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Posted : 8 Aug, 2014 01:41 AM
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
� Psalm 61:2
Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a shelter for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
5 For You, O God, have heard my vows;
You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.
6 You will prolong the king�s life,
His years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!
8 So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
What is this Rock? The Shelter for us, Christians?
God is gathering together His Jewish nation according to His prophecies! He is gathering them not to shatter Islamic nations to pieces who will attack Israel soon! He is gathering a group of people called Israel because He gave them the Promised Land when He saved them from their slavery of Egypt! This God called Himself as God of Israel and He is the same today as He was before. So, before existence of Islam God established His rules and His Son is like a stone was put in Israel.
Those who desire to move it, will be broken by it. Those who desire to touch it, will cut their hands.
A Cornerstone in Zion
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
� Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.
For I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts,
A destruction determined even upon the whole earth.
Isaiah 28:16,22
The Son of God � Jesus-is the stone laid by God on Zion in Jerusalem.
This is the �stone � Jesus- which was rejected by you builders,
which has become the chief cornerstone.�
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be saved.�
Acts 4:11-12
Jesus said to them,
�Have you never read in the Scriptures:
� The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the LORD�s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes�?
�Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
And whoever falls on this stone will be broken;
but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.�
Matthew 21:42-44
Jesus said here that His Judgment will destroy His enemies and sinners.
I have come to realize that when I am seeking to walk in the will of God and when I am engaging in the things of God, it is then I can expect opposition from the enemy of God, the Devil and his demons. Sometimes afflictions do not come into our lives because of our disobedience, but quite the opposite. Our afflictions, our troubles, and our hardships can come because we are obedient to God.
Remember Job and all of the hardship that came upon him because he was a perfect and an upright man, a man who feared God and turned away evil?
Then there was Nehemiah, who went out to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem that had been torn down and were lying in rubble. God had directed him to do this, but as soon as he undertook this great work for the Lord, a man named Sanballat opposed him and threatened him. What did Nehemiah do? Did he get a restraining order against Sanballat? Did he immediately stop what he was doing and run and hide? No. Instead, Nehemiah did what James says we should do when we are afflicted or when we are in trouble. He prayed. He said, "Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads . . . for they have provoked You to anger before the builders" (Nehemiah 4:4-5). Nehemiah cried out to God and brought his problems to Him.
As 1 Peter 5:7 reminds us, "Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." So when trouble comes, pray. Bring your troubles, your problems, and your cares to God.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the ROCK JESUS that is higher than I. He is my Savior. He is my God. He is the Shield of Israel. He is the Rock of my Salvation!
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