📖 When you read Psalm 145, written by David, you’re encountering an acrostic poem — one of nine psalms where each verse begins with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
🙏 As you read, you discover the Lord’s own declaration of his name and what it means, echoing His words from Exodus 34:6: He is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”
✨ You’re encountering the God who sustains everything through His word, patiently working that you might know truth and find repentance.
❤️ When you delve deeper, you find Christ at the heart of this psalm.
🌟 Just as Colossians 1:17 reveals, He holds all things together, serving as your mediator between God and humanity.
🕊️ Through Him, you receive forgiveness, life, and salvation. Every blessing flows through His mediation.
You can turn to this psalm in various life situations: ➡️
🍽️ When you sit down to eat, it becomes your meal prayer.
💪 When hardship strikes, it reminds you who preserves your life.
🏠 When you travel from home, it assures you of divine protection.
🌅 Each new day, it becomes your song of thanksgiving as you call upon the Lord’s merciful name through His Spirit.
🍷 Most profoundly, you discover that God provides not just physical sustenance, but spiritual nourishment through Christ’s body and blood.
🌎 You’re sustained both bodily and spiritually by the one who upholds the universe.
🙌 Through this psalm, you recognize your complete dependence on God’s goodness, acknowledging that every provision — from daily bread to eternal salvation — comes from His gracious hand.
Contributor Rev. Jason Schockman is Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc, WI.
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