Bible Study (Special) - The GOD Who Rescues - Psalm 30 - November 24, 2024

 

Bible Study (Special) – The GOD Who Rescues – Psalm 30 – November 24, 2024

We can be thankful that GOD rescues us.

GOD gives us the freedom to choose. But also, HE gives us the freedom to ask HIM to come to our aid or rescue us when we are in trouble or have needs. Why? To reveal to us HIS existence in order to build the right relationship with HIM. In the Old Testament, the Law was ridge and absent of grace. In the New Testament, it is salvation through faith in JESUS which includes GOD’S grace. Who do we call upon when we get into trouble or have a need? GOD! Or JESUS!

Our scripture is Psalm 30 and was written by David. It is a song of praise to GOD WHO comes to his rescue in times of need or crisis. David was not writing praises to a god, but to the ONE TRUE GOD, YAHWEH.

Let’s read Psalm 30. David wrote Psalm 30 to express his love of GOD.

Psalm 30 - Joy in the Morning

A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Of David.

¹ I will exalt you, Lord,
because you have lifted me up
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me.
² Lord my God,
I cried to you for help, and you healed me.
³ Lord, you brought me up from Sheol (place of the dead);
you spared me from among those
going down^[a] to the Pit.

⁴ Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones,
and praise his holy name.
⁵ For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may stay overnight,
but there is joy in the morning.

⁶ When I was secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”
⁷ Lord, when you showed your favor,
you made me stand like a strong mountain;
when you hid your face, I was terrified.
⁸ Lord, I called to you;
I sought favor from my Lord:
⁹ “What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your truth?
¹⁰ Lord, listen and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my helper.”

¹¹ You turned my lament into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth (mourning)
and clothed me with gladness,
¹² so that I can sing to you and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Since David wrote this Psalm, GOD sent HIS only SON, JESUS, to earth to be physically born, 100% human and yet 100% GOD. JESUS gave HIS sinless life to atone for the sins of all who ask JESUS to forgive them for their sins and for JESUS to come into their lives. This is the miracle of being “born-again” or Spiritual birth through faith in JESUS.

As we walk with GOD, HE leads us as we trust HIM and walk with HIM by faith. The presence of GOD was with those before JESUS. After the Passion of JESUS, GOD sent the Holy Spirit to be the guarantee and assurance for all who have been Spirit-born into the eternal family of GOD.

Before JESUS, GOD related to humans in various ways depending upon a person’s understanding as GOD revealed Himself to that person. Building the right relationship with GOD is an ever-increasing relationship based upon a person’s trust in HIM.

The Bible guides all who seek to know GOD to discover GOD. The Bible is the revelation of GOD on an ever-ascending scale culminating in JESUS and HIS fulfillment of all the promises of GOD confirmed by GOD’S Word and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Spiritual birth is step one. Step two is to make JESUS the LORD of your life, which is to allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide your life.

The Bible is the revelation of GOD on an ever-ascending scale culminating in the birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension of JESUS, confirmed by the indwelling Holy Spirit through the miracle of Spiritual birth. Thus, the term born-again that JESUS revealed to Nicodemus in John 3:3 - ³ Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again,^[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Once a person is Spirit-born, that person is a newborn baby in CHRIST and must be fed Spiritual food in order for the new Spirit-born person to grow. The newborn needs Spiritual food i.e., reading and studying GOD’S Word, The Bible, pray or talk to GOD and JESUS, apply what you are bring taught.

The more we trust HIM the sweeter HE grows.

All Spirit-born people are given the light of CHRIST. As the Spirit-born person walks in the darkness of this world, the light of JESUS shines ahead of the steps the Spirit-born person takes. As the Spirit-born person walks, reads, studies, and applies GOD’S Word, that person gains wisdom, knowledge and builds trust in GOD.

