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"The Voice of the Lord is Upon the Waters!" Psalm 29
Dennis Edwards
Psalm 29:1-2 “Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the
Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the
Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
We should give to God the best part of our lives, not just the leftovers of our days. The first moments of each day, as much as possible, we should give to the Lord. We should worship Him with our rising thoughts and words. His glory is above the heavens and He is worthy of our praise and thanksgiving, which should be continually upon our lips and in our hearts.
Psalm 29:3 “The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the
God of glory thunders: the Lord is upon many waters.”
The first aspect of the above verse is the inexplicable fact that when people are sick or having troubles, they often go to the seaside and sit by the beach and listen to the calming effects of the waves as they break upon the shore. In their search for comfort, for answers, for solace, people often seek out a lonely spot on an isolated beach to walk with their thoughts and hear the "voice of the Lord upon the waters."
The second aspect is that the psalmist may in fact be reminiscing over the creation event found in
Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:1-3 “In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth, And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And
God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
In the above verses we find God the Father sending forth His Spirit to create through His spoken Word, or Voice. We see the Father. We see the Son, which was the Word or Voice Who became flesh in Jesus. We see the Holy Spirit, which God sent to move upon the face of the waters. We see the Trinity in action.
All throughout the first chapter of Genesis we see God
speaking the creation into existence. God spoke and it was so. “And God said,”
in other words, God’s spoken Word was the medium of creation.
In Genesis 3:8, when God walks in the Garden of Eden, He is
called, “the voice of the Lord God.” Adam and Eve heard “the voice of the Lord
God walking in the garden.” The “God body” that appeared to Adam and Eve
walking in the garden was the "Voice of the Lord God," or the Word of the Lord
God. The Gospel of John clarifies who that Word was and is.
John 1:1-4 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All
things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,
and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father full of
grace and truth.”
John 1:17-18 "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him."
Jesus Christ is the Word of God who walked with Adam and Eve
in the garden in some sort of “God body.” Jesus was the creating force of the
universe with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus later became flesh through
His supernatural birth through Mary.
The Apostle Paul writes similarly.
Colossians 1:15 “(Jesus) is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things created, that are
in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.”
In the book of Hebrews we find a parallel statement.
Hebrews 1:1-4 “God, who at sundry times and in diverse
manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in these last
days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by
whom also He made the worlds; 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, being made so much better than the angels, and has by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Jesus is and was the creating “Voice of the Lord” we
find in Genesis and in the Psalms and who spoke to the prophets in the Old Testament.
Psalm 29:4 “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of
the Lord is full of majesty.”
We need to hear His voice daily to have the confidence that
we are walking in the paths He desires for us. When we hear His voice, we have
peace, no matter what circumstances we are facing. Hearing His voice has a
powerful effect upon us.
Isaiah 55:3a “Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and
your soul shall live.”
Hearing His voice gives us the peace that passes all understanding.
When we are anxious and pour out our soul unto the Lord in prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving, God promises to hear us and answer our prayer. He
may not answer as we wish, but He promises to send us the peace we need to face
whatever situation we are in. His voice is powerful and hearing His voice
personally causes us to experience a peace from God that is beyond human
understanding.
Psalm 29:5-6 “The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; yea,
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.”
God voice is over all of nature. By Him all things consist
and are held together.
Psalm 29:7 “The voice of the Lord divides the flames of
fire.”
Isn’t it interesting that we like to sit in front of a fire
and watch the flames. We are mesmerized by how the flames are divided in the
fire. It’s God’s voice that divides the flame within the fire. Again, we see
God upholding all things by the word of His power.
Psalm 29:8-9 “The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes the hinds
to calve, and discovers the forests: and in His temple does every one speak of
His glory.”
God is the one who brings forth new life. Apostle Paul in
Acts 17:28a said, “For in Him we live and move and have our being.”
Psalm 29:10 “The Lord sits upon the flood; yea, the Lord
sits King forever.”
Some scholars believe David is referring back to the Genesis
Flood and God’s judgment on the world at that time and therefore inferring a
future judgment where He will bring the world into submission to His will and
finally sit as King forever.
Psalm 29:11 “The Lord will give strength unto His people;
the Lord will bless His people with peace.”
But in order to receive the strength and peace that we need,
it is necessary for us to “Come unto Him.” In Isaiah we read,
Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the faint; and to them
that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be
weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Jesus communicates the same message in the Gospel of Matthew.
