CHAPTER 64
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 1
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 1
This is a request for what we have already received spiritually. The heavens have been opened into our lives and he has come down that our mountains might flow down at His Presence within us and that he will make us into what he wants us to be.
Of course, we are waiting for His Glorious Coming at the end, which will be just like that!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 2
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 2
When the melting fire of the Holy Spirit burns within us, it causes the Living Water within us to boil over with earnestness and desire to make His Name known—to encourage people to be open to His revealing of Himself to them. So those who don’t know Him will be awed at His wonderful Love and Glory!!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 3
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 3
God has done so much for all of us—mighty (which is what “terrible” means in the verse) and small miracles, which we sometimes even don’t know about, but our problems melt away in His grace, as we submit everything totally to Him.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 4
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 4
We can never, in our human mind and body perceive the incredible Love God has for us, nor the wonder of His great plan for eternity!!! (1Cor. 2:9) But our spirit can understand, after it has been made alive by the Holy Spirit!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 5
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 5
“Meet” means to make intercession. Jesus makes intercession for those who have given themselves to Him and walk in the Spirit. He is hurt when we sin, but for those who walk with Him, there is shelter. He forgives our sins.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 6-7
6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 6-7
Of ourselves we are unclean, and can do no good thing. Even the things we do that we think are good, if we do them from ourselves, are not acceptable to Him because of our uncleanness. When we are good, it never lasts long—we fade like leaves that dry up off the tree. Our sinfulness leads us farther and farther from Him.
When we were spiritually dead, even when we did pray it was not with the Spirit, not with depth, so because we didn’t know Him.
The only way we could please Him, would be to totally depend upon Him for our righteousness, including individual acts of “goodness”. ….because we are the branches, and He is the Vine. (John 15:5) Everything comes from Him!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 8
But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 8
But now, since our rebirth, we are truly children of God and willing to give up our own efforts to please God, and submit to be molded by Him to use for His purposes. At the same time, we are made better and more pleasing to Him, which we could not do alone.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 9
Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 9
We ask forgiveness for anytime we stray from You, Lord, in our lives, or inner thoughts.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 10-11
10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 10-11
We are His Holy Cities. We must lay ourselves waste, make ourselves desolate, think of nothing as more important than living with and for Him.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 64, VS 12
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 64, VS 12
We know when we do this we are saved, and He will day-by-day make us more and more like Him, and give us Love and Kindness instead of the justice we deserve, because Jesus took our punishement for us.
END OF CHAPTER 64