For the believer – Jesus is everything. He IS the reward, both inwardly as His image is perfected in us and ourwardly in that He IS our Prize!
“And I gasped, When I saw you fall
In his arms at the finish line” – Steve Taylor, “The Finish Line” – album Squint.
These psalms are interesting. They do in fact teach us about God, covenant with Him, that He is faithful and true… but it also introduces some opportunities to better understand the scriptures as a whole and some interesting challenges in investigating how a descendant of Abram could be an Aramean.
Interesting stuff.
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Jesus being formed in us IS our ending point.
Conformity to Him is our terminus. It is the completion of our testimony empowered by the Holy Spirit.
He IS the end of our race. He is the prize we are running for.
It literally signals back to the beginning where God told Abram –
Genesis 15 “(1) After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
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These Psalms largely correspond to the events in David’s life prior taking the throne while he was still on the run form Saul. These events are recorded in 1 Samuel 21-23 and 2 Samuel 15-16.
They reveal David’s ongoing trust in God and integrity in regard to Saul his seld-designated enemy.
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Am impromptu Sunday encouragement before the Hurricane Milton – October 6, 2024
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