1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: Hi there, and welcome to another Prayer through the Psalms 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 2: episode of the Praying Christian Women podcast. I am Jamie, 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: and I'm really happy to be here with you to 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: talk about and pray through Psalm fifty. I have a 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: little bit of a cold, so I'm going to maybe 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: be doing a lot of pausing and coughing, so I 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: hope this episode doesn't come across choppy. But I'm not 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: sick at all compared to Alana. Please keep her in 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 2: your prayers. She has been not just struggling, but really 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: suffering through influenza A for several weeks now, like we're 12 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: going on a month, and so we're actually going to 13 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: be taking a break from Praying Christian Women episodes, the 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: Monday episodes because we've just gotten behind. 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: Because she can't record, she can't. 16 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: Laugh, and we laugh a lot when we talk, so 17 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: every time she laughs, she's gets a coughing fit. If 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: she talks for too long, she gets a cough or 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: starts wheezing. Like it's really it's been very hard for her, 20 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: So if you could please please keep her in your prayers. 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 2: She's kind of gotten a little bit better and then 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: she'll get worse, and then she'll get a little bit better, 23 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: and then she'll get worse. So my prayer for her 24 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: is just for total complete healing, and I'm just praying 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 2: exponential healing that it would just start and just exponentially 26 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: that she would get better. So we're gonna be talking 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: about Psalm fifty today and last week I think I 28 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: mentioned that I thought Psalm forty nine had some like 29 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: courtroom and legal imagery and wording. Psalm fifty is amazing 30 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 2: because it is very, very much courtroom language. So you'll 31 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: see that when we get into the psulm itself. But 32 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 2: before we get started, let's take a moment and pray, 33 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: and I'm going to pray for Alana as well. Father God, 34 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: we just thank you so much for the gift of prayer. 35 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 2: Thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit, who's 36 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: our teacher. Thank you for these psalms. Thank you for 37 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: the permission that they give us to lament, to grieve, 38 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 2: to rejoice, to praise, and like in this one today, 39 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: just the picture it paints of not only the story 40 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: that was being told to the people in the days 41 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: that the psalms were written, but that added layer of 42 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 2: prophecy that's just so beautiful and so well done. Such 43 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: a reminder God that you are real, that you are sovereign, 44 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: that you're all knowing, and that you have orchestrated everything 45 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: from creation to the end of time to bring glory 46 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: to yourself and to point to Jesus. 47 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you so much. 48 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: We just come before you, thankful for your word and 49 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: just hopeful that we would not come away without being changed. 50 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: Today. 51 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: Speak to us, help us to hear your words, help 52 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: us to see what it is that you want us 53 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: to take away. 54 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: And we do lift up Alana. Lord, we just pray for. 55 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: Total and complete healing, and I do pray for that 56 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: exponential healing she would just start getting better, and that 57 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: it would just happen very quickly, that you would just 58 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: bring healing to her lungs and her body, help her 59 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: to come back to one hundred percent health in Jesus' name. 60 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: Amen. 61 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 2: All right, let's get into our psalm. This is Psalm fifty, 62 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: and as usual, I'm reading from the New American Standard 63 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,839 Speaker 2: Bible nineteen ninety five. All Right, the title of this 64 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: one is God, the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked, 65 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: a psalm of Asaph the mighty one God, the Lord 66 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: has spoken and summoned the earth, from the rising of 67 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: the sun to its setting out of Zion. The perfection 68 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 2: of beauty God has shown. Forth, may our God come 69 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: and not keep silence. Fire devours before him, and it 70 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 2: is very tempestuous around him. He summons the heavens above 71 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: and the earth to judge his people. Gather my godly 72 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: ones to me, those who have made a covenant with 73 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: me by sacrifice, and the heavens declare his righteousness. For 74 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 2: God himself is judge. Seelah. Here o my people, and 75 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 2: I will speak, O Israel, I will testify against you. 76 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 2: I am God, your God. I do not reprove you, 77 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: for your sacrifices and your burnt offerings are continually before me. 78 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: I shall take no young bull out of your house, 79 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 2: nor male goats out of your folds. For every beast 80 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: of the forest is mine. The cattle on a thousand hills, 81 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 2: I know, every bird of the mountains, and everything that 82 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: moves in the field is mine. If I were hungry, 83 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 2: I would not tell you, for the world is mine 84 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: and all it contains. Shall I eat the flesh of bulls, 85 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: or drink the blood of male goats, offer to God 86 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the 87 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: most High. Call upon me in the day of trouble. 