Monday 26 October 2015

PSALM 16 Community of Hope

How excellent are the LORD'S faithful people !
My greatest pleasure is to be with them.                
                                                Psalm 16:3 Good News Bible
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people
and he exalts the meek with salvation.
                         Psalm 149:4  New English Translation of the Septuagint.
If we love one another,
         God dwelleth in us
                    and his love is perfected in us.
                                                 1 John 4:12 King James Version.

In the communion between Christ and believers;
he delights in them and they delight in him.
As Christ delights in his saints,
so they delight in one another.
"Here"  says David  "is my greatest pleasure."

And this commandment have we from him.
That he who loveth God love his brother also.
                                                  1 John 4:21 King James Version
The Lord taketh  pleasure in them that fear him,
in those that hope in his mercy.
                                                   Psalm 147:11 King James Version
Love one another with mutual affection
                                                   Romans 12:10 NRSV

Who belongs to  the group of righteous which the psalmist describes?
A group which realizes that they  have no other resource than
The LORD our God........
the community who put their hope in our God
and will continue our song of praise.
We are one group.....
the people of God,  in the community of hope.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart,
all ye that hope in the LORD.
                                                    Psalm 31:24 King James Version.
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him
on those who hope in his unfailing love
                                                    Psalm 33:18 New International Version
And so, Lord, where do I put my hope ?
  My only hope is in you.          
                                                    Psalm 39:7  New Living Translation 
For You are my hope; O Lord God,
You are my trust from my youth
and the source of my confidence.
                                                    Psalm 71:5  The Amplified Bible
Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob
Whose hope is in the LORD his God.
                                                    Psalm 146:5 Revised Standard Version.
People whose hope is in the Lord our God are a delight to be with.
You can trust that their attitudes, their social justice, their love and peace
 and even their  joys are coming from the same place.
There is one God and Father of us all
by whom we are called to the one hope,    see Ephesians 4:4.

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