Daily Affirmations - Day 5 - Storehouses of Bounty - All Blessings
- Alisa B.
- 5 days ago
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Day 5: All blessings
The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before Him and prepares the way for His steps (Psalm 85:12-13).
The Lord shall give us that which is good — That is, all that is good in itself, and good for us; all spiritual and temporal blessings. And our land shall yield her increase — The effects of the incarnation of Christ, the descent of the {Holy Spirit], and the publication of the gospel among [the nations], are here... set forth... under images borrowed from that fruitfulness caused in the earth by the rain of heaven.
Righteousness shall go before Him — As His [forerunner], or attendant. He shall work and fulfil all righteousness. He shall satisfy and glorify the righteousness of God, and shall advance the practice of righteousness and holiness among [humanity]. And shall set us in the way of His steps — That is, shall incline and enable us to walk in those righteous ways wherein He walked, and which He has prescribed to us.
“Draw us, blessed Jesus, and we will run after Thee in the path of life; let Thy mercy pardon us, Thy truth enlighten us, Thy righteousness direct us, to follow Thee, O Lamb of God, whithersoever Thou goest, through poverty, affliction, persecution, and death itself; that our portion may be for ever in Thy kingdom of peace and love!” — Horne.
~ Benson Commentary
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
~ Thomas Ken ~1674
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