There Is Only One True God

 The Power and Wisdom of God

 Book of Psalms Chapter 97

 Today, even in the Bible Belt, you can hardly meet someone on the streets who knows about the Lord Jesus Christ.

 People do not know who God is!

 They think He is just another god along with many other gods. They are so wrong!

 There is not one person except maybe infants and young children who God has not revealed Himself.

Before a person dies, God will have revealed Himself to them so that no one at the White Throne of judgment can use that as an excuse

 We know that God even speaks to babies while they are in the womb.

 Jer 1:4  Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 

Jer 1:5  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 

Jer 1:6  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 

Jer 1:7  But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 

 Even John the Baptist knew the Lord Jesus Christ while He was in the womb of his mother.

 Luk 1:41  And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 

Luk 1:42  And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 

Luk 1:43  And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 

Luk 1:44  For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

 This proves that some babies have more wisdom than fully grown men and women, even while they are still in the womb of their mother.

This is why I will never accept that there is a right to abortion.

 The One major truth in our world is, that there is a God and He is our Creator and our Heavenly Father!

 There are not many gods there is only One True God!

 Those who reject God also reject the Word of God.

 The Word of God is just that, the Holy Ghost-inspired Word of God!

 Most people make up their minds about what a God should be like.

 They choose to believe some secular theory or something fabricated in their mind as to the origin of our universe and the origin of life.

 Rom 1:19  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 

Rom 1:20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 

Rom 1:21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 

Rom 1:22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 

Rom 1:23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 

Rom 1:24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 

Rom 1:25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

 As you can see God knew all these things would happen.

 Many people deny the Holiness of God while declaring good to be evil and evil to be good.

 God knew these people before they were born just, as He does everyone else.

 Some people believe in God but deny the "judgment" of God.

 Our world is so confused today that some men think God made a mistake and they were supposed to be women, and some women think they were supposed to be men, but they reject that God simply does not make mistakes.

 Across the globe, countless people are trapped in false religions and those who would change are filled with so much fear they live their lives as best they can all their days afraid to speak up.

 This Psalm is an encouragement to all who would truly follow God.

 I send a message today that no matter where you are, if you claim the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and even in secret, pray that sinner’s prayer, He will hear you and He will save you.

 He knows what conditions you are under, and He will not hold that against you.

 My God can save anybody anywhere at any time!

 This Psalm is a big help to you.

 *****Psa 97:1  The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 

 If we take a logical view of our world, we will see the evidence of our earth and all we can see with our eyes or that new telescope that circles.

 We see that these things exist.

 Because something cannot come from nothing, there must be an original cause that is the reason for the world's existence.

 Because it is evident that these things exist then, there had to be a Creator of these things.

 If you have ever witnessed an accident, you will see that accidents are a cause of destruction and not creation.

 Every effect must have a cause!

 What is the truth? The Lord reigns over all His creations! Jehovah is King, He is the Almighty Ruler of His threefold kingdom.

 Psa 96:11  Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 

 The earth is in perfect balance. It has just the right amount of water and the right amount of dirt.

 In fact, we can say that the entire universe is in perfect harmony so there must be a Creator.

 God's harmony is observed throughout this universe!

 The sun is ninety-three million miles from Earth which is exactly where it needs to be for our comfort.

 The temperatures vary from location to location so everyone can find a place where they are comfortable.

 The moon is two hundred and forty thousand miles from Earth to provide tides at the proper level.

 The more we change the moon the more our sea levels will change!

 The earth's tilt provides our four seasons.

 None of these things could have happened by accident!

 Yes, our Lord reigns as King of this earth!

 Psa 8:3  When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 

Psa 8:4  What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 

 The naysayers would have you believe that we live in a universe in chaos, but this is not true.

 Psa 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 

Psa 19:2  Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 

Psa 19:3  There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 

Psa 19:4  Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

 The alternative is that all these things, plus all the other things we can see are no more possible than a monkey being able to create a work of Shakespeare on a typewriter by haphazard play on the keys.

 Yes, the Lord reigns upon this Earth!

 The Earth refers to the continents, all the large land masses. In contrast, with the multitude of isles are the small islands that dot the seas.

 *****Psa 97:2  Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 

Psa 97:3  A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 

Psa 97:4  His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 

Psa 97:5  The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 

Psa 97:6  The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

 Heaven, where God's throne is located,  veiled in clouds and darkness says to us that God reigns above human sight and understanding.

 God must remain in these clouds of darkness because there is a need for God to conceal His radiant glory of His holiness that would destroy us instantly.

 God is the "Judge" of this Earth and He always, ALWAYS does what is right!

 Fire is a symbol of God's judgment!

 It is a fire that will consume all the enemies of God!

 Psa 21:8  Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 

Psa 21:9  Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 

 God bears witness to His holiness and justice through the forces of nature!

 Lightning, strong storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions with the earth melting like wax, all remind us of God's tremendous power. 

Nature is also a creation of God.

 2Pe 3:10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 

2Pe 3:11  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 

2Pe 3:12  Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

2Pe 3:13  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

 Everything in God's creation will bear witness to His holiness.

 We are to bear the truth that God reigns over all His creations, regardless of what the world says. 

The world is full of lies and liars.

 The Lord reigns over all the things that are going on around us.

 The Lord reigns over all the unbelief and lawlessness which is in our societies.

 The Lord reigns over all things that we are forced to endure.

 The Lord reigns and there is nothing this world can do about it, except to turn to Him in repentance!

 2Th 1:6  Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 

2Th 1:7  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 

2Th 1:8  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 

2Th 1:9  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 

2Th 1:10  When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 

 All those who worship false gods will become perplexed because they have been told a lie!

 The Heavens truly do declare the righteousness of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Messiah!

