Psalm 20:5
5 We will rejoice [ranan] in thy salvation, [yashuw`ah] and in the name [shem] of our God ['elohiym] we will set up our banners: [dagal] the LORD [Yahovah] fulfil [male'] all thy petitions. [mish'alah] KJV-Interlinear
5 We
will sing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up
our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. NASB
This verse ends the
prayer and is then followed by a pause. The
change of speaker in the next verse reflects the poetic pause.
The salvation referred to
here is to all the victories that God gives us throughout our life. Salvation and deliverance from eternal
condemnation is the ultimate victory and the all important victory that everyone
can have by simply believing in Christ.
But throughout life, God
gives us many victories, most of which we probably will never know about.
But just living and
continuing in life in this devils world is a victory, especially when Satan and
evil would prefer that we all die out and without God.
Still too, we have the
necessary ingredients for an even greater life, both now and especially in our
eternal future. And those ingredients
are all of the contents of the scriptures, and our spiritual life, and the
spiritual growth that will qualify us for a phenomenal eternity.
Rejoice here, means to
celebrate as one who celebrates with yelling and screaming of happiness when an
extremely close and difficult competition finally tilts in your favor and you
win. There is jubilance and pandemonium
and excitement at the victory.
If you live through this
life and suddenly all of your burdens and worries and troubles are lifted from
you, then your joy and peace and happiness will explode in happiness and
celebration.
And that is how you
should look to all of Gods victories, the big ones and the little ones, the
ones you know about and the ones that you will never know about.
Focus on troubles, gains you
nothing. But in every day of your life
there are those things that you should recognize and for which you should be
thankful.
To focus on your troubles
and complain with endless complaining, simply states that you have no
confidence or faith in God and His plan for your life. When has a worry ever gained you
anything? When has a complaint gained
you anything? Certainly everything
negative never advances your spiritual life even an inch, but in fact sets you
back more and more.
Therefore set your
banners, your flags, your attention and expressions of faith in God and
doctrine. It is that which will carry
you through life, not emotional or bitter reactions.
There will be no shortage
of things to be bitter about or to complain about. But you are still here, are you not?
And then there is the
final part of this prayer, that the Lord will grant you all of your
petitions. A petition is a request, and
we all ask God for things, continually.
But God is not a genie. And God does not recognize the requests of a negative
person. God ignores all things coming from
and spiritually negative person. God
ignores all requests coming from a spiritually disobedient person. Consider your rejection of Gods mandates and
expectations of you, and consider wisely, not foolishly.
You have to look at God
first, obey His mandates, which are simply that you grow up in your spiritual
life. Then God will take care of all the
things that you need in life, things that He will supply to maximize your spiritual
completeness.
Those things may include
things, but more likely, God will supply you with that which will advance your
spiritual growth to an ultimate victory for all of eternity. And that most certainly will include
pressures in life, in order to test and prove your spiritual toughness.
Therefore be thankful in
all things, both good and bad.
Your ultimate banner is
the entrenched doctrine in your soul, its continual legitimate use and
application to your life, and your ultimate spiritual growth and mental
toughness and mental attitude that leads you to the strongest faith possible,
regardless of your circumstances.
Therefore, whether you live
in a fine mansion, or are curled up in the dregs of a refugee camp, look first
to God, and understand that your situation is there to teach you, to test you,
to prove you, and to ultimately vindicate you with the greatest victory
possible.
Gods will comes first and
foremost. Your will does not count, but
must change to be in line with Gods will and plan for all of human history and
for His plan for your personal life.
God has a phenomenal plan
for your life and often times that plan is redirected through many detours due
to your stubborn attitude toward Him and doctrine. Think about it.
