Psalm 145:8-21
Psalm 145, Day 2. The LORD is near to all who call on Him … He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; He also hears their cry and saves them. (vv. 18-19) When David wrote these words thousands of years ago, he had no idea that hundreds of years down the road the Lord would come very near to those who had called for Him those many years, that He would come in person, incarnate as that Baby in a manger Whom we celebrate this Christmas Day. Not knowing of this Jesus Incarnate, David would also not have known how this Baby would, in fact, fulfill desires, hear cries, and save His people. He would do all that in ways no one expected, all the while fulfilling prophecies thousands of years old. That Baby that we celebrate today, that Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), that Baby is alive today, living in the hearts of those who know Him: The LORD is near to all who call on Him. That’s us!!