Psalm 144 is a Psalm of David and is about the one, True, Most high, Living, Almighty God of the Bible. We can look at it in three parts, according to the Bible Exposition Commentary:
- The Loving God Who Cares For Us Personally (verses 1-4).
- The Mighty God Who Delivers Us Victoriously (verses 5-11).
- The Gracious God Who Blesses Us Abundantly (verses 12-15).
My favorite verse in the first section is verse 1:
1 BLESSED BE the LORD, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight
Remember that our warfare is NOT against people, but against the works and workers of darkness (Ephesians 6:12). The One, True God is the only One Who can properly teach to fight this kind of fight because we cannot win with natural weapons, but with Spiritual (2 Corinthians 10:4)! Be a good student of the Word and you will be victorious in every area of your life! My favorite verse in the next section is verse 10:
10 You are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword [of evil].
"Salvation" is the Hebrew word "teshuw`ah", which means: rescue; deliverance; help; safety; victory. WE are now the "kings" that that are being spoken of in here (Revelation 1:6; 5:10) and we can count on HIM to deliverer us! My favorite verse in the last section is verse 15:
15 Happy and blessed are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people whose God is the LORD!
We are, of all people, MOST BLESSED to have Jesus of Nazareth as our LORD and personal Savior! This is THE most exciting time to be alive on this earth! Revival is sweeping the planet and we have the opportunity to be right in the middle of what God is doing! Spend some time in His presence today so that you can be sure that YOU are in the very center of His will for YOU! There is NO better place to be on earth! Amen! Here is Psalm 144 put to song by Ian White:
We finish the Gospel of John today with chapter 21. I LOVE Peter! He may have made a lot of mistakes (his "blooper reel" would be a fun one!), but he had heart! I would rather deal with someone who was a little overly aggressive than to try to get someone going who was too laid back! Here in verse 7 Peter puts ON his coat to jump in the water and swim to Jesus! Then he had to go back into the water to help with the great catch of fish! Then in verses 15-17 Jesus restores Peter to fellowship with Himself after the three-time denial. Then verse 25:
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did. If they should all be recorded one by one [in detail], I suppose that even the world itself could not contain (have room for) the books that would be written.
We should not be concerned about, or consumed with, finding out what all of those other "things" are. We have enough to do to keep us busy with getting to know Him through all that has already been revealed! Let's be a DOER of the Word we know, all the while learning more. Our faith will grow and God will be well-pleased with us, just as He was with Jesus! Hallelujah!
2 Chronicles 36:16:
16 But they kept mocking the messengers of God and despising His Words and scoffing at His Prophets till the wrath of the LORD rose against His people, till there was no remedy or healing.
Don't be discouraged or angry when people despise you for the message of the Gospel! Realize that God will NOT put up with it forever, so pray for them - they NEED it! Jeremiah 27 gives more warning to the people. I especially like verse 5:
5 I have made the earth, the men, and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I give it to whomever it seems right and suitable to Me.
That is all that anyone ever needs to know about who exactly is supposed to be living in Israel! God decides, and HE has already spoken concerning this matter in His Word! Let's let God BE God! Amen!
Shalom in Him!
