RR Psalm 55:17 Part 8

Shalom,

Psalm 55:17 As for me, I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.

The only subject verse for today was also the last subject verse from yesterday.  I though it needed more “unpacking” as we dealt with it very little yesterday, but it is a great verse of Scripture.  “Adonai will save me!”  What does that really mean?  

The Shoresh is Yasha (Yud-Shin-Ayin), from which we get Yeshua’s name.  Part of Strong’s definition is… “defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.”  We know there is our current physical reality AND the current and future spiritual reality.  It is important that we acknowledge that this “salvation” is inclusive of both realities, with an emphasis on the spiritual victory that is promised to us.  

Acts 4:12 “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved!”

We call upon God through faith.  Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from yourselves—it is the gift of God. 9 It is not based on deeds, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship—created in Messiah Yeshua for good deeds, which God prepared beforehand so we might walk in them.  I included verse 10 above for the benefit of any hyper-grace folks out there.  We are saved by grace, in light of “good deeds which God prepared beforehand.” So can we forget about God’s commands because we are saved by grace?  No, read the rest of the verse… “So we might walk in them.”  

Rabbi’s note:  If I quote myself, does that mean I’m senile, or only on the way to being senile.  Wait, there is another option.  Maybe I said something worth repeating.  End RN.

As I often say, “You can’t live like hell and expect to get to heaven.”  1John 3:9 No one born of God practices sin, because God’s seed remains in him. He cannot sin, because he is born of God.  So let’s walk in that victory, both in the spirit and in the flesh.  Ephesians 4:22 With respect to your former lifestyle, you are to lay aside the old self corrupted by its deceitful desires, 23 be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self—created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Shalom shalom.


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