Psalm 114 is a declaration of God's involvement in the creation of the nation of Israel! Verses 2-3:
2 Judah became [God's] sanctuary (the Holy Place of His habitation), and Israel His dominion. 3 The [Red] Sea looked and fled; the Jordan [River] was turned back.
God himself called and separated them as a nation and as the people through whom He would bring salvation to the world! He split the Sea and pushed back the waters of the River in order to lead His people THEN! How much more will He do to provide deliverance for US, as His family! Hallelujah! How I love the Word of God!
The Scriptural foundation for The Spoken Word Church is the first part of Ephesians 4:15:
15 But speaking the Truth in love, (may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ).
This is what we do, so 2 Peter 1:12 goes right along with that!
12 So I intend always to remind you about these things, although indeed you know them and are firm in the truth that [you] now [hold].
Verses 3-4 are just some of the Truths that we will continue to bring to remembrance!
3 For His divine power has bestowed on us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). 4 By means of these he has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.
Those "precious and exceedingly great promises" are for all born again believers! Those who are diligent to study and find them in His Word, and then act on them, will have the promised results! Will YOU be one who lives in the promises? It takes diligence, but it is well worth every effort! Amen!
Daniel 5-6 tell of the end of the rule of Belshazzar, who was a grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. He did NOT remember all that his grandfather had declared concerning Daniel and Daniel's God! He dishonored God by drinking from the vessels of the Temple and Daniel told him what his fate would be. In chapter 6 we see another king being deceived into throwing Daniel into the den of lions because he would not compromise his prayer to God. Again, the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible miraculously delivered one who dared to stand in His Name! You and I can take confidence knowing that WE have a better Covenant, based on better promises (Hebrews 8:6)! He will most certainly deliver US, too! Amen!
Shalom in Him!
