Author: Alfonso Maldonado

Psalm 26, Wise or fool?

Psa 26:1-3, Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

David is not saying that he is perfect, but that he has conducted himself in Godly manner; trying to walk in HIS truth; Not just externally, but also in his heart!

2Co 1:12, FOR OUR BOASTING IS THIS: the testimony of our conscience THAT WE CONDUCTED OURSELVES IN THE WORLD IN SIMPLICITY AND GODLY SINCERITY, NOT WITH FLESHLY WISDOM BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, AND MORE ABUNDANTLY TOWARD YOU. 

It is a good thing if we examine our ways, what we do, what we say, how we represent CHRIST to others not in the faith! REMEMBER, WE REPRESENT HIM; WE ARE HIS AMBASSADORS!

Gal 6:4, BUT LET EACH ONE EXAMINE HIS OWN WORK, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 

Psa 26:4-5, I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites. I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.

WHO DO YOU HANG AROUND WITH? WHO DO YOU CALL FRIENDS?

1Co 15:33, DO NOT BE DECEIVED: “EVIL COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD HABITS.” 

Psa 26:6-7, I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O LORD, That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, AND TELL OF ALL YOUR WONDROUS WORKS.

This fallen world needs to hear your testimony. How GOD worked in your life; How HE saved you from your sins! YET, IN THE COMPANY OF FOOLS YOU HAVE NO TESTIMONY AND LOST CREDIBILITY!

Pro 13:20, HE WHO WALKS WITH WISE MEN WILL BE WISE, BUT THE COMPANION OF FOOLS WILL BE DESTROYED.

Psalm 25, Remember or LORD!

Psa 25:4-5, SHOW ME YOUR WAYS, O LORD; TEACH ME YOUR PATHS. LEAD ME in YOUR TRUTH and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.

This is a beautiful prayer from David. He wanted the LORD to SHOW, TEACH, and LEAD him in HIS WAYS, HIS PATHS AND HIS TRUTH!

Rom 8:13-14, For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THESE ARE SONS OF GOD.

David chose to be led by the LORD HIMSELF, NOT BY FEELINGS, LOGIC OR THE COUNCIL OF MEN, BUT BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD!

Pro 14:12, There is a way that seems right to a man, BUT ITS END IS THE WAY OF DEATH.

Psa 25:6, REMEMBER, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,…

Remember? Can the LORD forget? NO! David was in a trial and wanted the LORD to get him out! GOD can’t forget! Remember when GOD forgot about Noah floating around in the ark?

Gen 8:1, THEN GOD REMEMBERED NOAH, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. AND GOD MADE A WIND TO PASS OVER THE EARTH, AND THE WATERS SUBSIDED. 

GOD knows all and sees all HE can’t forget! “THEN GOD REMEMBERED NOAH” means that at that point HE turned his ACTIVE ATTENTION onto Noah, that is what David is asking!

Psa 25:7, DO NOT REMEMBER the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD. 

There are so many things I regret doing in my youth, but at the time it seemed normal to me? But when HE opens your eyes then all you can say is “forgive me LORD, forget LORD”!

Eph 2:1-2, And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

Today I chose to walk in HIS ways and HIS truth; for I tried my way which only left me with regret! IN HIM WERE ALIVE AND CAN CLEARLY SEE! THANK YOU LORD!

Psalm 24, Robes of righteousness!

Psa 24:3, WHO MAY ASCEND INTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? Or WHO MAY STAND IN HIS HOLY PLACE? 

NO MAN CAN BE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND LIVE (Ex 33:20) FOR OUR SINS ARE ALWAYS BEFORE US! HE DWELLS IN UNAPPROACHABLE LIGHT (1Tim 6:16)

Psa 24:4, HE WHO HAS CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART, WHO HAS NOT LIFTED UP HIS SOUL TO AN IDOL, NOR SWORN DECEITFULLY.

WELL THAT LEAVES ME OUT FOR I KNOW WHO I AM AND WHAT I’VE DONE!

Jer 17:9, “THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, AND DESPERATELY WICKED; WHO CAN KNOW IT?

People say “FOLLOW YOUR HEART”, without knowing that the heart is extremely wicked!

