As you read through the Psalms, remember not only that they were the worship songs used by Israel, but they also serve as a witness and a testimony of God's hand upon His people who obeyed HIS voice and HIS Word! Psalm 124 is a great example of that!
1 If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side—now may Israel say— 2 If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side when men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have quickly swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us and swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; 5 Then the proud waters would have gone over us. 6 Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth! 7 We are like a bird escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth
"Help" in verse 8 is the Hebrew word "`ezer", which means: to help, to succor, to rescue, to save. It generally indicated military assistance. Now we know that there are ranks of angels in Heaven who do what the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible instructs them to do! There are Angel armies who deal with those evil spirits in the heavens (Ephesians 6:12-14). Our responsibility is to trust in the Lord our God by casting all of our care on Him and then standing in faith on the Word of His Promise! In order to do that, we will have to KNOW His Word! AMEN! So make study and meditation of God's Word your #1 priority, BEFORE you read or study anything else. EVERYTHING else you study will be more illuminated to you when you do this! Putting God first makes HIM the leader of your life! He will NEVER lead you wrong! AMEN Here is Hillsong United with "Here Now":
Shalom in Him!
