“What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?” (Psalm 116:12).
TEXT — Psalm 116:10-19
Message
Researchers say, “questions provide unique frameworks for thinking, which can open up doors to unexpected revelations …in personal life, education, or work…” And an English thinker and statesman of the 16th century, adds: “A prudent question is one-half of wisdom”. All these lead to the conclusion that God has given man the power to inquire in order to broaden our minds.
The writer of our passage put this faculty into use as he enjoyed healing, deliverance, joy, and other blessings from heaven. He asked meekly and appreciatively: “What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?” Heaven gave back a basketful of answers. His power brought forth insights that he must show gratitude to the Lord by promptly paying his vows. His worship must be sacrificial. The psalmist also learned that God does not gloss over the death of His saints.
While God did not create man as a robot without an inquisitive mind, He expects us to constructively probe His word with a view to maturing spiritually. We are to raise issues that move us into more intimacy with Him to prepare us for our final home in heaven. After giving us the Bible and the story of creation as well as His plan of Salvation when man fell, He wants us to dwell on them more than on the philosophies of this world.
If we accept Jesus Christ as our Master and Lord, we must not hesitate to approach Him with the tough concerns of this generation which have defied solutions in the hands of statesmen, political leaders, administrators, etc. He will reveal that the answers lie in the gospel. And that would challenge us to key more into the Great Commission as commanded by the Lord.
Thought for the day
A healthy and humble mind of inquiry empowers the believer spiritually.
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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Getting updates almost every month ☺️.
Um
Just from my view
I guess I prefer the topic picture size to be long as before.
If recent it has been changed to a smaller size.
I would be grateful if it can be changed back.
Just like almost the full phone screen ratio 😊
It makes it easier to share (for me)