SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
5/27/2012 7:41:00 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
An Overcoming People
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Psalm
92:5-11
Message
of the verses: We began our journey
through Psalm 92 in yesterday’s SD by looking at several introductions and then
looking at the first five verses. We
will continue looking at the psalm in today’s SD.
An
Overcoming People (vv. 6-11): “6 A
senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man understand this: 7 That
when the wicked sprouted up like grass And all who did iniquity flourished, It
was only that they might be destroyed forevermore. 8 But You, O LORD, are on
high forever. 9 For, behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For, behold, Your enemies
will perish; All who do iniquity will be scattered. 10 But You have exalted my
horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. 11 And my
eye has looked exultantly upon my foes, My ears hear of the evildoers who rise
up against me.”
“6 Only a simpleton would not
know, and only a fool would not understand this: 7 Though the wicked sprout
like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. 8 But you, O
LORD, will be exalted forever. 9 Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be
scattered. 10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. 11
My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of
my wicked opponents.” (NTL)
We see a shift in the writing of the
psalmist for he now speaks of the enemies of the Lord, which are also enemies
of God’s people. We see the word
“senseless” and “simpleton” used in verse six from the two translations that I
have used. In the Hebrew English
dictionary the word means stupid or brutish and the opposite of this would mean
refined. In verse seven we see that this
person does not live too long for he is described as grass and weeds while when
we look ahead to verse 12 we see “The righteous man will flourish like the palm
tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”
Next the psalmist speaks of the Lord
being on high forever, certainly not like the senseless man who is like a
weed. Then the psalmist speaks of the enemies
of the Lord perishing, and one day this will be the case of all of God’s
enemies who are the believer’s enemies as well.
In verse ten the psalmist uses the
word “horn” and that word symbols power and God will give his people power to
overcome their foes. (Luke 1:69; 1Sam.
2:1, 10; Psalms 75:4-5, 10; 89:17.)
We also see the psalmist writing
about oil, fresh oil in verse ten. Dr.
Wiersbe points out: “Oil was used to
anoint special people—kings, priests, and prophets—but the anonymous psalmist rejoiced
because the Lord had anointed him
with fresh oil. He may also have been speaking for all Israel and praising God
for a special victory He had given them.
God wants his people to be overcomers and this comes when first we are
worshipers.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: It will be a wonderful day when the Lord gets
rid of all of His enemies, but in the mean time I must become a better
worshiper so that I can also be a better overcomer.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
I desire to be a better prayer warrior.
5/27/2012
8:17:11 AM
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