2 Corinthians 10:17 (KJV) Let the Lord Be Seen

2 Corinthians 10:17 (KJV)

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

I have some preconceived ideas about this passage. Those notions cause me to think of the word “glorieth” as meaning something akin to rejoicing. If you are going to rejoice, rejoice in the Lord. 

Be happy in the Lord—something along those lines.

But the word glory has to do with being apparent, lifted up, manifest.

This definition complements the context perfectly. The Apostle is speaking of places of ministry and not interfering with another man’s work. He intended not to go where another man labored and build his ministry off their work.

In that context, what verse 17 means is, whatever you accomplish in your labor for the Lord, let it be by the measure of the Lord’s grace and not by taking away from the labors of others.

A work that is entirely the result of what God has done, and not a result of siphoning what God has done through someone else, makes much of the Lord and speaks highly of the laborer.

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2 Corinthians 10:17 (KJV) Let the Lord Be Seen

Psalms 62:1 (KJV) From HIM

Psalms 62:1 (KJV)

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

Psalms 62:5 (KJV)
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

New Testament terms used in the Old Testament do not mean the same in the Old as in the New.

The word salvation is associated for us with being saved from sin and provided a home in heaven. The Old Testament often speaks of deliverance from a very present danger. God saves us from our sin and rescues us from the devil’s traps.

I want to use this Old Testament passage as representing our salvation from sin. In this Psalm, I find the phrase “from Him” twice.

• The writer ascribes salvation as coming “from Him”
• The writer also ascribes expectation as coming “from Him”

In many respects, these two summarize the Christian experience.

We are, 

• Saved from our sins, 
• Reconciled to God, and 
• Sealed in the Holy Spirit 

from God. It is nothing we do. We wait on God for these elements of salvation. Salvation comes “from Him.”

As believers, we then spend the rest of our lives, 

• in expectation of His return, 
• in anticipation of His finalizing the ages, 
• in looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of Jesus

Our expectation is “from Him” in that it is His promise to us and in that we have no influence over the time of His coming.

• We wait because our salvation is from Him
• We wait because our expectation is from Him

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Psalms 62:1 (KJV) From HIM

Psalms 59:6 (KJV) Two Things Concerning our Enemies

Psalms 59:6 (KJV)

They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

The superscript says David wrote this after Saul tried to kill him in his bed. It is an intriguing context because, 

He calls his enemies “heathen.”
Did David believe Saul and the men who followed him were heathen unbelievers?

When a man of God is attacked by people who claim to be Christians, can he rightly think of them as heathen? There is certainly something very wrong with the soul of one who attempts injury to a servant of the Lord. Even if they do it thinking they are doing God service, they might be demonstrating the heart of unbelief.

The Psalm begins by describing them as dogs prowling the city.

• The Psalmist prays for victory[1]
• Prays for their defeat[2]
• Prays that they “may not be”[3]

But he does not mean them any physical harm because they can be found yet again in verse fourteen prowling the city.
Psalms 59:14 (KJV)
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

The Christian asks two things of God concerning his enemies

• That he be protected to continue his ministry in a Christ-honoring way
• That his enemies, if they remain his enemies, are not harmed.[4]

The truth is that all heathen end in hell and the lake of fire. How could we wish them any evil more than that?

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[1] Psalms 59:2 (KJV)
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

[2] Psalms 59:5 (KJV)
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

[3] Psalms 59:13 (KJV)
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

[4] Psalms 59:11 (KJV)
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

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Psalms 59:6 (KJV) Two Things Concerning our Enemies

2 Corinthians 7:9 (KJV) The Life of the Preacher

2 Corinthians 7:9 (KJV)

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

The work of the ministry is one only to be entered into under the call of God and by much faith. 

It’s not going to be an easy life.

It is a life of provocation
Vs 1
The preacher isn’t to settle with his audience. He is to press them toward perfecting holiness.

It is a life of rejection
Vs 2
Many will refuse his provocations as “legalism.”

It is a life of sacrifice
Vs 3
The preacher lives among men, willing to die with them and for them in his ministry.

It is a life of bold preaching
Vs 4
Though he must often confess that the boldness is only provided by the Holy Ghost. He does not have it in his flesh.

It is a life of anxiety
Vs 5
His flesh has no rest. He is expected to demonstrate faith, but the pressure of the ministry taxes him.

It is a life of humility
Vs 6-8
Nevertheless, God gives comfort. While he fears his efforts will not be received favorably, he finds there are occasions of consolation.

It is a worthy life
Vs 9
In the end those he has ministered to will discover he did them no damage. They will stand before God, the saved and the lost, grateful that there was a man of God among them.

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2 Corinthians 7:9 (KJV) The Life of the Preacher

Psalms 56:11 (KJV) Be More Afraid of Our Response

Psalms 56:11 (KJV)

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

He will not be afraid of what men can do.

He did not say he believed men could do nothing.

Men did persecute, oppress, injure, and hurt King David. In the face of such opposition, he did not pray for the strength to defeat them. He prayed instead for the mercy of God.

During the heaviest oppressions of the dark ages, Christians knew they could not expect the enemies of their faith to leave them alone. They choose never to fight them. There was never a time when our Baptist forefathers took up arms against their oppressors. They were captured, imprisoned, tortured, and killed believers of all ages and both genders. Never did they resist. They prayed not for the death of those who fought against them but for God’s mercy,[1] strength,[2] and the conversion[3] of those who persecuted them.

We ought to be more fearful of an ungodly response to men rather than what those men can do to us.

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[1] Psalms 56:1 (KJV)
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

[2] Psalms 56:3 (KJV)
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

[3] Psalms 56:7 (KJV)
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

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Psalms 56:11 (KJV) Be More Afraid of Our Response

Psalms 55:6 (KJV) (KJV) Flee and Find Rest

Psalms 55:6 (KJV)

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

This man is in pain.

Psalms 55:4 (KJV)
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

He might have had the strength to endure except
Psalms 55:12-13 (KJV)
For it wasnot an enemy thatreproached me; then I could have borne it:neither was ithe that hated me thatdid magnify himselfagainst me; then I would have hid myself from him:
But it wasthou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

In this condition he longs to,
Flee and find rest
Vs 6

Wander off and get lost
Vs 7

Escape in a hurry
Vs 8

That’s what his soul wanted. The spirit of God working in him led him differently. 
Psalms 55:22 (KJV)
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

I would not want to suggest this is the natural course or the easy one. 

It is the Biblical and the holy one.

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Psalms 55:6 (KJV) (KJV) Flee and Find Rest

Psalms 54:7 (KJV) Salvation, Confidence, and Sacrifice

Psalms 54:7 (KJV)

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 54 takes us on a walk down the path toward deliverance. 

A prayer of salvation
Vs. 1-3
This soul has experienced oppression but seeks solace in God’s loving embrace. The Psalmist lays out his troubles before the Lord. 

• His salvation is found in the name of the Lord (Jesus)
• His salvation involves being judged by God’s strength (righteousness)

A declaration of confidence
Vs. 4-5
This soul looks in faith to God. With unwavering confidence, the Psalmist declares the power and faithfulness of the Almighty, knowing that His protection will be steadfast. 

A life of sacrifice
Vs. 6-7
This soul lives out his faith with dedication and devotion.

We find here a beautiful narrative of the soul seeking deliverance, embracing confidence, faith, and sacrifice as he walks towards a deeper connection with God. 

Salvation leads to confidence, which finally, results in sacrifice.[1]

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[1] Romans 12:1 (KJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Psalms 54:7 (KJV) Salvation, Confidence, and Sacrifice