EK VERTROU OP GOD SE GETROUHEID

EK VERTROU OP GOD SE GETROUHEID

6 Ons sal juig oor u oorwinning en in die Naam van ons God die vaandels ontplooi. Mag die Here alles gee wat u vra.

AS KIND VAN GOD KAN ONS OPTIMISTIES WEES OOR DIE TOEKOMS.

Definisie van optimisme

7 Dit weet ek: die Here sal aan sy gesalfde die oorwinning gee! Uit die heilige hemel verhoor die Here sy gebed; die Here gee deur sy groot mag aan hom die oorwinning.

8 Sommige vertrou op strydwaens en ander op perde, maar óns, ons vertrou op die Naam van die Here ons God.

Die vermoë om die toekoms met selfvertroue te kan sien en ingaan. Vir gelowiges is dit moontlik as gevolg van hul kennis van God.

Optimisme (van Latyn optimum wat “die beste” beteken) verwys streng gesproke, of ten minste oorspronklik, na 'n wêreldbeskouing of lewenswyse waarin daarna gestreef word om in die beste van alle moontlike wêrelde te leef. Vandag word die konsep oor die algemeen in 'n swakker sin verstaan wat neerkom op 'n geloof in 'n goeie uitkoms. Elke terugslag of negatiewe toedrag van sake word in die lig van die positiewe toekomsverwagting beskou. “wikipedia”

Somebody has well said that there are only two kinds of people in the world—there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord,” and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning.”[1]

I rather like the small boy’s version of the hymn, “Trust and Obey,” when he said that at Sunday school they had been singing “Trust and O. K.” Good! Everything must be O. K. if the life has been committed to His precious keeping. There is no other way.

—Expositor[2]

When Sir Harry Lauder’s only son was killed in World War I, he said to a friend: “When a man comes to a thing like this, there are just three ways out of it—there is drink, there is despair, and there is God. By His grace, the last is for me!”[3]

Psalm 52:10 (Die Lewende Bybel)

10 Maar ek is soos ’n gesonde groen olyfboom wat in God se teenwoordigheid groei, want ek vertrou op God se getrouheid vir ewig en altyd.

(AMP)

8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in and confidently rely on the loving-kindness and the mercy of God forever and ever.

Wanneer ons hierdie psalm lees kry ons met kenmerkend twee soorte mense te doen, Die wat op hulle self vertrou en diegene wat op God vertrou. Dawid wys op die kontras tussen hierdie twee soorte mense.

In hierdie Psalm gaan dit oor ‘n spesifieke persoon waarvan ons lees in

(Die Lewende Bybel)

7 Maar daardie dag was daar toevallig een van Saul se werksmense daar by die plek van aanbidding. Dit was Doëg, ’n Edomiet wat toesig gehou het oor Saul se veewagters.

Dawid moes die man dood maak en het nie en die gevolge was baie erg

(Die Lewende Bybel)

18 Toe beveel die koning vir Doëg: “Maak jy die priesters dood!” Hy maak toe soos die koning gesê het, en daardie dag het hy vyf en tagtig manne doodgemaak wat die priesterlike linnekleed gedra het.

19 In Nob, die priesters se stad, het hy ook almal wat daar was, gaan doodmaak—mans, vrouens, kinders, babas, beeste, skape, donkies, alles.

Aan die begin van die Psalm openbaar Dawid drie bosse eienskappe in die lewe van Doëg.

· Eerstens, hy was trots. Die gebruik van dié woord in die psalm is hy spog

The thought conveyed in this Hebrew word is not necessarily that of a person strutting around making extravagant claims to others about his or her abilities. Rather it is that of a smug self-sufficiency that does not parade itself openly simply because it is so convinced of its superiority. Sometimes outward boasting is a cover-up for a person’s inner insecurities, but that was not what Doeg was like.[4]

As ons hierdie stukkie geskiedenis lees sien ons dat die inligting wat hy in Nob bekom het, het hy eers stil gehou om dit te gebruik op die regte oomblik. Dit dui ook op sy slinksheid.

