Psalms 21:11 (KJV) We Have God

Psalms 21:11 (KJV)

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

I think it is John Gill who says that Psalms 20 and 21 go together. Psalm 20 is David’s prayer previous to a serious battle.

Though we do not know for certain, it is speculated that the enemy he faced was perhaps Syria and the Ammonites, as described in 2 Samuel 10. They were known to have had a great number of chariots.

This was a situation that was impossible to win on their own. They were outnumbered, and they were outclassed in weaponry.

David’s response to this threat was simple:

Psalms 20:7 (KJV)
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”

David assures his readers:

Psalms 20:8 (KJV)
“They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.”

That sounds good, doesn’t it?

But that is previous to the battle.

It’s easy to talk big things before any action is taken.

Now we come to Psalm 21 and, without citing the entire Psalm, we read:

Psalms 21:11 (KJV)
“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”

The enemy was not able to perform their evil intentions.

Now the application—we live in the “pre-battle” age. It’s obvious that things are being stirred up, and eventually they will come to a head. The enemy of God appears to have the advanced weaponry. They know it. We who are believers know it too.

But we have God.

Psalms 20:7 (KJV)
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”

We’ve read the end of THE BOOK. We know the promise of God.

We have in Psalms 20 and 21 a bit of a “down payment,” some earnest, if you will.

God’s people have been outnumbered and outclassed before. The name of the LORD got them through.

He’ll do the same for us.

#TrustInGod #RememberTheLord #GodGivesVictory #FaithOverFear #Psalms21v11

We Have God: Trust Beyond the Odds

When the odds are against you, where do you place your confidence?

David faced an enemy with greater numbers and stronger weapons, but he remembered the name of the LORD. What battle are you trusting God to carry you through today? Tell me in the comments.

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You may be outnumbered. You may be outclassed. But you still have God.

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Psalms 21:11 (KJV) We Have God

Here's a comic version of the lesson.

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Luke 20:16 (KJV) Evil Has Real Consequences

Luke 20:16 (KJV)

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Jesus spoke a parable titled in my Bible The Parable of the Wicked Tenants, but I think it should be titled The Parable of the Patient Landlord.

It’s hard to fathom his patience. The landlord sent three servants to collect the rent. They were beaten, wounded, and sent away empty. You’d think that would be enough.

Not so this landlord. He finally sent his son to represent him before the tenants.

They killed him!

The tenants assumed ownership of that which was not theirs. They lost sight of whose property they were privileged to work. They presumed they could do as they pleased without consequences.

But consequences they faced! They were destroyed, and the vineyard was given to others.

Now hear the reaction of Jesus’s audience: “And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”

It was the landlord they judged, and not the tenants. After all his patience, they objected to his judgment.

The applications in the parable are many. It’s primarily speaking of the Jews who had presumed upon God through all those years He had blessed them, and of the Gentiles, to whom the Lord would turn in the near future. They did not believe God had the right to make this change.

I see much the same attitude among people of all tongues in our day.

They have forgotten from whence their life and breath come. They have presumed ownership of themselves and their choices. They demand that they be allowed to do as they please without consequences.

They think God is a monster, unjust, or simply nonexistent because He judges people for their opinions, pleasures, and will. They call Christianity hateful for calling lost souls to repentance and identifying accepted social practices as sinful, evil, and ungodly.

Like those who heard Jesus’s parable, they judge the One who has been patient with them. They object when the God who gave them life holds them accountable for how they live.

But the Bible assures us that consequences they will face.

“And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”

#Luke20v16 #ThePatientLandlord #GodsLongsuffering #CallToRepentance #AccountableToGod

Evil Has Real Consequences: Blaming the One They Wronged

The tenants beat the servants and killed the son—yet the audience objected to the landlord’s judgment. Are we doing the same when we blame God for judging our sin?

Read this Daily Visit with God on Luke 20:16, then leave a comment: Why do people question God’s justice instead of admitting their guilt?

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Luke 20:16 (KJV) Evil Has Real Consequences

Here's a comic version of the lesson.

