Psalms 66:5-8 KJV
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
We are given two commands within these verses.
First, we are to "come and see the works of God."
Many of those works are listed right here for our remembrance. But I do not think that is because these are the only works of God we are to "come and see." Rather this is a sampling of what God has done and provides a basis from which we can begin our observation of God's works. Like priming the pump these only get us started.
There are the works of God recorded in the Bible
There are the works of God accomplished in the lives of believers before us
There are the works of God we see happening around us
There are the works of God accomplished in our own lives
God did not quit working when He finished the Bible. Nor did He stop working once He was done with those Christians before us. God does not work on behalf of people around us, but refuse to work in our personal lives. "Come and see!" God is still working.
Secondly we are to "make the voice of His praise to be heard."
John Gill says to do that, "...far and near, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs; by shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy..."[1]
Christians must not be silent about their faith nor about their praise for God. When we sing in church, the saints ought to sing with gusto. When we are in the public, Christians ought to speak of God's goodness.
I want to suggest that we would have a much easier time making "the voice of His praise to be heard" if we have faithfully observed the first of the two commandments. When we carefully observe the works of God then we have something to shout praise about.
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
We are given two commands within these verses.
First, we are to "come and see the works of God."
Many of those works are listed right here for our remembrance. But I do not think that is because these are the only works of God we are to "come and see." Rather this is a sampling of what God has done and provides a basis from which we can begin our observation of God's works. Like priming the pump these only get us started.
There are the works of God recorded in the Bible
There are the works of God accomplished in the lives of believers before us
There are the works of God we see happening around us
There are the works of God accomplished in our own lives
God did not quit working when He finished the Bible. Nor did He stop working once He was done with those Christians before us. God does not work on behalf of people around us, but refuse to work in our personal lives. "Come and see!" God is still working.
Secondly we are to "make the voice of His praise to be heard."
John Gill says to do that, "...far and near, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs; by shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy..."[1]
Christians must not be silent about their faith nor about their praise for God. When we sing in church, the saints ought to sing with gusto. When we are in the public, Christians ought to speak of God's goodness.
I want to suggest that we would have a much easier time making "the voice of His praise to be heard" if we have faithfully observed the first of the two commandments. When we carefully observe the works of God then we have something to shout praise about.
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