Read Psalm 65.
Everywhere David looked he found another reason to praise
the LORD. It was this all-encompassing
awareness of God that motivated him to keep his promises to the LORD.
The key reason people make vows to God and do not keep them
is they have no awareness of His involvement in their lives and feel no
accountability to Him. At important
junctures in life such as weddings, the births of a child, a life and death situation
or in times of a major stress or need, it is normal for people to pray and make
promises. God hears those prayers
(v.2). Then, as life moves on, they tend
to forget and treat those words as unimportant.
However, God does not forget us or what we said we would do. Indeed, He reminds us of His presence
everywhere.
How does God show Himself to be present and powerful?
He forgives our sins. (v.3)
He satisfies our souls in worship. (v.4)
He created the mountains. (v.6)
He created the seas. (v.7)
He paints the sunrises and sunsets. (v.8b)
He controls the water cycle of earth. (vv.9-10)
He provides the growth of crops. (v.11)
He provides the multiplication of the animals in the
pastures. (vv.12-13)
Why is the God of heaven so personally involved in these
details? "So that those who dwell
at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs." (v.8a)
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