March 20, 2009

• Show me favour, O Elohim

  Psalms 56:1-13  For the leader. Set to “The Silent Dove in the Distance.” By David; a mikhtam, when the P’lishtim captured him in Gat: Show me favor, God; for people are trampling me down -all day they fight and press on me.  (2)  Those who are lying in wait for me would trample on me all day. For those fighting against me are many. Most High,  (3)  when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.  (4)  In God – I praise his word -in God I trust; I have no fear; what can human power do to me?  (5)  All day long they twist my words; their only thought is to harm me.  (6)  They gather together and hide themselves, spying on my movements, hoping to kill me.  (7)  Because of their crime, they cannot escape; in anger, God, strike down the peoples.  (8)  You have kept count of my wanderings; store my tears in your water-skin -aren’t they already recorded in your book?  (9)  Then my enemies will turn back on the day when I call; this I know: that God is for me.  (10)  In God – I praise his word -in ADONAI – I praise his word -  (11)  in God I trust; I have no fear; what can mere humans do to me?  (12)  God, I have made vows to you; I will fulfill them with thank offerings to you.  (13)  For you rescued me from death, you kept my feet from stumbling, so that I can walk in God’s presence, in the light of life.

  David had many enemies that wanted him dead and as believers, as we expose the truth, teach the truth, it causes many to come after us and try to destroy us. Maybe not physically, but to tear us down and make us ineffective. Don’t become discouraged, just know that you are on the right track.

  John 16:33  “I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom. In the world, you have tsuris. But be brave! I have conquered the world!”

  John 16:33  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  1 Samuel 21:10-15  The same day, David took flight from Sha’ul and went to Akhish king of  (11)  The servants of Akhish said to him, “Isn’t this David, king of the land? Weren’t they dancing and singing to each other, ‘Sha’ul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands’?”  (12)  These remarks were not lost on David, and he became very much afraid of Akhish king of Gat.  (13)  So, as they were watching, he changed his behavior and acted like a madman when they had hold of him, scratching marks on the doors of the city gate and drooling down his beard.  (14)  Akhish said to his servants, “Here, you see that the man is meshugga; why bring him to me?  (15)  Am I short of meshugga’im? Is that why you’ve brought this one to go crazy on me? Must I have this one in my house?”

  The most man can do to us is destroy us, this temporary dwelling place, these bodies. But that does not give them victory, for to be absent from the body is to be present with HaShem. David is saying that he is going to trust HaShem, according to His Word, and because of that, he will not fear.

  How does trusting Adonai’s Word affect us?  Are we learning to live what we read?  Are we reading every day?  Ask HaShem to speak to you as you read.  Expect to hear at least one thing from Him each day.  Like …
  Reading about the fall of the ancient city of Tyre.  HaShem said it would happen because they enjoyed the fact that Jerusalem was destroyed (Eze. 26:2).  Could that apply to our lives?  I wonder how often we are interested or even glad to hear that some person is going through tough times?  Could we be in the place of Tyre?

  HaShem knows everything we are going through.

  HaShem does keep a record of all we do, all we go through

  Malachi 3:16  Then those who feared ADONAI spoke together; and ADONAI listened and heard. A record book was written in his presence for those who feared ADONAI and had respect for his name.

  There is another book that HaShem keeps for those that don’t fear Him, the unsaved.

  Revelation 20:12-15  And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of the throne. Books were opened; and another book was opened, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged from what was written in the books, according to what they had done.  (13)  The sea gave up the dead in it; and Death and Sh’ol gave up the dead in them; and they were judged, each according to what he had done.  (14)  Then Death and Sh’ol were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the second death-the lake of fire.  (15)  Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was hurled into the lake of fire.

  Tragically today people are gravitating to experience instead of the Word. The Word of Adonai is not being praised as it should for, to many, it is not exciting enough.

  Jude 1:24  Now, to the one who can keep you from falling and set you without defect and full of joy in the presence of his Sh’khinah to God alone, our Deliverer, through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord be glory, majesty, power and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen.

  He can keep us from stumbling, when we look to Him, but many times we take our eyes off of Him and we fall. But HaShem places us back on our feet.

  Shalom

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