Psalm 60 is speaking about a specific time in the history of Israel. We COULD cover that, but something else really stands out to me today. Whenever you meditate on the Word of God, you find that there are many Truths hidden in even one verse of Scripture. I want to look today at Psalm 60:6a:
6God has spoken in His holiness [in His promises]: I will rejoice,
Remember that in the original writings there was no punctuation. Every period, comma, colon and semi-colon was put in by the translators to help show the meaning of the verse. Sometimes they were accurate. Sometimes they were less than accurate! Sometimes there can be more than one way to look at the verse that doesn't at all change the Truth of it! I love this first part of verse 6 because it says that "God", the Hebrew name, "Elohiym", which is "plural intensive with a singular meaning", meaning that this word refers to the Godhead - three persons in one God! Much like "team" which has a plural aspect (how ever many members belong to that particular team) but is one entity! So here we have the Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, "having spoken", the Hebrew word, "dabar", which means: to speak (rarely in a destructive sense), to declare, to converse, to command, to promise, to sing, "in His holiness", the Hebrew word, "qodesh", which means: holiness, sacredness, separateness, set-apartness. What is MY response? "I will rejoice", the Hebrew word, "`alaz", which means: to jump for joy, to be joyful, to exult, to triumph. Why would I jump for joy and exult (to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy)? Because GOD HAS SPOKEN! Remember Isaiah 55:11:
11So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
God's Word is continuing to produce today! He spoke the universe into existence and Science tells us that the universe is STILL expanding! I jump for joy because what God has promised, He is able also to perform! (Romans 4:21) AND He is continually watching over His Word to perform it! (Jeremiah 1:12) The key for us is to find out what God has promised about each and every situation and circumstance in our lives. Then we need to meditate on those promises until they become so real to us (faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word!) that we have all confidence that He WILL cause it to come to pass! We sing: "God has spoken and I believe...". That's what we're talking about here! THAT makes me jump for joy - ALWAYS! I hope it does the same for you!
Mark 10:1:
1AND [Jesus] left there [Capernaum] and went to the region of Judea and beyond [east of] the Jordan; and crowds [constantly] gathered around Him again, and as was His custom, He began to teach them again.
"As was His custom" means that this was something that Jesus did regularly! See Matthew 4:23 and 9:35! Believers are not going to grow up in the things of God unless they are taught! One of the words translated "knowledge" in the New Testament is "epignosis", which means: precise and correct knowledge, recognition, discernment. It is a compound word with the word "epi" meaning, in one aspect "superimposition". Too superimpose something means to layer one thing on top of another thing and you can see them both. We've all seen those sections on the human body that show the different layers that you can peel back and see the all the aspects that make up the body. Well knowledge of God's Word works the same way! We continue hearing and hearing and hearing teaching of God's Word. When we put into practice what we learn, it becomes a part of us, building knowledge. Each new aspect we learn becomes another layer in our strong foundation of knowledge of the Word of God! THAT is why Jesus continued to teach them "again"! You and I NEED to be committed to a local church with a Pastor who teaches the Word of God and exposes the congregation to the other Ministry Gifts (Apostles, Prophets and Evangelists) so that we can grow strong in the knowledge of God's Word. When YOU lead someone to the Lord, you need to get them into the Word of God right away and get them into a good local church where THEY can be taught! The Spoken Word Church is one such local church! If you need to find one in YOUR area, contact us at the link on the left and we will be happy to help you!
Isaiah 34:16:
16Seek out of the book of the Lord and read: not one of these [details of prophecy] shall fail, none shall want and lack her mate [in fulfillment]. For the mouth [of the Lord] has commanded, and His Spirit has gathered them.
Continuing with our theme about the Word of God, this verse tells us that everything that God has promised WILL COME TO PASS! Judgement on the nations who come against Israel WILL COME TO PASS! Promises to believers who seek the Lord with their whole hearts and obey His Word WILL COME TO PASS! You can count on it!
Shalom in Him!
