Psalm 57.2
I will cry out to God Most High,
To God who performs all things for me. Psalm 57.2
What a wonderful promise! God who performs all things for me. The faithful God who does everything for me, 1 Thess 5.24. The God who ‘accomplishes’ all things for me [NASB], for the word ‘accomplish’ is much greater than ‘perform’. It means God will bring it to pass; He who has begun the good work will complete it, Phil 1.6. The Amplified Bible says, ‘He brings to pass His purposes for me, and surely completes them!’ That is the scope of God’s grace; it will achieve it’s objective. It will not fail. How can we fall short of the grace of God – unless we are reprobate like Esau!
Then there is the phrase, ‘God Most High’ or the Most High God, El Elyon. God who rules over all the nations, the Omnipotent God who reigns forever. He is far above all, seated on the Throne in heaven. He has all things under His feet. The Most High God is the Possessor of heaven and earth. He exercises authority in the heavenly and earthly spheres. Everyone, including His enemies, must bow down before Him. ‘I am the LORD,’ He declares. ‘All authority has been given to Me.’ [Matt 28.18] Who is this LORD? He is the Lord Jesus Christ!
He will accomplish all things – all things, everything! No matter how big, or how small! He is the God of all grace. He does everything in our life. Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit – the Spirit of grace! Not by our wisdom or even our influence; there is nothing in us. He Himself declared, ‘Without Me you can do nothing’, John 15.5
‘For me.’ God is concerned about me personally. He is concerned about every individual believer. He fashions each heart individually, Ps 33.5 Oh, there is personal concern of our Heavenly Father. He cares for the ravens and the sparrows and the lilies of the valley. What an amazingly meticulous God!
But the main thrust of this promise is on prayer. I will cry out! It is a deep cry from the heart, an intense heart-felt prayer. There are degrees of prayer; there is praying, there is crying out, and there are tears [Heb 5.9]. Oh, that we would pour out our hearts to Him in this way, the way of the psalmist, who knew this faithful, prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God!
To God who performs all things for me. Psalm 57.2
What a wonderful promise! God who performs all things for me. The faithful God who does everything for me, 1 Thess 5.24. The God who ‘accomplishes’ all things for me [NASB], for the word ‘accomplish’ is much greater than ‘perform’. It means God will bring it to pass; He who has begun the good work will complete it, Phil 1.6. The Amplified Bible says, ‘He brings to pass His purposes for me, and surely completes them!’ That is the scope of God’s grace; it will achieve it’s objective. It will not fail. How can we fall short of the grace of God – unless we are reprobate like Esau!
Then there is the phrase, ‘God Most High’ or the Most High God, El Elyon. God who rules over all the nations, the Omnipotent God who reigns forever. He is far above all, seated on the Throne in heaven. He has all things under His feet. The Most High God is the Possessor of heaven and earth. He exercises authority in the heavenly and earthly spheres. Everyone, including His enemies, must bow down before Him. ‘I am the LORD,’ He declares. ‘All authority has been given to Me.’ [Matt 28.18] Who is this LORD? He is the Lord Jesus Christ!
He will accomplish all things – all things, everything! No matter how big, or how small! He is the God of all grace. He does everything in our life. Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit – the Spirit of grace! Not by our wisdom or even our influence; there is nothing in us. He Himself declared, ‘Without Me you can do nothing’, John 15.5
‘For me.’ God is concerned about me personally. He is concerned about every individual believer. He fashions each heart individually, Ps 33.5 Oh, there is personal concern of our Heavenly Father. He cares for the ravens and the sparrows and the lilies of the valley. What an amazingly meticulous God!
But the main thrust of this promise is on prayer. I will cry out! It is a deep cry from the heart, an intense heart-felt prayer. There are degrees of prayer; there is praying, there is crying out, and there are tears [Heb 5.9]. Oh, that we would pour out our hearts to Him in this way, the way of the psalmist, who knew this faithful, prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God!
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