SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/17/2012 9:44:57 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 114 PT-3
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Psalm 114:2b-8
Message of the verses: In Today’s SD we will try and finish this
short, but very meaningful psalm by look at the last two sections, God Is over
Us, and God Is before Us.
God Is over Us (v. 2b): “2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.”
We must
remember what Dr. Wiersbe writes about the names Judah and Israel in this
psalm: “’Judah’ and ‘Israel’ refer to the whole nation and not to the two
kingdoms that formed after the death of Solomon.”
When we
talk about God being over us we are talking about the covenant that He had with
King David, for this covenant between God and David assured that the
descendants of David would rule over Israel, and eventually over the entire world
from Jerusalem through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Even though Judah went into exile the descendants of David continued all
the way to when the Lord Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem for both Joseph and
Mary were descended from David and we can see Joseph’s line in the book of
Matthew and Mary’s line in the book of Luke.
Israel did
not to a great job in being a witness to the Gentile nations around her but
actually began to worship the gods of the Gentile nations and thus the Lord had
to punish all of Israel because of the idols that they worshiped.
God Is before Us (vv. 3-8): 3 The
sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back. 4
The mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs. 5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O
Jordan, that you turn back? 6 O
mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the
God of Jacob, 8 Who turned the rock into
a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.”
This larger
section of Psalm 114 speaks of Israel’s Exodus from Egypt as the psalmist
writes about how both the Red Sea and the Jordan River were dried up so that
Israel could pass through on dry land.
God provided water from the rock and manna from heaven for food and
water as Israel marched for forty years in the wilderness. In doing all of this we can see that God went
before His people in order to care for them and provide for them. Dr. Wiersbe writes that there are two
different words for rock (KJV) in verse eight, in the NASB one is translated
rock and one flint. He writes, “the
first refers to Exodus 17:1-7 and the second (flint cliff) refers to Numbers
20:1-13, one at the beginning of their journey and the other near the end.” He goes on to write, “It is likely that the
mountains and hills mentioned in verses 4 and 6 were in Canaan, and the picture
is that of God removing all obstacles from before Joshua and the victorious
Jewish army.”
“If God be
for us—and with us—and over us—and before us—who can be against us?”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: There are times in my life when I think that
there are things that are against me, but after being reminded in this psalm
that “who can be against us” it has renewed my faith.
My Steps of Faith for
Today: Continue to abide (remain) in
the Vine so that I can receive my marching orders from the Lord as I go through
life living for the Lord.
Memory verses for the week:
2Peter 1:8-10
8 For if these qualities are yours and are
increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9
For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having
forgotten his purification from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent
to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice
these things, you will never stumble;
8/17/2012 10:35:49 AM
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