Post by Les Brewer on Jun 18, 2012 13:12:32 GMT
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Psalm 73:28 says~ "BUT It Is 'GOOD' FOR ME to DRAW 'NEAR' TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY 'TRUST' IN THE LORD GOD, That I May 'DECLARE' ALL THY WORKS!"
Well Glory to GOD! Great Verse for Us to 'Glean' today Believers! "Asaph" the Psalmist Here, Has Been 'Suffering' From the Life-Threatening Disease that I Have Identified as "Asaphitis!" Are You 'Familiar' With it? It's 'Symptoms' Include "Discontentment, Jealousy, Self-Pity, Immaturity, and False Perception!" But "Praise Be to GOD" because in verse 22 Asaph 'Comes to Himself' and "Repents" of His Folly! Alright Now, I Want us to Consider "5" Specifics from our Text Verse today Beloved:
First, Notice the Great "CONTRAST!" Asaph Had Been 'Complaining' About the Wicked, and 'Fretting' Over All that They "Seemingly" Got Away with! But Notice the 'First' Word, he says~ "BUT!" He Had 'Talked' Much about the "Prosperity of the Wicked" in verse 3, and then about "Their Pride" in verse 6, "Their Oppression" in verse 8, "Their Riches" in verse 12, and "Their Overall Corruption" in verse 8, But Bless GOD in verse 17 Asaph 'Finally' Comes to the 'Realization' that Their "END" is "DESTRUCTION!" In other Words, Asaph 'Finally' Came to Realize that "Their Day is Coming!" And He 'Proclaims' a Loud "BUT!" He's Saying Yes, the 'World' is Living it Up, and 'Partying' Like it's 1999, "BUT" GOD Has 'Chosen' Another Path For "ME!" Dear One 'Listen' to me, there is a Great "CONTRAST" Between the Way 'YOU' Live as GOD'S Child, and the Way the 'Ungodly' Live in the World!!!
But Secondly, Notice Asaph's "Great Revelation!" He says~ "BUT IT IS 'GOOD' FOR ME!" Oh Yes Indeed, Asaph Had His "Lapse" of Faith, and He Had His 'Envying' of the Wicked, "BUT" He Came to a Great Revelation: that is, that 'GOD' Had So Much "GOOD" For Him to Enjoy, and that the Wicked Had "NO PART IN IT!" Asaph Finally 'Realized' that to "Taste and See that THE LORD IS GOOD" Was His "Only Option!" Child of GOD Listen now, "GOD Has So Much GLORY For You & Me, and We Just Need to RECEIVE IT!" In Psalm 119:71 David Said~ "It Is 'GOOD' FOR ME that I Have Been Afflicted; that I Might 'Learn' THY Statutes!" Paul Said in Romans 8:28~ "And We 'KNOW', that ALL THINGS WORK 'TOGETHER' FOR THE 'GOOD' of THOSE WHO 'LOVE' GOD!" It was a "GREAT REVELATION!"
But Thirdly, Notice What Asaph Says is the "CHIEF GOOD!" He writes~ "BUT IT IS 'GOOD' FOR ME TO DRAW 'NEAR' TO GOD!" Oh Me Oh My Church, Did You 'Hear' the Psalmist Here??? He Said that 'While' the Wicked Fall Further 'Away' FROM GOD, it is 'GOOD' FOR ME TO "DRAW NEARER" TO HIM!!! Oh Saints, I 'Beg' You to "HEAR" GOD'S WORD Today! I'm Here to 'Tell' You that There is 'ONE' THING "NEEDFUL" For Your Spiritual Health & Well-Being, and that is to "DRAW CLOSER TO JESUS CHRIST!!!" Beloved, We Must "DRAW NEAR TO HIM IN WORSHIP, IN PRAYER, IN STUDY OF HIS WORD, IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS WILL, IN LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE, IN DESIRE TO SHARE HIS GOSPEL!" Asaph Says~ "IT'S TIME TO 'DRAW NEAR' TO GOD CHURCH!" James 4:8 says~ "DRAW NIGH 'TO' GOD, AND HE 'WILL' DRAW NIGH TO YOU!!!"
Ok But Fourthly, Notice "WHY" Asaph 'Needed' to Draw NEAR! He says~ "BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY 'TRUST' IN THE LORD GOD!" Beloved Believer, Do You Realize Just "What" You Have Done by "TRUSTING JESUS CHRIST" for Salvation? Listen to Me: You Have 'Placed' Your Immortal "SOUL" into the "HANDS OF GOD!" You Have "TRUSTED" in the 'FINISHED WORK' of JESUS CHRIST, and Therefore, Asaph Says, You Should Draw "NEAR TO THIS HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL IN WHOM YOU'VE TRUSTED!!!"
But Fifthly, Finally, Notice the "RESULT" of this TRUST! He says~ "BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY TRUST IN THE LORD GOD, THAT I MAY 'DECLARE' ALL THY WORKS!" Oh Glory! I Truly 'Love' this! Let Me Ask You a Question Dear One: Do You Have a "TESTIMONY?" I Mean Can You Stand Up and 'Tell' Somebody What 'GOD' has "DONE FOR YOU?" Asaph Could, and He Says~ "I Have Trusted In the LORD GOD, and I WILL 'DECLARE' ALL HIS WONDERFUL WORKS!" Listen Church, That Old 'World' Out there is "Not" Going to Brag on 'Our' GOD, so that 'Leaves' it Up to US, to Boldly 'Proclaim' What "JESUS CHRIST HAS 'DONE' IN OUR LIVES!!!" And So My 'Word' to You today: "Let's DECLARE IT, Let's PROCLAIM IT, Let's SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS, that JESUS SAVES, JESUS SAVES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Psalm 73:28 says~ "BUT It Is 'GOOD' FOR ME to DRAW 'NEAR' TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY 'TRUST' IN THE LORD GOD, That I May 'DECLARE' ALL THY WORKS!"