Our walk with GOD, through faith in JESUS, grows as we serve and learn to trust HIM. It is a journey of building our faith as we walk according to the leadership of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

David wrote Psalm 30. David knew that GOD had placed him where HE wanted him. We know that Satan knew David had a special relationship with GOD and Satan did all he could to defeat David. By the same token, GOD was doing all HE could to redeem David.

Guess what? GOD fights for everyone because Satan does all he can to defeat, entrap, lure away, discourage and do all he can to destroy those who seek GOD through faith in JESUS.

This sounds discouraging until we read 1 John 4: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

4 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (This will get worse as we get closer to the second coming of JESUS.)

² This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, ³ but every spirit that does not confess Jesus^[a] is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming; even now it is already in the world.

⁴ You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. ⁵ They are from the world. Therefore, what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. ⁶ We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us; anyone who is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

Why this scripture? Simply, as we get closer to the second coming of JESUS, Satan will do all he can to dilute and pollute the true message of GOD and JESUS to the world. That is why all Spirit-born people are given the Holy Spirit and must read and study GODS Word, apply GOD’S Word as led by the Holy Spirit and communicate with GOD through prayer.

But rejoice, because JESUS has conquered Satan and the indwelling Holy Spirit confirms, protects, and guarantees all who place their faith in JESUS. Plus, when a person is Spirit-born, GOD gives that person Spiritual Gifts to be used to minister to others.

What is your Spiritual Gift? Do you use it as led by the Holy Spirit?

Moses witnessed the presence of GOD, first through a burning bush. Moses sought to know GOD. GOD revealed many of HIS attributes to Moses as Moses walked with GOD. GOD revealed HIS name to Moses, “I AM.” Moses wanted to see GOD’S face but if he had seen GOD’S face, he would have died. GOD allowed Moses to see the back of HIS head.

The various Psalms reflect the hearts of various writers who either were searching or had encounters with GOD. If you wrote a Psalm, what would you write?

Since the physical birth of GOD’S Only SON, JESUS, HIS passion (The death of JESUS proves that JESUS was 100% human, because HE died when HE shed HIS Blood and gave up HIS Spirit. No one or power took the life of JESUS. JESUS willingly gave up HIS earthly life trusting HIS FATHER, GOD, to resurrect HIM and give HIM eternal life. JESUS’ physical body was buried, bodily resurrected by GOD on the third day after HE gave up HIS physical life, to receive eternal life. JESUS walked upon earth for 40 days after HIS resurrection and bodily ascended into Heaven. Why is this important?

In Acts 1: Jesus Ascends to Heaven

⁹ Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, ¹¹ who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” JESUS ascended in HIS glorified/resurrected body and will return in HIS glorified/resurrected body.

All who place their faith in JESUS are Spirit-born and their new “born-again” body will meet JESUS in the air when HE returns to earth to take all Spirit-born people who are alive into Heaven with HIM accompanied by all Spirit-born people who have died after the resurrection of JESUS.

How do we know that? We read in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18:

Those Who Died in Christ

¹³ Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life]. ¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again [as in fact He did], even so God [in this same way—by raising them from the dead] will bring with Him those [believers] who have fallen asleep in Jesus. ¹⁵ For we say this to you by the Lord’s [own] word, that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede [into His presence] those [believers] who have fallen asleep [in death]. ¹⁶ For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the ^[b]archangel and with the [blast of the] trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. ¹⁷ Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord! ¹⁸ Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words [concerning our reunion with believers who have died].

This is the second coming of JESUS.)

Back to the ascension of JESUS.

Over 400 people witnessed the presence of JESUS after HIS resurrection. The lives of HIS disciples were radically changed after HIS resurrection and especially after GOD sent the Holy Spirit to earth to indwell them and all who placed their faith in our risen Savior JESUS.

All is in place for the return of JESUS and the rapture of those who have been “born-again.” If the rapture took place today, are you ready?

King David was looking forward to the first coming of JESUS and we are looking forward to HIS second coming.

What would you write to praise GOD for your life?

Happy Thanksgiving with blessings and prayers for safe travels for all.

Blessings!!!