 *****Psa 97:7  Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. 

 When we mock and reject the Words of the One True God Jehovah then, we think we have become gods ourselves!

 We are not so dumb to not know that there are certain people who worship the idol of printed money and the idol of gold who are actually pulling the strings in America and most other countries in this world.

 They know which way to go to get more money printed which makes them richer and which way to go to get gold more valuable to make them richer and this little game they play is done over and over again.

 There is no regard for the people who work who actually pay the taxes.

 This little game will break out into war when those who are not so rich but are considered to be rich have to keep paying more and more of the taxes and they will rebel.

 It is the same for climate change. There are fifty-seven companies in this world that cause eighty percent of the pollution in this world and no one will talk to them about pollution and the carbon monoxide that is emitted by their companies.

 It is not even mentioned, or it would make them mad and governments just keep allowing it to take place.

 To these companies, money and gold are their gods!

 They may boast about their riches, but one day soon they will see their gods destroyed and they will be confounded.

 They are not the gods they think of themselves, but are only sinners in need of a Savior yet, they will never call on Him.

 They are like that Egyptian Pharaoh who thought he could defeat God but only perished in the Red Sea.

 Their idols are worthless!

 Isa 42:17  They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

 The Lord always knows what is going on!

 Isa 52:5  Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 

Isa 52:6  Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 

Isa 52:7  How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

 It is not long before these who have made themselves gods will meet the only true God.

 Isa 52:10  The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 

 God will judge this world, and this judgment is not that far off!

 *****Psa 97:8  Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. 

Psa 97:9  For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 

 When the Lord returns to this earth the Rapture of the Church will have already taken place and the Church will return with the Lord in glorified bodies following the King of Zion, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 It is at this time that the daughters of Judah will rejoice because the Antichrist will have been defeated and Israel will have turned to the Lord in shame because it has taken them so long to do so.

 There is so much difference between the Divine Power of God and the supposed power of the rich who have followed the Antichrist, that even they will fall in shame recognizing the power of Jehovah the triune God.

 All evildoers will be judged this day, but this is not the White Throne judgment, for the Lord Jesus will rule this earth from Zion for one thousand years.

 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.

 Because the Lord humbled Himself in humiliation and obedience to Jehovah, He has been exalted by His Father and given a name which is above every name and made Him King of kings and Lord of lords, superior majesty above every creature.

 This wicked world or what is left of it, will bow at the feet of Jesus!

 Then the Lord will remake this earth.

 The Lord Jesus will continue keeping all His promises to those who love Him.

 These will be those who have survived the seven years of the Tribulation years, the last three and one-half years known as the Great Tribulation.

 The Church will be with Him, but the Church was not the object of God's wrath but already glorified!

 *****Psa 97:10  Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 

 How do we know real love?

 If I love Jesus Christ, I will love all His people!

If I love Jesus Christ, I will love everything that He loves!

If I love Jesus Christ, I will hate what He hates which is sin!

 There is no small sin or large sin, there is only sin!

 If we love the Lord, we will hate evil!

 Psa 45:7  Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

 It is evil that separates us from our Loving God.

 It is because of evil that the wicked will be destroyed.

 It is because we do not love the Lord Jesus Christ that we are subject to the assaults of Satan!

 God watches tenderly over the souls of His saints at all times and preserves us by keeping us from destruction.

 The Lord Jesus Christ will certainly deliver us out of the hands of the wicked!

 The Lord Jesus Christ is that Light that outshines the darkness of this wicked world we live in.

 *****Psa 97:11  Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 

 Light is sown for the righteous!

 Psa 112:4  Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 

 That Light is the Lord Jesus Christ!

 Jhn_8:12  Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

 Jhn_9:5  As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

 People just love darkness far too much!

 Joh 3:19  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

 Because the Lord loves us, He will deliver us from evil!

Because the Lord loves us, He will preserve our souls on this earth till He finally takes us home where we are preserved forever and ever.

Because the Lord loves us, He will deliver us out of the hands of the wicked!

*****Psa 97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 

Psa 97:12  Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 

We know that the Light of Jesus is the Word of God!

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

Joh 1:2  The same was in the beginning with God. 

It is the Word of God that lights our path to righteousness!

Psa 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 

The Lord Jesus is that true Light who leads us to that path of salvation.

Mat 7:12  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 

Mat 7:13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 

Mat 7:14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 

There is no other pathway to Heaven!

Amen

Hearing What God Has to Say

 Praise God for His Communion with Us

 Book of Psalms Chapter 84

 We should ask ourselves, are we longing to go to the House of the Lord, or do we see it as a burden?

 This Psalm begins with added words that say, "My soul longs for the courts of the Lord".

 Psa 122:1  A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 

 We may not know who wrote this Psalm, but we can be sure that it was the Holy Ghost that led that person!

 We should all strongly desire to be in the house of God at the appointed times.

 1Ti 3:15  But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

 How terrible it will be for those who use the House of God to promote their lies and falsehood!

 We know that there is a great falling away of the Gospel in America and much of this can be blamed on the false messages coming from the pulpits.

 We all need to find a place of worship where the truth of God is preached.

 We go to the House of God to hear what God has to say and not what someone who is a child of the devil has to say.

 Assembling in the House of God is a commandment of God!

 Heb 10:19  Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 

Heb 10:20  By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 

Heb 10:21  And having an high priest over the house of God; 

Heb 10:22  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 

Heb 10:23  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 

Heb 10:24  And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 

Heb 10:25  Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 

 If we love the Lord, we will go to see Him and hear what He has to say regularly.

 There are so many other places in this world where people would love to go to the House of God but cannot because of the politics in their country.

 Our souls are craving to be with the Lord Jesus and Prayer and Worship are what we have until He comes to take us home.

