Warrior's Morning Song
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Special time of prayer for the regional directors as they meet about the future of VBM
Give information about Easter Sunday
Picture of the John and Romans headed to Norcross
Prayer for the lost who will attend Sunday
Sermon Introduction
Sermon Introduction
I am going to read to you from Psalm 57:7-11 and Psalm 60:5-12
You should follow along in Psalm 108
Recently been reading Flags of our Father. I had no idea what awaited those 6 men after the picture of the raising of the flag. One of the men said “it was the happiest moment of his life.” The battle that had begun down on the shores in the distant would be of historic proportions. That pre-battle moment is where we find David in this Psalm.
U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. In thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action. The island was finally declared secured on March 26, 1945. It had been one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history.
You should have only noticed only a few deviations.
You should have only noticed only a few deviations.
Verses 1-5 are almost identical to Psalm 57:7-11
Verses 1-5 are almost identical to Psalm 57:7-11
Psalm 57:7–11 (KJV 1900)
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: Let thy glory be above all the earth.
Verses 6-13 are almost identical to Psalm 60:5-12
Verses 6-13 are almost identical to Psalm 60:5-12
Psalm 60:5–12 (KJV 1900)
5 That thy beloved may be delivered; Save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, And mete out the valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8 Moab is my washpot; Over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?
10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? And thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
11 Give us help from trouble: For vain is the help of man.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly: For he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
What you may not notice is the order.
What you may not notice is the order.
This is not insignificant “God's truth is deployed in many different ways, and different circumstances and situations bring out to our understanding new aspects and applications of God's one truth, so that one truth spoken in one situation, spoken into another situation comforts us, convicts us, instructs us, encourages us in different ways.”
David takes the material and he puts it together in a new song. Might call it a remix.
Most commentaries just refer you to Psalm 57 & 60
Psalm 57 starts with the battle of discouragement [Psalm 57:1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: For my soul trusteth in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, Until these calamities be overpast
Psalm 57 ends with this heartfelt resolution. Psalm 57:7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
Why are we needing to read or hear this twice?
Why are we needing to read or hear this twice?
We will do well to not skip over this or any passage because we believe are have already heard it.
“This song is to be sung jubilantly as a national hymn or solemnly as a sacred psalm. We cannot find it in our heart to dismiss this psalm by merely referring the reader first to Psalm 57 and then to Psalm 60, though it will be at once seen that these two portions of Scripture are almost identical with the verses before us. It is true that most of the commentators have done so, and we are not so presumptuous as to dispute their wisdom, but we hold for ourselves that the words would not have been repeated if there had not been an object for doing so, and that this object could not have been answered if every hearer of this psalm had said, ‘Ah, we have heard that before, and therefore we need not meditate upon it again.’” - Spurgeon
We must believe their is intention in this being repeated for us.
“The Holy Spirit is not so short of expressions that He needs to repeat Himself, and the repetition thus cannot be merely meant to fill up the book. There must be some intention in the arrangement of two former divine utterances in this new connection, whether we can discover that intent is another matter. It is at least ours to endeavor to do so, and we may expect divine assistance therein.” - Spurgeon
We are very blessed to have this recorded for us
“We have before us the warrior's morning song, with which he adores his God and strengthens his heart before entering upon the conflicts of the day.
Warrior’s Morning Song
Warrior’s Morning Song
From the very outset, you can sense that there is some trouble in the future, and so there is some reason why the psalmist has to prepare his heart to be determined to worship God because there's danger on the horizon.
In this Psalm we do not awaits on the battlefield for David until after the declaration of confidence in God. Psalm 108:10-12 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 Give us help from trouble: For vain is the help of man.
But does it really matter what the problem is when the answer is always the same. We need help from God or we are hopeless!
David was fully, determined to worship God despite what the day might hold.
David was fully, determined to worship God despite what the day might hold.
Our hearts should be fixed.
Our hearts should be fixed.
Psalm 108:1 (KJV 1900)
1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, Even with my glory.
In contrast to a heart that bows.
In contrast to a heart that bows.
Psalm 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me, Into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Have you ever had a soul that was bowed down?
Have you ever had a soul that was bowed down?
David is confidently anticipating coming through his trial and giving God thanks and praise.
