lincoln of the United States declared in a state address: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of the redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
That was a sincere acknowledgement of God’s graciousness to America which hitherto placed its trust in Him. If so much could be said about God’s grace and greatness towards America, more of such can be said about Israel. The Psalmist acknowledges and celebrates this, especially as demonstrated in the defeat of the enemies of God’s people. Great men of the world, stout-hearted, powerful and tyrannical, may rage but at the rebuke of the Most High, they and everything they trust in are destroyed. For this, God ought to be feared and worshipped by all.
It is sad that most people know little about the incredible greatness of God (Isaiah 40:15,17). By His power, He is able to preserve His people till date. As true believers in Christ, we are recipients of God’s bountiful grace. He is our Defender and Refuge. We ought, therefore, to honour Him with all our being and belongings.
PSALM 76:6
KJV: At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and the horse are cast into a dead sleep"
AMPLIFIED VERSION: At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot [rider] and horse are cast into a dead sleep [of death]
BLOGGERS REVIEW: Most people know little about grace, while some don't even know what grace is. Grace is all we need! In life's ups and downs, we need grace. God's grace is the finished works of God for us before we could ever be needing them in this present situations. His grace preserved the ones He loved of the past, and is an assurance by faith for we now. Paul concluding in his letter said, in all the grace of God is all I need. Seek to find out what God has already provided for you in Christ Jesus by His grace and love towards you today
CHALLENGE: God is truly gracious and good: appreciate Him and live by this truth.
FURTHER READING: GENESIS 43 - 45.
In 1863, former President Abraham Lincoln of the United States declared in a state address: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of the redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
That was a sincere acknowledgement of God’s graciousness to America which hitherto placed its trust in Him. If so much could be said about God’s grace and greatness towards America, more of such can be said about Israel. The Psalmist acknowledges and celebrates this, especially as demonstrated in the defeat of the enemies of God’s people. Great men of the world, stout-hearted, powerful and tyrannical, may rage but at the rebuke of the Most High, they and everything they trust in are destroyed. For this, God ought to be feared and worshipped by all.
It is sad that most people know little about the incredible greatness of God (Isaiah 40:15,17). By His power, He is able to preserve His people till date. As true believers in Christ, we are recipients of God’s bountiful grace. He is our Defender and Refuge. We ought, therefore, to honour Him with all our being and belongings.
PSALM 76:6
KJV: At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and the horse are cast into a dead sleep"
AMPLIFIED VERSION: At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot [rider] and horse are cast into a dead sleep [of death]
BLOGGERS REVIEW: Most people know little about grace, while some don't even know what grace is. Grace is all we need! In life's ups and downs, we need grace. God's grace is the finished works of God for us before we could ever be needing them in this present situations. His grace preserved the ones He loved of the past, and is an assurance by faith for we now. Paul concluding in his letter said, in all the grace of God is all I need. Seek to find out what God has already provided for you in Christ Jesus by His grace and love towards you today
CHALLENGE: God is truly gracious and good: appreciate Him and live by this truth.
FURTHER READING: GENESIS 43 - 45.
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