Psalm 135:6

Psalm 135:6

The Lord does whatever pleases Him!

If we spoke these words of any human we would probably do so in a detrimental context, “Yeh, he won’t listen to me, he does what he pleases.” “She won’t take advice; she does what she pleases.” When used in a human context this expression smacks of independence, personal pride, individuality, stubbornness and egotism. Surely this cannot apply to our God. Well, there are at least two contexts in which the phrase “He does whatever pleases Him” can be applied to the Lord.

The first is that whatever pleases Him is always what is best for us. He is not independent and proud, He is exactly the opposite, He loves us and always desires what is best for us, therefore what pleases Him brings us blessing and prosperity. Think of those words in Isaiah 53;10(KJV), when talking of the suffering of Yeshua we read that “It pleased the Lord to bruise Him!”

Secondly, this psalm goes to some lengths to compare the actions and character of the Lord God with the hopeless, helpless idols and gods of the world. They are unable to speak for themselves, they are dead lifeless effigies or figments of the Satan’s devious mind, and they are powerless. Idols are made by the men who worship them, they are incapable of doing anything, whereas the Lord has complete and full control of His actions and is totally involved in all that He has made. There is simply no comparison between the pathetic dummies that are made by men and the glorious power and abilities of our God. As the psalm points out, he is active in the heavens and upon the earth, His influence extends into the seas down to the very depths. God is in all and around all and above all and He does whatever please Him.  Why would anyone worship anything or anyone else? 

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