God with Us Emotionally

Even though it was physically written by man, the Bible is from God. 2 Peter 1:21 states, "For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." Therefore, everything in Scripture ultimately comes from God. The Word of God is nothing short of His love letter to us. One book of the Bible that emphasizes God's emotional letter to humanity is the book of Psalms.

The book of Psalms is poetic in nature, and it shows us a different side of our God. While other books in the Bible present us with laws, doctrine, or history, the book of Psalms is different. The psalms not only eloquently display a large range of human emotions, but also express how we are to come to God with all of our emotions. God is not a cold, emotionless, rational being. God has many emotions, as do we, and He expresses His emotions, as should we.

John Piper states, "The Psalms can and should be part of the constant practice of the presence of God. Regularly read from beginning to end, they lead us again and again to consider aspects of life and of God's will that we might not otherwise choose to remember or confront - let alone to embody in our living."

Love, sorrow, regret, shame, delight, gladness, desire, grief and hope are just a few examples of emotions used throughout Psalms. Since all emotions come from God, all our emotional states should in turn point us back to God.

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