Psalm 99
Passage:
1 The Lord rules—
the
nations shake!
He sits
enthroned on the winged
heavenly
creatures—
the earth
quakes!
2 The Lord is
great in Zion;
he is
exalted over all the nations.
3 Let them thank your great
and
awesome name.
He is
holy!
4 Strong king who loves justice,
you are
the one
who
established what is fair.
You
worked justice and righteousness
in Jacob.
5 Magnify the Lord,
our God!
Bow low
at his footstool!
He is
holy!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel
too among those
who
called on his name.
They
cried out to the Lord,
and he
himself answered them—
7 he spoke to them from a pillar of cloud.
They kept
the laws and the rules
God gave
to them.
8 Lord
our God, you answered them.
To them
you were a God who forgives
but also
the one who avenged
their
wrong deeds.
9 Magnify the Lord
our God!
Bow low
at his holy mountain
because
the Lord our God is holy![1]
Reflection: If God loves justice, mercy,
and righteousness, then we can please God when we live out those things. In fact, God has called us to be holy
people just as God is holy. Moreover, when we become Christians, we become part
of a new people. We become a new nation of God’s people. God’s people are priestly people. We are God’s ministers to this broken
and hurting world. According to
this psalmist, when we have such an opportunity, we really have an obligation
to pursue justice, mercy, forgiveness, and righteousness. We do this all to
lift up the name of God and show the world that God is holy.
Reflection Questions:
Morning: How has God forgiven and restored you?
Morning: How has God forgiven and restored you?
Noon: How has God offered you mercy and brought justice?
Evening: How can you offer
someone mercy, forgiveness, and be an agent of justice and restoration?
Prayer: Lord, help us to live into
your mercy, forgiveness, justice, and holiness as we serve and love your
children who are our neighbors.
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