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For
My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
The strength is there. The power is there. The peace is
there, but we need to do our part and come unto Him. We need to take time with
Jesus. We need to take time with Jesus, today. If we read His word, if we get
alone with Him, if we pour out your heart in prayer, if we thank Him for His
many blessings, He promises to answer and supply our needs. But He’s waiting on
us to come unto Him.
Please, don’t tarry with the chores and duties of life, and
the preoccupations of the day. Choose the better part. Choose to take time
alone with God, early before the day starts, if possible. With Him, you’ll find
the strength, and power, and peace you need to carry on the tasks set before
you. He’ll give you the strength, and power, and peace you need. It's a promise.
Just come unto Him!
Prayer: Jesus, I really don’t know how to approach You. I
don’t know how to “Come unto You.” Help me in my feeble efforts. Help me as I
pour out my problems and worries to you in prayer. I thank you for my many
blessings. Please hear my prayer and draw me closer to You. Help me to learn more
of You and become Your child and follower. In Jesus’ name, I pray.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Unto You Will I Cry, O Lord, Be Not Silent To Me: Psalm 28
Dennis Edwards
Psalm 28:1 “Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not
silent to me: lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down
into the pit.”
That’s how we often feel when we are down and out, or
lacking in strength, or facing a big obstacle or problem in life. We want to
hear God’s voice of encouragement. We want a sign, a token, that He is with us
and helping us. In Psalm 86:17 we read,
“Show me a token for good, that they which hate me may see
it, and be ashamed: because Thou, Lord, has helped me, and comforted me.”
We look for that sign in a dream, or a prophecy, or a word
from a friend, or the still, small voice of the Lord. Ultimately, we want to
hear God’s voice. We want to know that He is with us and that we are on the
right path in our decision, in our walk with Him through life. Isaiah 55:1-3a,
also, touches on our need to hear God’s voice.
“Ho, every one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he
that has no money; come, ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not
bread? And your labour for that which satisfies not? Hearken diligently unto to
Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Incline your ear and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live.”
It's when we hear God’s voice, that still small encouraging quiet
voice in our conscience, confirming the direction we should go; that we find
the peace of body, mind, and spirit that we seek. If we have poured out our
soul in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, as Apostle Paul has
admonished, and as we see the Psalmist David do in his songs, we will finally
break through the fog of discouragement or confusion of mind and come to that
place of peace from God that passes even our carnal reasoning or mental
understanding. We can heave a sigh of relief and say, “Thank you Jesus. You are
with me.”
Psalm 28:2 “Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry
unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward the holy oracle.”
David is praying desperately to God to hear his cry. We,
likewise, cry aloud today for God’s guidance and help, His encouragement.
Psalm 28:3 “Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the
workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in
their hearts.”
It seems that David faced the same type of problems that we
in the world face today. The wicked and workers of iniquity seem always so
strong in their pursuits. Help us, Lord, not to be drawn away from You through
the wickedness that is around us. Bind us tightly to Thy side through Thy cords
of love and truth.
Psalm 28:4 “Give them according to their deeds, and
according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of
their hands; render to them their desert.”
We join with David’s sentiments and pray against today’s
wicked whoever and wherever they may be. In positions of political or military
power, in positions in media, education, science or medicine; in positions of
justice or policing, in political parties or social movements; in churches,
mosques, synagogues or other institutions of worship; even in our own hearts; Lord, we pray against the
wicked and ask You to give them their just reward.
Psalm 28:5 “Because they regard not the works of the Lord,
nor the operations of His hands, He shall destroy them, and not build them up.”
Thus, we pray, Lord, with David. Destroy them that destroy
the earth and refuse to acknowledge You and follow Your way of love and truth.
Bring them low, Lord. Bring them down from their lofty high places that they
might acknowledge and submit to You, the author and finisher of every living
thing.
Psalm 28:6 “Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the
voice of my supplications.”
Thank You, Lord, that You hear us when we pray. When we pour
out our souls unto You, You are mindful and answer and attend to the voice of
our crying.
Psalm 28:7 “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart
trusts in Him, and I am helped: therefore, my heart greatly rejoices; and with
my song will I praise Him.”
Thank You, Lord, that You are our strength. Without You, we
could do nothing, but with You, all things are possible. We rejoice in You and
in Your power and might and Your supply of all our needs. We praise and give
thanks to You, our Lord, God almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 28:8 “The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving
strength of His anointed.”
Lord, You are our strength. We abide in You and look to You for the strength for today’s battles and trials. Make us overcomers like You
are. Make us more than conquerors. Lead us by Thy right hand that we faint not.
