Monday, April 2, 2018

Psalms 135 - Covenant God


April 2, 2018 Monday Message:

“Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.” Psalms 135:3a NIV

Psalm 135 appears to have been assembled using verses from other Psalms. That’s OK - we can never have too many Psalms encouraging us to Praise the Lord!

When “Lord” is written in all capital letters, it’s our way of translating the covenant name of God. He said, “I will be your God, and you can be my people.” That may seem like an oversimplification, but the principle holds true even today for all who love the Lord.

Holding up his end of the covenant, God’s desire is that no one would perish. He wants to meet us all in the next reality, heaven. But unfortunately, mankind took on sinful ways, and ALL had fallen short of the gory of God. So God, in his wisdom, came to earth himself (Jesus) to personally pay the penalty for mankind’s sins with his own life. Interestingly, three days later he rose from the dead – the empty tomb that we celebrate on Easter Sunday – just as prophesied! So the sin problem and the death problem were reconciled through the same events.

The children’s song says, “Jesus Loves Me.” How much? “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV

Norton Lawellin

Join us for worship! Jesus in the City Fellowship meets Sunday, Apr. 8, 2018, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. Today we’ll walk on the road to Emmaus. Who was that guy? Luke 24:13-34  

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