Psalm 112:1-4
Praise the LORD!
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commandments!
His offspring will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
The meek think in terms of generations. They cannot plant a tree without thinking about their great-great grandchildren climbing in it with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs on their lips. The faithful are fruitful and set their sights on crops they will never harvest. They send everything ahead trusting that it will be retained and refined by God.
Covenant keeps. It holds on to what it has already inherited and seeks to grow and increase that which will be handed on. Covenant reaches back to the faith of its ancient ancestors and looks forward to the faith of its remote descendants.
Light is shining in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it. As the diameter of light increases, so does the circumference of darkness. It may feel like a growing presence on the perimeter, but it only feels that way. It is a by-product of light's constant expansion.
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