Truth is that I did follow my heart and it only led to immorality! NO ONE ON EARTH QUALIFIES TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE!

Ecc 7:20, FOR THERE IS NOT A JUST MAN ON EARTH WHO DOES GOOD AND DOES NOT SIN. 

BUT IN CHRIST WE HAVE HOPE, EVEN A PERSON LIKE ME!

1Pe 3:18, FOR CHRIST ALSO SUFFERED ONCE FOR SINS, THE JUST FOR THE UNJUST, THAT HE MIGHT BRING US TO GOD, BEING PUT TO DEATH IN THE FLESH BUT MADE ALIVE BY THE SPIRIT, 

THE MAN I WAS IS DEAD AND I’M ALIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHRIST! NOT BECAUSE I DESERVE IT, BUT BECAUSE HE PAID THE PENALTY FOR MY SINS WITH HIS BLOOD!

2Co 5:17, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, HE IS A NEW CREATION; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Psa 24:5, HE SHALL RECEIVE BLESSING FROM THE LORD, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM THE GOD OF HIS SALVATION.

Isa 61:10, I WILL GREATLY REJOICE IN THE LORD, MY SOUL SHALL BE JOYFUL IN MY GOD; FOR HE HAS CLOTHED ME WITH THE GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS….

HE has taken my filthy clothing and clothed me with HIS righteousness!  ONLY IN CHRIST IS MAN ABLE TO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER! GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD!

Psalm 23, The SHEPHERD!

Psa 23:1, …THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT. 

In ancient times being called a shepherd was considered to be the lowest of the low. It was an abomination to the Egyptians to be known as a shepherd (Gen 46:34)!

YET, JESUS called himself “THE GOOD SHEPHERD”! The KING OF kings, the CREATOR of the universal willingly took this position because of HIS GREAT LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE!

Psa 23:2-3, He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Sheep do not lie down when they fear, when they feel anxiety or when they feel hungry! BUT, THE GOOD SHEPHERD PROVIDED EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED!

Isa 40:11, HE WILL FEED HIS FLOCK LIKE A SHEPHERD; HE WILL GATHER THE LAMBS WITH HIS ARM, AND CARRY THEM IN HIS BOSOM, AND GENTLY LEAD THOSE WHO ARE WITH YOUNG. 

Psa 23:4, Yea, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL; FOR YOU ARE WITH ME; YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME. 

THE GOOD SHEPHERD protected the sheep with HIS rod and guided them with HIS staff! Notice that we, the sheep, are WALKING THOUGH THE VALLEY NOT STAYING IN IT! Also notice it JUST A SHADOW; FOR JESUS TOOK THE STING OF DEATH ONTO HIMSELF!

Joh 10:11, “I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD. THE GOOD SHEPHERD GIVES HIS LIFE FOR THE SHEEP. 

Isa 53:6, ALL WE LIKE SHEEP HAVE GONE ASTRAY; WE HAVE TURNED, EVERY ONE, TO HIS OWN WAY; AND THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL. 

WITHOUT THE SHEPHERD WE ARE LOST IN OUR OWN SINS, LOST IN OUR OWN DEPRAVITY, CONDEMNED TO DEATH! YET WE HEARD HIS VOICE AND BELIEVED IN HIM! WE TOOK SHELTER IN HIM AND ARE DEPENDENT ON HIM FOR EVERYTHING! WE ARE HIS!

Joh 10:27, MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE, AND I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME.

Psalm 22, Crucified for us!

Psa 22:1-2, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? WHY ARE YOU SO FAR FROM HELPING ME, AND FROM THE WORDS OF MY GROANING? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. 

David indeed felt abandoned by GOD, yet these are the same words JESUS used on the cross of calvary! WE MAY NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD THE FATHER AND GOD THE SON, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ETERNITY THE FATHER TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS OWN SON!

2Co 5:21, FOR HE MADE HIM WHO KNEW NO SIN TO BE SIN FOR US, THAT WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM. 

HE put on HIMSELF the sins of all mankind, and took the punishment, that was clearly meant for us, upon HIMSELF! The heavenly FATHER with his pure eye could no longer see his only begotten SON hanging on the cross!

Hab 1:13, YOU ARE OF PURER EYES THAN TO BEHOLD EVIL, AND CANNOT LOOK ON WICKEDNESS….

