Weekly Devotional 7th of February 2025
by Bruce Billington
We will continue with our series on hearing God through the Psalms. We will begin this year with a well-known verse from Psalm 116, and then another one from Psalm 119.
Psalm 116:15 – “Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.”
Psalm 119:90 – “Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.”
Psalm 116:15 promises that the people of Israel, and all of those in Christ today, will not die prematurely. God has set us on this planet in the time and place we live, in for His purpose to be expressed through us. We do not leave this earth until they are achieved. This means that when we do pass on, our death is precious to Him.
The word “death” is not often mentioned by today’s believers. It is still shrouded in mystery and often fear. But we should take hold of this promise that our death is precious to Him because He views our death with sacred delight. If we have walked before him in the land of the Living, we needn’t fear dying before Him when the time comes for our departure. In this sense, death is the final and greatest earthly blessing of God on his people.
Psalm 119:90 – “Thy faithfulness is unto all generations.”
God is not locked into or restricted by any time zone. He promises that His blessings and faithfulness will not only be given to us but also to our children and our children’s children after us. This promise is extended to all generations so long as they keep His covenant and remember His commandments to do them. He who supported, comforted, and led His servants thousands of years ago still shows Himself strong on behalf of all those who trust in Him.
The earth is governed by fixed laws; the globe keeps its course by His divine command and displays no erratic movements: the seasons observe their predestined order, the sea stays within its boundaries, and all things else are held in their appointed order.
Spurgeon makes a great comment here. He says,
There is an analogy between the word of God and the works of God, and specially in this, that they are both of them constant, fixed, and unchangeable. God’s word which established the world is the same as that which he has embodied in the Scriptures; by the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and specially by him who is emphatically THE WORD. When we see the world keeping its place and all its laws abiding the same, we have herein assurance that the Lord will be faithful to his covenant and will not allow the faith of his people to be put to shame. If the earth abideth the spiritual creation will abide; if God’s word suffices to establish the world surely it is enough for the establishment of the individual believer.
So, we can say two things. Firstly, God’s faithfulness and steadfastness are not to be judged using the world’s standards, which are fickle, short term and ever-changing. Similarly, so is the earth and the so-called “nature” that we experience. God’s word is the foundation it rests on, so we know it is solid and secure, and not in the hands of fallen humanity.
We should constantly praise God and thank Him for this.
God bless you.
Bruce Billington