 Because we are filled with God's Holy Spirit, we will always have the desire to go home to Heaven!

 *****Psa 84:1  To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 

 Here again, we see the instructions to the Head Musician to accompany this Psalm with a Harp. There was probably more than one of them.

 Who was Korah? Korah was the son of Izbar the brother of Amram. Amram was the father of Moses.

 It was this Korah who rebelled against the leadership of Moses.

 Two hundred and fifty princes who were men of renown joined with Korah and God sent down fire from Heaven and destroyed them.

 Two more, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in rebellion at the door of their tents and God opened the earth and dropped them straight into Hell with their wives, their children, and all their possessions.

 These sons of Korah mentioned here became the leaders of the music provided at the worship service.

 The sons of Korah never rebelled again and remained close to the Lord and were the choir at every worship service.

 The word "amiable" is a term of affection used in romantic poetry.

 Whoever this Psalmist was, guided by the Holy Spirit, loved to worship the Lord in any place where people gathered to do so.

 Psa 27:4  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 

 This psalmist just loved to be in the presence of God, and we should all be able to say this!

 *****Psa 84:2  My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

 It is not a beautiful building. It is not the beauty of the sanctuary or the color of the carpet that we are to acknowledge when we come to the house of the Lord.

 If we are not seeking the Living God, we are coming to the House of God for the wrong reason!

 This Psalmist ached to be at the House of God.

 The place we go should be a place where people go to experience God's glorious presence, seeking a movement of God.

 Soul, heart, and flesh mean every part of our being should want to get closer to God.

 Most of this world refuses to accept that there are three parts in our nature.

 The soul.

The heart.

The flesh.

 This psalmist knew the truth!

 It is a privilege to be able to go to the House of God!

 Many places do not allow a place to worship Jehovah God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 In every House of God, there must be an altar where we can offer up our prayers and give ourselves to the Lord.

 *****Psa 84:3  Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. 

 This psalmist says that every animal in God's creation seeks a place to build a home because it is in their nature.

 It is no different for humanity! 

We desire a place we can call home, and it is the House of God where we can learn about our true home and be with others, who are seeking the same thing.

 He says even the birds loved to build their nests close to the house of God.

 In the Tabernacle and the Temple, there were three altars.

 1) There was the altar of the burnt offerings in the outer courtyard, where sacrifices were offered.

2)There was the altar of incense in the inner courtyard which is a picture of offering our prayers.

Note how the smoke of the incense altar rose toward Heaven.

3) Then there was the "Mercy Seat", the Ark of the Covenant.

This is the altar upon which the blood of the atoning sacrifice was sprinkled, where God's presence was centered.

 Sparrows and swallows were abundant in ancient Israel, and they were considered a worthless nuisance, but not to this Psalmist because they were a creation of God.

 If they found a place to lay their eggs at God's house, then maybe they represent any stranger who might be trying to get into the House of God.

 We are all strangers in this foreign land, "the world" but we can find refuge in the House of God.

 When I first stepped into this Church, I knew I had found what I was missing in my life, praise the Lord it felt like home.

 We should all love to be in the presence of God!

 The Jews could not go into the Holy of Holies, but the Lord Jesus Christ removed the obstacles that keep us from going right into the Throne Room of God.

 Today God's presence is within us, but we are still to gather with all those who love the Lord as we do, we also need to set aside some time daily to be with the Lord.

 If we truly love the Lord, we will want to be close to Him and we do this through worship and prayer.

 Heb 6:19  Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 

Heb 6:20  Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

 We can get many blessings by being in the house of the Lord.

 *****Psa 84:4  Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Psa 84:5  Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

 For those descendants of Korah, they would spend their lives taking care of the House of God, and they loved it.

 What a job!

 It is a blessing to go to the House of God!

 It is a blessing to be in the presence of God!

 We are made whole when the Holy Ghost comes to live within us!

 This is also when we can feel the joy of the Lord!

 This is when we can continuously give God the praise He deserves!

 We can never give the Lord too much praise because we know greater rewards still lie in our future.

 We find that our strength surely comes from the Lord God of all creation.

 With Jesus in our hearts, we are just as determined to get to our home in Heaven as those Jews who were determined to be in the presence of God as they traveled to Jerusalem to worship a Living Savior.

 We will one day certainly be in the actual presence of God, but the closest we can come to this today is to worship in the House of God.

 For those who do not like to worship in the House of God, they will certainly not like Heaven!

 Many Jews traveled many miles to worship at the Temple of God and today, Christians struggle to get out of bed on Sunday and get in their car and drive to the House of God.

 I admit I have laid out also, but I missed a blessing on those occasions when I said to myself, I just do not feel well enough to go today.

I do not think I ever came into this church feeling bad that I did not leave feeling better!

This has not happened very often.

 We must not ever lose our longing to worship!

 *****Psa 84:6  Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 

 The valley of Baca would be the "Valley of Weeping" and maybe like the "Valley of Death" and not a real place.

 These are places of grief that we feel in our hearts for some reason.

 I think we all have visited both these places on many occasions.

 It is the rain of "God's Grace" that can get us through these times of grief.

 If our heart is filled with the Lord, then the blessings of the Lord can come from even these places and can cause an increase in righteousness and even true holiness.

 This Baca represents the troubles and trials of this life, the painful experiences we all suffer.

 Being in God's presence we will forget these trials and look forward to blessings, even the "Showers of Blessings".

 Ezk_34:26  And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

 The Holy Spirit is teaching us that we can make pools of refreshment out of life's deserts if we gather in the House of God where we can find the presence of God!

 What happens to us when we are obedient to God?

 *****Psa 84:7  They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. 

 Our relationship with God gets stronger and stronger.