Well Glory to GOD! Great Verse for Us to 'Glean' today Believers! "Asaph" the Psalmist Here, Has Been 'Suffering' From the Life-Threatening Disease that I Have Identified as "Asaphitis!" Are You 'Familiar' With it? It's 'Symptoms' Include "Discontentment, Jealousy, Self-Pity, Immaturity, and False Perception!" But "Praise Be to GOD" because in verse 22 Asaph 'Comes to Himself' and "Repents" of His Folly! Alright Now, I Want us to Consider "5" Specifics from our Text Verse today Beloved:
First, Notice the Great "CONTRAST!" Asaph Had Been 'Complaining' About the Wicked, and 'Fretting' Over All that They "Seemingly" Got Away with! But Notice the 'First' Word, he says~ "BUT!" He Had 'Talked' Much about the "Prosperity of the Wicked" in verse 3, and then about "Their Pride" in verse 6, "Their Oppression" in verse 8, "Their Riches" in verse 12, and "Their Overall Corruption" in verse 8, But Bless GOD in verse 17 Asaph 'Finally' Comes to the 'Realization' that Their "END" is "DESTRUCTION!" In other Words, Asaph 'Finally' Came to Realize that "Their Day is Coming!" And He 'Proclaims' a Loud "BUT!" He's Saying Yes, the 'World' is Living it Up, and 'Partying' Like it's 1999, "BUT" GOD Has 'Chosen' Another Path For "ME!" Dear One 'Listen' to me, there is a Great "CONTRAST" Between the Way 'YOU' Live as GOD'S Child, and the Way the 'Ungodly' Live in the World!!!
But Secondly, Notice Asaph's "Great Revelation!" He says~ "BUT IT IS 'GOOD' FOR ME!" Oh Yes Indeed, Asaph Had His "Lapse" of Faith, and He Had His 'Envying' of the Wicked, "BUT" He Came to a Great Revelation: that is, that 'GOD' Had So Much "GOOD" For Him to Enjoy, and that the Wicked Had "NO PART IN IT!" Asaph Finally 'Realized' that to "Taste and See that THE LORD IS GOOD" Was His "Only Option!" Child of GOD Listen now, "GOD Has So Much GLORY For You & Me, and We Just Need to RECEIVE IT!" In Psalm 119:71 David Said~ "It Is 'GOOD' FOR ME that I Have Been Afflicted; that I Might 'Learn' THY Statutes!" Paul Said in Romans 8:28~ "And We 'KNOW', that ALL THINGS WORK 'TOGETHER' FOR THE 'GOOD' of THOSE WHO 'LOVE' GOD!" It was a "GREAT REVELATION!"
But Thirdly, Notice What Asaph Says is the "CHIEF GOOD!" He writes~ "BUT IT IS 'GOOD' FOR ME TO DRAW 'NEAR' TO GOD!" Oh Me Oh My Church, Did You 'Hear' the Psalmist Here??? He Said that 'While' the Wicked Fall Further 'Away' FROM GOD, it is 'GOOD' FOR ME TO "DRAW NEARER" TO HIM!!! Oh Saints, I 'Beg' You to "HEAR" GOD'S WORD Today! I'm Here to 'Tell' You that There is 'ONE' THING "NEEDFUL" For Your Spiritual Health & Well-Being, and that is to "DRAW CLOSER TO JESUS CHRIST!!!" Beloved, We Must "DRAW NEAR TO HIM IN WORSHIP, IN PRAYER, IN STUDY OF HIS WORD, IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS WILL, IN LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE, IN DESIRE TO SHARE HIS GOSPEL!" Asaph Says~ "IT'S TIME TO 'DRAW NEAR' TO GOD CHURCH!" James 4:8 says~ "DRAW NIGH 'TO' GOD, AND HE 'WILL' DRAW NIGH TO YOU!!!"
Ok But Fourthly, Notice "WHY" Asaph 'Needed' to Draw NEAR! He says~ "BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY 'TRUST' IN THE LORD GOD!" Beloved Believer, Do You Realize Just "What" You Have Done by "TRUSTING JESUS CHRIST" for Salvation? Listen to Me: You Have 'Placed' Your Immortal "SOUL" into the "HANDS OF GOD!" You Have "TRUSTED" in the 'FINISHED WORK' of JESUS CHRIST, and Therefore, Asaph Says, You Should Draw "NEAR TO THIS HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL IN WHOM YOU'VE TRUSTED!!!"
But Fifthly, Finally, Notice the "RESULT" of this TRUST! He says~ "BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD: I HAVE PUT MY TRUST IN THE LORD GOD, THAT I MAY 'DECLARE' ALL THY WORKS!" Oh Glory! I Truly 'Love' this! Let Me Ask You a Question Dear One: Do You Have a "TESTIMONY?" I Mean Can You Stand Up and 'Tell' Somebody What 'GOD' has "DONE FOR YOU?" Asaph Could, and He Says~ "I Have Trusted In the LORD GOD, and I WILL 'DECLARE' ALL HIS WONDERFUL WORKS!" Listen Church, That Old 'World' Out there is "Not" Going to Brag on 'Our' GOD, so that 'Leaves' it Up to US, to Boldly 'Proclaim' What "JESUS CHRIST HAS 'DONE' IN OUR LIVES!!!" And So My 'Word' to You today: "Let's DECLARE IT, Let's PROCLAIM IT, Let's SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS, that JESUS SAVES, JESUS SAVES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
