Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.
Psalm 146:5-7a
The promised blessing for those who hope in God given in this passage is based upon three undeniable truths about God. We can place our confident faith in Him because of these three facts. First, God is Creator. He made all that there is in the universe. It all works perfectly by His design. We are helped and provided for vastly in His wisdom for the most part because the heavens and earth all function as He made them. We trust our Creator.
Secondly, we can hope in God because He is our Keeper. Specifically, He is a covenant keeper. Israel has known this the most of any people on earth. And the promises God made to Abram, to David, to the Israelite people — all of them are still being kept by Him. How much more can we rely confidently on the New Covenant promises in Jesus?! We can trust God, our covenant keeper.
Finally, God can be trusted because He cares. In the cases cited in this psalm, God cares for justice, bringing it to the oppressed. He cares for the hungry by feeding them. God cares for us and provides all we need in His Son, Jesus Christ. We can hope in the Lord. The Lord cares for us.
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