 This is added to the blessing we can get on our journey to Heaven's gates.

 The journey of the Jews to worship in the Temple is a picture of our journey in life.

 We will face many obstacles, but there is no reason we cannot enjoy the trip.

 Heb 11:13  These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and "confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth".

 We do not have to fear death as it is like pouring grease on a walkway, we just slide on into Heaven a little bit quicker.

 We should remember if we die in our service to the Lord, then this was His plan to bring us home.

 This is when we will spend eternity with the Lord.

 Heb 11:14  For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 

Heb 11:15  And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 

Heb 11:16  But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

 There are certainly many dangers as we travel home, both trials and temptations yet, we are blessed on our journey because the Lord is traveling with us, all the way.

 Php 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 

 We will get stronger as we travel as we grow in the "grace" of the Lord.

 2Pe 3:18  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 

 Our hope is in the Lord so our hope will sustain us at every step of the way!

 *****Psa 84:8  O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 

 There is nothing wrong in asking God to hear our prayers.

 If we are one of His children in good favor with the Holy Spirit who abides within us, God will certainly hear our prayers and if He hears our prayers He will answer our prayers.

 We must live our lives in such a way that the Lord will always hear our prayers.

 That way is to live according to the Word of God!

 Who are we speaking of? We are speaking of The Lord God Jehovah, Yahweh, the God of all of Heaven's angelic forces.

 Here again, we see that the angels have a Commander, and this Commander knows every move His angels make, and they will not go against Him at any time without His knowledge and He will stop them before they do anything against His Sovereignty.

 God has never lost control of His created beings.

 The angels have only one time to make a mistake against the Lord, but we as His created humans know that He is the God of the second chance.

 God has pledged His "Mercy" and His "Grace" to all those who call upon Him!

 God is our shield, and we can hide ourselves in Him.

 *****Psa 84:9  Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 

 To assemble in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is a blessed thing to do!

 This is what the Church of the Living God must do!

 He is still the God of Hosts because He is still the God that fights our battles for us!

 God's anointed is not David, God's anointed is the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 At his best David was a "type of Christ"!

 God the Father proclaims this of His Son.

 God the Holy Spirit makes sure it is written for all the world to see.

 God the Son is the fulfillment of the written Word of God!

 Heb 1:1  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Heb 1:2  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 

Heb 1:3  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

 Mat_3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 Mat_17:5  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

 Mrk_1:11  And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 Luk_3:22  And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

 The Lord Jesus Christ is Israel's protector just as He is for the Church!

 The Lord Jesus Christ is the Messiah who came from the line of King David.

Remember the Lord Jesus Christ was one hundred percent God and He was one hundred percent man while He was upon this earth.

Do not be fooled by this.

If the Lord Jesus came down in all His glory all humans would have died.

It was the glory of God that was laid aside so He could come with His message of salvation.

 2Sa 7:12  And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 

2Sa 7:13  He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 

2Sa 7:14  I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 

2Sa 7:15  But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 

2Sa 7:16  And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

It is the Messiah who is our guide, our shield, and our protector as we go through this thing called life!

 It is the Messiah who will gather us up and take us home to our place in Heaven.

 *****Psa 84:10  For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psa 84:12  O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

 It was the Lord Jesus Christ who opened my mind to the truth of the Gospel!

 Psa 40:6  Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

 There are so many blessings that come from a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus that we cannot even know them all.

 A personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ brings complete satisfaction.

 I will be like this Psalmist and say that one day in the courts of the Lord Jesus is far better than a thousand of the best days life has to offer.

 When we get to Heaven, we will begin a never-ending day!

 The worst job in Heaven, if there is such a thing, is also far better than to dwell in the home of the richest man upon this earth.

 We just cannot compare apples to mansions!

 We cannot compare a meal on earth to a meal at the Lord's Table!

 There is total satisfaction in the Lord!

 1Co_10:21  Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

 Whatever task I have in Heaven I will be satisfied with it!

 *****Psa 84:11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

 It is only our Lord Jesus Christ who could make such a promise as this!

 It will be a pleasure to serve in God's presence!

 The Lord Jesus Christ is my sun while I complete my days on this earth!

 Jhn_8:12  Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

 Why is the Light of Jesus Christ needed?

 Act_26:18  To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

 The Lord Jesus Christ is the light of my life!

 Isa 60:19  The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 

Isa 60:20  Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 

 The Lord Jesus Christ is also my "shield".

 Psa 3:3  But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 

Psa 3:4  I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 

 The pure fact is that the Lord will never leave us unprotected or uncomforted!

 We should just read about how blessed we are.

 We should know how blessed we are to have the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior!

 We freely get all these things if, we have faith in the One True God!

 Rom 5:1  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 

Rom 5:2  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 

There should not be a day go by where we have not prayed for God's help through that day.

The world is simply this wicked!

Why would we not accept these blessings when there is nothing in this world to compare them to?

The one thing we must remember is that there is no work that we have to do to receive these blessings of God.

The Lord Jesus Christ has completed all the work for our salvation and all we need to do is believe that these things are true and accept His gift.

It must be complete faith.

God is all good, there is no good without the Lord!

There is no good that He will not show us in due time.

After meeting Jesus, we must walk in truth and holiness and these things are not that hard!

Amen

My God is Great

 Book of Psalms Chapter 76

 Praise God for His Greatness

 This Psalm was written by Asaph who was the head musician of the choir established by King David.

 We know that God has a unique relationship with Israel.

 God also has a unique relationship with the Church but not with any other nation than Israel.

 No other nation has a relationship as Israel does with God.

 This is important to know if we want to study the Bible properly.

 God's name is great in Israel because He has proved Himself to be great, the Great One.