88 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 2: I shall rescue you, and you will honor me. But 89 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: to the wicked God says, what right have you to 90 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: tell of my statutes and to take my covenant in 91 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 2: your mouth? For you hate discipline, and you cast my 92 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: words behind you. When you see a thief, you're pleased 93 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: with him, and you associate with adulterers. You let your 94 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: mouth loose in evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You 95 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 2: sit and speak against your brother, You slander your own 96 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: mother's son. These things you have done, and I kept silence. 97 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: You thought that I was just like you. I will 98 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 2: reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes. 99 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 2: Now consider this, you who forget God, or I will 100 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. 101 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 2: He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me. And 102 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: to him who orders his way right, I shall show 103 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 2: the salvation of God. So I have to confess I 104 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 2: used chat GPT for this one. So I did ask 105 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 2: chat GPT to compile just some facts that about this 106 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 2: psalm and some insights that were based on the original Hebrew, 107 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: which I could go through and look at the lexicon myself, 108 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: which I do sometimes, but it's a long psalm, and 109 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: so it compiled using the Hebrew, using cultural, theological and 110 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: contextual resources to give just some insights into what this 111 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: song meant. 112 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: And so what it gave me was actually very cool. 113 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: So it says. 114 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: The big picture that it took away from analyzing this 115 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 2: psalm is that Psalm fifty is not a comfort psalm. 116 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: It's a courtroom scene. 117 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: And so God, as you can see, shows up as judge, 118 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 2: as prosecutor, and witness, and in a courtroom, you know 119 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: you'll have all three of those things, but it's not 120 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: going to be the same person probably. So in verse 121 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: four he summons the heavens above and the earth to 122 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: judge his people, so he's the judge there, and then 123 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 2: in verse seven he says, here are my people, and 124 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: I will speak, oh Israel, I will testify against you. 125 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: And then at the end he talks about God is 126 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: the judge and no one is going to be outside 127 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 2: of his judgment. So he's the judge first, then he's 128 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: the witness, and then the prosecutor. He kind of goes 129 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: through and makes his case in verses sixteen through twenty three, 130 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 2: kind of his case against those who have not adhered 131 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: to his statutes. One other really interesting thing that chat 132 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: GPT kind of pulled out of this is the Hebrew 133 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: word in verse sixteen when it says, but to the wicked, 134 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 2: God says, what right have you to tell of my 135 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 2: statutes and to take my covenant in your mouth? If 136 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: I had read that just in the English, I would think, okay, 137 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 2: so the wicked meaning those who are not God's people, 138 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: So the non Hebraic people, the Gentiles at that time, right, 139 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 2: who didn't know him, who weren't part of the Covenant. 140 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: But that Hebrew word used for wicked, that implies Covenant members. 141 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: And I don't know how it does that. All I 142 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: know is what it says is that. 143 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: The wicked are covenant people, temple attender, scripture quoters. And 144 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: this is based on the original Hebrew. Now it doesn't 145 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 2: say what exactly the Hebrew word is and why. That's 146 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: the takeaway. So I would check chat GPT if I 147 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 2: were you, And I'm going to do it myself and 148 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: look into it and make sure because I just know 149 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 2: that it makes mistakes and when we're talking about handling 150 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 2: God's word, it's really important not to just take an 151 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 2: analysis from chat GPT. Kind of like I alluded to 152 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: in our prayer. The Holy Spirit is our teacher, but 153 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit doesn't teach me Hebrew. So chat GPT 154 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: can be useful for pulling out Hebrew words and their meanings, 155 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 2: but I need to go and kind of double check 156 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: and make sure. So I hope that makes sense. But 157 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 2: the interesting thing is God is not pointing a finger 158 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 2: at those who are just pagan or don't know him. 159 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: He's pointing fingers at corruption within the religious institution. And 160 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 2: I think if we fast forward to Jesus, we see 161 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: a lot of that as well. How does he treat 162 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 2: those who don't know him but are acting in ignorance. 163 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: He eats dinner with them, He tries to enlighten them, 164 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 2: He loves them. He goes against cultural norms to interact 165 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 2: with people that were considered outcasts like lepers, prostitutes, women 166 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 2: who had been with multiple men and were living with 167 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: people who weren't their husband, the woman at the well, 168 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 2: tax collectors who were despised by a lot of the 169 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 2: people of Israel because they considered them to be traders. 