By Apostle Aje Pelser
Pathways of God that crown the year with goodness.
O God of Our Salvation
Psa 65:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.
Psa 65:2 O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
Psa 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.
Psa 65:4 Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.
Psa 65:5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;
Psa 65:6 Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power;
Psa 65:7 You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
Psa 65:8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.
Psa 65:9 You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.
Psa 65:10 You water its ridges abundantly, You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth.
Psa 65:11 You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.
Psa 65:12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.
Psa 65:13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.
1. The circuit pathway of a Crown
H5849 ‛âṭar (aw-tar’)
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively): – compass, crown.
God not only brings the year to full circle and closure, but also encompasses the year ahead with His goodness and abundance for you. He is ready to attacked and protect you throughout and is ready to perform awesome deeds in righteousness, in answer to our prayers.
2. Pathway of our responsibility
But the first verse sets up our responsibility:
Praise is awaiting God in Zion – the place of tabernacle of David, where we bring our sacrifice of praise.
And further – our vow will be performed and completed.
We who expect God to encircle and crown our year past and the year we await, know that there are vows that need to be fulfilled and by His grace through faith we can fulfil and encircle – or bring to a point of completion, those vows.
3. God’s pathway of response:
God will in turn hear our prayers.
4. God’s pathways of gravitational pull
To Him all flesh will come – God’s drawing power in His ‘crown’ or circuit is so powerful it draws people in to His goodness. Is it not the goodness of the Lord that leads to repentance?
Romans 2:4
5. God’s pathway of atonement
God provides atonement for our sins. Through Jesus’ work on the cross His blood was shed for the remission of our sins, and through His communion blood and flesh we are at one with Him – “at-one-ment.”
6. God’s pathways of blessings
God blesses those whom He chooses and causes to approach Him – to dwell in His courts.
Those who worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
7. The pathway of satisfaction
We in turn shall be satisfied with the goodness of His house – of His holy temple. Godliness with contentment is great gain. Satisfaction in life is rare and we are given this as a promise.
1 Timothy 6:6
8. God’s pathways reach the ends of the earth
God is the confidence of all the ends of the earth – we live at the end of the earth here in Cape Town, at the top of Africa, where two oceans meet (South of Arugulas) – we are those far off seas that David sang about – or at least one of them!
9. God’s pathways establishes you in His power
God establishes the mountains by His Strength – being clothed with power.
Jesus calmed the storms of the seas and the tumult of peoples.
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