Psalm 16:3
3 But to the saints [qadowsh] that [hem] are in the
earth, ['erets] and to the excellent, ['addiyr] in whom is all my delight. [chephets] KJV-Interlinear
3 As
for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all
my delight. NASB
Saints, ‘qadowsh,’ means
the sacred, holy, set apart. This comes
to mean the chosen of God, or believers in Christ.
‘That are on the earth,’
is a reference to the source of humanity, the dwelling place of humanity,
namely this planet. By inference, there
is no other place in this universe, only on this planet, that human life, exists. But with respect to this verse, we are really
only differentiating between the locations of Heaven where God dwells, versus
earth where man dwells.
And whereas saints,
refers to all believers, then more specifically, ‘to the excellent,’ refers to
mature believers.
Excellent, ‘addiyr’ is a
reference meaning noble, principal, worthy, mighty and so forth. These are the people who are productive
versus those who are not productive, the good seed versus the chaff that is
worthless.
In whom is all my
delight. From Gods perspective, the mature
believer, those who advance to spiritual maturity and are therefore productive
and obedient to Gods mandates and plan, are the target of His principle favor.
These are the ones to
whom the inheritance of rewards exceeding the imagination, are designated.
Those believers who are
indifferent and therefore do not grow up and therefore are not productive,
because of their indifference and/or their biased views of life, are not the
target of Gods unique favor. As
believers in Christ all are guaranteed a place in heaven forever, and in that
regard all believers enjoy Gods special grace and chosen status.
Delight, ‘chephets,’
means pleasure, acceptable, desired, purposeful, and is a reference to
believers that have attained a complete spiritual state. Again, by inference those who believe in
Christ but fall away and do not advance in their spiritual life, are not
included in this special category.
Gods delight is targeted
to those who are the obedient, those who study daily as required, to those who
advance in their spiritual growth as outlined by God.
It is the spiritually
mature believer in whom God delights. Why? Because it is in them that truth resides, and
arrogance does not. And truth is the
content of the scriptures, learned, understood, and possessed, and therefore
from whence the attributes of all spiritual qualities originate.
Spiritual qualities do
not come from arrogance, do not come from sincerity, do not come from good
intentions, do not come from human good or effort.
Good, as we studied in
the previous verse, originates only from God, and therefore anything good, in
you, must by default come from God, and by means of His designated process, not
yours. This growth process occurs by
means of a daily study.
God created all of
creation as an inheritance for those in whom He delights. This excludes unbelievers who will be sent to
the Lake of Fire, and all unproductive believers who will indeed live in heaven
but will lose their additional rewards for eternity.
Spiritual maturity is
available to all, unfortunately most do not pursue it.
Spiritual maturity is the
single most valuable possession that you can have, and unfortunately most
believers do not regard it as such.
Spiritual maturity come to
you by means of only one way, your daily study while in fellowship, and unfortunately
too many reject Gods process and presume their own virtue, which is not virtue,
is an adequate path, and they lose out as a result of their foolish and
arrogant choice of self over God.
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