“Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God” (Psalm 92:13).
TEXT — Psalm 92:1-15
Message
An anonymous author once wrote, “The house of the Lord is a holy place, but also a home of comfort and prosperity. The poor are made rich; the sick are made whole; the hungry are fed to the fill, and the weak are made strong. Those who live in God’s presence have no need of what the world scampers for because they have them in abundance”.
One common thing among God’s righteous people is the huge reasons for praise. God must be glorified at all times and in all places, irrespective of mood. The godly habit of praising God, the beautiful gift of eloquence and expression before Him, which reveals David’s deep inner life with the Lord, qualifies him as the sweet psalmist of Israel. It is worth noting that today’s passage paints a picture of the house of the Lord where praises, thanksgiving and honour are given unto the Lord for His faithfulness and loving kindness.
While the psalmist basks in the joy of the privilege to praise, worship and adore God, sinners, referred to as the wicked and the brutish, languish in ignorance and are faced with the prospect of eternal damnation if they do not turn away from their wickedness. The reasons to praise God are too numerous to mention. The psalmist in our text enumerates some of them. These include the greatness of God’s works, the profoundness of His wisdom and counsel from which these works issue; the outworking of His preferential providence towards the righteous and the unrighteous; the flourishing and bountifulness that characterize the life and destiny of the righteous.
Daily, we should recognise God’s power and majesty and use every godly means to praise and magnify Him wholeheartedly, with total submission to His word.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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Psalms 92:14.
How can I remain green and gracious, fresh and flourishing, fruitful and fulfilled, strong and stable?
1. Live righteously i.e. live right (right lifestyle), love right, speak right, support the right course, do what is right and act right always.
2. Wait for the right time, don’t hurry things ahead of time.
3. Worry about nothing but with prayer and supplication make your requests known unto God.
4. Worship in fellowship with the right people in the right place.
5. Eat the right food and fruits and right fruits-juice always.
6. Give at the right time, to right persons, always.
7. Spend on the right thing (program, projects) at the right time for right purpose.
8. Acquire the right wisdom and knowledge at the right time.
9. Exercise right -daily, dutifully
Psalms 92:14.
How can I remain green and gracious, fresh and flourishing, fruitful and fulfilled, strong and stable?
1. Live righteously i.e. live right (right lifestyle), love right, speak right, support the right course, do what is right and act right always.
2. Wait for the right time, don’t hurry things ahead of time.
3. Worry about nothing but with prayer and supplication make your requests known unto God.
4. Worship in fellowship with the right people in the right place.
5. Eat the right food and fruits and right fruits-juice always.
6. Give at the right time, to right persons, always.
7. Spend on the right thing (program, projects) at the right time for right purpose.
8. Acquire the right wisdom and knowledge at the right time.
9. Exercise right -daily, dutifully