Sing van die Here se liefdesdade

 Ps. 89 v 2 - 3

Ek sal altyd sing van die Here se liefdesdade, sy trou verkondig aan komende geslagte. Ek sê: “U liefde en u trou wankel nooit, dit hou vir altyd stand in hemel en op aarde.”

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Hierdie Psalm is 'n gedig van Etan die Esragiet en die grootste deel van sy gedig bestaan uit 'n lofsang vir die Here. Dit is wat dit beteken om die Here te aanbid, lofsang tot sy eer.

 Mens sal nou dink (met reg ook) dat ons die Here moet aanbid, loof en prys omdat Hy ons so ryklik seën. Maar as ons so deur die Psalms blaai, dan sien ons dat dit nie net in tye van voorspoed is dat die Psalmdigters die Here loof en prys nie. Dit is juis ook in tye van hul diepste nood dat hulle die Here met lofprysing aanbid.

 Daar is 'n baie goeie rede daarvoor. Hierdie lofprysing gaan nie daaroor sodat die Here goed moet voel oor Homself nie. Hy het nie ons lofprysing en aanbidding nodig nie. Ons het dit wel nodig, net soos wat ons die lewensasem nodig het wat ons aan die lewe hou.

 Mens sal nou wel kan redeneer dat dit moeilik is om die Here te loof en te prys wanneer dit swaar met jou gaan en dit is so, dit is nie altyd maklik nie. Dit is veral moeilik, bykans onmoontlik wanneer jy net teen jou omstandighede wat jou so platdruk vaskyk.

 Die Here nooi jou uit om verby dit te kyk na Hom wat iets daaraan kan doen en wat jou daardeur kan dra. Wanneer jy die Here loof en prys midde in jou swaarkry, dan sien jy waar jou redding lê.

 Sing van die Here se liefdesdade want dit herinner jou van wie jy op staatmaak om jou te red. Dan kom jy ook op daardie punt om te sê: “wys my hoe groot jou probleem is, dan wys ek jou (deur my lofprysing en aanbidding) van hoe groot die Here is op wie ek staatmaak om my deur my swaarkry tye te help.”

 Onthou egter, dat jy net kan sing van die Here se liefdesdade wanneer jy in Jesus Christus glo. Wanneer jy jou voor Hom verootmoedig en glo dat net Hy jou van jou sonde en elende kan red.

 Sing van die Here se liefdesdade en leef vanuit sy genade.

Amen

Sing about the LORD’s faithful love

 Ps. 89 v 1 & 2 HCSB

I will sing about the LORD’s faithful love forever; I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. For I will declare, “Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”

 Hierdie dagstukkie is ook in Afrikaans beskikbaar

This Psalm is a poem by Ethan the Ezrahite and most of his poem consists of a song of praise to the LORD. This is what it means to worship the LORD, bring praise to his glory.

 One will now think (rightly too) that we should worship, praise and glorify the LORD because He blesses us so richly. But as we flip through the Psalms, we see that it is not only in times of prosperity that the Psalmists praise and glorify the LORD. It is precisely in times of their deepest need that they worship the LORD with praise.

 There is a very good reason for that. This praise is not about making the LORD feel good about Himself. He does not need our praise and worship. We however, do need it, just as we need the breath of life that keeps us alive.

 One would now be able to argue that it is difficult to praise and glorify the LORD when things are going badly for you and it is so, it is not always easy. This is especially difficult, almost impossible when you just stare at your circumstances that keep you so flat.

 The LORD invites you to look beyond it to Him who can do something about it and who can carry you through it. When you praise and glorify the LORD in the midst of difficult times, you will see where your salvation lies.

 Sing about the LORD’s faithful love because it reminds you of whom you rely on to save you. Then you also come to that point to say: “show me how big your problem is, then I will show you (through my praise and worship) how big the LORD is on whom I rely to help me through my hardships.”

 Remember, however, that you can only sing about the LORD’s faithful love when you believe in Jesus Christ. When you humble yourself before Him and believe that only He can save you from your sin and misery.

 Sing about the LORD’s faithful love and live by His grace.

Amen