The anxiety of life makes every place a battlefield.
Why? Should we be confident before the battle.
Why? Should we be confident before the battle.
The psalms never ask you simply to worship God; they tell you why you ought to worship God.
The psalms never ask you simply to worship God; they tell you why you ought to worship God.
Psalm 108:4–5 (KJV 1900)
4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: And thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: And thy glory above all the earth;
Because of God's love and faithfulness, he is determined to worship God.
Not because of the help they expect to receive in the battle.
David awakens the dawn and the instruments so they will praise God.
David awakens the dawn and the instruments so they will praise God.
Psalm 108:2 (KJV 1900)
2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Wakes himself before the early dawn. Then his instruments.
Can you imagine Jonathan Sykes talking to his guitar like this?
It is not just the instruments he wants to awaken to praise God.
Warriors say “This is why I'm going to worship You, Lord. I'm going to worship You because of Your love and Your faithfulness.”
Warriors say “This is why I'm going to worship You, Lord. I'm going to worship You because of Your love and Your faithfulness.”
Our praise should be directed towards the nations.
Our praise should be directed towards the nations.
Psalm 108:3 (KJV 1900)
3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Psalm 108:5 (KJV 1900)
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: And thy glory above all the earth;
David is not satisfied with God being exalted in his life alone or God being exalted in Israel alone.
David is not satisfied with God being exalted in his life alone or God being exalted in Israel alone.
Paul references verse in Romans 15:9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Is that something that you think about?
Does it matter to you that God is glorified among the nations?
Warriors say “My heart is fixed to worship God and my feet are directed toward the nations. He deserves to be worshipped by them!”
Warriors say “My heart is fixed to worship God and my feet are directed toward the nations. He deserves to be worshipped by them!”
The confidence for this petition should be based on God’s promises
The confidence for this petition should be based on God’s promises
Circumstances don’t give him confidence.
Circumstances don’t give him confidence.
Psalm 108:10-11 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Fortified city
well prepared army
great defensive position
God’s promise give us the perspective and confidence we need
God’s promise give us the perspective and confidence we need
Psalm 108:7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, And mete out the valley of Succoth.
Change of perspective
By faith we embraces and believe the promises of God in His Word.
It gives us joy even before God fulfills the promise because you know the certainty of God's promise.
Change in confidence.
God has promised “This is My land!”
God will divide out all the land.
It all belongs to Him. Every square inch
God is saying all nations and people will be under his control. Psalm 108:7-9 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, And mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 9 Moab is my washpot; Over Edom will I cast out my shoe; Over Philistia will I triumph.
Ephraim is as a helmet
Moab is just a wash basin to serve him and wash his feet.
God tosses his shoes to Edom to be cleaned.
The warrior says, even in the morning, “God hath spoken. I will rejoice.”
The warrior says, even in the morning, “God hath spoken. I will rejoice.”
We work valiantly and look to God for the Victory.
We work valiantly and look to God for the Victory.
Psalm 108:13 (KJV 1900)
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: For he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
David’s formula was simple. Without God, they could do nothing. With and through God, they could win great victories and accomplish great things.
David understood that it was not for Israel to avoid fighting and passively see what God would do.
Faith is neither a coward nor a sluggard she knows that God is with her, and therefore she does valiantly
“Divine working is not an argument for human inaction, but rather it is the best excitement for courageous effort.” (Spurgeon)
The warrior says “By God's grace, we’ll wake up in the morning and we’ll awaken the dawn, trusting in Him, ready for our own challenges.”
The warrior says “By God's grace, we’ll wake up in the morning and we’ll awaken the dawn, trusting in Him, ready for our own challenges.”
Conclusion
Conclusion
Spiritual warfare is not a metaphor. It would be more accurate to say that human warfare is a metaphor — and an expression — of the even more real and pervasive spiritual war being waged all around us.
David was fully, determined to worship God despite what the day might hold. His praise was directed towards the nations. The confidence of his petition solely based on God’s promises. He knew the victory was of the Lord but He must fight valiantly.
Questions?
Is your heart fixed?
Do you know the promises of God that address the fears of your life?
Are you swinging the sword valiantly while trusting in the Lord for victory?