S – Saved from “Satan’s Slavery”.
S – Stepping Up to “Sonship”.
S – Secured by the Holy Spirit.
S – Servant of the Sovereign King of kings.
SCRIPTURE: Psalms 143:8-12;
“Cause me to HEAR thy LOVING KINDNESS in the MORNING; for in thee do I TRUST: cause me to know the WAY wherein I should WALK; for I LIFT UP my SOUL unto thee. 9DELIVER me, O LORD, from mine ENEMIES: I flee unto thee to HIDE me. TEACH me TO DO THY WILL; for thou art my God: thy SPIRIT is GOOD; lead me into the land of UPRIGHTNESS. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy NAME’s sake: for thy RIGHTEOUSNESS’ sake bring my SOUL out of TROUBLE. And of thy MERCY cut off mine ENEMIES, and DESTROY all them that AFFLICT my SOUL: for I am thy SERVANT.”
INTRODUCTION:
SALVATION:
*Salvation means that we are NO LONGER UNDER Satan’s AUTHORITY or DOMINION of DARKNESS.
*Salvation means that we are TRANSFORMED to become a NEW CREATION. God by His Holy Spirit will TRANSFORM our NATURE to make it HOLY. Our HEART will be SOFTENED so that we will LOVE ALL people -- even our ENEMIES. We will HATE SIN and WALK IN THE LIGHT. .
Psalm 27:1, KJV: “The LORD is my LIGHT and my SALVATION; whom shall I FEAR? The LORD is the STRENGTH of my LIFE; of whom shall I be AFRAID?”
Paul ASSURES in Col. 1: 13-14, KJV: “For He has RESCUED us from the DOMINION of DARKNESS [Delivered, Saved, Brought out] and BROUGHT us into the KINGDOM of the Son He LOVES [Transferred, in other words, Transformed], in whom we have REDEMPTION through His BLOOD, even the FORGIVENESS of sins.” [Salvation, Buy Back, Restoration, Release, Atone for]
1. Saved from “Satan’s Slavery”.
In verse 9: “DELIVER me, O LORD, from mine ENEMIES: I flee unto thee to HIDE me.”
***In CHESS, there are many instances that when a player taught he won the game, without noticing, it’s PART OF THE PLAN of the opponent to COUNTER his move, then, CHECK MATE! .
The same manner, whenever Satan thinks he won a great VICTORY, unknowingly that will be his great DEFEAT! THE WISDOM OF GOD can never be GRASPED by Satan. Why? Because his mind is PERVERTED, DISTORTED and TWISTED.
THIS IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION:
The “CHECK MATE” of Satan, “the god of this world”, was at the CROSS of CHRIST. This is the GOOD NEWS, the GENUINE Gospel of Christ! IT IS FINISHED!
**During CALAMITIES, for example, most VICTIMS who can’t afford a better SHELTER to PROTECT or SAFE GUARD their families will look for an EVACUATION CENTER or a REFUGE PLACE. They need GOOD NEWS!
The same manner, “God is our REFUGE & STRENGTH, ALWAYS READY to HELP in times of TROUBLE. (Psalm 46:1, NLT)”. The only thing we do is, “Give ALL your WORRIES and CARES to God, for HE CARES about what happens to you.” (1 Peter 5:7, NLT).
The LOVE of God is our HIDING PLACE! He carries us in His BOSOM, being COMFORTED!
Then Jesus said, “COME TO ME, all of you who are WEARY and CARRY HEAVY BURDENS,
and I will GIVE YOU REST.” Matthew 11:28.
THIS IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION:
“For I have GIVEN REST to the WEARY and JOY to the SORROWING.” Jeremiah 31:25.
2. Stepping Up to “Sonship”.
In verse 10: “TEACH me TO DO THY WILL; for thou art my God: thy SPIRIT is GOOD; lead me into the land of UPRIGHTNESS.”
*Now that we BELIEVE in Him and ACCEPTED Him as our SAVIOR, the Bible ASSURES us in John 1:12, we have the RIGHT to become CHILDREN of God. And Jesus Christ is our ROLE MODEL!
----Jesus Christ SUBMITTED, HUMBLED, OBEYED and TRUSTED (SHOW) to the Will of our HEAVENLY FATHER.
----Jesus Christ SUBMITTED to the ROMAN GOVERNMENT.
----Jesus Christ did not DEFEND Himself to His ACCUSERS,
----He even CRIED to our HEAVENLY FATHER to FORGIVE them for they don’t know what they are doing.
The same manner, we should LOVE our ENEMIES, even those who REJECTED Him. We can’t JUDGE those DESPISE Him and those who REFUSE to ACCEPT Him as LORD and SAVIOR. For God is in CONTROL and He will do ALL His PLEASURES. Because sometimes, God ALLOW the devil to HARDEN their hearts for His very OWN PURPOSE. Just SHARE them the GOOD NEWS! Our TESTIMONIES on how God gave us VICTORY over the ENEMY!
THIS IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION.
3. Secured by the Holy Spirit.
In verse 11:“Quicken me, O LORD, for thy NAME’s sake: for thy RIGHTEOUSNESS’ sake bring my SOUL out of TROUBLE.