170 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: Just that's what we see here too. God is not 171 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: singling out the Pagans. He's singling out those who are 172 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 2: covenant people and hate discipline. Cast God's words behind them, 173 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: condone thievery. Associate with adulterers. Now, this says you associate 174 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: with adulterers. Jesus associated with adulterers, and so I think 175 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 2: so with that particular passage, it says, literally, your part 176 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: is with adulterers. I don't think that means you allow 177 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 2: yourself to be in their presence or you have dinner 178 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 2: with them. But your part, to me, based on what 179 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: the entirety of scripture says and Jesus example is this 180 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 2: is pointing to you take part in condoning what they're 181 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 2: doing for the sake of either monetary gain or power 182 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 2: or whatever. Jesus associated with them to show love, but 183 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: he never condoned the sin. He always spoke out against 184 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 2: the sin and called the person into the fullest expression 185 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 2: of who they were meant to be. So that's obviously 186 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 2: not taking place here. This is overlooking sin with a wink, 187 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 2: probably for financial or other kinds of gain that are 188 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 2: not benevolent and are not with the purpose of pointing 189 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: them toward God, and I'm taking all of those liberties 190 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 2: because that's what I think it might be saying, because 191 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 2: all of Scripture doesn't contradict each other, and because of 192 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 2: the way that Jesus dealt with adulters in his day. 193 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 2: You let your mouth loosen, evil, your tongue frames deceit, 194 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 2: you speak against your brother, you slander your own mother's son. 195 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 2: To me, this speaks of division in the body of Christ. 196 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: And the more I read. 197 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 2: Scripture, the more I can't get away from God's heart 198 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 2: and Jesus' heart for unity within the body of Christ 199 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 2: and within the church. We see so much division. In 200 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 2: the United States, where Alana and I live, we see 201 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: a lot of political division. And there are Christians that 202 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 2: are Democrats, Christians that are Republicans, and there's a lot 203 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: of ugliness happening and infighting, and even within our churches, 204 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: within our communities, within you know, people that are part 205 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 2: of the same political party. We just have a lot 206 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: of you know, we're prone to sin, and I think 207 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 2: that's why he's calling this out. So I think we 208 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: need to definitely keep in mind. The thing that I 209 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 2: took away from this is I read most of Scripture 210 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 2: and when I see the word wicked, I kind of 211 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 2: assume it's like a them, like, Oh, he's talking about 212 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 2: people that don't know him, that aren't following his statutes, 213 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 2: that aren't doing what they're supposed to do because they're 214 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: not following him. 215 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: But he could be talking about me, and I. 216 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: Need to really examine myself, and I need to examine 217 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 2: this scripture. Do I hate discipline? Do I cast God's 218 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 2: words aside occasionally? Do I sometimes condone sin? Do I 219 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 2: associate with people and maybe overlook some things because of 220 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: what I could gain or because I'm afraid of what 221 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: people would think if I didn't overlook those and called 222 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 2: it out. So then he goes on in verse twenty one, 223 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: these things you've done and I kept silence. You thought 224 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: that I was just like you. I will reprove you 225 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 2: and state the case in order before your eyes. 226 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: God. 227 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 2: He doesn't forget. If he's late to bringing justice, it's 228 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: not because he's a human. It's not because he forgot. 229 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 2: It's because he shows up precisely when he means to 230 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 2: to borrow a loose saying, I don't know if I 231 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 2: actually got that right, but a loose quote from the 232 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 2: Lord of the Rings The last thing that I want 233 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: to pull out of this is that I thought it 234 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: was very interesting that in this whole middle section from 235 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: verses seven to fifteen, God sort of subtly kind of 236 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 2: jabs idols and false gods. So he says, I shall 237 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: take no young bull out of your house, no mail 238 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 2: goats out of your folds, for every beast of the 239 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: forest is mine. And then he goes down and he says, 240 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 2: if I was hungry, I would not tell you, for 241 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 2: the world is mine and all it contains. And he's 242 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 2: making subtle jabs or maybe not so subtle jabs at 243 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 2: some of the false gods, where there were some gods 244 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 2: that the belief was that they were sustained by the 245 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: sacrifices that were given to them. 246 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: And I think God's saying, like, I don't need to eat. 247 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 2: He even says verse twelve, if I were hungry, I 248 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 2: would not tell you, for the world is mine and 249 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 2: all it contains. 