The Battle of Life – Psalm 30

Psalm 30: 6 says unto your hands, I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O lord, faithfully. These were the exact words of Jesus in Luke 23:46, it was his last words before he gave up his spirit. -> the statement of submission of God’s will.

In the battle of life its the submission to God’s will that is important. Yes, his promises are sure, true, ye and amen but it is the purpose of the Lord (his will) that stand. (Proverb 19: 21, Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.). We pray with for our hearts the desires using God’s promises but it is the purpose of God that stands. One of my major fascination with David is his ability to be in Gods will and keep his command (sure he erred) but he went to fight for his people, battle for lands, ward of his enemies, He was a shepherd to Israel in his time.

Jesus is our Great Shepherd because David said the lord is my shepherd, the shepherd of all shepherd is a great Shepherd. As David tended to sheep’s he shows a picture of Jehovah appearing as a chief shepherd of the sheep to save us from our battle against sin (Jehovah tsidkenu). He battles for us when we are in need (physical or spiritual) Psalm 107: 9  For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. (spiritual), Psalm 103: 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Jesus says in John 4: 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” (Jehovah Jireh). He battles over us in our adversity, he is the same Jehovah who battles for our soul at the point of life and death, so we may have newness of life in him. he is the same God who battles for us to keep us from falling, its Jehovah who gave manna to the Israelite in the wilderness that fed the 5000 with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. When one of his sheep’s loses his way he goes back to look for that sheep. HE is the one who gives us our identity and has become Jehovah Nissi ( the lord my banner).

From the moment he told Abraham I will provide a lamb for you. Genesis 22: 8, all we are to do is provide the fire and wood to come into his presence. God has provided a lamb for us who is Jesus to take away our sins and in so doing he became our Great shepherd to guide us on the way or in the battle of life. God is fighting for you, he is battling for your bread, safety, indeed he fulfilled the law for us ( he did Yahweh’s will by hanging on the cross and saying to the father not my will but your will be done Luke 22: 42, and kept all God’s command as David a man after God’s heart to do his will and his command). Inorder, that in him we might live to do his will and keep his command.

Be strong and let your heart take courage in Yahweh, ALL who wait on the Lord God. Psalm 30, 31, 32