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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE
LORD’S DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18
Isaiah 63:7-19
Psalm 38
"O LORD, rebuke me not
in thy wrath…"
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE
As the Crossing of the Red Sea is commemorated with the Song of Moses (Exod 15), it is appropriate that the triumph of the Messiah-Avenger is extolled with a psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance.
The psalm began with an acknowledgement of God’s lovingkindness as from a father to his children (Isa 63:16). How wonderful to know that God to the redeemed ones (are you one?) is a loving Father. God saved them by "the angel of his presence" (Isa 63:9). What an assurance as we are also promised by our Lord, "And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" (Matt 28:20). After praise came confession of sin. When we come before God, measured in His righteousness, we are totally undone! God cannot condone sin.
As Israel remembered God’s past acts of deliverance by Moses, she prayed for renewed mercies. She claimed God to be her Father. Though Abraham and Israel were their fathers, they could not answer their supplication, for they were men.
In Isaiah 63:17, there is a plaintive cry of being judicially cast aside, like Pharaoh whose heart being hardened meant there was no hope for him. But Israel did not lose hope. They argued that they were God’s inheritance, so God must save them against Israel’s enemies who were never called by His Name, i.e. they were aliens.
This psalm surely fits with Israel of the end times. How ignorant Israel still is of God, not knowing Jesus Christ to be His Son. They will have to acknowledge their sin of waywardness and rebellion before God can save them. This psalm befits every Christian who has backslided and needs repentance, and having been saved, let him praise God for the same lovingkindness He has shown to Israel.
THIOUGHT: Have I acknowledged my sin and rebellion before God?
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 116:12, 14.)
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 63:7-19
Psalm 38
"O LORD, rebuke me not
in thy wrath…"
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE
As the Crossing of the Red Sea is commemorated with the Song of Moses (Exod 15), it is appropriate that the triumph of the Messiah-Avenger is extolled with a psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance.
The psalm began with an acknowledgement of God’s lovingkindness as from a father to his children (Isa 63:16). How wonderful to know that God to the redeemed ones (are you one?) is a loving Father. God saved them by "the angel of his presence" (Isa 63:9). What an assurance as we are also promised by our Lord, "And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" (Matt 28:20). After praise came confession of sin. When we come before God, measured in His righteousness, we are totally undone! God cannot condone sin.
As Israel remembered God’s past acts of deliverance by Moses, she prayed for renewed mercies. She claimed God to be her Father. Though Abraham and Israel were their fathers, they could not answer their supplication, for they were men.
In Isaiah 63:17, there is a plaintive cry of being judicially cast aside, like Pharaoh whose heart being hardened meant there was no hope for him. But Israel did not lose hope. They argued that they were God’s inheritance, so God must save them against Israel’s enemies who were never called by His Name, i.e. they were aliens.
This psalm surely fits with Israel of the end times. How ignorant Israel still is of God, not knowing Jesus Christ to be His Son. They will have to acknowledge their sin of waywardness and rebellion before God can save them. This psalm befits every Christian who has backslided and needs repentance, and having been saved, let him praise God for the same lovingkindness He has shown to Israel.
THIOUGHT: Have I acknowledged my sin and rebellion before God?
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 116:12, 14.)
Posted in Adult RPG