Like many Davidic Psalms, we find David possessing a very personal relationship with God. In every season and circumstance in his life, David’s prayers were not for God to just do something FOR him. Instead, David’s prayers took on a more relational tone by asking God to BE hishelper, Be his strong tower, BE his refuge…etc.
This approach to prayer is also seen in another – namely Jesus our Messiah and Lord Who prayed with intimacy and devotional love.
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In this session we are continuing to learn more about our relationship/partnetship with the Holy Spirit in ministry.
The Corinthian church fell sort in no gift, but were very immarture Christians. Paul addresses all manner of disciplinary issues to this church before addressing their zeal for Spiritual Gifts which they excercised with little to no guidance or maturity – seeking to be seen more than to edify the church.
In Chapter 14 Paul bears down on this expression of immaturity and explains that if one is truly being led by the Spirit of God, there will be order in their assemblies. Paul presses limits on the expression of the gifts and the need to each be used IN TURN rather than all at once. Again the major focus being edification rather than confusion.
I truly hope this lession will aid you not only in better understanding order in the church in the expression of the gifts, but even more importantly in coming to better know the Spirit of God with Whom we partner in the work of the ministry of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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This beautiful Davidic Psalm is both a lament and a praise for God’s faithful, dependable intervention against his enemies.
In this teaching we learn how to better understand the Psalms and their statements in keeping with the promises of the New Covenant which are often at variance with those of the Old.
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Genesis speaks of the waters being divided in the creation week. One part above the sky and one part below the sky. The portion below the sky was gathered together into one place which “can mean” that they were interconnected.
At the global flood, the scriptures say that God opened fountains or underground springs of the ocean and the windows of the sky were opened.
The idea seems to be that underneath the ocean floor are vents or fountains from which jettison water from chambers below the ocean floor. This God is said to have opened. This seems evidenced by the huge ridges and fault lines both above and below the oceans. They run around the earth like the seams on a baseball. They correspond to the mountain ridges on land.
It seems that it is regarding these vents that the psalmist is here referring.
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The Corinthian believers were exceptionally interested in the gifts of the Spirit. While Paul encouraged their desire and confirmed that they came short in no manifestation of the Spirit – they were immature!
They desired to excel in gifts in order to be seen or impress, but Paul encouraged them by directing their hearts to a “more excellent way”.
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