The Sweetness of God

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psa 119:103  

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Psa 19:10  

Seventh Heaven

I have been meditating on the goodness of God.

And there’s nowhere to find the answer to that rousing question than in his word.

It is there that his goodness and majesty and glory are laid out in thunders of claps.

It’s that kind of thing which stirs the heart, and floods it with power.

All of this earth, Lord, all of it, mine?

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psa 8:1-9  

 

Peace in the Storm

And then before I even catch my breath another spurt of beauty gushes forth like a stream in a desert.

Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 

The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 

The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 

He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 

The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 

The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 

The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. 

The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. 

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Psa 29:1-11  

 

The Aweness of God!

Then before it sinks, another thought crashes into the mind like a blast.

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. 

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? Job 26:11-14  

Yea the earth thunders with your glory, O God!

O that the whole world might know it!

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 

Psa 19:1-5  

 

The Goodness of God

But why is the LORD so Good?

Because it is his nature!

I try to hate him, but I can’t find the ground to.

I try to ignore him, but the heart is aflame with a love that will not be stanched.

Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Jer 20:9  

The Lord is good because he is good!

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 

And God said “Let there be”, and there was!

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Gen 1:1-2, 31  

From a formless void wrought with darkness, God created a masterpiece. 

 

Where Wast Thou?

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, 

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?  

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 

Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. 

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? 

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? 

Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, 

When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? 

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, 

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. 

Job 38:4-41 

 

Behold, the Glut of His Beauty!

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. Psa 119:131  

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Rom 11:33-34 

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psa 107:8-9  

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Psa 29:2 

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. Son 5:1 

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