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No doubt we have all learned through disappointing or painful experiences, that many people fail to keep their word.
We usually learn this lesson at a relatively young age, and it is confirmed time and again as we proceed through life.
But God’s promises are always kept!
We can always trust His Word!
His promises are sure!
Psalm 89 is a prayer for God to keep his promises.
Especially the Davidic Covenant
David’s seed would reign forever over an everlasting kingdom
This Psalm seems to have been written after the fall of Jerusalem.
So the people of Israel are heartbroken by these turn of events.
There is me disagreement over who Ethan (the author) is.
But whether he wrote of the destruction after the fact, or by prophecy, it doesn’t change the Psalm at all.
The problem comes down to this: We need to trust the God who cannot lie.
God Is Faithful
I.
In His Character
1-18
Trust what you know about God!
A. Mercy
1-2
B. Faithfulness
1-2
C. Greatness
6-7
D. Revered
7b
E. Strong
8-10
F. Ownership
11-12
G. Just
14
H. Joy Inducing
15-17
I. Defender
17
We need to be like the Psalmist here and even in the difficult times, we need to praise the Lord for who He is!
As we exalt Him, we should not only praise God for His faithfulness to His people throughout history but also what He has done for us personally!
Don’t let your prayers be too general and unspecific, or we may fail to appreciate all that God has done for us on a daily basis.
Taking time and meditating on His goodness to us is a great tool for finding things to praise and thank Him.
God is faithful In His Character
God is Faithful...
II.
To His Covenant
19-37
Trust God to fulfill His promises.
God chooses who he chooses (David)
Protection 22
Fight for 23
Faithful to 24
To Establish power 25-27
Be merciful to 28
To Covenant with 29
If it has not happened already, all of us will face times in the future where we feel that God has broken a promise.
Trials come
Hard situations and circumstances can really shake our faith.
During these times we really have to take God at His Word.
In Hebrews 11 God told of the heroes of the faith.
Everyone of them faced trials and tests of his/her faith.
In spite of the circumstances, they believed God and acted according to His Word.
In the dark valleys, trust God!
If it doesn’t make sense, keep your faith in God!
God is faithful In His Character
God is Faithful to His covenant
III.
God is Faithful to Chastise
30-45
Forsake my law
Break statutes
keep not law
visit with the rod 32
loving kindness never leaves
Never stop being faithful 33
Covenant will never break 34-37
Now the People Cry out to God thinking that God has:
hated His chosen people 38
Made void the covenant 39
defiled the crown of David 39, 44
Broken down the walls of Jerusalem 40
Allowed spoilers to come and take from them 41
Enabled the enemies 42
Prevented their victory 43
When God’s promises seem to fail, we need to consider the complete counsel of God!
To the psalmist, it apparedt hat God was not keeping His covenant to bless and continue the Davidic line of Kings.
But the same covenant that promised an everlasting throne and kingdom included a stern warning:
God’s rejection of the king was actually the fulfillment of His covenant.
The king and the people had rejected God’s promises by disobeying Him.
Therefore, God chastened His rebellious people exactly as He had promised.
God also promises to chasten us when we persist in sin.
When we experience God’s painful discipline, it does not mean that God is breaking any of His promises to us.
By considering all of God’s promises, we learn that He not only blesses, protects and provides for us, but as a loving father he also disciplines us.
God is faithful In His Character
God is Faithful to His covenant
God Is Faithful to Chastise
IV.
God’s Faithfulness will never Cease
46-52
The Psalmist has pleaded with the Lord at what seemed to him to be a betrayal of His Word.
He now pleads with God to fulfill the promises He made to David.
He cried out to the Lord to deliver his nation and restore the Davidic throne.
So he cries out How long O Lord?
I’m sure he knew the prophecy of Jeremiah that the people would be in exile for seventy years and then return to their land.
But is he like us, and when we are in the midst of the storm, we forget to look at God’s Promises!
He says my time is short 47
The Psalmist wants to see Israel out of this chastisement.
He calls for the Lords lovingkindnesses to return.
God never stopped being loving or kind, but he needed to fulfill His promises, whether for good as a reward, or difficult as a chastisement.
Ethan looks around and felt clearly the reproach of the enemy.
50-51
The king of Judah was now a common prisoner in a foreign city!
No doubt Jehoiachin was paraded shamelessly in Babylon as a proof that the gods of Babylon were greater than Judah’s God.
He reminds God of the reproach and in doing so calls for God pull back His chastisement.
Verse 52 Is actually not part of the chapter, but rather the closing of Book III of the Psalms.
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