Today’s thought “To all who call upon him in truth” (March 21)

Today’s thought

“To all who call upon him in truth”

(March 21)

I’m sad we are nearly at the end of the Psalms, we complete them in just eleven weeks, a pity. The Psalms for today are special. Much of Psalm 145 appears to be designed to be sung when God’s kingdom is established on earth: it had its initial use during the glories of Solomon’s kingdom.

We sing to God of a time when

“every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever” (verse 2).

“On the glorious splendour of your majesty and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds … they shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud …” (verses 5-7).

David continues

“… all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power to make known to the children of men your mighty deeds and the glorious splendour … your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom” (verses 10-13).

Solomon’s reign was not everlasting and his natural son dismally failed to maintain its fame among the nations. It needs the return of the Lord Jesus as king of the world to complete this fulfilment.

The next words that are sung are personal:

“the LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth” (verse 18).

The Lord seeks those who approach him with a true heart, who show that “truth” by the way they live – which the religious leaders in the time of Jesus failed to do. Psalm 146 gives us an example of a truth, which many today do not want to believe, especially when someone has just died.

“Put not your trust in … man in whom there is no salvation; when his breath departs he returns to the earth; in that very day his plans (thoughts, ambitions) perish” (verses 3,4).

Is this a difficult truth to face? But while death is a ceasing of our mind and body, we notice how David is very positive about his hope beyond the grave: