Psalm 56 was written concerning the time that David was in the hands of the Philistines. Verse 3 says:
3What time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You.
The phrase "will trust" is the Hebrew word "batach", which means: to hie (move quickly) for refuge; to be confident, bold, sure, secure. This word seems to have been a favorite of David's because he uses it many times in his Psalms, including three times in this one! Scholars have said that this word means to cling to or hold fast to. The idea is of having a good tight grip AND an intimate union with. We are to "hold on" to God AND to know Him. Knowing Him like that (Philippians 3:10 AMPLIFIED) builds that kind of trust! It would be impossible to trust like that without knowing Him more! This word is found again in verse 4:
4By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?
And then again in verse 11:
11In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
This kind of trust KNOWS NO FEAR! Wouldn't YOU like to walk in such faith, trust and confidence in God's care and provision for you that you would never know fear again? Get to know Him through His Word and you can!
In Mark 6 we see two things that we will talk about today. They are both found in verse 3:
3Is not this the Carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here among us? And they took offense at Him and were hurt [that is, they disapproved of Him, and it hindered them from acknowledging His authority] and they were caused to stumble and fall.
This verse reveals to us that Jesus had 4 brothers and at least 2 sisters! So much for the perpetual virgin idea for Mary! Matthew 1:25 tells us that Joseph "knew her not" UNTIL she had brought forth her firstborn son! Until MEANS until! One Jesus was born, then Joseph and Mary "knew" each other! So much so that they had at least 6 children together! Make sure that you ALWAYS look at the Word of God from a fresh and new perspective and NOT just how you have always thought! Let the Holy Spirit make the Word of God come alive to you! THAT is what will build YOUR faith to the level you need it to be! AMEN!
The next thing is found in this verse and in verses 4-6:
4But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house. 5And He was not able to do even one work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sickly people [and] cured them. 6And He marveled because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in Him). And He went about among the surrounding villages and continued teaching.
Because they knew Jesus from a natural, human standpoint, they could not wrap their minds around the fact that He was able to do these signs, wonders and miracles that they had been hearing about! They did not understand that Jesus was 100% God and 100% man! The result? He could do NO mighty works there! All that He could do was heal a few people who were sick with minor ailments! So what did Jesus do? He went on to other villages and continued to teach them the Word of God that would bring faith for them to receive what they needed from Him!
Isaiah 25:1:
1O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things, even purposes planned of old [and fulfilled] in faithfulness and truth.
Here Isaiah is praising the Lord for being true to His Word! Continue to build up YOUR faith, trust and confidence in the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible by spending time in the Word of God daily! Then YOU will truly believe that all of the things God has said in His Word belong to you, really DO belong to YOU!
Shalom in Him!
