The Meaning Of Life

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The author of Psalm 96 is unknown, but is likely attributed to David since most of the psalms were written by him. And this psalm/song is not only another praise of God and His goodness, it is also a prophesy about the coming of Jesus to judge us.

Many people think of that as “Judgment Day”, the day when we will stand before God /Jesus, and He will be like a judge to hand down our sentence to us. But personally, I believe that scenario was created by Satan to make everyone fear God. We shouldn’t be afraid of God; we are His children and He loves us more than we can imagine. God won’t judge us…Jesus is just like God, Jesus is God, and He didn’t judge. As I’ve said before, we have been given, we have been taught, the ways in which we should live. God taught those to Moses, and Moses taught us. We have freewill to choose, regardless of what Satan says. We can choose to follow those rules and be righteous enough to withstand the Glory of God when He returns to earth, or we can choose to distance ourselves from God, and like the children of Israel who couldn’t even look at the brightness of Moses, we will not be able to withstand His Glory. His Glory and Goodness are brighter than the sun. If we are truly God’s people, we will have the strength to withstand. And as they all say, we are not saved by works, but we will definitely be lost for ignoring those same works.

Before I go any further, let me remind us that the Hebrew language is not the same as our English language, and a synonym for the word “fear” is “awe”. Yes, we should be in “awe” of God’s Glory, of God’s Love, of God’s awesome power and abilities, but we shouldn’t fear God. If we take the word fear literally, we should use it in the context of we should “fear” Satan. Satan wants to draw us away from God, and if he is successful, we will die. God does not want that to happen.

Enough rambling.

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/105.htm

Psalm 105 is another praise to God, and also reviews the history of how God chose His people and what He has done for them.

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/106.htm

Psalm 106 gives more praise to God. We cannot give God enough praise; we could constantly praise Him, spending our life in prayer and song, and it won’t be enough praise for what God has done for us.

This psalm talks about the sins that Israel has committed. But it reminds us that we have the ability to confess our sins, not to man but to God himself with prayer, and God will forgive us. I know we have just begun to read the Bible, but we will eventually learn about a thief on the cross, an evil wicked sinner who had been crucified alongside Jesus for his crimes. and even hanging from the cross, without ever attending church, without having studied the laws of Moses, likely without ever having prayed, suddenly realized that he was hanging next to someone special, that he was hanging next to the Messiah who had come to save him. And on that cross, he asked for forgiveness, and even though his life was short, that he only had a few more breaths to take, Jesus forgave him of his sins, and promised him eternity in Heaven. That, is how forgiving our God is, but we have to have a relationship with Him, we have to acknowledge the wickedness, and we have to ask God to forgive us. But don’t wait to the last minute!

Remember the story of the man who went to a pastor and asked, “When is the best time to repent of my sins?” The pastor responded, “Right before you die.” Confused, the man said, “How will I know when that will be?” And the pastor smiled and said, “Exactly.”

We don’t know. When we awake in the morning, we don’t know if that will be our last day on earth. There are many things that could happen to us, from a medical emergency, to a fire, or a vehicle accident, and we will not know when those things happen. Likewise, when we go to bed at night, we do not know if we’ll be awakened to loud trumpets, and to a bright sky filled with Jesus and His angels coming for you. And if you haven’t repented by then, it will also be too late.

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/1_chronicles/17.htm

I say again, the Books of Chronicles were written by the Jews as a recap of events that took place in the Old Testament, and we the last two books of the Hebrew Bible, as a review. The modern day KJV of the Bible puts then in order behind the stories of the kings. And 1 Chronicles 17 and 18 are basically the events found in 2 Samuel 7 and 8. There may be added details, the story may be told from a different perspective, but it is the same story. and always read them, even if you remember the story before, because you may find something new.

For example, in the Gospels, one writer relates a story about Jesus meeting a possessed man in a cemetery. Another writer tells the same story, but describes two men. It’s not that the stories are different or made up, it’s just the different perspectives one can have on a situation.

As a former 911 Dispatcher, I can attest that you can have one car accident with six different witnesses who saw the same accident unfold, and you will get different information from each witness. One may describe a victim in a red shirt, while another describes it as “burnt orange” or maroon. Because we’ve led different lives and have different experiences, our judgment is skewed so we perceive things differently.

And the same applies to the Bible. Remember, the events were documented by man, humans just like us, with human immortal and imperfect brains.

If before you study the Bible, you pray to God for understanding, and you pray for His Spirit to teach you, you will have a much better understanding and it will be more truthful than the story you will get from a pastor or someone who has studied theology. No offense to our religious leaders, but most are only repeating what they have been told in school or by others, and man has prejudices that are not helpful in our relationship between ourselves and God. Specifically, man has a bad habit of interpreting God’s Word so that it benefits himself. Many, many times, I’ve heard “I know what scripture says, but this is how it should be interpretated.”

I know, I’m rambling, but I’m just about over. For example, the law of Moses tells us not to eat unclean meat, and the Bible even provides examples of what those meats are. But the vast majority of people today will tell you, “The Old Testament is no longer valid, we have a new covenant with Jesus”, or “Peter had a dream about unclean meat, but God says nothing is unclean that He blesses.” The story of Peter, when taken in context, is about common men that Peter did not want to minister to. And these same leaders will tell you “God never changes”, but then they turn around and say, “Well, that was in the Old Testament, and God changed that with the New Covenant.

I may be wrong, but I don’t want to take a chance. I don’t want to sugar coat God’s Word so I can eat a big plate of bacon and eggs; check that, yes, I do want a big plate of bacon and eggs, but I restrain myself because of what God told Moses. Does that mean I’m perfect? Nope. No way Jose. Not a chance. Not in a million years. I have enough sin in my life to go around. But those things I can easily accomplish, I do. I have enough trouble with the sins inherit to human nature without deliberately and knowing commit sin.

Okay, I’ll sit down. God bless you all.