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Seeing Jesus in Psalm 135

  Psalm 135 10 He struck down great nations and slaughtered mighty kings 20 O Levites, praise the Lord! All you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord! Psalms 135:10 & 20 NLT MAIN POINT: God never changes; He is always to be feared. Jesus is God and Jesus is to be feared. I just want to get this out here. The fear of God is a good thing. To fear, respect, feel the awesomeness of God’s power, even in Jesus, is healthy and wise. My first response to Psalm 135 is to praise. We are invited, instructed, commanded to praise God. And how can we not? The Psalm then gives us reasons to praise God.  The invocation of praise is focused first on the servants of God in His house. And I would firstly point out that God is served, and this isn’t an archaic, Old Testament idea of God that has to mature and evolve with society. This is every bit as much a New Testament idea, and I would encourage you to look into the Bible and consider what it means to serve God. Are you serving? Do you see yo...