*Because we are CARRYING the name of Jesus Christ, God will SURELY PROTECT us from those that AFFLICTS our SOUL. This is the WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT in the LIVES of those who SECURE their LIVES to God by FAITH in Jesus CHRIST. The HOLY SPIRIT COMFORTS us in times of TROUBLES. The HOLY SPIRIT gives us ASSURANCE or HOPE in times that we think there is no more way. The HOLY SPIRIT HELPS and TEACHES us to PRAISE the LORD even in times of TROUBLES.
“And I am CONVINCED that NOTHING CAN EVER SEPARATE us from HIS LOVE. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38,NLT)
THIS IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION
And we know that God CAUSES EVERYTHING to WORK TOGETHER for the GOOD of those who love God and are CALLED ACCORDING to HIS PURPOSE for them. (Romans 8:28, NLT)
*The HOLY SPIRIT will also GUIDE us to LIVE life to the FULLEST, to EXPERIENCE the ETERNAL LIFE that we RECEIVE because we BELIEVE that Jesus Christ was RAISED from the DEAD.
“And just as Christ was RAISED FROM THE DEAD by the GLORIOUS POWER of the Father,
now we also may LIVE NEW LIVES.” (Romans 6:4, NLT). We will NO LONGER live in DARKNESS.
*To experience the PINNACLE of GRACE. PINNACLE, means “Highest Point or Level”, FULLNESS. Now, if we EXPERIENCE the SUFFICIENT GRACE of God at its FULLNESS, we will begin to WITNESS the OVERFLOWING, EXCEEDING and ABUNDANT GRACE of God at the CROSS of Christ and the POWER of His RESURRECTION.
“For if you CONFESS with your MOUTH [Declare] that ‘JESUS IS LORD’ and BELIEVE in your HEART that God RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, you WILL BE SAVED. For it is by BELIEVING in your HEART that you are MADE RIGHT [Justified, Declared not Guilty, Blameless] with God, and it is by CONFESSING with your MOUTH that you are SAVED. (Romans 10:9-10, NLT).
What do we mean saved? “Our OLD SINFUL SELVES were CRUCIFIED with Christ so that SIN MIGHT LOSE ITS POWER in our lives [For those who Believe]. We are NO LONGER SLAVE TAO SIN. For WHEN WE DIED WITH CHRIST we were SET FREE from the POWER OF SIN.” (Romans 6:6-7, NLT)
*That Jesus Christ is now SEATED at the HIGHEST POSITION (or PINNACLE) in the entire UNIVERSE. And ALL AUTHORITY is GIVEN to Him. He is waiting until His ENEMIES will be PUT UNDER His FEET, then He will establish His PROMISED KINGDOM in Jerusalem.
*Hebrews 4:1-11; 3:7-19 (FOR THE BELIEVERS).
*FOR THE UNBELIEVERS: “Bring my SOUL out of TROUBLE.” Means COMFORT and REST of SOUL.
4. Servant of the Sovereign King of kings.
In verse 12: “And of thy MERCY cut off mine ENEMIES, and DESTROY all them that AFFLICT my SOUL: for I am thy SERVANT.”
*As SERVANTS of CHRIST, He has given us the AUTHORITY against EVIL SPIRITs that AFFLICTS our SOUL. Such as, FEAR, WORRY, LUST, SELFISHNESS, GREED, HATRED, UNFORGIVENESS, PRIDE, etc...
*Until we EXERCISE the AUTHORITY to all NATIONS and even the KINGDOM of DARKNESS. So we need to MULTIPLY! By IMPLEMENTING the LAW of CHRIST (Love one another, even our ENEMIES). By what?
“GATHERING ALL THINGS in ONE, UNDER the AUTHORITY of CHRIST!” This is my VISION!
I really NEED YOUR HELP! Like the Bible says, “How can 1 WALK TOGETHER w/o AGREEING.”
How can this be accomplished: “GROWING in the Knowledge of God’s LOVE through CHRIST; SHARING the GOOD NEWS of Jesus CHRIST to the BROKENHEARTED; PROCLAIMING the GOSPEL of the KINGDOM of God to the NATIONS; MAKING the NAME of Jesus CHRIST KNOWN throughout the WORLD; PREPARING the WAY for the 2nd COMING of CHRIST.” And this is my MISSION!
CONCLUSION:
Back in verse 9: “Cause me to HEAR thy LOVING KINDNESS in the MORNING; for in thee do I TRUST: cause me to know the WAY wherein I should WALK; for I LIFT UP my SOUL unto thee.”
Interpreting the word, “Morning”: DARKNESS DISAPPEARS when LIGHT begins to SHINE and DARKNESS can never EXTINGUISH it! LIGHT is Jesus CHRIST. And He ASSURED us the HOLY SPIRIT. To SHOW the WAY and POINT out the RIGHT ROAD for us to FOLLOW. To LEADS us by the TRUTH and TEACH us to FOCUS in PURSUING my CALLING and not to ENTERTAIN my NEGATIVE thoughts & feelings. In addition, the Lord Jesus Christ is our advocate that DEFENDS us from our ACCUSER and CRITIQUES.
THIS IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR SALVATION! AMEN!
