Not a worm but a precious work of God

It is ironic that my wife just texted me today asking if she could have help again with insurance. This time there were no problems. I have included two videos of the first song in worship. No one sings all the verses of this hymn. I would exhort you to read all the words to this great hymn.

August 06, 2015

Worship: Join All The Glorious Names - Isaac Watts,

                   We Will Glorify The King Of Kings - Twila Paris

Join All The Glorious Names

Join all the glorious names

Of wisdom, love, and power,

That ever mortals knew,

That angels ever bore:

All are too mean to speak His worth,

To poor to set my Savior forth.

But O what gentle terms,

What condescending ways,

Doth our Redeemer use

To teach his heav’nly grace!

Mine eyes with joy and wonder see

What forms of love He bears for me.

Arrayed in mortal flesh,

He like an angel stands,

And holds the promises

And pardons in His hands;

Commissioned from His Father’s throne

To make His grace to mortals known.

Great Prophet of my God,

My tongue would bless Thy Name,

By Thee the joyful news

Of our salvation came,

The joyful news of sin forgiv’n

Of hell subdued, and peace with heav’n.

Be Thou my Counsellor,

My Pattern, and my Guide,

And through this desert land

Still keep me near thy side:

Nor let my feet e’er run astray

Nor rove nor seek the crooked way.

I love my Shepherd’s voice,

His watchful eyes shall keep

My wand’ring soul among

The thousands of His sheep:

He feeds His flock, He calls their names,

His bosom bears the tender lambs.

To this dear Surety’s hand

Will I commit my cause;

He answers and fulfils

His Father’s broken laws:

Behold my soul at freedom set!

My Surety paid the dreadful debt.

Jesus, my great High Priest,

Offered His blood, and died;

My guilty conscience seeks

No sacrifice beside:

His powerful blood did once atone,

And now it pleads before the throne.

My Advocate appears

For my defense on high;

The Father bows his ears,

And lays his thunder by:

Not all that hell or sin can say

Shall turn his heart, his love away.

My dear almighty Lord,

My Conqueror and my King,

Thy scepter and Thy sword,

Thy reigning grace I sing:

Thine is the power; behold I sit

In willing bonds beneath Thy feet.

Now let my soul arise,

And tread the tempter down;

My Captain leads me forth

To conquest and a crown:

A feeble saint shall win the day,

Though death and hell obstruct the way.

Should all the hosts of death,

And powers of hell unknown,

Put their most dreadful forms

Of rage and mischief on,

I shall be safe, for Christ displays

Superior power, and guardian grace.

(from Biblesoft Hymnal, PC Study Bible electronic database Copyright © 2003-2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Video (Traditional version) :https://youtu.be/QZejuPGzQPk

Video (Contemporary version) https://youtu.be/BlAx5gJTz7E

We will glorify the King of kings
We will glorify the Lamb
We will glorify the Lord of lords
Who is the great I Am

Lord Jehovah reigns in majesty
We will bow before His throne
We will worship Him in righteousness
We will worship Him alone

He is Lord of Heaven, Lord of earth
He is Lord of all who live
He is Lord above the universe
All praise to Him, we give

Oh, hallelujah to the King of kings
Hallelujah to the Lamb
Hallelujah to the Lord o

f lords
Who is the great I Am

We will glorify the King of kings
We will glorify the Lamb
We will glorify the Lord of lords
Who is the great I Am

Written by: Twila Paris

Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP

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Video: https://youtu.be/OmtrYms47Ig

Personal:

It was a quiet day. Sleep was interrupted often, but I did manage to go to bed on time. I worked hard to get my quiet time off to an earlier start despite going to the store. I was more focused there and kept the sense of urgency in mind as I shopped. Eating dinner and doing devotions at the same time right now. I spoke briefly to a good friend this morning by text. It seems our communication is growing less as he gets busier, trying to drum up work and income. Lord, may he find time to stop and rest and seek your face. My wife has said nothing to me today. This “little” run-in with the car insurance seemed to sour things a little. I should not have explained my motives with her, just let my actions and the Holy Spirit do it for me.

Word:

Ps 22:9-11

 Yet you brought me out of the womb;

you made me trust in you

even at my mother's breast.

¹⁰ From birth I was cast upon you;

from my mother's womb you have been my God.

¹¹ Do not be far from me,

for trouble is near

and there is no one to help.

NIV

Here David reflects on God's sovereignty and his standing and worth despite the crowd's opinion of him. Not a worm but a precious work of God.

I. Reflect:

David reflects on God's sovereign hand in his birth ("you brought me out of the womb") and salvation ("you made me trust in you

even at my mother's breast "). Thus he could declare with confidence:

"From birth I was cast upon you;

from my mother's womb you

have been my God."

However, it is more than reflection…

II. “Remind”:

The words "Yet you" are emphatic and contrast with the "But I" of verse 6.

