A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY
🌷🌷🌷 August 30🌷🌷🌷
“The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee” (Psalm 20: 1).
“The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee” (v.1). There may be many troubles in our lives but we can call upon God as His children and His chosen people. There is no need to go to any man for help. God is there to help us. There is great assurance that the Lord will help us, when we go to Him by faith. That is how our problems which appear to be very great and impossible to be solved can be solved through prayer by our loving God. “the name of the God of Jacob defend thee” (v. 1b). The same God Who changed Jacob into Israel which means a prince, can do great things in our lives. We should have such a faith. When we pray we are in the presence of the heavenly King, Who can meet all our needs. Whatever we need He is ready to give. The God of Jacob will defend us, keep us and protect us in times of danger.
“Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion” (v.2). The Lord answers our prayer when we go into His heavenly habitation. Sanctuary means God’s Dwelling Place, where the great God lives and reveals Himself and receives us. When we pray we have to wait patiently till we feel His presence very strongly. Zion speaks of the heavenly House. What we receive from God is for His glory in Zion. And that is why our coming to the House of God is so important. Many people think more of feasting and gossipping at home. But when we go to God’s House we enjoy His presence and are much blessed. As far as possible we should give God His portion regularly and joyfully. With much joy and great expectation we should go to the House of God.
“Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice” (v. 3). All these offerings speak of the complete work of salvation which we have in the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament there were five offerings to be offered to the Lord. They were: Burnt offering, Peace offering, Sin offering, Meat offering and Trespass offering. All these offerings show us the complete salvation the Lord has given us. Burnt offering speaks of the perfect life of the Lord Jesus Christ Who was wholly and solely burnt for us. This sacrifice gives us boldness in God’s presence. Whatever is needed for our salvation our Lord has accomplished on the Cross and so we can go to Him freely. He paid all our debt. He met all the demands of God for our sake. Sin offering speaks of how the Lord Jesus Christ took upon Himself all our sins. Peace offering reminds us how He has made peace with God by offering Himself. Now we can go very freely into His presence. Similarly, Meat offering speaks of His perfect life to satisfy our spiritual hunger. By faith, through all these offerings we have a right to call upon God freely and cry unto Him. We go to Him not because of our righteousness but because of the righteousness of God. We have nothing to give Him. The Lord Jesus Christ offered Himself. By identifying ourselves with His death we can go to God. That is why it is necessary to pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He lovingly and willingly died in our stead for our transgressions and made us righteous by His resurrection.
