Ps 111 2 Great are the works of the LORD ;
they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and compassionate. "
Why does the Psalmist experience the most extraordinary pleasure in sitting humbly mediating on Gods operative word, and pondering it? Because Gods word fittingly describes all unique circumstances that happen in extensive history, every distinct personality of man in our unique culture, historical work of creating the precise circumstances of divine miracles, momentous events of documented history, and His absolute control over all men. God has respectively produced a world of amazed wonder by faithfully describing the corporeal world graciously according to His innovative plan of eternal redemption. In Gods elaborate description no question about any
historical event is out of order, or painting a picture of all kinds of
men that leaves out a certain personality, or lacking in His ability to
declare a kingdom of the identical creation of the corporeal world. Consequently, God has fashioned us with a creative imagination we miraculously escape from this world and enjoy the remarkable freedom of a kingdom that He supernaturally describes. Accordingly the Psalmist is jettisoned to the future kingdom in His own devout imagination where he is carefully shielded from the curse of this delusional world. In other words the law, covenants, promises, curses and statutes are charmingly written to inseparably unite our desires with Gods kingdom that overcomes all the defective characters who blindly oppose Gods established kingdom. We unite ourselves to the saintly description of the universal church.
The apostle enthusiastically describes the result of mediating on Gods word as seeking something that we imperfectly comprehend, being confounded with divine love beyond our authentic experience, and being consumed in Gods eternal mystery. It is Gods works that forcibly prevent and graciously allow.We are vicariously experiencing something that we do not quite discover. The apostle calls it an everlasting peace that passes all understanding. It is combined with an extraordinary sweetness that cannot be vicariously experienced in this delusional world. Hence, we practice developing destructive characters that we can conscientiously oppose, gather friends that are like God, and vicariously experiencing the awe in the mystery, We are relating solely with Gods view. The factual pleasure is not derived from this world. But its found in pondering Gods description of all necessary things as the historical world
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