So, it is important to know just how powerful is our God.

There is no limit to God’s power!

We can accept the Word of God as the truth when it describes the power of God, but we must know God is far more powerful than these pages show.

The only thing that limits the power of God is His love for humanity, but God also cannot be unrighteous

It is because of His righteousness that He must destroy sin.

*****Psa 76:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

 We may not know what historical event this Psalm refers to, but it will apply to any nation or group that tries to eliminate God's people.

 God is great in Israel and showed Himself great by breaking the power of Assyria and many other nations.

 Isa 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

 You see God had made a promise to Israel.

 2Ki 19:32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

2Ki 19:33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

2Ki 19:34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

2Ki 19:35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

 God had made a promise to Israel and God does not break His promises.

 God made a promise to the Church, the Body of Christ and He will honor that promise as well.

 It is just after this that Israel gave God a new name:

 That name is Yahweh Shammah which means "The Lord is There".

 God did this to show us all that God will rescue His people in the future from hostile nations who circle Israel which may be happening today.

 Israel has to defend itself from terrorists daily.

 I can just imagine what America would do if a bordering nation began to take daily potshots into our country.

 God will break the power of any nation whose intent is to destroy Israel because "Shammah" is still with Israel.

 God is known in Judah!

 *****Psa 76:2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

 The word "Salem" means "unharmed" or "at peace" and we are to pray for the peace of Jerusalem because Salem is another name for Jerusalem, the City of Peace.

 It should also remind us of our Savior who is the King of Peace and we know He will one day soon sit as King of Israel and in fact King of this entire world.

 God had told Moses to build a Tabernacle and God made Himself known when the Tabernacle was first completed.

 There was no Tabernacle in Jerusalem until King David had retrieved the Ark of the Covenant.

 2Sa_6:17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

 The true meaning of the word tabernacle is "a house or a dwelling place".

 Job 5:24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

 We just assume that when we see the word tabernacle it is talking about the Tabernacle of the Congregation, but it can mean other things sometimes.

 The word tabernacle can also mean our human body.

 2Co 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

 2Co 5:4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

 And God gave us His Holy Spirit as a guarantee of His truth.

 2Co 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

 The word Zion can mean some other things but in truth it means the city of Jerusalem.

 It can also mean the City of David.

 Psa 87:5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

 The truth of Jerusalem still lies in the future when the Lord Jesus Christ will sit as King in Jerusalem.

 The Church is looking forward to the Heavenly Jerusalem!

 Heb_12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

 The war called Armageddon will be settled in Jerusalem.

 *****Psa 76:3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

 The Lord Jesus will put an end to war when He sits on the throne of David.

 The war of Armageddon will not be won due to skillful militaries it will be won due to the actions of God.

 God will deprive the enemies of Israel of the effectiveness of all their mighty weapons.

 The Lord will render those weapons useless against God's people!

 As an example, the great Assyrian army lay in siege of Jerusalem and God sent one angel to end that siege.

 With one pass over those one hundred and eighty-five thousand soldiers, they never woke from their sleep and not one arrow was fired into Jerusalem.

 Nothing that army had that day could defend them from that one angel.

 It will be the same in the War called Armageddon.

 Isa_54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

 The Lord is perfect in His Holiness.

 The Lord is also perfect in His power!

 *****Psa 76:4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

 The powerful armies of Assyria had burned and pillaged many nations until they felt that no nation could stand against them. They had gotten rich off of the things they had plundered from other nations but at Jerusalem, God said no more.

 The glory of the Lord is brighter than our sun!

 2Pe 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

 Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

 No matter how powerful the militaries of this world get, they are no match for the glory of God!

 The mountains of Jerusalem are where God's presence dwells among His people Israel.

 Those who dare to invade His territory in hopes of preying on God's people will quickly become God's prey and He will destroy them.

 The Lord despises such nations that brag of their power such as North Korea, Iran, and some others, who have such little power that the Lord can just display His glory, and they will not exist.

 In the Lord excellence and power become perfection.

 *****Psa 76:5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

Psa 76:6  At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 

 This verse describes what happened to the Assyrian army that had sieged Jerusalem.

 2Ki 19:35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

 One hundred eighty-five thousand soldiers went to sleep that terrible night and one hundred and eighty five thousand soldiers woke up in Hell, a place they did not believe in.

 Even Sennacherib the commander of this army died at the hands of his own two sons.

 This happened on the day after Isaiah told King Hezekiah that Israel would be delivered from this mighty army.

 My Father when He is angry does not fool around.

 This was the power of one angel. God has an innumerable number of angels but even they cannot match the power God has Himself.

 Psa_147:15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

 God's rebuke can destroy any political power.

God's rebuke can destroy any military power.

God's rebuke can destroy any power that goes against God's people, and He has already said that day was coming.

 Chariots and horses are examples of the vehicles used by powerful militaries.

 Any time we win a victory over an enemy, we need to recognize God as the source of that victory and offer Him praise!

 Who are our enemies? The world, our flesh, and the devil are all our known enemies, and we can include all the things associated with those things.

 Satan and his forces are far more powerful than we are, but they are no match for God!

 What do we need? The Whole Armor of God

 Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Eph 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 

Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

 We cannot even overcome our flesh without the help of God!

 Our sinful nature will overwhelm us without the Holy Spirit abiding within us!

 Gal 5:16 This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

 If we walk in the Spirit, we can be conquerors.

 Rom 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Rom 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Rom 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 We have no reason to be afraid of what this world can do to us.

*****Psa 76:7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

 The Israelites witnessed the greatness of God more than any other people. Those alive would have a fear of God, but the next generation would move away from the truth of God.

 God alone should indeed be feared!

 God is the only one who can settle wars with His tongue.

