October 27,2018
Psalms 52 - 55 take a look at the Anti-Christ ! Psalm 52 is in three distinct sections : 1) We meet the Anti-Christ 2) We see how God will deal with him and 3) We see the reaction of the psalmist to a Holy God !
"Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man ?" verse 1. This is how we know that we have met the anti-Christ, he is referred to by the psalmist as a mighty man who boasts in evil. through the next 3 verses we see a lot of his qualities being described by David. "Your tongue devises destruction" "You love evil more than good""Lying rather than speaking righteousness" "You deceitful tongue""You love all devouring words". So, right from Gods word we start to get a picture of the Anti-Christ. He will be a lying, destructive, devouring, evil individual !
Verse 5 starts out telling us exactly how God will deal with him, " God shall likewise destroy you forever;" it goes on to say," And uproot you from the land of the living." If God takes him from the land of the living, where will He put him ? In the land of the dead ? Where is that at ? The lake of fire ! Every time I read verse 6 and 7 I always think of the ending of the Wizard of Oz. " The righteous also shall see and fear , and shall laugh at him, saying, "Here is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."" We can see this in people we know right here and now ! I like to call those people the fruit of Satan.
The last 2 verses shows the response of the psalmist once Anti-Christ is dealt with ! No, I did not forget to put in the word "the". Why ? because the spirit of Anti-Christ is alive and well in this world today ! As I said this psalm is referring to "The" Anti-Christ, but the qualities of Anti-Christ is here now and we must be careful to not be deceived ! The psalmist says " I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, because You have done it ;" Done what ? Gotten rid of evil. Praise God !
Saturday, October 27, 2018
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Psalm 51
October 18, 2018
The background of this psalm is that King David had gone into Bathsheba and had her husband killed. When the prophet Nathan came to David and told him of his sin, David instantly knew what he had done and this psalm is how he handled it.
The overall theme of this psalm is not only David admitting his sin and how he dealt with it, but is a surprising insight into the salvation method we learn about in the New Testament ! Remember several things here. First this was thousand years before Jesus, sins were NOT forgiven but were atoned for, salvation was not possible yet, the Holy Spirit did not come to all that were saved (because none could be saved), God did call for sacrifice of animals to atone for sin, atonement was achieved through works not by a broken and contrite heart !!!
In the 2nd verse David says, " cleanse me from my sin." How did he know to ask for that under the law ? Verse 6, " Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts". How did he know to ask that if atonement was gained through sacrifice of animals ? Verse 10, " Create in me a clean heart". Again, how did he know to ask for this ? Verse 11, " And do not take your Holy Spirit from me". If Jesus has not come yet the Holy Spirit only was used as needed, how did David know that the Holy Spirit was with him or even who the Holy Spirit was ? Verse 12, " Restore to me the joy of your salvation". Since Jesus had not come yet salvation was not a possibility... yet here we see David asking for salvation ! Verse 16, " For You do not desire burnt offerings ...". Yet that is exactly what the law says God wants and David knows it is not !
This psalm is a outward and visible sign of a spiritual truth that is not known until Jesus comes in the New Testament ! Throughout this psalm God is showing us, through David and this psalm, what He truly desires of His people when it comes to forgiveness and salvation. This beautiful psalm has two levels. The first is the reaction David has to his sin and his desire for forgiveness and salvation. The second is a spiritual guide for how to obtain forgiveness and salvation from the One who can give these things. Although not yet available because Jesus has not come yet, God is still telling His people His desire for them.
The background of this psalm is that King David had gone into Bathsheba and had her husband killed. When the prophet Nathan came to David and told him of his sin, David instantly knew what he had done and this psalm is how he handled it.
The overall theme of this psalm is not only David admitting his sin and how he dealt with it, but is a surprising insight into the salvation method we learn about in the New Testament ! Remember several things here. First this was thousand years before Jesus, sins were NOT forgiven but were atoned for, salvation was not possible yet, the Holy Spirit did not come to all that were saved (because none could be saved), God did call for sacrifice of animals to atone for sin, atonement was achieved through works not by a broken and contrite heart !!!
In the 2nd verse David says, " cleanse me from my sin." How did he know to ask for that under the law ? Verse 6, " Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts". How did he know to ask that if atonement was gained through sacrifice of animals ? Verse 10, " Create in me a clean heart". Again, how did he know to ask for this ? Verse 11, " And do not take your Holy Spirit from me". If Jesus has not come yet the Holy Spirit only was used as needed, how did David know that the Holy Spirit was with him or even who the Holy Spirit was ? Verse 12, " Restore to me the joy of your salvation". Since Jesus had not come yet salvation was not a possibility... yet here we see David asking for salvation ! Verse 16, " For You do not desire burnt offerings ...". Yet that is exactly what the law says God wants and David knows it is not !
This psalm is a outward and visible sign of a spiritual truth that is not known until Jesus comes in the New Testament ! Throughout this psalm God is showing us, through David and this psalm, what He truly desires of His people when it comes to forgiveness and salvation. This beautiful psalm has two levels. The first is the reaction David has to his sin and his desire for forgiveness and salvation. The second is a spiritual guide for how to obtain forgiveness and salvation from the One who can give these things. Although not yet available because Jesus has not come yet, God is still telling His people His desire for them.
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