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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Adonai Li (pt 2)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by nhiemstra

I am reviewing Psalm 118 and as I said the message a few days ago, this Psalm is one of the grandest and most magnificent tales of victory and valor, that was won, solely by the Name of our Lord and King! Oh we can think we can do it on our own, but once you has experienced that Grace, that Love, that Wonder He gives, you will never again be satisfied with your own abilities and wisdom.
I told you before that I love all of the Psalms, but this one brings me the greatest delight because it seems as if it was written especially for me. I have seen who I truly am, and I desperately need His Grace and Strength.

¹⁰All the nations surrounded me,
but armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.
¹¹They surrounded me. Yes, they surrounded me,
but armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.

Wow! Have you ever felt like everybody was against you? Well ike it says in Psalm 3:6, “I am not afraid of the tens of thousands who have taken positions against me on all sides.” No, he wasn’t worried. Instead of worrying, he trusted in the Lord and looked to Him for strength and deliverance but his only weapon was “the name of Yahweh.”
Friends it was true back then, and it is still today, the Lord is the source of salvation and victory! I think that is the greatest testimony any of us can give! Oh, we can fight with our self-control, our positive attitude, our human-philosophies . . . but they will eventually fail. It is the “Name of of our Lord,” which will defeat our enemy!

¹²They swarmed around me like bees,
    but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes.
        So armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.
¹³They pushed hard to make me fall,
    but Yahweh helped me.

Whoa! Now that is a graphic description: “They swarmed around me like bees . . .” That clearly describes a rough situation . . . yikes! However, when those “bees” were swarming, it says that they were defeated with the name of Yahweh! That, my friends, is an absolute guarantee! Every time you have to deal with an enemy who “swarming” around you, you need that Holy and Magnificent Name to gain the victory! Never forget that!

¹⁴Yah is my strength and my song.
    He is my savior.¹⁵The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard
    in the tents of righteous people.
        The right hand of Yahweh displays strength.
¹⁶The right hand of Yahweh is held high.
    The right hand of Yahweh displays strength.
¹⁷I will not die,
    but I will live and tell what Yah has done.
¹⁸Yah disciplined me severely,
    but he did not allow me to be killed.

Now during any battle, you are going to worn down, possibly discouraged, and at your weakest . . . but the Lord will be your strength — and your song. He is indeed your savior, as you belt out those song of worship and praise, it will be a “joyful singing,” and your “victory will be heard!”
It is said that Luther had verse 17 written on the wall of his study: “I will not die, but I will live and tell what Yah has done.” Luther admitted, “It has come to my aid again and again, and supported me in heavy trials, when Kaiser, king, philosopher, and saint could do naught.”
I believe the point the Psalmist is trying make is that the only source that will come to his rescue is the Lord. When he was surrounded by an enemy, his only defense was the name of the Lord. When they came against him with their power and might, where he was certain to fail, the Lord defended him. Friends, you may not like to admit it, but there are indeed some situations, some battles in our lives that we simply cannot handle on our own. Oh, we may foolishly try, but eventually we must look to the Lord for help. And like young Christian, in Bunyan’s tale, we must reach for our Sword one more time, and yell out “Don’t rejoice over me, O my Enemy! When I fall, I shall arise!” and give that Apollyon a last deadly thrust.
Yes that will demand our tenacity of faith; yes that will require us to maintain our conviction of worship and praise; yes we will have to deny ourselves some of the pleasures of the world around us, but the victory will be sweeter than honey!

¹⁹Open the gates of righteousness for me.
    I will go through them and give thanks to Yah.
²⁰This is the gate of Yahweh
    through which righteous people will enter.²¹I give thanks to you,
    because you have answered me.
        You are my savior.

After praising God for deliverance from danger, the psalmist asked that they open the gates of righteousness to him. Actually that gate is Jesus. Do you remember that it is only through Him that all those who have sworn allegiance to Yehoveh can enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Their first entrance is in this life, with their hearts and minds; and then in the day of Christ’s return they will do it with their bodies as well. So we can pray this, as well as the psalmist!

“Father, open the gates of righteousness for me. I will go through them and give you praise; I will present my offerings of Thanksgiving and rejoice in your Presence!”

Just remember that these are the gates of righteousness which means that only righteousness can open the door for us to enter into our Lord’s Kingdom. Our sins must be blotted out so that we are righteous. It doesn’t mean that we are Kind-of. in sort of a funny way . . . NO! We are Righteous because he has made Righteous! If he hadn’t, that gate would remain shut, locked, and entrance would be absolutely impossible! Christ is that gate, and he declared, “No one comes to the Father except through me!”
No, it’s not because he is so arrogant that he won’t let anyone in without his say-so . . . it is because He, through His cross, made us righteous!
The response from the gatekeepers reminded him that only those who were righteous (who were following the Lord) could enter through the gates. So, once again the psalmist offered his gratitude in praise to the Lord . . .
So where are you in the wonderful story? Are you so overwhelmed with the “bees” swarming around you, that you don’t have time to pray? Are you so disheartened and you just don’t care anymore? Friend, take of your Savior’s hand and humble ask Him to come to your aide, to strengthen you and to encourage you.