 God just speaks and things take place as He speaks.

 God stands ready to destroy all who dare to revolt against Him!

God stands ready to destroy all those who revolt against His purpose!

God stands ready to destroy all who revolt against His people.

 No one can overcome the power of God!

 God is to be feared but God is also to be loved!

 The truth: Only perfect love can cast away fear!

 If you genuinely love the Lord God, then you need have a reverent fear of God, but you need only to know the power of God for He will never use that power to destroy you or against you.

 It is those who hate God who God will destroy!

 God's "judgment" is absolute!

 *****Psa 76:8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

Psa 76:9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

 The great Prophet Isaiah had told King Hezekiah that God would show His power:

 2Ki 19:32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

2Ki 19:33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

2Ki 19:34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

 God was not about to allow the enemies of Israel to destroy them because God had already promised the Messiah to come by way of David's royal descendants.

 God still speaks through His prophets, or today we would say His preachers.

 In the coming "judgment" upon this world God will speak with His voice.

 That voice is called the sword of His mouth.

 Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

 We had better know that from His throne in Heaven God governs this universe.

 One day soon every mouth of all those who remain after the Rapture of the Church will be closed.

 Rom 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: "that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God".

 There are those today who say that a true God would not kill people or allow them to be killed.

 God says: (my words) "all you need do is to repent and acknowledge the truth of God", so they that perish have the opportunity to live forever", but they had defied God and the penalty for defying God, is death.

 God will arise in "judgment" to save the meek and the oppressed on this earth. Those would be all those who claim the Lord is their Savior and the world oppresses them.

 God will arise in "judgement" to stir those people up to praise Him.

 *****Psa 76:10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

 We should understand that "all" actions and feelings of humanity are under God's control.

 It is soon coming a day that even those who hate God will praise Him!

 God will make sure that all those who oppose Him know exactly what is going to happen to them, if they continue down that road of sin that they travel on.

 Mat_7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

 All those who seek a new path to Heaven need to realize there is no new path to Heaven.

 Jer 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

 God has shown Himself to be the Victor over wickedness and evilness!

 God does not do evil, but God will utilize those who do, to further His plans for this world.

 Some proof to this can be seen with a certain Pharaoh:

 Exo 9:15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

Exo 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

 What does God say to all those who oppose Him?

 Isa 33:11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

 In the end, Israel has been delivered from all those who have threatened them over and over again, yet the world continues to hate Israel and continue to assist the terrorists that are no more than thieves and robbers.

 We may live in a world where there is no fear of God, but it does not mean that the Word of God is not true, and it does not mean that Jehovah God has gotten old and weak.

 Mat 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

 We need to vow our allegiance to the Lord!

 *****Psa 76:11 Vow and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

Psa 76:12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

 There will be some alive after God's "judgment" during the Tribulation period and before the Lord Jesus restores this earth for one thousand years and what did they see?

 Zep 3:6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

 Until Satan is locked up in Hell for good, he will have allies in this world.

 As Christians, we will have to contend against this world and the Devil, but we are never alone and we will come out as victors.

 We have seen enough answers to prayers to know some of the power of God and we know He is far more powerful than Satan that nasty serpent.

 Every victory we have after our salvation came by the Lord.

 At times, some of us need to rededicate ourselves to the Lord.

 We must not only praise the Lord with our lips we must also praise Him with our service to Him.

 We are not to neglect to always do good out of grateful hearts.

 We must be grateful for God saving our souls from a Devil's Hell, and we can best show that gratefulness buys keeping any vows we have made and praising His Holy Name.

 The greatest victory we can celebrate is the Lord Jesus's victory on that terrible cross because this is our victory also.

 As Jesus sacrifice of "mercy" deserves the greatest sacrifice we can offer, which is the sacrifice of our own lives to Him!

 Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 It is only then that God will reveal His complete message to us.

 The sweetest words God ever said was "I forgive"! He did not have to!

 There is no greater gift we can give to the Lord, but ourselves!

 God will be terrible to the kings and princes of this earth, and they know it is coming, and they have only one chance to avoid it, but they reject it believing that Satan is their savior.

 Such foolish men and women!

 Amen

The King is Coming

 The Reign of the Messiah

Book of Psalms Chapter 72

 No doubt that Psalm 72 was written about Solomon the son of David but in reality, the Holy Spirit caused it to be written of Israel's last and greatest King, which is the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 David becomes a prophet in this Psalm.

 What do we know about the reign of the Messiah? It has not happened yet.

 During the early centuries of the Church there were many groups that denied the humanity of Jesus Christ.

 Today, it is in the reverse, the man Jesus is recognized, but there is a denial of His deity.

 People believe that Christ was either a liar, or a lunatic, or He is LORD like He says He is.

 Jesus Christ is God and not simply God-Like!

 Jesus Christ is absolutely equal with God the Father in His person and in His work.

 The Lord Jesus Christ is all that God is, to possess the whole fullness of the attributes which make God, God!

 Any attack on the deity of Jesus Christ is an attack on the bedrock of Christianity.

 I am tired of seeing my Savior mocked in this world.

 Heb 1:8  But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 

 It is a fundamental truth of Scripture that only God is to be worshiped.

 Even Satan knows this is the truth!

 Mat 4:10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

 It is the Trinity of God that is the Lord Jesus Christ:

 2Co 13:14  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

 Prophecy says that the Messiah would be King.

 Gen 49:10  The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 

 There will be a people ready to be ruled by the Messiah.

 2Sa 7:16  And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 

 God the Father announced the making of His Son to be King.

 Psa 2:6  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

 The Lord Jesus Christ will be the government of this world!

 Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 

Isa 9:7  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. 

