S) "4 For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands."
Psalm 92:4 (NASB)
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Psalm 92
*because there are already entries for each of these chapters, I also read Psalm 92
O) Generally speaking, this Psalm is praising God for His goodness, warning against wickedness, and encouraging righteousness. The verse above focuses on God's good work, not that is yet to be done, but what He has already completed. This is to remember what God has already done, and to rejoice for what He has already accomplished. This is not praise based on what God might do in the future. This gladness is not based on anything more, than the goodness of what the LORD finished.
A) The context is different for me, but the practice is the same. My hope in God is sure, because it is not hoping for what He might do, but hoping in what He has already done. My hope of salvation, and my hope for eternity with God, is based on what has already been finished with the gospel. To be clear, God is not done with me, but the gospel is written. The New Covenant is complete, and nothing better could ever come. God can do amazing things in my life, like healing sickness, providing money to pay bills, or restoring relationships; nothing will ever compare to what He has already done. In fact, it is even accurate to say, that God cannot increase His grace to me, by doing anything more than authoring the gospel work. In light of the cross, I never need more cause to praise Him.
P) Father, I have every reason to praise You eternally. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. Help me to fix my mind on the gospel. If You never change anything else about my temporal existence, You have already secured my eternal life, and there is nothing that can compare with that. I am so thankful for blessings like my wonderful marriage, great kids, solid career, and on and on, but none of that means anything without the gospel at work in my life. But, praise belongs to You, because I am made secure in Christ Jesus, and by Your grace I have faith in Christ as my Lord. This is the hope I have in the gospel, God, but I am easily distracted. Help me to remember, whenever I ask for anything in prayer, that the most important need I had, my eternal need for salvation, has already been granted. Everything else can fall away, and I still have joy at the work of Your hands. Be glorified in my thanksgiving. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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