The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY IS a Strong GOD , today and through the ages. You Don’t have to read very far in the HOLY BIBLE to realize that.
HE revealed HIS STRONG RIGHT ARM to me almost 45 years ago when HE saved me from sure death on a highway. You can read my first post to see what happened or you can listen to my youtube video when I explain it. https://youtu.be/0dMLFJVD89g
I want to use a Psalm to bring some points out that spoke to my heart today. The verses are from Psalm 89. “For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. ” Psalm 89:6,8-13 NKJV
There is NO doubt that GOD revealed HIS ARM to King David and the people in the Old Testament times. It is mentioned time and time again for a reason. HE IS A MIGHTY and Wondrous GOD. All Power IS HIS. HE created heaven and earth and everything that exists. HE IS Full of Mercy and Truth. HE IS HOLY and Faithful. HE IS for us and not against us.
Let’s read in Psalm 89. “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me; It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
You see in these verses GOD’S Promises to David and HIS descendants. HE would show Mercy and Faithfulness even if they mess up and will restore them again.
“But You have cast off and abhorred, been furious with Your anointed. You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors. You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle. You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire? Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men? What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen. “Psalm 89:30-52 NKJV
We see where without cause David felt like he was abandoned and was in misery. HE was telling GOD how he felt, and that is ok. However, after he speaks to GOD with the conditions HE IS in, HE Blesses HIS NAME for HE knows HE IS with HIM and for him. This is much like Job, who without cause was under severe conditions and loss yet HE states : “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.” Job 13:15 NKJV There is an important lesson for us all here. That being said, it is not always easy. But remember GOD’S CHARACTER, HIS PROMISES, HIS FAITHFULNESS, LOVE and POWER. HE IS Always for us when we trust and believe. HE wants us to humbly love and obey. HE IS always willing to forgive and restore when we know we have fallen short. And remember when we haven’t fallen short circumstances can be difficult. Stand on HIS PROMISES, STAND!
Remember, Job was putting HIS trust in GOD because he knew GOD’S Character. King David was also trusting GOD because he knew HIS Character. HIS WORD IS WHO HE IS. Though the world pass away, HIS WORD Will remain. The testimonies of the saints of old as well as those today also give indication of HIS LOVE, FAITHFULNESS and CHARACTER.
So in this season let us remember JESUS CHRIST!! WHO came as a Child, endured the cross for our Forgiveness, Salvation and healing. All that HE has done in bringing Victory on our behalf shows the LOVING GOD that we profess and confess as LORD. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD, BLESSED BE HIS NAME FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN
God's Long Arm 