The Blessed Fear of the LORD (Psalm 112:1-10)A song of ascents.
“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD. May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life, that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!”
This psalm is so simple it is self-explanatory. But that doesn’t mean that someone can’t choose to flout this advice. You might wonder why anybody would want to ignore God or disobey His commandments, but the world is full of people who do precisely that. Each of us carries a spiritual influence; either our spiritual influence is positive or negative.
“For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table” When we fear God, we will receive the fruits of our labors, as well as blessings and prosperity. Your family will be a large one with plenty of sons to help carry on the family name and care for you in your old age.
“In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD. May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life, that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!” We might wonder why our prosperity is tied to that of Jerusalem; however, Jerusalem is the center of worship as well as the seat of government. When the country prospers, its citizens also prosper. And in an age in which many people died in their thirties or forties, God is promising that those who fear Him will see their grandchildren.
APPLICATION: “My spirit doesn’t bear witness with his spirit.” We were discussing a pastor who had visited during a large funeral in our village. There was only one problem: this man made several of us extremely uncomfortable. When the visiting pastor wanted to utter prophecies about people, we became even more uncomfortable. While this man wanted to portray himself as a prophet, many of us worried that these prophecies were not coming from the Lord.
There are people who are close to the Lord and who truly do have the gift of prophecy. But most of those people are reluctant to say anything unless or until they have prayed extensively about any prophecy God might have given them. Those who are too eager are frequently operating from a desire to be special.
What should we do when we encounter someone who makes us feel uncomfortable spiritually? Pray! The mark of the Holy Spirit is peace; ask God to give you peace about that individual if they are truly a prophet. But if God does not give you peace, then move away from that person.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, help us to pray whenever someone begins claiming to speak in Your name. Thank You for Your promises of blessing and prosperity for those who fear You. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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