Shalom,
Psalm 110 is a very interesting Psalm! It was written by David and, though it has only 7 verses, this Psalm was quoted or alluded to in the New Testament more times than any other Psalm! Verse 1 we find either quoted or alluded to at least 25 times and verse 4 another 5 times! Ten of these are found in the book of Hebrews. Jesus used verse 1 to prove His deity:
1 THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.
Read over this Psalm again and again and let the Holy Spirit imprint a powerful picture of just WHO Jesus is on the inside of you that cannot be taken away! When you and I have full confidence in HIM and HIS WORD, there will be no stopping us from fulfilling God's will and plan and purpose for our lives! And then we "let every earthly glory go back to YOU!" AMEN!
2 Peter 2:2-3:
2 Like newborn babies you should crave) thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured and grow unto [completed] salvation, 3 Since you have [already] tasted the goodness and kindness of the Lord.
I really like this translation from the Amplified Bible! The spiritual "milk" we are to desire is the Word of God! This Word, when believed, received and acted upon, will cause us to grow up in the things of God so that we can be used by HIM to affect the lives of others for eternal good! It also says we will grow unto a "completed salvation" The moment we are born again, our spirit is saved by the Holy Spirit Who comes to live IN us and recreates our dead human spirit into a new creation! (2 Corinthians 5:17). That happens instantly! When the Rapture of the Church happens, our human bodies will be "saved"! They will be change instantly into a Resurrection Body! Our souls, the mind, emotions and will, are NOT changed instantly! They must be renewed day by day, with the Word of God. This "milk" of the Word and the "meat" of the Word causes our souls to change to agree with God and His Word. This change of thinking will affect what we say, how we act and what we do in obedience to God's Word. We CANNOT grow up without being in the Word everyday! The Spoken Word Bible Reading plan is an excellent tool to get you into the Word. You can find this on the Spoken Word Church website (link to the left) to use and also to order in hard copy. I HIGHLY recommend it! Get started and then you can check out this blog as you read and maybe see something in a new way!
In 2 Chronicles 36:1-8 we continue to see the results that we discussed yesterday. When even the good king Josiah didn't raise his children to serve the Lord, how could any of those kings following get back to a place of doing right in the sight of the LORD? They didn't, which is why they had to be taken captive into Babylon. We need to remind ourselves that the reason God had to continually intervene on behalf of the nation of Israel is that He had planned and purposed for Messiah to come into THIS nation and through THIS people! He had to preserve them, which is what the captivity was all about! If Israel would have continued in their sin, there may not have been even 1 righteous person who would have said, "Be it unto me according to your Word!" Keep God's #1 priority in mind as you read through ALL of Scripture and you will be amazed at how much clearer everything becomes! God so LOVED (and LOVES) that HE GAVE, and everything in the Word points to that TRUTH! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
