Psalm 25

 Psalm 25

This Psalm is filled with wonderful promises that everyone would desire.  There are promises for victory over enemies, compassion, kindness, justice, pardon, and prosperity, just to name a few.  It might be tempting to look at this Psalm and think only of all the ‘blessings’ we can get from God.  We might be tempted to become transactional in our relationship with God.  Like a purchase, I’ll give this so that I can get that.

But there is something much deeper for us in knowing the Lord.  In knowing the Lord, not just trying to get something from Him, we discover His beauty, glory, and graciousness.  Our response as we see His nature is to desire to be like Him.  Knowing Him intimately and being like Him becomes our priority and ultimate goal.  The blessings, wonderful as they are, become secondary; they are a mere by-product of knowing Him.  If the blessing didn’t exist, it would matter little because the object of our affections, God, would still be ours.  If we have the Lord, we will care less if we have the benefits; only let us have Him.

“Thank you, Lord, for all Your blessings.  But most of all, thank You for allowing me to know You. AMEN.”