250 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: So we have nothing that he needs. But he goes 251 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: on and says, he. 252 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: Who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me, and to 253 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 2: him who orders his way, aright, I shall show the 254 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: salvation of God. So you know it reminds me of 255 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 2: JOSEA six six in the NIV. It says, for I 256 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: desire mercy, not sacrifice, an acknowledgment of God rather than 257 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 2: burnt offerings, And that's kind of an echo of those 258 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 2: same sentiments. He does not need anything from us, but 259 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: what he wants is our love, our loyalty. He wants 260 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 2: our mercy. He wants us to receive mercy, and then 261 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 2: as an overflow and an outpouring of the gratitude we 262 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 2: feel for that that we would be merciful to others. 263 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: And if we did that, I think the world would 264 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 2: be so much different if we all would adhere to that, 265 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 2: but we don't always. 266 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: So let's just take some time to pray. 267 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: And I really hope that God spoke to you and 268 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 2: just that you were able to really see some points 269 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 2: throughout this chapter that you can apply to your life. 270 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 2: Let's pray, Lord, we just praise you as the one 271 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 2: true God. You don't need sacrifices. They don't sustain you. Your 272 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 2: personality isn't like a human. You don't forget. Your ways 273 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: are higher than ours. And as we wait sometimes to 274 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 2: see justice served, let us just be reminded that you 275 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: show up precisely when you mean to. There are no mistakes, 276 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: you don't leave loose ends. You know exactly what you're doing, 277 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: and you are on the throne. And we praise you 278 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 2: for it. 279 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: God, even when. 280 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 2: We can't see it, even when we're confused, we acknowledge 281 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 2: you as God, the King of Kings, the Lord of lords. 282 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: And we're so thankful that you are. 283 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: God and we are not because we've made a mess 284 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 2: of things and would make an even bigger mess of 285 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 2: things if we had more power. Lord, we just pray 286 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 2: for unity within the Body of Christ. 287 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: I pray for. 288 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 2: Minneapolis right now, where there's so much discord and fighting 289 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 2: and death and violence. 290 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 1: Members of the Body of Christ. 291 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 2: Are, no doubt divided on different sides of the same issue. 292 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: But our battle is not against flesh and blood. I 293 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: know our enemy is just sitting back and eating popcorn 294 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 2: and just watching. 295 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: Us destroy each other with words. 296 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 2: With actions, and that the arguments never get us anywhere. 297 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, we just pray against that enemy, the principalities, 298 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: the forces of darkness that are over Minneapolis, that are 299 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 2: over the United States, that are over every other country. 300 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 2: And as each person listening lifts up their own country, 301 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: and then maybe a few more. Lord, maybe we'll have 302 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 2: the whole world covered. We just pray that you would 303 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 2: pour out your spirit on this world. Lord, that you 304 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: would send your angels to fight the spiritual battle, that 305 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 2: you would help us to fight that spiritual battle with 306 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: your word. This is the victory that has overcome the world. 307 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 2: Even our faith. We have faith that you are good. 308 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 2: We have faith that you are powerful and on the throne. 309 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 2: We have faith that your power is made perfect in weakness. 310 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 2: We have faith that the light has overcome the darkness. 311 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 2: We have faith that he who is in us is 312 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: greater than he who is in the world. And we 313 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 2: claim it, and we pray that change would begin within 314 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 2: each one of us, that we would not be that 315 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 2: wicked spoken of in Psalm fifty. Are your covenant people, 316 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 2: But we are the ones that will choose to remain faithful, 317 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 2: that will choose to confess when we fall into any 318 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 2: of those categories that were mentioned, And we do. We fall, 319 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 2: but we confess so that we can move forward, so 320 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 2: that we can turn from that sin. I confess I 321 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: am wicked, Sometimes I am slanderous. I overlook sin. Sometimes 322 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 2: I point out sin when I've got a log in 323 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 2: my own eye. I forget your statutes and your teaching. 324 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 2: I trample them and just treat them like trash. I 325 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 2: put idols in your place, and I confess, and I repent, 326 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 2: and I pray that if there is anywhere where I 327 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: am contributing to discord in the body of Christ, that 328 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 2: you would show me and help me to make it right. 329 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 2: Let that be all of our prayers. Heal our land, 330 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 2: heal this world. Minneapolis is just a tiny pinpoint of 331 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 2: chaos in a world full of wars and conflicts and 332 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:44,239 Speaker 2: discord and chaos. You are a God of order, and 333 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 2: we pray for that God. We pray order over this world. 334 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: We claim what is already yours in Jesus name. 335 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: Amen. 336 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 2: Do you love true crime but feel like it's a 337 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 2: guilty pleasure because of the swearing and explicit content. If so, 338 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 2: I can't wait to tell you the good news. 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