He has no hidden motives
Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” ~ Psalms 50:14-15
This chapter is such a good depiction of the character and love of God. He has no hidden agenda; He just wants to be with the people He created. He is not after our money or possessions. In fact, this passage says that He already owns it all, so all He wants from us is our love and glory! To lift Him high because He is good and has designed a good plan for us. Not to control us, but to work with us closely to keep us on track. The bottom line is God desires to have a close personal relationship with each one of His children. No limits!
He wants us to come to Him not out of obligation, but out of love and trust. In Psalms 50, He reminds us that He doesn’t need our sacrifices or offerings because everything in the world is already His. What He desires most is our heart—our genuine thankfulness, our reliance on Him in times of trouble, and our willingness to glorify Him for His goodness.
When we face difficulties, God doesn’t expect us to handle them on our own. Instead, He invites us to call upon Him, promising to deliver us and show us His mighty power. Through this, we are reminded of His faithfulness, which draws us closer to Him. When we honor Him with our praise and thanksgiving, it’s not just for His benefit, but mostly for ours. We grow in peace and trust, knowing that God is with us, guiding us, and working everything out for our good.
So, today I want to encourage you to take to heart the message of Psalms 50: Remember that God wants a deep, loving relationship with you personally, built on trust, thanksgiving, and a mutual desire to walk together. When you call upon Him, He responds with grace and love, giving you every reason to glorify His name. It’s not about what you have to give Him; it’s about what He longs to give you—His love, protection, strength and guidance through every season of life.
Today’s scripture reading: Psalms 50
1 The Mighty One, God the Lord, has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its going down.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:
5 “Gather My saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are continually before Me.
9 I will not take a bull from your house, nor goats out of your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth,
17 Seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind you?
18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have been a partaker with adulterers.
19 You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, and set them in order before your eyes.
22 “Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.”
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