Outbless Weekly
Outbless Weekly is a podcast of the bible study hosted by Michael Metcalf who studied at Calvary Chapel Bible College and has been a volunteer bible teacher for over 20 years. Michael teaches verse by verse, book by book as the Holy Spirit leads. Listen to the Outbless Weekly Podcast as we travel through the bible. You will quickly learn the bible in-depth and begin to deepen your understanding of God's amazing Word. You may also contact Michael at mm@outbless.com
Outbless Weekly
Psalm 144 - Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity
Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.
A Psalm of David.
144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [a]my people under me.
- The title of this message is prayer for rescue and prosperity
o I love the idea that we can pray not only to be rescued but also for prosperity
o this implies protection from that which is bad but abundant blessing from that which is good
- A Psalm of David
o this means it's a song and it should be remembered
o David means beloved so it should be remembered by all of God's children who are beloved
- blessed be the Lord, my rock
o the Lord is a rock (this means a solid place to plant your feet and build your life upon)
- Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle
o this implies that the Lord teaches you to be strong and ready for opposition and prepared to win
- my loving kindness and my fortress
o God is loving and kind always
o he's also our fortress because he protects us from everything
- my stronghold and my deliverer
o the stronghold is like a Fort it is a place of safety
o a deliverer is someone who picks you up from one place in trouble and takes you to another place in safety
- my shield and he in whom I take refuge
o the shield can protect you from fiery darts
o Jesus Christ is the one in whom I must and you must and we must take refuge
o there is no secure place other than in Jesus Christ
- who subdues my people under me
o God can subdue any group of people instantly and permanently
3 O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
- Oh Lord, what is man, that you take knowledge of him
o in other words puny little man is so unimportant why does God pay any attention
- or the son of man that You think of him
o the son of man can be a reference to our children and our children's children
o or it could be a reference to the son of man the Lord Jesus Christ
o I believe the idea is why does God care so much about man that he sent Jesus Christ from heaven to die in a cross to pay for our sins to save us
§ we seem unworthy
§ there is a sense of disbelief as to why God would do such a thing
§ and yet He did
4 Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.
- and it's like a mere breath
o a breath is a very short period of time
o man does not live very long in comparison to God
o these thousand years is as a day
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