Psalm 32:6
6 For this shall every one that is godly [chaciyd] pray [palal] unto thee in a
time [`eth] when thou mayest be found [matsa']: surely in the floods [sheteph] of great [rab] waters [mayim] they shall not come nigh [naga`] unto him. KJV-Interlinear
6
Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be
found; Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not reach him. NASB
If you took the time to
read and learn yesterday’s study, then these verses should now make more sense.
The godly man is not someone who is pious, who is superficial, who does nothing
more than pretend.
The godly man is a term
that identifies the individual who is in fellowship. Sometimes we call this being in fellowship,
being spiritual, being filled with the spirit, caught up in the spirit, or
similar phrases.
Typically the term,
ungodly, can refer to unbelievers, but can also refer to believers who are out
of fellowship. The context of the passage usually dictates who is being
identified.
Believers who are out of
fellowship are said to imitate unbelievers.
And this is in reference to their out of fellowship behavior with
respect to God. Unbelievers do not have
any relationship with God, and believers who are out of fellowship are simply
out of sync, off-line, not functioning in their spiritual relationship with
God. And thus the term imitate, with
regard to the non-functioning spiritual aspect.
The time when God may be
found, is anytime you are in fellowship.
God never goes on
vacation, never steps out of the office, and is never unavailable. But when your spiritual life is not
functioning properly, which it does not when you are out of fellowship, also called
in a carnal state, then God is unavailable, so to speak. God does not interact with filth, and out of fellowship
is a state of filth.
The floods of great
waters, refers to all manner of trouble or distraction in this world regardless
of their category or type.
Nothing can prevent the
believer in fellowship, from having an active and functional relationship with
God.
Remember, that your
relationship depends on your state of thought, or your state of soul, it has
nothing to do with your physical condition, or your interactions with people.
The problems of this world will try to destroy your perception of God and therefore
your relationship with God. You can lose
your job, your home, your health, your family, your anything. But the things of this world are nothing more
than the details of life, and they are all susceptible to removal.
The only thing that the
world has no control over, is your soul.
It can try to influence your thinking by making life miserable or pleasant
for distractions, but the bottom line is, you control your own soul, and your
soul is led by the content that you put into it. Bible doctrine is the very best content, and
fellowship is the very best environment that makes it all work.