 The three offices of the Messiah which are, Prophet, Priest, and King will be fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ!

 As a Prophet, the Lord Jesus was involved with revealing the salvation message of God.

As a Priest, His work was as an Intercessor, and His saving work.

As King, He fulfill the promises to Israel and He will rule the entire earth.

 \*****Psa 72:1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 

 As King David lay on his death bed, he had this prayer for his son by asking God to make him a righteous ruler.

 One of the king's most important duties was to judge disputes and then administer justice.

 If Solomon would govern according to the Word of God, the Lord would bless him and his nation's people.

 This same prayer holds true to every ruler, every king, and every president of every nation even today!

 God is the source of all "judgment"!

 It should be noted that Solomon prayed this same prayer for himself.

 1Ki 3:9  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 

 We know that a society cannot exist without laws and these laws are to be expressed and enforced and whoever does this is the ruler but this is just a part of what is needed to govern any people.

 *****Psa 72:2  He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 

Psa 72:3  The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 

Psa 72:4  He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

 It is obvious that the courts and prosecutors of today are not interested with righteousness!

 It is obvious today that our courts are not fair and impartial but yield to the politics of today!

 We should also understand that the children of Israel belong to God just as the Church belongs to God.

 The Church is bought and paid for with the Blood of Jesus Christ.

 We should also understand that peace will never come to this world because leaders seek their own fortunes rather than seeking the good will of those they were elected to serve.

 In old times most of the poor were not that way because of laziness or would not work.

 We know this has changed today.

 There are still some who are poor for many reasons but there are also many who refuse to work and would rather live off the taxpayer.

 In the day of the Kings the poor were powerless to defend themselves and were taken advantage of by greedy and wicked people.

 These same greedy and wicked people are going after the middle class today and the middle class is becoming powerless to defend themselves.

 It is easy to see that it is the rich who are the cause of the oppression of the poor and they want to keep it that way.

 It is a fact that in the day the Jesus Christ rules this earth from Jerusalem the oppression of the poor will end.

 It is uncalled for today, but the greedy rich just cannot get enough riches to satisfy them!

 Peace can be said to be the absence of fear of the threat of harm along with a sense of security.

 We do not have this in America today and it is because of greedy politicians, who always seem to have a better way, but it never turns out that way!

 When King Jesus sits upon the throne of David there will be great changes.

 *****Psa 72:5  They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

 It is this passage where we begin to see that this Psalm was not just about King Solomon because his life would be similar to the life expectancy we have today.

 It is King Jesus in whom we should have a godly fear of throughout time as it we see it today.

 The sun and the moon will endure until God brings them to an end and it is only God who can live through all the generations of mankind and forever.

 Only God can do these things. It was Solomon's job to make sure all the people of his kingdom understood this, just as it is the job of every national leader to do today.

 We see where this world is failing!

 You see, for as long as the course of nature last, we are to fear the Lord.

 God promised eternal dominion to the house of David.

 Since the Lord Jesus as a man was a descendant of the House of David, and because He is God then these things apply to the Messiah.

 Since we are in the family of the Messiah then these things apply to the Body of Christ.

 King Solomon was to provide security for God's people.

 King Jesus will also provide security in His Kingdom. He will rule with a rod of iron.

 He would rescue the needy.

He would rescue the poor and those who are afflicted, and their children.

 These are the ones that the world takes advantage of.

 These are the same ones that this government we have now, have taken advantage of.

 They have tried to keep the poor, poor so that they will always need the government to help them.

 This is why the gates of America have been thrown open for the world to enter so even more people will become dependent upon the government to support them.

 This is the way a certain party is trying to stay in power.

 The Messiah came to this earth to put a stop to these things.

 The Messiah came to rescue the needy and the poor, all those who are Spiritually poor.

 David prayed that his son would crush all those who are so cruel in this world.

 *****Psa 72:6  He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 

 We already know there is a great famine for the Word of God today.

 2Ti_4:3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2Ti_4:4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

 Eze 34:23  And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 

Eze 34:24  And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. 

Eze 34:25  And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 

Eze 34:26  And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

 Deu 32:2  My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 

Deu 32:3  Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

 David called on his son to be true to Jesus Christ.

 The Lord Jesus will enforce righteousness upon this earth when He sits as King of the World!

 *****Psa 72:7  In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 

 Does anyone here know how long the moon that we see nightly is going to flourish? I do not either because only God knows.

 Isa 11:4  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 

Isa 11:5  And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

 All those who are with Christ during His Millennial Reign upon this earth will enjoy lives that are full, and free of fear and oppression.

 If the Lord Jesus Christ is going to save us from all these things, then these are the things that are going to get worse especially during the time of the Antichrist.

 Keep in mind this is after the Rapture of the Church and the Church will come down again to this earth during the time Christ sits as King of this world and remain the God of all creation.

 *****Psa 72:8  He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 

Psa 72:9  They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 

 What was the Kingdom of Solomon?

 1Ki 4:21  And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 

 Notice Solomon ruled over the land of the Philistines also at this time.

 As we apply this to King Jesus:

 Isa 60:4  Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 

Isa 60:5  Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 

Isa 60:6  The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. 

Isa 60:7  All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 

Isa 60:8  Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? 

Isa 60:9  Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 

Isa 60:10  And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 

 *****Psa 72:10  The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 

Psa 72:11  Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. 

 David prayed that Solomon would be recognized as the world's leader the sovereign ruler over all the earth.

 He asked that God would cause all rulers to pay tribute to Solomon.

 As David prayed for his son, he also prophesied of the Messiah.

 Solomon did establish an extensive kingdom but he did not rule to the ends of the earth.

 Solomon was not King of all kings.

 Only the Lord Jesus Christ will fully answer this prayer of David!