Psalm 28:9 “Save Thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
feed them also, and lift them up for ever.”
Lord, be with us today. Keep us safe under the shadow of Thy
wings. Supply our needs both physically and spiritually. Lift up our heads that
we walk in faith, encouraged, and abiding constantly in Thee. Help us not grieve
Thy Holy Spirit through unbelief. In Jesus’ name, we pray.
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Don't Let the Devil Get You Down!
But the Lord doesn't say to look at yourself or others. He doesn't say to look at all the problems and troubles either. He says, "Look unto Jesus." [Hebrews 12:2]
What is discouragement? It means not encouraged, without courage, or when your courage is at a low ebb. Discouragement is a loss and lack of faith. "Faith comes by hearing the Word of God." [Romans 10:17] So when you get discouraged, the quickest remedy is to start praying and quoting Scripture and reading the Word and telling the Devil he's a liar. When you do, your faith will grow, the doubts will flee, and you'll be on the road to victory once again. Therefore, when things look darkest, don't look down! Look up! Start praising the Lord and you'll often praise your way right out of the pit into which the Devil is trying to cast you! When the Devil wants to knock you for a loop, just start praising the Lord. Praise, praise, praise is the victory!
From the "Daily Might" published by World Services, 1988, Zurich, Switzerland, page 356.
Satan’s Favorite Weapon Against You
JULY 22, 2016 https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/satans-favorite-weapon-against-you
Article by Jon Bloom: Staff writer, desiringGod.orgWednesday, May 15, 2024
"QUE SERÁ, SERÁ!" --"Whatever Will Be, Will Be!"
Soon-coming political events as predicted in the Bible!:
1. Some type of World Agreement Concerning Israel and the Palestinians or some other Global Problems!
2. The rise of a One-World Government and a powerful World Leader!
3. The coming new Economic System!
4. The Invasion and Occupation of Israel by the Antichrist!
5. How it will all End!
Jesus said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." "Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall want their mate: for My mouth it has commanded, and His spirit has gathered them." "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure." God will bring His word to pass. [Matthew 24:35, Isaiah 34:16, Isaiah 46:10.]
"And ye know in your hearts and in your souls, that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing has failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, when ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourself to them." "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction shall come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." [Joshua 23:14-16., 1 Thessalonians 5:3]
Like Daniel Webster, Secretary of State for three of the first Presidents, is quoted as saying, "If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity."
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." "For the time will come when they shall not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap unto themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."[2 Peter 3:3-4, 2 Timothy 4:3-4.]
We of the older generation have definitely seen the world move away from Godly principles over our lifetime. We have seen the rise of evolutionary and atheistic teaching in our schools and universities. We have seen abortion approved of and sanctioned in most parts of the globe. We have seen marriage attacked through the acceptance of gay-marriage and the propagating of birth control pills and contraceptives. Because of our lusts, we have turned away our ears from hearing God's word and following His admonitions.
"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." "But evil men shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." "And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell: and great was the fall of it." [Matthew 24:37-39, 2 Timothy 3:13, Matthew 7:26-27.]
The book of Genesis says that in the days of Noah the earth was filled with violence. The world today is every day more violent than the day before. As it grieved God that he created man in those days of Noah, even so God's patience with the present generation must be coming to its end.
God has revealed in His word the events that would precede His coming. We have been duly warned.
The Bible prophecies speak a lot of the nation of Israel and the gathering again back of her people to the land a second time. Isaiah prophesied that Israel's desert would blossom like a rose and fill the nations of the world with fruit. Jesus told us in the parable of the fig tree, and the fig tree traditionally represents Israel in the scriptures, that when the fig tree or Israel begins to bring forth leaves the prophecies concerning the Great Tribulation and His second coming are nigh. Since 1948 those prophecies have been coming to pass.
Finally, the prophecies speak of the Antichrist, a political and military ruler, perhaps coming from the Middle East or Russia, invading Israel and placing what is called "the abomination of desolations" in the holy place. Some interpret the holy place as being the holy mount where the Mosque of Omar stands on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem today.
The Antichrist will be the incarnation of the Satan as Jesus was the incarnation of God the Father.
The Antichrist seems to be the initiator of some global agreement which the Bible calls the Holy Covenant. Some believe the covenant will allow the Jewish nation to renew sacrificial worship on the Temple Mount in exchange for some type of autonomy for the Palestinian people. The seven year agreement confirmed by many nations, perhaps the United Nations, will last but 3 and 1/2 years before it's broken by the Antichrist when he invades Israel for her rebellion against some of the agreements made.
Many believe that the entering into the richest countries of the world has been taking place for decades or hundreds of years. The influence of the Bible on men's minds and behaviours has diminished over time. Atheistic, naturalistic, humanistic, anti-God philosophies have taken the minds and hearts of many so that men openly proclaim, as Nietzsche prophesized, "God is dead." Communism, socialism, the World Economic Forum promise a just salary for all through the Great Reset and the help of the United Nations Agenda 30.
Nevertheless, God always raises up a remnant who refuse to compromise, who speak the truth no matter what the cost. Men and women who are willing to die for what they know to be true.
Today's modern and yet ancient philosophies encourage us to follow our dreams, to follow our passions, to follow our self identity, to "just do it." Jesus tells us to deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Him. Apostle Paul tells us to crucify our flesh and bring it under control that we may follow Christ and not ourselves.
The prophecies in Ezekiel 38 and 39 show a similar depiction of the invasion of Israel. God will judge Israel and the world for their sins. The Antichrist will be the instrument God will use to judge the church and the world, until he himself is judged.
We have been seeing various signs in the heavens with recent eclipses, northern lights, which many claim are signs of the end. The confusion within the nations because of economic and social uproar are surely like the sea and waves roaring. They have happened in the past as well as they are happening in the present. Men are anxious for what the rest of the year will bring with new elections in USA and elsewhere. The daily journals fills our hearts and minds with fear for today and tomorrow. Fear incapacitates us and causes us to be more easily led into the lies of a demonic system.
Because of the sin and violence in the world men's hearts seem to be hardening. Mankind has a lack of trust in his fellowman. Each side sees the other as his arch enemy even in a single country or state. The nations are divided within themselves. A house divided against itself, shall not stand. The end is coming.
Jesus gave us the sign of the mysterious "abomination of desolation." Many scholars believe the abomination will be set up in Jerusalem on the Holy Mount at the beginning of the Great Tribulation period. The tribulation will be that short 3 and 1/2 year period before the return of Christ which is spoken of many times in the prophetic Scriptures.
God will raise up a powerful remnant willing to speak out against the injustices of the Antichrist and who will expose his hypocrisy and anti-God doctrine. The antichrist system will come down hard on any resistance to the Antichrist's anti-God policies. Christians and true believers will be hated for their seeming "fascist" or "antiquated" ideas and ways.
No doubt, using modern technology to his advantage, the Antichrist will woo the masses to his themes and ways. He may use some new technology to gain control of the world militarily, also. He'll have the whole world in his hands. Is the red beast a reflection of the red flag of a reborn materialistic, atheistic, world communism?
Here we see depicted that horrible period of tribulation spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels and by Apostle John in the book of Revelation and elsewhere in Scripture, that terrible "day of the Lord.".
Will some new technology be used to bring into fruition some diabolical financial system that confirms ones dedication to the worship or acceptance of the doctrines of Satan, a digital identity of some type?
Many of God's people will die for their faith rather than accept the diabolical "mark of the beast."
He's warned us ahead of time so that we will be ready for those days when they come.
Christ's second coming will not come until first the Antichrist, the man of sin, is revealed and walks upon the earth and is worshipped as God.
Those that reject God will fall into deception. The god of this world will be given permission to blind the minds of those that believe not.
"This mystery of iniquity does already work, only God holds him back until he is released. Then shall that Wicked One be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume and destroy with the brightness of His coming!" "For when they shall say, "Peace and safety!" then cometh sudden destruction!" [2 Thessalonians 2:7-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:3.]
God and Godly men have been holding back these diabolical winds. As the sins of man augment, God will step aside and allow the evil to break forth, so that men will reap what they have sown.
The Rapture occurs only after the tribulation of those days, at the end of the seven-year period.
That day will not overcome us that are informed like a thief. Those that are eating, drinking, marrying, and being married, or, in other words, the people of the uninformed world, will be caught unawares. They didn't read the signs of the times.
Let us keep busy with the Lord's work of warning others and bringing His light and life to the weary world.
Be not weary and faint in your mind. Keep fighting the fight of faith. Don't look back.
God has told us that he that wins souls to the kingdom is wise and shall have a place of refuge.
Are you prepared for these coming events? --If not, and you'd like to know more of the details of the days ahead and how to survive them, write me at the following e-mail: dennismedwards@gmail.com --Tomorrow may be too late! Above class taken from the writings of Father David, May 1974. Edited and abridged by Dennis Edwards
