His splendor and Majesty

Psalm 104:1-35

What a way to enter into prayer and praise to our LORD, verse one, “Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.”  I’m guilty of often entering into prayer asking the Father to fix or help someone He loves, and not proclaiming His splendor or majesty, what about you?

The Psalmist goes on to share in verses 2-4, in verse five we see praise for making the earth, setting its foundations; but then the Psalmist under the leadership of the Holy Spirit states; it shall never be shaken or moved.  It requires one to wonder how dust, and that’s what God reminds us that we are but dust, could change God's design in any way.  That requires a lot more faith in mankind than my 77 years on planet earth has been witness to.  

In verses 6-8, it is a reminder of the floodwaters that covered the highest mountains, and you can find that account in Genesis 7:17-24.  Then in verse 9, we read about the covenant with all mankind to never flood the earth again or to destroy all of mankind.  He put what we refer to as a rainbow in the sky as a reminder to us of his faithfulness.  You may want to read Genesis 7:19-21 and Genesis 9:11-15 to get a better understanding.

We in the Texas hill country are beginning to understand the value of water, but many have not yet come around with the population growth, we need to do a better job of conserving and increasing our supply.  But not the Psalmist, no he is praising God for his blessing of water and all those it blesses.  (Psalm 104:10-18)

In his prayer and praise, the Psalmist goes on to acknowledge God’s hand in the moon and the Sun and how it even affects the forest animals.  Could it be that a person who lived before all of this technology is wiser than we are?  I am referring to verse 24, O Lord, how manifold are your works!  In wisdom, you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

The more we understand the DNA, the more we know it was not by chance but had an intelligent designer, the following is of interest.  Stephen Meyer describes in his book “Signature in the Cell,” how our DNA is made of “digitally encoded information.” All specified information like this, he writes, “always arises from an intelligent source, from a mind and not a strictly material process.”

As we close on Psalm 104, it is an excellent way to give praise to our Father, verses 33-35, I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.  May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.  Let sinners be consumed from the earth and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! 

From the Back Porch, 

Bob Rice