Psalm 40:4
How blessed is the man --
How happy, prosperous, aware of the benefits is the person, the male or female member of mankind.
Who has made the Lord his trust, --
The one who has decided to choose the Lord God, the Maker of everything that exists, to be the One to believe, trust in and follow, to love and obey.
And has not turned to the proud, --
Who has not let pride turn him away from the simplicity of honestly and openly trusting.
Nor to those who lapse into falsehood. --
Who has not slipped off the rock (v. 2) or thoughtlessly turned to the right or to the left, forgetting to "be careful" and "pay attention" to what God wants for us.
O my Father, You have told me over and over, all through Your love letter to me, the Bible, to be careful to pay attention to the principles presented there; the attitudes and choices You have set before me to follow Your ways, to obey Your Manufacturer's Instructions for the operation of this world You have made for us. Thank you for Your Spirit of Truth Who lives in my spirit, to teach me Your ways and to strengthen me to do what is needed to accomplish Your will for me. That I may complete my part of Your great Plan of the Ages, decided before anything began to exist, and put into motion at the Creation.
Father, keep me steadfast on that Rock, that I may never lapse into any way contrary to Your righteous Plan. And I know that Your love for me and for all of Your Creation will do only what is good for us, and will bring to You all the credit, all the glory, for having done it all.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
