Post by Les Brewer on Jun 15, 2012 18:46:29 GMT
“THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!” By Pastor Robert Oliver
Psalm 143:10 says, “TEACH ME TO 'DO' THY WILL; FOR THOU 'ART' MY GOD: THY 'SPIRIT' IS GOOD; 'LEAD' ME INTO THE LAND 'OF' UPRIGHTNESS!”
Oh Glory! What a Great 'Text' we Find here today Beloved Believers, 'Couched' in the Middle of the 143rd Psalm! This Verse 'Reveals' an Incredible "Prayer" of the Sweet Psalmist of ISRAEL! So Please 'Follow' Me a...s We Explore “6” Points of 'Petition' which David Makes 'supplication' to GOD For here:
First, Notice His “REQUEST!” David Prays~ O LORD, “TEACH ME!” Wow! I Really 'Love' this, Because David, the Great "King" of ISRAEL, 'Humbly' Prays to GOD For “INSTRUCTION” in His Life! Did You 'Catch' that? Beloved, Do You Have a “Teachable” spirit? I mean Are You 'Humble' Enough to Admit that You "NEED GOD" To TEACH YOU “HOW” TO LIVE RIGHT? David Was! In Psalm 144:1 David says~ “BLESSED BE THE LORD 'MY' STRENGTH, WHICH 'TEACHETH' MY HANDS TO WAR, AND MY FINGERS TO FIGHT!” Listen Church, GOD "ANSWERED DAVID’S PRAYER REQUEST!" The LORD "TAUGHT HIM" HOW TO HAVE 'VICTORY' OVER HIS ENEMIES! Verse 9 of our Psalm says~ “DELIVER ME, O LORD, 'FROM' MINE ENEMIES: I FLEE UNTO 'THEE' TO HIDE ME!” And His 'Next' 2 Words are “TEACH ME!!!” Beloved, We Have “spiritual” Enemies, and We "NEED GOD TO 'TEACH' US HOW TO SUCCEED IN OUR BATTLES 'AGAINST' THEM!!!"
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” David Wants to Be Taught: He says~ LORD “TEACH ME TO 'DO' THY WILL!” Oh How 'Precious' are These Words from the Psalmist of ISRAEL today! David Does 'Not' Pray For Riches, Wealth, Fame, Fortune, Notoriety, or "ANYTHING ELSE WHATSOEVER FOR HIMSELF!" HE PRAYS 'FOR' GOD TO TEACH HIM HOW TO “DO” HIS WILL!!! Oh Dear One, Do You 'Ask' GOD To "REVEAL HIS WILL" to You, And to 'Provide' the Necessary 'GRACE' FOR YOU TO “DO” IT? Oh How We Need to 'Follow' David’s Example Here Saints! Psalm 40:8 says~ “I DELIGHT TO 'DO' THY WILL, O MY GOD: YEA, THY LAW IS 'WITHIN' MY HEART!” Listen Now, WHEN GOD’S LAW IS “IN” OUR HEARTS, WE WILL “DELIGHT” IN 'DOING' HIS WILL!!!
But Thirdly, Notice the “REASON” WHY David Desired GOD’S Will: He writes~ LORD “TEACH ME TO 'DO' THY WILL, FOR THOU 'ART' MY GOD!” Oh YES, Did You 'Catch' That? David Says that the Real 'Reason' Why He Desired the "WILL OF GOD" Above His OWN WILL, Was 'Because' of the "PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP" THAT HE HAD WITH GOD!!! He Boldly Proclaims~ “FOR THOU ART 'MY' GOD!” Listen Carefully, David Had 'Entered' Into "COVENANT WITH GOD!" And 'GOD' Had Made Certain Irrevocable "PROMISES" TO DAVID, and of course David Had 'Agreed' and Entered Into "Covenant-Relationship" With GOD! It’s "Personal!" And He Uses the "Present Possessive" Tense, Saying~ “THOU 'ART' MY GOD!” Mine in Love, Mine in Faithfulness, Mine in Mercy!!! Beloved Listen, "When One Enters Into 'Covenant' With the LIVING GOD, He or She Will Have an 'Inward' Compulsion to DO HIS WILL!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice David’s SECRET “STRENGTH!” He writes~ LORD “TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL, FOR THOU ART MY GOD: THY 'SPIRIT' IS GOOD!” Oh Me Oh My Beloved, How 'Great' is this? Here We Find the 'Secret' to All of David’s Success: "GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT 'EMPOWERED' HIM!!!" Listen, David Was a 'Unique' Character in the Old Testament Because He 'HAD' THE SPIRIT OF GOD “RESTING” UPON HIM! Listen, I Samuel 16:13 says~ “THEN SAMUEL TOOK THE HORN OF OIL, AND 'ANOINTED' HIM IN THE MIDST OF HIS BRETHREN: AND THE 'SPIRIT OF THE LORD' CAME UPON 'DAVID' FROM THAT DAY FORWARD!!!” Did You 'Hear' That Church? Beloved Listen to me, There is "NO OTHER MAN" In the Old Testament that Was Said to "HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD" In The 'Manner' that David Did! So David Could Say 'BY' PERSONAL EXPERIENCE “THY SPIRIT IS GOOD!” The "Last Words" of David were~ “THE SPIRIT OF GOD 'SPAKE' BY ME, AND HIS 'WORD' WAS IN MY TONGUE!!!” Oh Dear Saints, THE "HOLY SPIRIT IS SO GOOD!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice “WHAT” THE HOLY SPIRIT Would 'DO' For David: He writes~ LORD “TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL, FOR THOU ART MY GOD: THY SPIRIT IS GOOD; 'LEAD' ME!” Oh Glory to GOD, How Precious is This? David Says~ LORD, “LEAD” ME BY THY SPIRIT, 'ALL' of the Days of My Life! Paul Said in Galatians 5:18~ “BUT IF YE BE 'LED' OF THE SPIRIT, YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW!” Verse 16 says~ “WALK 'IN' THE SPIRIT!” Verse 25~ “IF WE LIVE 'IN' THE SPIRIT, LET US ALSO 'WALK' IN THE SPIRIT!” JESUS Himself Said in John 16:13~ “HOWBEIT WHEN HE, THE 'SPIRIT' OF TRUTH IS COME, HE WILL 'GUIDE' (LEAD) YOU INTO ALL TRUTH!” Praise HIS HOLY NAME, HE "LEADS" US BY HIS SPIRIT Beloved!!!
But Sixthly, Finally, Notice “WHERE” HE LEADS US: David says~ LORD “TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL, FOR THOU ART MY GOD: THY SPIRIT IS GOOD; LEAD ME 'INTO' THE LAND OF UPRIGHTNESS!” Oh Hallelu-Yah! Don’t 'Miss' this Now! David Says, "THERE IS A PLACE, AND IT’S A PLACE OF PERFECT UPRIGHTNESS!!!” It's a 'Place' Where "ETERNAL JOY & BLISS EXIST!" It's a 'Place' Where There is "NO PAIN, NO DEATH, NO TEARS, NO DEVIL, NO SIN, NOTHING BUT GLORY & LIGHT & RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!" And He Prays~ “OH LORD MY GOD, LEAD ME, BY THY GOOD SPIRIT, 'INTO' THE LAND OF UPRIGHTNESS!!!” Beloved, My 'Word' to You today is: "PRAY LIKE DAVID PRAYED, and BE 'LED' BY GOD’S SPIRIT LIKE DAVID WAS, and ONE DAY, WE TOO, SHALL JOIN THE PSALMIST IN THE GLORIOUS LAND OF UPRIGHTNESS!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