Psa 22:6-8, BUT I AM A WORM, AND NO MAN; A REPROACH OF MEN, AND DESPISED BY THE PEOPLE. ALL THOSE WHO SEE ME RIDICULE ME; They shoot out the lip, THEY SHAKE THE HEAD, saying, “HE TRUSTED IN THE LORD, LET HIM RESCUE HIM; LET HIM DELIVER HIM, SINCE HE DELIGHTS IN HIM!”

THE LORD JESUS, HUMBLED HIMSELF FROM THE “I AM” IN EXODUS TO “I AM A WORM”! HE HEALED THE SICK, HE RAISED THE DEAD, HE MADE THE BLIND SEE AND THE DEAF HEAR AND WE CRUCIFIED HIM WITH OUR SINS!

Heb 1:8, But to the Son He says: “YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER; A SCEPTER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE SCEPTER OF YOUR KINGDOM. 

JESUS SET ASIDE HIS GLORY, HONOR AND RIGTHEOUSNESS TO SAVE THE LOST! FOR WE WERE LOST IN OUR SINS, YET HE PURGE OUR SINS FROM US! IT IS BECAUSE OF OUR SINS THAT HE WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS!

Psa 22:16, For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. THEY PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET; 

Dan 9:26, ..MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF;

IT WAS FOR YOU THAT HE WAS CUT OFF!

Psalm 21, the KING of kings!

Psa 21:1-2, … THE KING SHALL HAVE JOY IN YOUR STRENGTH, O LORD; AND IN YOUR SALVATION HOW GREATLY SHALL HE REJOICE! YOU HAVE GIVEN HIM HIS HEART’S DESIRE, AND HAVE NOT WITHHELD THE REQUEST OF HIS LIPS. Selah

King David, from his youth, depended on the LORD for all his victories! His victory against the lion and the bear, his victory against Goliath! THE LORD WAS HIS STRENGTH!

1Sa 17:37, Moreover David said, “The LORD, WHO DELIVERED ME from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine…

Joh 15:7, IF YOU ABIDE IN ME, AND MY WORDS ABIDE IN YOU, YOU WILL ASK WHAT YOU DESIRE, AND IT SHALL BE DONE FOR YOU. 

The LORD loves to bless HIS people, not because you call yourself a Christian or say a prayer once in a while! READ HIS WORD AND DO IT; BE IN CONTINUAL PRAYER IN YOUR MIND WITH HIM! LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD, HELP ME WITH THIS SMALL THING! HE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Psa 21:3-5, For YOU MEET HIM WITH THE BLESSINGS OF GOODNESS; YOU SET A CROWN OF PURE GOLD UPON HIS HEAD. HE ASKED LIFE FROM YOU, AND YOU GAVE IT TO HIM—LENGTH OF DAYS FOREVER AND EVER. HIS GLORY IS GREAT IN YOUR SALVATION; HONOR AND MAJESTY YOU HAVE PLACED UPON HIM.

ONE DAY WE WILL RECEIVE FROM THE LORD A CROWN; FOR IN HIS EYES WE ARE KINGS! Not because we deserve it or merit it, but because of who HE is! We are sinners saved by grace, but HE will transform us to HIS image!

Rev 19:16, AND HE HAS ON HIS ROBE AND ON HIS THIGH A NAME WRITTEN: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 

SEEK FOR THE TRUE KING DAILY, SEARCH FOR HIS HIDDEN TREASURES IN SCRIPTURES! FOR IF YOU SEEK HIM YOU WILL FIND HIM!

Pro 25:2, IT IS THE GLORY OF GOD TO CONCEAL A MATTER, BUT THE GLORY OF KINGS IS TO SEARCH OUT A MATTER. 

Psalm 20, Call on the LORD!

Psa 20:1-3, …MAY THE LORD ANSWER YOU IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE; MAY THE NAME OF THE GOD OF JACOB DEFEND YOU; MAY HE SEND YOU HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY, AND STRENGTHEN YOU OUT OF ZION; MAY HE REMEMBER ALL YOUR OFFERINGS, AND ACCEPT YOUR BURNT SACRIFICE. SELAH

A spontaneous prayer for king David as he is about to go to war! HOW OFTEN DO WE LIFT UP OUR PASTORS AS THEY ALSO GO TO WAR? KEEP IN MIND WE ARE IN A WAR FOR SOULS AND THE ENEMY IS OUT TO SILENCE OUR VOICES! REMOVING OUR COMFORT SO WE CAN STAY HOME!

