Scripture: Psalm 115
1 To you alone, O Lord, to you alone,
and not to us, must glory be given
because of your constant love and faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations ask us,
“Where is your God?”
3 Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he wishes.
4 Their gods are made of silver and gold,
formed by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
and noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
and feet, but cannot walk;
they cannot make a sound.
8 May all who made them and who trust in them
become like the idols they have made.
9 Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel.
He helps you and protects you.
10 Trust in the Lord, you priests of God.
He helps you and protects you.
11 Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him.
He helps you and protects you.
12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us;
he will bless the people of Israel
and all the priests of God.
13 He will bless everyone who honors him,
the great and the small alike.
14 May the Lord give you children—
you and your descendants!
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
16 Heaven belongs to the Lord alone,
but he gave the earth to us humans.
17 The Lord is not praised by the dead,
by any who go down to the land of silence.
18 But we, the living, will give thanks to him
now and forever.
Praise the Lord!
Observation:
In Psalm 115 the psalmist makes a contrast between the One True God and gods (idols) created by people. He writes that their gods have eyes yet cannot see, ears yet cannot hear, and mouths yet cannot speak. He encourages us to worship only the One God saying: “Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him. He helps you and protects you. the Lord remembers us and will bless us…. He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike.” (Psalm 115:11-13)
Application:
Although we cannot see God, we worship God who is seen in all of God’s creation. We can experience our God through the Bible and through every believer who trust in him. As forgiven and reconciled children of God through our Lord and Savior, Jesus, we are given the Holy Spirit that seals us for our inheritance with God. We experience God through the Holy Spirit in ourselves as we trust in God and believe in Jesus.
Prayer:
Lord God, you are the one true God. You have promised us to never leave us or forsake us. We know that we can rest and trust in you for You alone are God and there is no other. Help us to experience you through eyes of faith and help us to follow your son Jesus that we may honor you with ur daily lives. Amen.