Remember What God Has Done
Book of Psalms Chapter 66
The lessons we have had up to this lesson have been prayers for God's help.
We can identify with the lessons we have already had because we face these same problems today.
We will see before we finish this Psalm, that Psalm sixty-six is another prayer for deliverance.
The difference being that this Psalm will tell us what to do after we have been delivered.
God is not just the God of the Jews!
God is not just the God of the Christians!
Jehovah God is the God that is to be worshiped!
Jehovah is not some God that can be made into an idol to be put on display and wipe the dust off occasionally.
All of this earth is called to worship Jehovah and to acknowledge the greatness of the power of the Almighty Supreme God, our Creator!
*****Psa 66:1 To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
Psalm sixty-six is a Psalm of "deliverance"!
The writer of this Psalm is not known but we can be sure God the Holy Spirit guided him.
2Ti_3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
I think we sometimes forget that we can profit from all the Bible and not just from our favorite passages.
Psalm sixty-six is a hymn of thanksgiving to celebrate God's deliverance.
Psalm sixty-six begins with a command for all the earth to exalt the Living God.
Jehovah cares not only for all this world but He brings this care down to every single individual.
God wants to have a personal relationship with each and every one of us, all His creation.
We must understand that if we have victory in our lives, it did not come by our own hands!
It was more by the hands of God than any work that we have done with our own hands.
One of these days when this false evolution bubble is in trouble this world will figure out that there had to be a Creator.
The lie of evolution exists because of hatred for our Creator!
As far as Israel, it would not exist today if not for Jehovah God.
The world needs to realize that the Israelites are a special people to our God.
***Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Exo 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
In reality God will not show favoritism so what He does for one He will do for another.
Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
The Key to being a peculiar treasure to God is being obedient to the voice of God.
The Bible that we have compiled from the original Greek and Hebrew Text is in reality the voice of God and commandments that we are to obey.
So, we can understand that all those who are obedient to the Word of God are peculiar treasures that belong to Jehovah God, the Lord who loves us all.
So, all the earth is called on to make a joyful noise to the Lord.
If you have ever witnessed a large joyful crowd, the sounds coming from that crowd does sound a whole lot like noise because they are loud and have known the victory of the Lord.
*****Psa 66:2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
The one job we have after salvation is to praise and worship and glorify our God while witnessing to all others the news of His deliverance.
We must magnify God for His greatness and His Divine Majesty!
This is what this Psalm will do as it is sung in the worship of God.
All of us are to honor God's name and tell all others just how glorious He truly is.
"All of us" would include the people of all nations and we may soon see that all remaining nations will do this when God delivers Israel from those who hate Israel.
When Israel came back upon the scene as a nation on May 14, 1948, it was telling this world that God put things in motion all things of the end times.
God has delivered this tiny nation many times and He is certainly not though with Israel now!
What was the first step?
Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Gal 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
We could say that the work that the Lord Jesus has done to save us is the first step.
1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
It is the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Prince of Life!
Act 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
Act 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Act 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
As we see every day most of this world stands in opposition to Israel but it does not matter, they will only cause harm to themselves.
God will never abandon Israel and we know that this thing is only going to get worse.
The hatred of God's people will drive this world into non-existence.
The return of Jesus Christ will settle all these issues!
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
The promises God has made to Israel will be kept and fulfilled, and it may not be very much longer till we see the hand of God in motion.
Yes, all the world will praise His Holy Name or perish with the Sword of His mouth.
*****Psa 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
We must understand that everything is possible with God and God will do just as He says He will.
Mar 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
You can believe Him or reject Him, this is the choice we all have, there is no middle ground!
Nothing is too hard for God to achieve.
Gen 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
If you read the history of Israel in the Scriptures you will be able to see that God never withheld His power when it came time to defend Israel.
He will not withhold His power today in the defense of Israel when that time comes.
It is the same for the Church except God will just remove His Church when the time requires for Him to do so.
We must understand that as long as the Church is in this world souls can be saved.
It is those "terrible works" that will cause this world to stand in awe of God!
It is the greatness of His power that will cause those "terrible works".
God need only but speak and those "terrible works" will take place.
There are nations that do not exist today because of the terrible works of God and there will be others.
All those nations that remain will fall down on their knees and worship the Almighty God!
In fact, all these nations will come cringing out of fear of the Supreme God.
Much of homage is unwilling but solely out of absolute fear of Jehovah God!
This is why God chose the plan to use His Son Jesus for salvation. He did not want people in the New Heaven who were only there because of their absolute fear of Him.
So thankful we serve a loving and merciful God so full of "Grace"!
*****Psa 66:4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Many times Israel only returned to God because they witnessed His terrible power upon their enemies.
One day soon God will get tired of this and only accept the true worshiper.
Joh 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
People may look at the sound of worship and if it is true worship then it is marvelous.
God on the other hand, looks into the heart and He knows the difference in joy and Spiritual joy.
When there is Spiritual joy then, the praise of God becomes glorious!
The entire earth will sing praises to the name of Jesus one day.
Rom_14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Php 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
We must have a reverent fear of the Lord but we had better have a sure fear of the power of the Almighty God.
