Post by Les Brewer on Feb 1, 2014 16:26:06 GMT
Grace Ministries Bible Study
The Relevance of Psalms Today
Psalm 5 (part 4)
In last week’s study we observed the manner in which David entered into the presence of the Lord. He was humble, reverence and ready to listen and learn. David’s request for God’s wisdom and clarity was so that he could defeat the enemies he would encounter during his day. In verse nine he gives a more detailed description of those that he describes in verses four, five and six.
“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.”
As our God is the same today as He was in the time of David, His enemies are also the same. As we continue the work of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, we must battle the same enemies David battled each day.
David said of his enemies that “there is no faithfulness in their mouth;.” There is no stability in the things their say. You cannot count on them. They are not men and women of their word. The thoughts of their hearts are continually evil. Every word that comes out of their mouths speaks death to the hearer. They use flattering words which are smooth, slippery and deceitful. Do David’s enemies sound familiar? Do you ever encounter this type of person during your day? If so you can petition God to do to them what David request to be done in verse ten.
“Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.”
David uses some very strong language here. Do we truly want God to destroy a person? I certainly hope not. Understand that the enemies David fought in the physical realm; we now fight in the spiritual realm. When we ask God to destroy the enemies, we are actually seeking deliverance for that individual from the spirit that is possessing or oppressing them.
If you have taken the time to “look up” with humility, reverence, and a teachable spirit their word cannot harm or hurt you. Know that God will turn their words around and use them again them and they will be defeated by their own words because they have rebelled against Him.
Notice who David says that these individual are rebelling against; they are rebelling against the Lord. We tend to take the words of these individual personally. You are targeted because of the Spirit of God that is in you and as you allow the Spirit of God to increase these other spirits will not be able to stand before you. You will be a vessel used by God to bring deliverance to others.
David’s desire was to be victorious over his enemies to the glory of God not for self exaltation. When the Holy Spirit rises up and defeats our enemies we know and those around us even the unsaved know that it was God’s doing.
The Relevance of Psalms Today
Psalm 5 (part 4)
In last week’s study we observed the manner in which David entered into the presence of the Lord. He was humble, reverence and ready to listen and learn. David’s request for God’s wisdom and clarity was so that he could defeat the enemies he would encounter during his day. In verse nine he gives a more detailed description of those that he describes in verses four, five and six.
“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.”
As our God is the same today as He was in the time of David, His enemies are also the same. As we continue the work of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, we must battle the same enemies David battled each day.
David said of his enemies that “there is no faithfulness in their mouth;.” There is no stability in the things their say. You cannot count on them. They are not men and women of their word. The thoughts of their hearts are continually evil. Every word that comes out of their mouths speaks death to the hearer. They use flattering words which are smooth, slippery and deceitful. Do David’s enemies sound familiar? Do you ever encounter this type of person during your day? If so you can petition God to do to them what David request to be done in verse ten.
“Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.”
David uses some very strong language here. Do we truly want God to destroy a person? I certainly hope not. Understand that the enemies David fought in the physical realm; we now fight in the spiritual realm. When we ask God to destroy the enemies, we are actually seeking deliverance for that individual from the spirit that is possessing or oppressing them.
If you have taken the time to “look up” with humility, reverence, and a teachable spirit their word cannot harm or hurt you. Know that God will turn their words around and use them again them and they will be defeated by their own words because they have rebelled against Him.
Notice who David says that these individual are rebelling against; they are rebelling against the Lord. We tend to take the words of these individual personally. You are targeted because of the Spirit of God that is in you and as you allow the Spirit of God to increase these other spirits will not be able to stand before you. You will be a vessel used by God to bring deliverance to others.
David’s desire was to be victorious over his enemies to the glory of God not for self exaltation. When the Holy Spirit rises up and defeats our enemies we know and those around us even the unsaved know that it was God’s doing.