Psalm 11 - Stay And Fight Series

-In the first half of Psalm 11, we have seen the security and refuge that comes to a saint. Now we look at the strength of the Lord.

-One of the places that His strength comes from is His holiness. Remember that David is writing before the Temple has been built. The Temple would not be built until after his death by his son, Solomon. But now David is presenting the thought that the Lord literally dwells in holiness.

-One of the great areas of the Lord’s strength is the fact of his holiness. In fact, we can go so far as to say that the strength of his holiness is what brings security to the church.

• His holiness moves us to fear sin.

• His holiness causes us to value that which is godly and righteous.

• His holiness ushers in the glory of God.

• His holiness has a drawing power toward God.

• His holiness confirms power in our prayers.

• His holiness provides a motivation toward sincerity with God and with man.

• His holiness is an absolute treasure for all who are Spirit-filled.

-Kim Haney writes in her book Guarding the Channels of the Supernatural:

To be able to fellowship with the presence of God in the way that we do, to feel the Divine touch of the Master’s Hand upon our lives, to have a refuge, a fortress, to experience the power and demonstration of God Himself manifesting in our midst is worth more than any amount of money.

As this world gets darker and more evil, the gift of His presence is becoming more precious to His people. Whether you know it or not, we possess something others do not. Every Sunday in church we have many visitors from various beliefs that do not embrace or understand this revelation, and the comments are always the same, “I’ve never felt anything like this before. I could not stop crying. There is nothing like this.”

Is it because you and I are more spiritual? Is it because we have a nice building filled with friendly people? No. It’s the power that takes place when you connect the apostle’s doctrine with holiness. You cannot have one without the other because it won’t work. Like the cold air meeting the hot air, when the two connect it causes a powerful surge of lightning and electricity. Doctrine and holiness go hand in hand to ‘create’ the power encounter. (p. 7)

-Wherever the presence of the Lord is. . . there will be the powerful work of holiness moving in our hearts and it will have a great impact of those who are worshippers and those who are in need of salvation.

-The Lord needs to be in a holy temple, a holy heart, a holy vessel, holy hands, holy minds, and holy saints. It provides strength to us in ways that we cannot even perceive.

-There is another matter that goes along with holiness and that is the way the Lord tries or tests the righteous (v. 5). If you notice the contrast in this verse it can be quite eye-opening to you.

Psalms 11:5 KJV The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.