His power is endless and the greatest power of God that is seen today is seen in Creation and most of the world rejects our Creator.
How can anyone look at the creation of this universe and come to the conclusion that it happened by accident?
The important thing for the non-believer today is that, if our creation did not come by accident then it had to come by alien intervention.
The evolution bubble is about to bust.
Psa 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
The alien intervention theory is about to take over.
Those that know the Lord show great wisdom in the truth!
Psa 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
What is the truth of God on the day of His wrath?
Psa 110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Psa 110:6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Psa 112:10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psa 114:7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Psa 114:8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
It was the demonstration of God's power that stirred up Israel to come together and worship Him.
The Apostle Paul said it like this: Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
What had God shown to the people of Israel?
*****Psa 66:5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Psa 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
I just wonder what that Egyptian Pharaoh last thought was as the waters held back by the Lord came crashing down on him and his army.
I believe he is in Hell today reliving that last thought and drowning forever and ever.
The Israelites had witnessed the power of God on many occasions.
They had witnessed the power it took to save them from enemies that were far more powerful than they were.
Israel's glorious history recorded in the Bible shows the awesome power of God and the parting of the Red Sea may be the greatest of those miracles.
For those who do not believe, there are destroyed chariots with wheels broken off, the remains of dead men, the remains of dead horses, and the many weapons of the many Egyptian military located in that place of the crossing of the Red Sea for anyone who wants to see the truth of that momentous day when God delivered His people from Egypt.
Exo 14:28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Exo 14:29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Exo 14:30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
God will make sure that there is evidence of His great works left behind for the future generations to see but most of them are ignored and rejected.
There is much proof of the worldwide flood in the days of Moses!
There is much proof of the creation of this universe by the hands of God. Evolution is just a grand old lie that has no proof!
There is much proof of all the works of God but it is not accepted.
You see if you disagree with the world then you are just a troublemaker.
It is somewhat like what we see today. As Christians we do not agree with the world and we are labeled as troublemakers and even called terrorist in some places.
The works of the Lord are true, and the evidence of those works are readily available, and most of those works are in plain sight.
This same God can tame the sinner and cause them to be Born Again, a Spiritual birth a complete change.
All the remnants of this world after the wrath of God will come to worship the God that has such power.
*****Psa 66:7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
Who are the true rebels? Those who reject the truth of God!
We live today in a nation and a world that is ruled by the rebellious who have exalted themselves.
God is in control of our destiny!
The worship of God is binding on all nations!
We can neglect many things in this world but to worship of our Creator.
The one thing we need the most is a personal relation with our Creator!
We are damned if we neglect our Maker!
Satan has succeeded in much of this world to get people to hate Jesus the Messiah but all he has is lies.
2Co_4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
This world is blind to the truth!
Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Rom 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
Rom 11:10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway
It should be obvious the God rules by His power because He keeps this one planet in all the solar system called earth capable of supporting life.
There are no other planets, moon, or anything else that can support life as we know it in all this universe.
There is only a place called Heaven and God has shown us how to get there.
Those same rebellious people who are searching for things that do not exist are destroying this earth we have today and they would succeed if our Creator does intercede.
We can see all the works of mankind till our hearts grow feeble and old and feel worthless because this world only accepts the rich and famous but if we take the time to see the works of God, we will see the lies of this world.
We know that it is about the time that all Christians will be going home because this world is primed and ready to accept the Antichrist and he is about ready to reveal himself. His claim will be that he will solve all the issues of this world.
We must stop what we are doing today and start a deep study of God and most of us will come away praising God for what He has already done and He will also show us what He is about to do.
God is fully aware of everything that goes on in our world and the enemies of God and the Church should take heed to what God is saying here.
God is aware of what evil men are doing and even what they are planning to do. They have no respect for the power of God but they will witness His power first hand one day soon.
Prophecy informs us that the Lord Jesus will return and He will deliver all of God's people that this world hates so much.
It is then that the entire world will acknowledge the awesome power of God.
Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Rev 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
As Christ it behooves us to keep in mind the power of God and submit to Him with all our heart.
We are often tempted to think we can get away with sin, that God does not see us or that He will do nothing about it but we must not be deceived by this lie. We will reap what we sow!
Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
God sees everything we do just as He sees what the evil and wicked are doing. God even hears every word that we say.
Pro 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
As Christians we are humble ourselves before God and before His Word.
*****Psa 66:8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
One of the greatest truths we can see today is that the Israelites are still alive, they are still a nation, and they are back in the land that God has given to them, at least part of it.
The world is trying to deny them the rest of it and allow robbers and thieves to claim part of the Holy Land.
God faithfully sustains our lives from day to day. In fact every day is a gift from Him!
It is God who put us upon this earth and it is God who keeps us here.
1) God faithfully sustains us.
2) God keeps us from slipping and losing our way.
As we go through the activities of our say, we can sometimes forget that we are under the watchful eyes of God and are always within range of His Awesome Power.
We are a stubborn but we are fools if we do not let the voice of our praise be heard in Heaven!
We should also praise God for His deliverance of Israel and we may be about to see a great deliverance of Israel again today.
It is God that has us in His hands: Psa 66:9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Amen
