The Devotional – Beginning a look at Psalm 56 (Part 2)

The Devotional – Beginning a look at Psalm 56 (Part 2)

Comment: In enemy territory it is necessary to be silent; only military personnel understand this fully. To go undetected and yet to be prepared for battle should it happen is like the words of King David that are not normally read in Psalm 56. These are as much a part of scripture as is the thirteen verses following. His words read “To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘The silent Dove in Distant Lands’ a Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath”. Now you might be thinking; what is that? It is a song that was sung that even further developed Saul’s resentment of David which you can read beginning in 1 Samuel 18 through 19. This was a time in David’s life when both his homeland and the Philistines wanted David and his 400 mighty men dead.

Devotional: Psalm 56 – A literal understanding of the Living Word of God is necessary for all of God’s children; in this understanding, it becomes the only way we can apply the Word to our everyday experiences. Surely, most of us are not at war and most of us do not (as yet) have to look over our shoulder to keep from being blind sided by the enemy. But we do need to fully understand that the fallen world around us is watching, thus becoming a spiritual battle, see Ephesians 6:10-20.

Psalm 56:1-2 – If you allow yourself to think about this, you will be aware that the enemies of God are hounding the children of God at every opportunity. We need to monitor our words with the enemy since they are eager to chew them up and spit them back at us. What you may mean for good is trampled on, the enemy is eager to haunt and hound us daily. Our only resource is to call upon our merciful God who is “Surety for us” see Psalm 119:122. God is our only guarantee for victory.

Psalm 56:3-4 – how many times a day does fear approach us, the number can be more than we care to count on certain days. We must be willing to trust God in all of these moments and let me be specific; ALL, MEANS ALL! While it is good to get up in the morning and meditate and pray that we are going to trust God, it is still necessary to remind yourself at every fearful moment, “LORD, I am trusting you, I will praise your Word, I will not fear, in this; “what can man do to me?”

Psalm 56:5-6 – We must also understand that the spiritual battle is an “all day long” event” unbelieving people have only one agenda (even people we love but are unsaved) will twist our words. They may love us as well, but their thoughts which run in opposition to our thoughts are against us for one purpose. They are practicing evil, while we (hopefully) are practicing righteousness. Sadly, when we are not present or in their sight they gather together. They whisper and backbite against our relationship to God, in this they mark our steps, even set up stumbling blocks, lying in wait for our fall, we need at all times to be watchful.

Well this will be enough for now, I hope your day is pleasant and I hope your righteousness is not your own; notice Romans 13:11-14. And Jeremiah 23:6: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS!