Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:1
1 A Psalm [mizmowr] of
David [David], to
bring to remembrance [zakar].
O LORD [Yahovah],
rebuke [yakach] me not
in thy wrath [qetseph]:
neither chasten [yacar] me in
thy hot displeasure [chemah]. KJV-Interlinear
1 A Psalm of david, for the memorial
offering.
O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor
discipline me in your wrath!
Most people are
confused about as to the correct application of this principle. This is the
third of the seven penitential Psalms, also called Psalms of confession. Those
Psalms are 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and Psalm 143. This Psalm is a reference to
remembrance, which is a reference to remembering the Sabbath. This is also
related to what we were commended by Jesus regarding the communion, this do in
remembrance of me.
Remembrance and
confession, are tied together in that they constantly put God and Christ and
truth and doctrine and ones spiritual life, in the forefront of one’s thoughts
and focus on life.
Throughout this
Psalm, it is demonstrated to show the deepest marks of utter prostration of the
soul, before God, under a combination of the severest mental and physical
trials that we face in life.
The believer in
Christ is, or should be, continually under the pressure of Gods displeasure
with the believers transgressions, by grief at the desertion of friends, by
fear of the attacks and onslaughts of enemies, and by the burdens that disease
and illness and the handicaps of life constantly pose.
The Sabbath, was a
day that was set aside for rest and reminder, among other things, that it is Christ
who should be the center of our life, rather than the things of this world.
Remembrance of
Christ, is the similar process in our current day, for a rest and reminder,
that Christ should be the center of our life, rather than the things of this
world.
Spiritual
maturity, and living in fellowship, is the ultimate objective of the Sabbath
concept and the remembrance of Christ concept, in that we should be living
within the fellowship sphere, advancing toward spiritual maturity, wherein our
life will finally achieve a moment by moment rest and reminder of Christ and
all that He stands for.
We are not to be
good Christians one day of the week, and hell raisers on the other six days.
Our objective and
obligation and responsibility, is to live in a moment by moment continual rest,
not a one day a week rest. The Sabbath and remembrance concepts, teach this
moment by moment rest principle which is only achieved through advancement to
spiritual maturity.
Therefore we have these
reminders, that it is our responsibility to look to God and to Christ and to
heaven first, through doctrine. It is Bible doctrine that gives us the inner
resources and structure of soul, that becomes an integral part of our very
essence.
This ends the
introduction of Psalm 38. We will continue with the study a verse one tomorrow.
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studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
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study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
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