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Psalms 19:2 (KJV) Recognizing Words, Missing The Message

Psalms 19:2 (KJV)

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

Creation testifies of God day after day and night after night. Its witness never stops. It is incessant and unrelenting.

Yet fallen man can tune out even a witness that never ceases. We see it in the way people respond to the Word of God. There are more means of proclaiming it than at any time in history: radio, television, the internet, social media, printed pages, and churches in nearly every community. People can drive past the same church so often that they do not even realize a church is there.

That does not mean the witness is powerless. Neither does it mean the witness should stop. It means God knows the nature of man.

And we who love the Lord are not immune. We can become so familiar with the Bible that we read its words without hearing Him. We can recognize a passage, remember a sermon about it, and move on without letting it search our hearts.

Psalm 19 calls us to do more than acknowledge that God has spoken. We must respond to what He says:

• Fear the Lord. Approach His Word with reverence, ready to obey rather than merely to agree.
• Desire His judgments. Treasure what God says, even when it corrects us.
• Guard against presumptuous sins. Do not excuse a sin simply because it has become familiar.
• Meditate on and speak His words. Give the Scriptures room in our thoughts and let them shape what comes from our mouths.

The witness is still speaking. The question is whether we are listening.

#Psalm19v2 #CreationDeclaresGod #HearGodsWord #FearTheLord #MeditateOnHisWord

Recognizing Words, Missing The Message: The Danger of Becoming Familiar with Scripture

Are you reading the Bible without hearing God? Let Psalm 19 challenge you to slow down, fear the Lord, and respond to His Word. Leave a comment: What helps you give Scripture your full attention? 

Visit marvinmckenzie.org for more Bible studies and daily encouragement to put God’s Word into practice.

To my readers:

Thank you! It is a great joy to me to know you read the thoughts and lessons God has given me in His word. I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave comments.

For this and, more than 7200 earlier Daily Visits with God, visit https://mckenzie-visit-with-god.blogspot.com. There you will find daily visits going back to 2005.

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Psalms 19:2 (KJV) Recognizing Words, Missing The Message

Here's a comic version of the lesson.

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Luke 18:9 (KJV) Righteous Pride Despises People

Luke 18:9 (KJV)

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

In my experience, this parable is used primarily to teach about salvation. We read that the publican went home “justified” and understand the Pharisee as religious but lost, while the publican knows he is a sinner in need of salvation. I have no complaint with that application.

But Jesus tells us at the outset whom He is addressing: those who trusted in their own righteousness and despised others. When we assume we are righteous, it becomes easy to look down on people we believe fall short. It is never right to despise others, for any cause.

Jesus closes the parable with this lesson:

Luke 18:14 (KJV)
“… for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”

That warning reaches beyond the religious lost. Saved people can be judgmental and hateful toward others, too. We need humility every bit as much as the publican did.

God saves those who humble themselves and ask for mercy instead of trusting in their own righteousness. He also lifts up Christians who learn humility before Him, while those who assume they are right about everything must still be brought low.

Pride is as sinful as any sin.

#Luke18v9 #PhariseeAndPublican #ChristianHumility #TrustNotInYourself #DespiseNoOne

Righteous pride despises people: Mercy begins with humility

What does the parable of the Pharisee and publican reveal about our own hearts? Luke 18:9 warns against trusting in our righteousness and despising others—a warning Christians need, too.

Leave a comment: How has this passage challenged your attitude toward others?

Visit marvinmckenzie.org for more Bible teaching and Daily Visits with God to help you examine your heart and grow in humility.

To my readers:

Thank you! It is a great joy to me to know you read the thoughts and lessons God has given me in His word. I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to leave comments.

For this and, more than 7200 earlier Daily Visits with God, visit https://mckenzie-visit-with-god.blogspot.com. There you will find daily visits going back to 2005.

If you have been blessed by this blog, please subscribe to my feed and share it with others.

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Luke 18:9 (KJV) Righteous Pride Despises People

Here's a comic version of the lesson.

http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxci36h6FWIaxmBLr0ijvz0BmNMQfYFuM9?si=I4JJw_9aAzcxW7Yd