In reflecting on his own desperate situation, the psalmist moves his eyes from the mockers around him ("but I," v. 6) to God with an emphatic "Yet you." The problem of suffering finds some focus in God's sovereignty and love for his own. From birth he has owed his life to God, and from birth the Lord has been his covenant God.VanGemeren, W. A. (1991). Psalms. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Vol. 5, p. 203). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.

David goes from remembering God's dealings with patriarchs to God's personal dealings with David himself. God had been his God from the womb. God had caused him to trust Him. Quoting  from the BE commentary OT:

David reminded the Lord that from birth He had cared for him, so why abandon him now? (See 139:13-16.) David had learned to trust in the Lord ("hope," KJV) from infancy, and was not going to relent now. "Trust" is used three times in verses 4-5 and also in verse 8.(from The Bible Exposition Commentary: Old Testament © 2001-2004 by Warren W. Wiersbe. All rights reserved.)

III. Request:

David requests God's help. Note the play on words here. He asks God not to "be far from" him, because "trouble" was "near."  Returning to the sense of aloneness and helplessness, he makes his request to God because "there is no one to help." His sole resource was God.

So how does all this relate to Christ? He who was and is "in the bosom of the Father" (Jn. 1:18)? How could He declare that God was His God "from my mother's womb" (v 10)? We must remember our Lord was human as well as divine. Perhaps some excerpts from some commentaries will help:

Psalms 22:9There is nothing improper in applying this to the Messiah. He was a man, with all the innocent propensities and feelings of a man; and no one can say but that when on the cross-and perhaps with special fitness we may say when he saw his mother standing near him (John 19:25) - these thoughts may have passed through his mind. In the remembrance of the care bestowed on his early years, he may now have looked with an eye of earnest pleading to God, that, if it were possible, he might deliver him.(from Barnes' Notes, Electronic Database Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Barnes also says:

Applied to the Redeemer as a man, it means that in his earliest childhood he had trusted in God. His first breathings were those of piety. His first aspirations were for the divine favor. His first love was the love of God. This he now calls to remembrance; this he now urges as a reason why God should not withdraw the light of his countenance, and leave him to suffer alone. No one can prove that these thoughts did not pass through the mind of the Redeemer when he was enduring the agonies of desertion on the cross; no one can show that they would have been improper.(from Barnes' Notes, Electronic Database Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)

9–11. I was cast upon thee from the womb. Although in certain respects this may be said of every individual, it is most appropriate for the God-man to say (cf. Lk 2:40, 49, 52). God the Son and God the Father had never been separated until that eventful moment at Calvary. Thus, the Son cried, Be not far from me… for there is none to help. This obviously cannot apply to David, for he had never been in such straits. But the Lord Jesus found no man to stand beside him at the cross. All had fled; there was none to help.  ^{Hindson, E. E., & Kroll, W. M. (Eds.). (1994). KJV Bible Commentary (p. 1008). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.}

22:9–11 But now the Son of Man turns away from man to God, and remembers Bethlehem. It was God who had brought Him forth from the virgin’s womb. It was God who had preserved Him during the fragile days of His infancy. It was God who had sustained Him in His boyhood and young manhood. On the basis of this past relationship of love Christ now appeals to God to draw near in this hour of His crushing, solitary trial.
MacDonald, W. (1995). Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments. (A. Farstad, Ed.) (p. 577). Nashville: Thomas Nelson. 

‘Tis a mystery that God became man

To bring us redemption was His plan!

To free us from sin and satan and hell

To break the curse of Eden where Adam fell

To deposit the Spirit, God’s Holy seal

To guarantee our inheritance that is glorious and real

To know the truth that will set us free

To purchase our pardon at Calvary

To make from many nations a tribe of one

To join us together through the death of His Son

To grant salvation to all who believe

To become His children when Christ we receive

To create for us good works to perform

To predestine a people to Christ’s image conform

To declare us righteous in His holy sight

To call us out of darkness into His marvelous light

To us who have received these wonderful things

To serve and to praise our King of Kings

‘Tis a mystery indeed this blessed redemption story

To God be the praise! To God be the glory!

                                                                                    Amen!

The Great God Of Heaven (verses 2,5 & 6) -- by H.R. Bramley (1833-1917)

A babe on the breast of a maiden He lies,
Yet sits with the Father on High in the skies,
Before Him their faces the seraphim hide,
While Joseph stands, Waiting, un-scared by His ride.

Oh wonder of wonders which none can unfold,
The Ancient of Days is an hour or two old,
The Maker of all things is made of the earth,
Man is worshiped by angels, And God comes to birth.

The Word in the bliss of the Godhead remains,
Yet in flesh comes to suffer the keenest of pains,
He is that He was, and forever shall be,

But becomes what He was not for you and for me

Source: https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/great_god_of_heaven.htm