SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 33, VS 19-21
19. Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21 But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby”.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 33, VS 19-21
19 God’s people are not strong of ourselves, or fierce, and not more intelligent. He uses ordinary people. 20 God will never break His ties with His people!! 21 The Holy Spirit gives us peace, like a calm river, with no waves from ships.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 33, VS 22
22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will ave us.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 33, VS 22
22 He will save us, and He has saved us! We need to endure to the end, and be with Him for eternity. (Matthew 10:22 and 24:13; Mark 13:13; John 6:27; Hebrews 6:15; James 1:12). This seems like a good time to talk about the “once saved, always saved” doctrinal teaching. The basis of our salvation is not a prayer said once in our lives, but a spiritual change that the Lord made in us because we gave ourselves totally to Him…not just once, but day by day throughout our lives…growing closer to Him with every breath we take. That is the enduring which the Word talks about. It’s making Him more and more a part of us, and us of Him, each moment of our lives. That is not “works”, as some would argue, but a deeper walk with Him, knowing full well that we could never do any of it alone, and knowing that fact more and more as our lives proceed in Him. He is not only our Savior, He is our judge too. The need for repentance doesn’t end with accepting His position as Savior in our lives, we still need to stand before Him for everything we do and think. Forgiveness isn’t automatic. Repentance is still necessary—-for our entire life on this earth.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 33, VS 23
- Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of the great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 33, VS 23
Our enemies cannot overpower God’s people! Though we appear lame to them by the world’s standards, we are powerful through Christ!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 33, VS 24
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 33, VS 24
Our sins are forgiven as we look to His guidance for everything we do, confess our faults, and endure with Him until the end. Praise the Lord!!
END OF CHAPTER 33