Psalms 106:43 Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.
I just want to share quickly today what I believe God has shown me through the whole Psalm 106.
There is a cycle that happens in everyone’s life, whether the believe God or not, we have periods of victory and defeat in the physical realm, so I think you will know where I am coming from even if you have never known Christ or are far from Him.
Tell me if you can identify with this~
#1. God speaks to us.
#2. We see His deeds.
#3. We belive His Words.
#4. Forget His Works.
#5. We start having sinful cravings and desires.
#6. We act on those cravings and desires.
#7. Judgement comes. (This may take a while, as He allows us to wallow in our sin, but there are always consequences.)
#8. Repentance Happens. (This take on two looks, one can be true inside out repentance, where we learn to despise the sin, or like the other can be, we give lip service, because we despise the judgement.)
And then the cycle happens all over again.
I have seen this in my own life, I see it in the lives of my children, and many of the people around me. I so desire to spin out of this crazy cycle and start experiencing true victory in every area in my life. Lately, God has spoken very clear to me through His word, about two specific areas in which have been items of prayer for me. This is how I want my cycle to be this time.
#1. God Speaks
#2. Deanna walks by faith not by sight.
#3. Crisis of belief draws me top my knees, and I gain even more faith that way! (Take that SATAN!)
#4. I obey what His path is for my feet.
#5. I have victory in these areas in my life.
#6. God speaks again…..
Yesterday a crisis of belief happened. Satan came in and used an old trick to get me fearful and acting in dis-belief in my Mighty God. Today, I say, “get thee behind me, I am moving forward with my God!”
Thank you LORD that Your mercies are new every morning. Thank You Lord, that you look upon our distress and hear our cry. (Vs44) And that You remember Your covenant and act on THAT! (vs45) You are such a faithful God, May I be a faithful servant who trust You above all else!
Psalms 106
Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
or declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times! 4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you save them, [1]
5 that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 Both we and our fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
8 Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
that he might make known his mighty power.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry,
and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe
and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12 Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.
13 But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.
14 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and put God to the test in the desert;
15 he gave them what they asked,
but sent a wasting disease among them.
16 When men in the camp were jealous of Moses
and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,
17 the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.
18 Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a metal image.
20 They exchanged the glory of God
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
24 Then they despised the pleasant land,
having no faith in his promise.
25 They murmured in their tents,
and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
scattering them among the lands.
28 Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted to him as righteousness
from generation to generation forever.
32 They angered him at the waters of Meribah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account,
33 for they made his spirit bitter, [2]
and he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the peoples,
as the Lord commanded them,
35 but they mixed with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
36 They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons;
38 they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they became unclean by their acts,
and played the whore in their deeds.
40 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;
41 he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
when he heard their cry.
45 For their sake he remembered his covenant,
and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
46 He caused them to be pitied
by all those who held them captive.
47 Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the Lord!