 Only the Lord Jesus Christ will reign forever over all the earth!

 Zec 9:9  Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 

Zec 9:10  And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. 

 Psa 2:7  I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 

Psa 2:8  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 

 Luk 1:33  And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 

 Rev 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

 King Jesus will rule this world just as He rules everything that we see and know about. He will rule all His creation.

 Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

Joh 1:2  The same was in the beginning with God. 

Joh 1:3  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

Joh 1:4  In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 

Joh 1:5  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

 David then prays that Solomon will be compassionate toward the people.

 *****Psa 72:12  For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. 

Psa 72:13  He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. 

Psa 72:14  He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 

 When is the last time we have seen our leaders be compassionate to all the people?

 This is when we know we have a true leader.

 Did you know being compassionate to the people is not one of the things that our President is to do.

 An American President is to keep our nation safe and make sure the Constitution is being implemented and is the guide to our laws.

 If our leaders would show compassion to all the people of our great nation instead of picking out certain groups to show compassion, if you can call it that, to certain groups and cause division in all the rest, our nation would be a better place.

 A true leader will deliver all who cry to him who are in need.

 These would be those who are poor, oppressed, and helpless beyond their fault.

 He is to deliver those who suffer due to circumstances beyond their control.

 Most of the problems where people suffer today is because our leaders have made laws that cause friction in the people.

 A good leader would deliver those who are oppressed who are law abiding people.

 A good leaders would not take away our freedoms that are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

 A good leader would save the people from oppression and stop their adversaries who only deceive and defraud the people.

 An unrighteous leader would view the needy with contempt, seeing them as a burden to society and worthless.

 Why is our nation faltering? It is because no one wants a righteous leader!

 Even Solomon was not a righteous leader many of his days because he taxed the people so he could live an extravagant life.

 God told Israel these things about a king:

 Deu 17:15  Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. 

Deu 17:16  But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. 

Deu 17:17  Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. 

Deu 17:18  And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: 

Deu 17:19  And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 

Deu 17:20  That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. 

 Solomon ignored all these laws of God just as most all kings have done even presidents.

 But the Lord Jesus Christ was innocent of any wrong doing!

 Israel became a rich nation but it was just like today.

 The rich got richer and the poor remained poor and the middle class paid most of the taxes.

 David prophesied of King Jesus as no one else could meet the qualifications that God had set in His Laws.

 The Jews had six hundred and thirteen laws besides these things that God added to kings.

 The Lord Jesus Christ perfectly portrayed the compassionate, sacrificial heart of our Savior because He cannot be different from what He is!

 He is still this same Savior today with these same characteristics!

 Because of Jesus our souls can be saved from a Spiritual death which means an eternal separation from God in Hell.

 The Lord Jesus is soon returning to claim our bodies as well!

 Solomon did become the richest man in the world, but a lot of it was wasted when He could have done more for Israel such as tax relief.

 *****Psa 72:15  And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. 

Psa 72:16  There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 

Psa 72:17  His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. 

 Verse 15 is hard to understand but it could mean "God save the King".

 People could not only greet him in the customary way, but bring gifts to him and they would pray for him.

 Besides the gifts, we still do this for our own leaders.

 The gift we can give is to be obedient to the laws of the land that do not go against the Word of God.

 A good king would be the source of happiness and prosperity and there will never be but one good king and that is King Jesus.

 Another prayer would be for the fertility of the land.

 "May there be an abundance of corn in the land upon the top of the mountains?"

"May the fruit rustle like Lebanon".

"May men flourish out of the city like the grass of the earth."

 This would be praying for the prosperity for the people of the kingdom.

 These would be the things that the Lord Jesus will do after He has destroyed the earth. He will make all things new and the earth will again be like it was in the Garden of Eden.

 Hos 14:5  I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 

Hos 14:6  His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 

Hos 14:7  They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

 Isa 27:6  He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 

 There will also be a conversion of the Jews.

 Psa 92:12  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 

Psa 92:13  Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 

Psa 92:14  They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 

Psa 92:15  To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 

 Only the Lord Jesus fits the picture painted by verse seventeen:

 Psa 45:17  I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. 

 Eph 3:13  Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 

Eph 3:14  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

Eph 3:15  Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 

Eph 3:16  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 

Eph 3:17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 

Eph 3:18  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 

Eph 3:19  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 

 And blessed be the Lord God:

 *****Psa 72:18  Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. 

Psa 72:19  And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 

Psa 72:20  The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 

 When the Messiah sits on the throne of David during the Millennial Kingdom the whole earth will be filled with God's glory.

 Isa 11:9  They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 

Isa 11:10  And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 

 Hab 2:14  For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

 The Lord did wondrous things as the God of Israel by delivering them from bondage.

 The Lord did wondrous things for the Church as he delivered us all from the bondage of Satan.

 He did these things because His mercy endures forever!

 It is our duty to praise God for what He has done for us and Israel will soon find this same thing out.

 It is our honor to praise God.

 It is our honor to meet each week in the House of our God to offer to Him our praise.

 We will do this in Heaven, we just as well get in the practice here on earth!

 It is our duty and our pleasure to honor our God, the Lord Jesus Christ!

 It is only the lord who can do these wondrous things and does them because He loves us!

 Me and my brother Mike used to talk about being saved and we would refer to this passage in the Book of James.

 Jas 5:19  Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 

Jas 5:20  Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 

 Our sins, as terrible as they were now are all blotted out in God's records in Heaven!

 Mike is in Heaven now and I owe it to the Lord to spend the rest of my days serving Him!

 This was David's dying prayer for his son Solomon, but the Holy Spirit used this same prayer to prophecy of the Messiah, King Jesus.

 Amen

Remembering What God Has Already Done

 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