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Affliction Without Victory Over Us 0:10 Good morning, and welcome to the Oasis of Praise. As our journey through the book of Psalms continues today, More short Psalms. We're reading chapters 1 29 through 1 34. Verse 3 of0:21 chapter 1 34. The Lord who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion. So are you ready for a blessing? Well, there's 1 in his word for0:33 you today. Alright. All of our Psalms today are songs of ascent. These these songs, they they sang them on their way to Jerusalem for the various feast. Psalm 1 29,0:45 this is a psalm of thanksgiving that speaks of Israel's harassment and their hope. Verse 1, greatly have they afflicted me from my youth. Let Israel now say greatly have they0:57 afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The enemy has persecuted, but they have not prevailed. Paul in 2nd Corinthians chapter 4 verses 8 andForgiveness, Waiting, and Childlike Trust 1:08 9 wrote this, we are hard pressed but not crushed. The enemy cannot defeat us if we are in Christ Jesus because the Lord has already defeated him.1:20 The enemy is still fighting. Alright? But the outcome is decided. We can we can only be deceived into compromising or surrendering to that defeated foe. And that's1:32 what Satan is trying to do. Stand firm on the truth. Have confidence in God. Do not give up. Hold on. Victory is on1:44 the way. Verse 4. The Lord is righteous. He has cut the cords of the wicked. May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward. Let them be like the grass on the house1:56 tops, which wither before it grows up, with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms, nor do those who pass by say, the2:08 blessing of the Lord be upon you. We bless you in the name of the Lord. Now notice this last verse, the absence of the blessing of the Lord. To bless someone2:20 in the name of the Lord is to invoke the Lord as the source and the authority of the blessing. It should be obvious God is not going to bless that which is evil. We cannot2:31 pronounce God's blessing, but we cannot, we we can pronounce God's blessing, but we cannot authorize what God does not bless. And We're gonna explore this a little bit more in just a2:43 moment. 1 30, Psalm 1 30, another song of ascent. This 1 speaking to the forgiveness and mercy of God that will redeem us from all our sin. Out of the2:55 depths I cry to you, oh Lord. Oh Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy. If you, oh Lord, should mark iniquities, oh Lord, who could stand? But with3:07 you there is forgiveness that you may be feared. Note that god's forgiveness should provoke in us a a fear or a reverence for god. As3:19 Jesus said in John chapter 14, if you love me, you'll keep my commandments. Fear of God is to love him and to revere and to obey him. Why? Because he 1st loved us and he3:30 has revealed to us what love really is. Verse 5, I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in his word I hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than3:42 watchmen for the morning. Now when I read this it reminded me of being on guard duty in the Marine Corps. You know, there was an anticipation and a desire to see the sun come up because it was3:54 it revealed what was before us and all around us. Verse 7, 0, Israel, hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption, and he will redeem4:06 Israel from all his iniquities. In Psalm 131, it's a Psalm of David speaking of his childlike trust in the Lord, and he calls on Israel as a nation, as4:18 a whole, to hope in the Lord as well. Oh, Lord, my heart is not lifted up. My eyes are not raised too high. I do not occupy myself with things too great or too marvelous for me, but I have4:30 calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child from its mother. Like a weaned child is my soul within me. You see, there is peace and tranquility in trusting4:41 Jesus even in the midst of difficulties. Verse 3, 0 Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 1 32 is a is a4:53 royal Psalm, it with with 2 parts. The 1st is the the the request that the Lord remember the zeal of David to bring the ark back to Jerusalem or to Jerusalem.Zion Chosen and Unity Blessed 5:06 And then 2nd part of this Psalm is the the response of the Lord promising to fulfill the Davidic covenant. So do you wanna know why Jerusalem is the most contested5:18 real estate in in all the world? Oh, here it is. Look at verse 13 of chapter 1 32. For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his5:30 dwelling place. This is my resting place forever. Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provisions. I will satisfy her poor with bread. Her priest, I will5:42 clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy. There I will make a horn to sprout for David. I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame,5:53 but on him his crown will shine. The Lord has chosen it, and this is going to be the place that Jesus reigns when he comes back in his6:05 millennial kingdom. This is why Israel, Jerusalem is such a contested city. Psalm 133 by David speaks to the blessing of unity among the children of6:17 God. And unity is a place, as we see here, where God commands commands a blessing, which is probably why unity is so hard to achieve6:29 and maintain. Look at verse 1. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down6:41 on the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls in the mountains of Zion. For there, the Lord commanded the blessing life forevermore. So what6:53 does this tell us about the power of unity and how we come into a place of that unity so that God commands a blessing upon us? Well, number7:05 1, look, it it describes it here as the the precious oil was a pleasant aroma, the mixture. It was a it was a literally a pleasant aroma. And smell is powerful in7:17 triggering emotion and memory. You know, are there times that you smell something pleasant and it reminds you of something decades ago? I can remember. I mean, I every time I smell there's the right mixture of peanut7:28 butter and honey. I think of, 1st grade. It was pleasant, because it was snack time, and I I enjoyed snack time. The New Testament speaks to the power of unity.Achieving Unity Through Prayer and Obedience 7:41 John 17, it says our unity as brothers and sisters in Christ is a witness to the watching world. Romans 15 speaks to how unity enhances our worship of7:52 God collectively when we're unified. Philippians chapter 1 talks about how it strengthens us against opposition. When we're unified, we stand strong together. Ephesians8:04 4, Paul writes about how it produces maturity and stability. See, how are we to achieve this unity, though? Because we come to this unity right here. The psalmist8:16 says that the lord commands a blessing. So how do we get to this place? In Acts chapter 2, where we see the church in its infancy operating with great power and authority,8:28 the 2 preconditions that I read are prayer and submission, obedience to the word of God. So the the 2 pre the the 28:40 preconditions, what we saw in the early church that brought unity and the power of God, prayer, they spent time in prayer and they submitted to the word of God. They obeyed8:52 it. Psalm 1 34 is the conclusion of the song of ascents and this is a call for the priest to bless the Lord and for the Lord to bless them. Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,9:04 who stand by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth. Well, as we9:16 close out our time together this morning, listen to the testimony of Tamara as she speaks to the unifying power of god's word in her life.9:26 The word of god has changed my life because it's the only faithful truth in a world of lies and deception. It's my comfort, peace, and security with children that have rejected what they've been9:37 taught. It's mine and my husband's most important common ground. The word of God guided by the Holy Spirit is my wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and understanding when9:49 even other believers don't accept the challenging truths that are written in it. The word of God is my spiritual nourishment that I know I cannot live without.10:00 That was an encouraging message from Tamara. And and, again, I wanna thank all of you who have sent in, these testimonies to the power of God's word and what it has done in your life. If we'll be in prayer and10:12 we will walk in submission to the word of God, we will find that unity where God commands a blessing. Father, we thank you for your word. And, Lord, I do pray10:23 that, Lord, in our families, through your word, Lord, we would walk in unity together. Lord, I pray that in our churches that we would be unified. And I pray, Lord, as believers,10:35 Lord, in different denominations, different churches, different nations, that we would be unified, lord, by the holy spirit and that you would command a blessing on your church10:48 as the world watches. May they be drawn to you by the unity that is found in the body of Christ. Lord, help each of us to align with your word that weTestimony, Prayer, and Final Blessing 11:00 might be a part of the unity and not a part of division. Thank you, father. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Let me remind you once again, the trip to Israel is11:11 on. We finally have all the details. If you'd like to join us in March, this coming March for our trip to Israel, short runway to get ready for it, text Israel to 6 7 7 4 2. That's11:23 Israel to 6 7 7 4 2. Until next time, keep standing on the word.11:31 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you11:43 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Affliction Without Victory Over Us1:00 Forgiveness, Waiting, and Childlike Trust5:00 Zion Chosen and Unity Blessed7:30 Achieving Unity Through Prayer and Obedience11:00 Testimony, Prayer, and Final Blessing
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