So it was not a case of the Edomite’s merely blurting out what he knew at the first opportunity. ……..He saw his opportunity when Saul complained that none of his retainers was concerned about him or told him anything.[5]

· Tweedens, Doëg was lief vir dit wat BOOS is.

He might simply have been trying to advance himself with Saul. But his ruthless murder of the priests of Nob and their families showed that he actually hated all who stood for righteousness—Ahimelech stood for righteousness and had spoken truthfully when he was interrogated by Saul—and Doeg wanted to eliminate such people and thus advance and align himself with the most evil aspects of Saul’s deteriorating moral character.[6]

· Derdens, gebruik hy woorde as wapens[7]

(Die Lewende Bybel)

3 Hoor hier, jy wat so ’n danige held is, wat help dit dat jy spog oor die kwaad wat jy gedoen het? God se getroue liefde bly tot in ewigheid!

4 Jy probeer moeilikheid maak met daardie skeermestong van jou wat net leuens versprei.

This tells us something about the nature of falsehood, deceit, and lies as well as the potentially murderous effects of words. It teaches that words are not morally neutral. They are a powerful force either for evil or good

In England during World War II a war poster designed to warn against the unwitting disclosure of troop movements or other military secrets was displayed all over the country. It contained the words “Loose talk costs lives.” That is true spiritually as well. So instead of being people whose talk is undisciplined or loose, we should be people whose conversation is constructive and above all truthful.

When I say grace before meals one of the prayers I frequently make is that God will “guide our conversation.” It is a prayer we might all make at all times and on all occasions.[8]

Maar: Hierdie is ‘n belangrike woord in elke taal. Wanneer jy sê maar vat jy die klem weg by alles wat gesê was en vestig die aandag op wat daarna gesê word. So wat Dawid nou verder sê is van uiterste belang.

1. ek is soos ’n gesonde groen olyfboom

Dawid maak dit baie duidelik hoe sy lewe is. Ek is gesond, ek is besig om te groei. Al is alles teen my dan groei ek steeds.

The olive is one of the most lasting of all trees. With its dark, waxen leaves it survives even the worst summer droughts. It is valuable in its ability to produce a yearly crop of olives.[9]

He compared himself to a green olive tree, a figure of prosperity in God’s presence

(AFRIKAAN)

7 Hy sal geil groei. Hy sal so sterk wees soos ’n olyfboom en hy sal ruik soos die plante van Libanon.

8 Dié wat voorheen by die Libanon gewoon het, sal terugkom. Hulle sal weer koring verbou. Hulle sal welig groei soos ’n wingerdstok. Die roem van Israel sal wees soos die wyn van die Libanon.

wat in God se teenwoordigheid groei,

(Die Lewende Bybel)

11 U het my gewys wat die werklike lewe is, want die volle vreugde is net by U, en u beskerming sal altyd iets wonderliks bly

(Die Lewende Bybel)

11 U het my gewys wat die werklike lewe is, want die volle vreugde is net by U, en u beskerming sal altyd iets wonderliks bly

2. want ek vertrou op God se getrouheid (liefdevolle goedheid)

trust noun

1 complete assurance and certitude regarding the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something <they continue to have trust in his judgment>[10]

(AFRIKAAN)

6 Ons sal juig oor u oorwinning en in die Naam van ons God die vaandels ontplooi. Mag die Here alles gee wat u vra.

7 Dit weet ek: die Here sal aan sy gesalfde die oorwinning gee! Uit die heilige hemel verhoor die Here sy gebed; die Here gee deur sy groot mag aan hom die oorwinning.

8 Sommige vertrou op strydwaens en ander op perde, maar óns, ons vertrou op die Naam van die Here ons God.

3. vir ewig en altyd

[1] Green, M.P. ed., 1989. Illustrations for Biblical Preaching: Over 1500 sermon illustrations arranged by topic and indexed exhaustively Revised edition of: The expositor’s illustration file., Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

[2] Tan, P.L., 1996. Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times, Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc.

[3] Tan, P.L., 1996. Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times, Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc.

[4] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[5] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[6] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[7] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[8] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[9] Boice, J.M., 2005. : An Expositional Commentary, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

[10] Merriam-Webster, I., 1996. Merriam-Webster’s collegiate thesaurus.