Psa 20:5, WE WILL REJOICE in your salvation, AND IN THE NAME OF OUR GOD WE WILL SET UP OUR BANNERS! MAY THE LORD FULFILL ALL YOUR PETITIONS. 

THE PEOPLE HAD CONFIDENCE IN DAVID’S SUCCESS FOR THEY KNEW THEIR GOD! THE LORD IS ALWAYS WORKING EVEN USING THIS VIRUS TO SEND OUT HIS WORD TO THE WORLD! HIS WORD WILL NOT RETURN VOID!

Joh 5:17, But Jesus answered them, “MY FATHER HAS BEEN WORKING UNTIL NOW, AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING.” 

This reminds me of the trouble of seen by Habakkuk! He prayed HOW LONG O LORD?

Hab 1:2-3, O LORD, HOW LONG shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save.

The LORD responds!

Hab 1:5, “LOOK AMONG THE NATIONS AND Watch—BE UTTERLY ASTOUNDED! FOR I WILL WORK A WORK IN YOUR DAYS WHICH YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE, THOUGH IT WERE TOLD YOU.

Psa 20:7, SOME TRUST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES; BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD. 

The enemy may trust in their weapons, their position, their power and wealth, YET WE, AS CHRISTIANS, WILL PUT OUR TRUST IN THE LORD! FOR WE KNOW THAT HE WHO KEEPS US IN HIS HANDS DOESN’T SLEEP OR SLUMBER AND IS ALWAYS WORKING! PRAY FOR YOUR LEADERS, PRAY FOR GUIDANCE, PRAY FOR STRENGTH FOR THE TIME IS NEAR!

Psa 20:9, Save, LORD! MAY THE KING ANSWER US WHEN WE CALL. 

Psalm 19, without excuse!

Psa 19:1, …THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK.

David could clearly see the glory of GOD in the sunsets, the sunrise, in the starry night skies and in the moon and the sun!

Jer 10:12, HE HAS MADE THE EARTH BY HIS POWER, HE HAS ESTABLISHED THE WORLD BY HIS WISDOM, AND HAS STRETCHED OUT THE HEAVENS AT HIS DISCRETION. 

Psa 19:2-3, DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT REVEALS KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

My father, before he passed on, came to faith in GOD by just looking up to the sky! IT SPOKE TO HIM THAT THIS IS NO ACCIDENT! HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DESIGNER THROUGH HIS DESIGN! HIS CREATION SPEAKS KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WILLING TO HEAR!

Rom 1:20, For since the creation of the world HIS INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are WITHOUT EXCUSE,

Psa 19:7-9, THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT, converting the soul; THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD IS SURE, making wise the simple; THE STATUTES OF THE LORD ARE RIGHT, rejoicing the heart; THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD IS PURE, enlightening the eyes; THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN, enduring forever; THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALTOGETHER.

YET GREATER THAN HIS CREATION IS HIS WORD WHICH REVEALS TO SINFUL MAN HIS GREATEST NEED, TO BE FORGIVEN! FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION SINFUL MAN IS CLEARLY SEEN

Psa 86:15, BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A God FULL OF COMPASSION, and GRACIOUS, LONGSUFFERING and ABUNDANT IN MERCY AND TRUTH.

Eph 2:4-5, But God, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVED US, EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (by grace you have been saved),

GET TO KNOW YOUR CREATOR, STUDY HIS WORD, SEEK HIS FACE, SEEK HIS TREASURES FOUND IN HIS WORD! HE IS COMING!

Psalm 18, Trusting in the LORD!

Psa 18:1-3, … I WILL LOVE YOU, O LORD, MY STRENGTH. THE LORD IS MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER; My God, MY STRENGTH, IN WHOM I WILL TRUST; MY SHIELD AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD. I WILL CALL UPON THE LORD, WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED; SO SHALL I BE SAVED FROM MY ENEMIES.

David most likely wrote this psalm when he was young, BUT SANG IT AT THE END OF HIS LIFE (2Sam 22)!  AFTER A LIFE OF TROUBLE, OF RUNNING FROM SAUL, TROUBLES IN HIS FAMILY, TROUBLES IN HIS SINS; HE REALISES THAT GOD HAS ALWAYS THERE!

Psa 18:28-29, FOR YOU WILL LIGHT MY LAMP; The LORD my God WILL ENLIGHTEN MY DARKNESS. FOR BY YOU I can run against a troop, BY MY GOD I can leap over a wall.

IT WAS GOD THAT BROUGHT OUT THE LIGHT IN HIS DARKEST MOMENTS, IT WAS GOD WHO GAVE HIM HIS STRENGTH TO CONTINUE!

Psa 18:30-31, AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS PROVEN; HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM. FOR WHO IS GOD, EXCEPT THE LORD? AND WHO IS A ROCK, EXCEPT OUR GOD?

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE DAVID REALIZED THAT THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE TRUE DESPITE HIS CIRCUMSTANCES!

Rom 8:28, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE. 

HE WAS A SHIELD WHEN DAVID NEEDED A SHIELD, HE WAS HIS STRENGTH WHEN DAVID WAS WEAK, HE WAS HIS HOPE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY!

Psa 18:32-35, IT IS GOD WHO ARMS ME WITH STRENGTH, And makes my way perfect. HE MAKES MY FEET LIKE THE FEET OF DEER, And sets me on my high places. HE TEACHES MY HANDS TO MAKE WAR, SO THAT MY ARMS CAN BEND A BOW OF BRONZE. YOU HAVE ALSO GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF YOUR SALVATION; YOUR RIGHT HAND HAS HELD ME UP, YOUR GENTLENESS has made me great.

FOR YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO TRUST THE LORD MAY SEEM DIFFICULT BUT AS YOU GROW IN AGE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIS HAND IN YOUR LIFE! HE IS ALWAYS THERE AND HE CAN CLEARLY SEE AND HEAR YOU EVEN IF YOU CAN’T! TRUST IN THE LORD!

Psalm 17, we will be like HIM!

Psa 17:4-5, … BY THE WORD OF YOUR LIPS, I HAVE KEPT AWAY FROM THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER. UPHOLD MY STEPS IN YOUR PATHS, THAT MY FOOTSTEPS MAY NOT SLIP.

David not only knew GOD’s word, but also lived it! Men ate food to stay healthy and strong, YET THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS CAME FROM THE WORD OF GOD! FOOD FOR OUR SOULS!

Mat 4:4, But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’ ” 

HIS word is not meant to deprive us from anything good, but it’s meant to keep us on a sure and solid foundation! IF WE BUILD ON THE ROCK WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED!

Deu 32:3-4, FOR I PROCLAIM THE NAME OF THE LORD: ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD. HE IS THE ROCK, HIS WORK IS PERFECT; FOR ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUSTICE, A GOD OF TRUTH AND WITHOUT INJUSTICE; RIGHTEOUS AND UPRIGHT IS HE.

Psa 17:14, With Your hand from men, O LORD, From MEN OF THE WORLD who have their portion in this life, And WHOSE BELLY YOU FILL WITH YOUR HIDDEN TREASURE. THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH CHILDREN, AND LEAVE THE REST OF THEIR POSSESSION FOR THEIR BABES. 

The majority of people only live for the present which is quickly passing away! Life is but a vapor which comes and then it’s gone!

Jas 4:14, WHEREAS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. FOR WHAT IS YOUR LIFE? IT IS EVEN A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE TIME AND THEN VANISHES AWAY.

Psa 17:15, AS FOR ME, I WILL SEE YOUR FACE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS; I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE IN YOUR LIKENESS. 

Whereas men only lived for the present, DAVID LIVED FOR GOD! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HE WILL SEE THE LORDS FACE! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HIS BODY WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR UPGRADE IN THE LIKENESS OF JESUS, AND SO WILL WE! KEEP THE FAITH AND SEEK HIM!

1Jn 3:2, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed WHAT WE SHALL BE, but we know that when HE IS REVEALED, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS.