Friday, December 22, 2006

Day 139..."Joshua states the "big picture"...The Psalmist states the "big picture"...Jesus states the "big picture"

Joshua, as Moses previously, states the Lord's power has brought Israel this far and God is faithful in His covenant. As Moses, Joshua is getting old and preparing the people future leadership. Joshua challenges strongly to place God first and never to worship other gods. One of the most quotes passages of Joshua appears on walls and doors of households today...
But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua is effective in honoring God first in his life and building leadership that does the same. He dies at 110 years of age. The 139Psalm is powerful and beautiful...
"Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morningand dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me,and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you;the night is bright as the day,for darkness is as light with you." I preached on the last passage last Sunday..."Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting!" What a lofty Psalm to see the big picture! Jesus also in this post resurrection encounter states the "bigger picture." “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” God teaching through the Scriptures is quite lofty today.

1 Comments:

At 5:40 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In Ps 139, we are reminded of something Jesus confirmed. We are held by the right arm of God. Jesus also indicated that He had lost no one that the Father had given Him. Salvation and our continued salvation, is not based upon our efforts but the works of Jesus (God) agreed to before the foundation of the world. We are blessed.

 

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