Psalm 113
The God of the Great Rescue!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, August 10.
Have you experienced the Great Rescue? Psalms 113-118 are called the Egyptian Hallel, sung by the Jewish people at their celebrations of the Passover. While this first psalm of the Hallel does not overtly reference the exodus itself, it does describe the goodness of God to reverse the fortunes of those who are downtrodden. Verses 7-9 tell of His awesome deeds, “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of His people. He makes the barren woman abide in the house as a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 113 is a call to praise the God of the Great Rescue. The psalmist called us to worship from the first verse, “Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.” The psalmist was declaring the heart of his song, “You are free to praise the God of the Great Rescue, who delivered you from hundreds of years of slavery. O servants of the Lord, you are no longer servants of Pharoah!” You have been made free, so you are free indeed!
In 1 Peter 2:10, those who have experienced the Great Rescue of Jesus Christ are told of the reversal of their fortunes: “for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” It is for this reason that Jesus Christ came; He is the second Moses and His death on the cross is the fulfillment of all the promises of the Passover!
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 113, meditating upon the freedom you have received through the Great Rescue of Jesus Christ – “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
God bless you!
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