Sunday: Victory In Jesus- Part Two

Our victory is sure, and God has equipped us for the battle. Let us rally round the banner and march forward for the cause of Christ.

"Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people His doings."(9:11) Great are You Lord and greatly to be praised. Great are Your accomplishments.

"When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them: He forgetteth not the cry of humble."(9:12) The needy call out and are not forgotten by the Lord. The Lord, Himself was humbled as Paul records in his letter to the Philippians, "And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."(Phil. 2:8)

"Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:"(9:13) The Lord knows where we are and He lifts us up.

"That I may shew forth all Thy praise in the gates of the daughters of Zion: I will rejoice in Thy salvation."(9:14) Salvation is for all those who believe on Christ and His shed blood to take away our sins. He removes them as far as the east is from the west, to be remembered against us no more.

"The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken."(9:15) This is what I would consider a backfire on the part of the heathen.

"The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah."(9:16) The Lord's judgment is righteous and when it is executed it is done to the full extent of His law. Remember and meditate on this, because He alone is able to judge.

"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God."(9:17)
Those that choose to ignore God will be turned into hell. That is not a pretty picture, but what will it take to get your attention?

"For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever."(9:18) It seems that some people are forgotten, but God knows their need.

"Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in Thy sight."(9:19) God can see into the inward part of the man, and nothing will slide past His eyes.

"Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah."(9:20) We are but man, and He is God.