Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psalm 112:1-2
These two very small verses of scripture are packed with such wisdom. “The man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon the earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.”
I realize we all want our seed and the generations of the upright to experience the blessings of the Lord. The command is so simple, yet so hard, for humanity to take seriously and fulfill fearing the Lord and delighting greatly in his commandment.
God handed down ten short commands, and most of us have broken several, if not all of them, at one time or another in our lives. Why is it we have a lack of fear for God? This suggests there isn’t much wisdom anymore in our society, for scripture declares in Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
The scripture does not mince words when it comes to wisdom and knowledge of the Lord. Take another look at scripture, Proverbs 1:7 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Yes, it is true, this generation is struggling, but Christ offered us some unreal advice when He hand delivered the eleventh commandment to His disciples.
John 13:34-35 says, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” So, if you struggle with the ten, maybe you can fulfill this one, and in doing so, fulfill all the others, bringing forth mighty seed and blessings upon the upright.
Our prayer for you this week: May you come to realize the power of love.