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Adonai Li (pt 1)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by nhiemstra

As I have said several times, I love reading the Psalms, which is something I beat most of you will agree. But there is a Psalm that has been an encouragement for me for many years. I’m referring to Psalm 118. This is indeed an amazing Psalm. In Hebrew it is called, “Adonai Li,” or, “The Lord Is For Me.”
We do not know who actually wrote this Psalm, but most scholars believe it was written after the first Exile. Martin Luther stated that it was his favorite Psalm. He wrote, “This psalm has been of special service to me. It has helped me out of many great troubles, when neither emperor nor kings nor wise men nor saints could help.”
There are some neat tidbits regarding this Psalm that may interest you. This Psalm is actually the very middle chapter of the entire Bible! Cool, huh? Not only that, before you get to Psalm 118, you passed 594 chapters, and after this Psalm, you have 594 chapters, before you reach the end of the Bible.
Now, if you were to add up all of those chapters (without Psalm 118), you come with a total of 1188 chapters. Okay, lets take that number (1188), and go into Psalm 118, and the 8th verse. Call it coincidence if you want, but Psalm 118:8 (1188) is actually, the middle verse of the entire Bible! Don’t stop there, what does Psalm 118:8 read, “It is better to depend on Yahweh than to trust in man.” Ooh, isn’t that interesting? Now call me silly, but don’t you think that the central verse of the entire should have such an important message?
So for the next few days, we are going to look some more at this Psalm:

¹Give thanks to Yahweh because he is good,
    because his mercy endures forever.
²        Israel should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”
³        The descendants of Aaron should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”
⁴        Those who fear Yahweh should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”

These verses are talking about the everlasting nature of our God’s mercy. Four times the psalmist repeats the phrase, “His mercy endures forever.” I don’t know about you, but I think it is pretty good to know that our God’s mercy endures forever! I mean, the way we live? We better hope His mercy endures forever!
Now read those verses again. Did you notice something there? The first verse is encouraging everyone to give thanks; then in the second verse, he encourages the people of God, to give their praise; the third verse tells the priests to proclaim their gratitude to His faithfulness; and finally, in the fourth verse, he narrows it down to anyone who “fears the Lord.” That’s getting personal. My personal belief is that the best praise in all of Creation is when it is flows freely from the heart of someone who identifies themselves with Yahweh, who is willing to lay down their lives, if need be, to honor their God.
We need to recognize and acknowledge our Father’s mercy and grace; to be continually mindful of His presence and His love. Often you find that when something special happens, People will attribute that blessing to circumstances or coincidences. However, the psalmist reminds us to realize that their God is the source of mercy and goodness. So, we have an obligation to express the gratitude in our hearts in joyful praise to God.

⁵During times of trouble I called on Yah.
    Yah answered me and set me free from all of them.
⁶Yahweh is on my side.
    I am not afraid.
        What can mortals do to me?
⁷Yahweh is on my side as my helper.
    I will see the defeat of those who hate me.
⁸It is better to depend on Yahweh
    than to trust mortals.
⁹It is better to depend on Yahweh
    than to trust influential people.

Look at that, whenever the psalmist found himself in “times of trouble” (which is something we can all relate to), he called on the Lord who answered and set him “free from all of them.” Cool! However, this deliverance also led the psalmist to some irrefutable conclusions. First, we don’t have to be afraid if “Yahweh is on our side.” Second, it is better to trust in the Lord than in any man, or philosophy, or church tradition, or government program. All of those things fail, but our God never fails. Spurgeon wrote, “The mightiest man is a puny thing when he stands in opposition to God, yea, he shrinks into utter nothingness.”
Just remember that when you are in some kind of crisis, prayer is the road that will lead you out. Whenever the psalmist was in any kind of trouble, he called on the Lord — and what happened? He was rescued! If you are not going to spend time in prayer, you will remain a prisoner of your vices and the wiles of your enemy. We simply cannot depend on our own resources when we are in distress. Nor can we depend on others. Often they are unwilling or unable to help. However, we can turn to the Lord who is always ready to help and has the resources and strength that will never be exhausted!
the thing that is intriguing is he must be filled with a tremendous amount of courage. He had to be! If not, how could he stand in the face of those “times of trouble?” What also seems evident is that the Lord is the source of that courage. He must be because there is no way his courage could spring from self-reliance, but from his trust in the Lord. The psalmist was fearless not because of any great strength in himself, but because he trusted the Lord. His courage allowed him to be confident in the face of opposition.
So where is your confidence? Do you really believe the Lord can rescue you? I hope so, because all of your other options will fail. Go ahead, and call to Him, and watch what he does.
I’m going to continue this study later . . .
Nickolas

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