A Sweet Duet
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
Batman and Robin. Bonnie and Clyde. Oscar and Felix. Abbott and Costello. Barbie and Ken. Chances are you are well familiar with all these names. And you probably wouldn't think of uttering one without the other. Time doesn't permit to recite the full list; from Bert and Ernie to Zelda and Link, famous duos have entertained, taught, inspired, and challenged us from the first time that Adam met Eve. What is it about these duos that intrigues us? Apart from one another, they seem lost, and even inconsequential. But together they form a team that seems to absorb energy and electrify all those around them. A synergy forms that cannot be reproduced outside of the relationship.
I'm pretty sure that in most of these cases friendship, trust, respect and vulnerability were an integral aspect of the relationship. (Although Bonnie and Clyde just seemed to be in it for the money!) In any event, I'm also fairly certain that each person in the relationship was a confidant of the other. That they were able to tell each other secret, important things. That they shared ideas, experiences, circumstances, joys, sorrows, emotions, and thoughts with one another.
As David continues to discuss the concept of godly fear in verse 14 of Psalm 25, we come to a very intimate disclosure - and that is that God has this unique, individual, and confidential relationship with those that fear him. When David says that the Lord "confides" in the one that fears him, what is God "confiding"?
The answer is actually quite simple - He shares His covenant. He shares the mystery of His grace, the veiled beauty of His mercy, the exquisite knowledge of his compassion. God wants to be in an intimate relationship with each one of us. It is not God who abandons us; it is we who abandon God. It is not God who ignores us; it is we who ignore Him.
That synergistic relationship develops; as we demonstrate the fear of God, He opens His heart to us. And that relationship is deeper than Laverne and Shirley, Starsky and Hutch, Chip and Dale or Lewis and Clark. That relationship produces greater inspiration than Rodgers and Hammerstein. That relationship will experience more adventure than Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. That relationship is sweeter than Mickey and Minnie. But most of all that relationship is more enduring and eternal than Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Delilah, or Superman and Lois Lane.
If you've been longing for a better relationship to God, consider in your own life if you've really come to understand, apply and experience the fear of God. You may be surprised at your own answer!
he makes his covenant known to them.
Batman and Robin. Bonnie and Clyde. Oscar and Felix. Abbott and Costello. Barbie and Ken. Chances are you are well familiar with all these names. And you probably wouldn't think of uttering one without the other. Time doesn't permit to recite the full list; from Bert and Ernie to Zelda and Link, famous duos have entertained, taught, inspired, and challenged us from the first time that Adam met Eve. What is it about these duos that intrigues us? Apart from one another, they seem lost, and even inconsequential. But together they form a team that seems to absorb energy and electrify all those around them. A synergy forms that cannot be reproduced outside of the relationship.
I'm pretty sure that in most of these cases friendship, trust, respect and vulnerability were an integral aspect of the relationship. (Although Bonnie and Clyde just seemed to be in it for the money!) In any event, I'm also fairly certain that each person in the relationship was a confidant of the other. That they were able to tell each other secret, important things. That they shared ideas, experiences, circumstances, joys, sorrows, emotions, and thoughts with one another.
As David continues to discuss the concept of godly fear in verse 14 of Psalm 25, we come to a very intimate disclosure - and that is that God has this unique, individual, and confidential relationship with those that fear him. When David says that the Lord "confides" in the one that fears him, what is God "confiding"?
The answer is actually quite simple - He shares His covenant. He shares the mystery of His grace, the veiled beauty of His mercy, the exquisite knowledge of his compassion. God wants to be in an intimate relationship with each one of us. It is not God who abandons us; it is we who abandon God. It is not God who ignores us; it is we who ignore Him.
That synergistic relationship develops; as we demonstrate the fear of God, He opens His heart to us. And that relationship is deeper than Laverne and Shirley, Starsky and Hutch, Chip and Dale or Lewis and Clark. That relationship produces greater inspiration than Rodgers and Hammerstein. That relationship will experience more adventure than Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. That relationship is sweeter than Mickey and Minnie. But most of all that relationship is more enduring and eternal than Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Delilah, or Superman and Lois Lane.
If you've been longing for a better relationship to God, consider in your own life if you've really come to understand, apply and experience the fear of God. You may be surprised at your own answer!
