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Psalm 79
(Psa 79:1) A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.(Psa 79:2) The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. (Psa 79:3) Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them. (Psa 79:4) We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. There is no peace in Jerusalem. We are to pray for that peace to return. They are surrounded by enemies that do not recognize their right to exist. It seems like many writers of the Psalms are crying out for peace and deliverance from their enemies. Israel was special to God. He chose the tribe of Judah to bring forth His own begotten Son to save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Israel was allowed to go through trials and bondage to other nations so that they would repent and turn to God. This has been hard for them. This is also why they missed Jesus Christ and did not accept Him as their Messiah. They were looking for a conquering warrior, not a savior from sin. Its hard for proud people to see themselves as sinners in need for God's salvation. Not recognizing ourselves as sinners is the biggest hindrance for salvation. We can't repent of sin if we do not see ourselves as sinners. This is why our society lives in a dangerous time. In this feel good about yourselves politically correct society, its hard to get people to see that they are sinners. We tell the homosexual that he is okay and can't help the way he is. We tell the sexual permissive person that they are natural. We try to find genetic causes for sin. That way they can't repent and be saved because we excuse their sin. Actually the genetic bondage to sin is in our genes. It came down through our first parents, Adam and Eve. Some of us are born with a weakness toward different types of sin but according to the law of God, it is sin. We have all broken God's laws and need a savior from sin. This is why God loved us so much He sent Jesus. Here is what comes when we believe and receive Jesus Christ:
When we are saved by the grace of God, we are actually "born again" by the Spirit of God. (Psa 79:5) How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?Israel saw the miracles, feeding in the wilderness by the hand of God, and had God's presence with them. They hurt God when they wanted to be like other nations and worship the gods of other nations and turned from their own God. (Psa 79:6) Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.Even though God used wicked nations to judge Israel, the wicked nations also were judged severely by God and most of them were destroyed forever. (Psa 79:7) For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.(Psa 79:8) O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. All Israel ever had to do was repent and turn back to God and He would forgive their sin and restore their right relationship with Him. (Psa 79:9) Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.This prayer was answered with the coming of Jesus Christ the Messiah, the savior from sin. (Psa 79:10) Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.If anyone sheds the blood of the innocent, they will bear the judgment of God if they do not sincerely repent and turn from their sin. Whether they murder Jews, Christians, or anyone who did not commit a capital crime worthy of a death penalty, they will face the judgment of God. This will include the innocent unborn children that are purposely aborted by a mother who does not want them. This is the murder of innocent human life. (Psa 79:11) Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;(Psa 79:12) And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. (Psa 79:13) So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations. God surely does, has and will in the future judge all nations that reject God and try to destroy His people. Whether those people are believers in Jesus Christ or the Jewish people chosen of God to bring forth the Messiah, those that hurt God's people will be judged by God. Even though most of the Jewish people have not yet receive Jesus Christ, that does not mean that they are without hope. They are still God's chosen people and will find out the Jesus is the Messiah in the future. God will still hold the world accountable if they persecute the Jewish people. True believers in Jesus Christ are God's people by adoption. We become Israel through faith in Jesus Christ. We are what one would call adotpted Israel. Yet we must not boast and be high-minded. Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;Rom 11:18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Rom 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. Rom 11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. If the natural branches (The Jews) were broken off because of unbelief and refusal to accept the Messiah, Jesus Christ, then we can also be broken off because of unbelief resulting in turning back to the sin we were saved from. We are warned not to boast against the Jewish people and think we are better or higher than they. They are to be reconciled to God in the latter days. I believe those days are upon us. We are saved by faith in the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ. They also can be saved if they turn to their own Messiah as a savior from sin. Jesus came to save from sin first. He will return a second time as a conquering warrior. You have to accept Him as savior before becoming part of His Kingdom that will conquer the earth and bring in a reign of righteousness. To all both Jew and Gentile, we must repent of sin in order to be saved from sin. Sin cannot enter that eternal kingdom of righteousness. Jesus is the savior God sent to us to save us from our sin but to receive this free gift, we must accept Jesus as our savior, Messiah and Lord. The salvation from God that comes through faith in Jesus Christ is not just for the Jews. It is for all who repent of sin and believe in this wonderful gift of God. Repent and be "born again" today. ©2008 Old Paths Lighthouse |
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