There are times in life when we are afforded a mere taste of something spectacular. Be it food, or adventure, love, or satisfaction. A moment of sheer enjoyment - complete gratification

But notice, the psalmist recognizes his station. He is God’s servant, his slave, subjected to the Lord and attending to the Lord’s will, rather than to his own. For, here we learn that many would wish to make the Lord their subject and require him to grant all that they have promised themselves in arrogant thoughtlessness.

It may be strange at first to associate the patriarch Abraham with the First Advent of Jesus. Yet, Abraham is in the first advent story, and his role is more vital than one may suppose at first mention.

The sufficiency of the bible is under serious attack in our world today. Not is it under attack from secular culture - which is where we would expect to see this - but also from within the church.

And observe, the Psalmist doesn’t ask to be put near other Christians or to have false people removed from his sight, in order to be obedient. Instead, he recognizes that obeying the Lord is a matter of one's own heart, not one's circumstances.

As service came to a close this Lord’s day, we sang Psalm 135B and it was a glorious time indeed! Before the congregation took up their Psalters to teach and admonish one another with the word of God, our pastor made a warming point from this psalm. We were told of the permanence, the ubiquity, the eternal nature of God's name. His name - and not our own - is the name that will permeate throughout time eternal and will transcend this age. It will be sung in the age to come! What an absolutely glorious thought!