Psalm 74 is another "maschil" Psalm. That means that it is a psalm meant for teaching and reflection, or meditation. In the first part of this Psalm the psalmist is lamenting the fact that the enemies of God have destroyed the Temple. He is declaring this to God. Do you think God knew what was going on without being told? Of course! It had already been prophesied that this would happen! God "declares the end from the beginning"! (Isaiah 46:10) He begins to declare Who God is in verses 12-17. Then He calls on God to remember His Covenant in verse 20:
20 Have regard for the covenant [You made with Abraham], for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
That was referring to the Abrahamic Covenant, the Old Covenant. We KNOW that we now have a better Covenant based on better promises! We don't have to go someplace to find the "sanctuary" of His presence. Now the sanctuary of His presence is inside of us and it cannot be destroyed! He will NEVER leave us or forsake us! (Hebrews 13:5)
Hebrews 8:1:
Now the main point of what we have to say is this: We have such a High Priest, One Who is seated at the right hand of the majestic God in Heaven. Psalm 110:1:
1THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.
We know from our study yesterday that our High Priest, Jesus, is in Heaven making intercession for us! He is fulfilling His current ministry according to verse 6:
1 But as it now is He [Christ] has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is as much superior and more excellent [than the old] as the covenant (the agreement) of which He is the Mediator (the Arbiter, Agent) is superior and more excellent, [because ] it is enacted and rests upon more important (sublimer, higher, and nobler) promises.
As you go through your Bible studying each day, highlight everywhere you read in the New Testament that refers to "In Him", "In Whom", "In Christ" and begin to really get a grasp on what all is covered in this New Covenant that we have! Remember, everything YOU have belongs to GOD, and everything GOD has belongs to YOU as Blood Covenant partners together through the precious Blood of Jesus of Nazareth! Meditate on those Scriptures until you believe it! You will never walk in fear and doubt again if you practice this daily! AMEN!
Isaiah 61:1-2 is what Jesus read in the synagogue in Luke 4:18:
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because He has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound, 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor] and the day of the vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.
That is OUR calling in these last days! We are the Anointed of the Lord! We have been commissioned by God Himself to carry the Good News to all the world! That is our #1 job and should be our #1 priority! Everything else in our lives should revolve around that Godly calling to preach the Gospel! AMEN! Remember that the Spirit of the Lord is WITHIN YOU! You ARE the anointed! JUST DO IT!
Shalom in Him!
