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Psalm 117
“This tiny psalm is great in faith, and its reach is enormous. Its message was still too big for some of Paul’s reads to have grasped...The shortest psalm proves, in fact, to be one of the most potent...” Derek Kidner
GOD’s PURPOSES are His revealed agenda and story for His people. God saves us so that we would be a praising people that proclaim and represent him to all people to bring to expression a blended family of one people. Do you live as if God exists for your purposes (a small story)? Or you exist for His purposes (a grand story)?
GOD’s PROMISES are His unwavering commitment to His people and to bring His purposes to full expression. He promises to move the story forward and bring it to completion in Jesus Christ and that story includes you! “A covenant is far more intimate than signing a contract, but it is far more binding than any friendship.” Tim Keller Do you live with fresh confidence that his commitment doesn’t rest on your commitment? God doesn’t turn on His promises once you’re sinless, strong, and full of faith. Rather, His promises empower weak and sinful people to live with bold confidence in Him! Your story doesn’t carry God’s story. His story carries yours!
“God’s plans and promises are as fresh and intact now as on the day they were made; and they will remain so.” – Derek Kidner
