Airs Friday August 13, 2021

Abundance:   A further aspect of the exchange at the cross is stated by Paul in 2 Corinthians 8: 9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

The exchange is clear: from poverty to riches. Jesus became poor that we in return might become rich.

When did Jesus become poor for our sakes? The answer is: on the cross. In Deuteronomy 28: 48 Moses summed up absolute poverty in four expressions: hunger, thirst, nakedness, and need of all things. Jesus experienced all this in its fullness on the cross. He was hungry. He had not eaten for nearly 24 hrs.

1. He was thirsty. One of His last utterances was: “I thirst!” (John 19: 28).

Some people picture Him as poor throughout His earthly ministry, but this is not accurate. He Himself did not carry a lot of cash, but they did have a purse and Jesus could perform miracles for their sustenance. At no time did He or His disciples lack anything they needed. In Luke 22: 35, when He sent His disciples out on their own, they likewise lacked nothing.  So, far from being poor, He and His disciples made a regular practice of giving to the poor. (See John 12: 4– 8; 13: 29.)

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Air Date: 08 06 21

His Peace is Abundant.

    Jeremiah 33:6—Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

    Psalm 37:11—But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

    2 Corinthians 7:4—Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

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Air Date: 08 05 21

To get to the rich pastures of the mountains, the sheep had to go through the valleys. The valleys were the best routes to the top because the valleys had the gentlest grades and slopes and were well watered. Rich pastures were found here too. In the cool mountains of the summer time, the shepherd and the sheep are very close.

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Air Date: 08 04 21

David continues in this verse, “.… I shall not want.” The Old English translation confuses the meaning of this verse.  The words “I shall not want” could be better translated “I shall not be in want or shall not lack anything or I cannot be in want or need.” David is speaking as a satisfied, contented lamb. Why do we have contentment and satisfaction in Christ? What does the Lord provide for us?

Philippians 4:19—But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:33—But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Air Date: 08 03 21

This is a short verse, but carries volumes of truth. David says, “The Lord is my shepherd.” It is believed these words were penned late in David’s life, perhaps when he was being pursued by Absalom. The palace in which these words were penned, the harp on which this melody was played, is buried and under the debris of history, but this truth still lives and radiates like the sun in the day and sparkles like the stars in the black velvet of the night. The Lord is my shepherd. Let’s take a slow look and dig deep in this verse beginning with the words, “The Lord.”

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Air Date: 08 02 21

2 Chronicles 20: 7-12 —10 And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them— 11 here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. 12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

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Air Date: 07 30 21

Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.   2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;   He leads me beside the still waters.   3 He restores my soul;   He leads me in the paths of righteousness   For His name’s sake.  —Psalm 23:1–3

The personal confession with which David begins his meditation establishes the thesis for the rest of the prayer. In effect Psalm 23 answers the question: “What does it mean for Yahweh to be my shepherd?” Since David knows well how to care for sheep, he is able gracefully and powerfully to apply this metaphor to his relationship with God.

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Air Date: 07 29 21

The God of Compassion and Mercy |  Exodus 34

Exodus 34:6   |  with “love,” omitting the last word (“faithfulness/truth”) of the formula of grace, most likely in order to put stress on the “love” of Yahweh, a point that the context of 103:8 bears out. The psalm, in fact, downplays God’s anger (“nor will he harbor his anger forever,” 103:9b) and accentuates God’s love (130:8) and forgiveness (103:10–12).

4 So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.

5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. 6 The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh!* The LORD!  The God of compassion and mercy!  I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.    7 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.

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Air Date: 07 28 21

God Meets the Need for Provision and Satisfaction 

Psalm 23:1

This is an awesome statement. Perhaps, David said it while sitting down with his own lambs who were happy and content to be at his side. He looked at the peace they enjoyed and applied it to the feelings he had about the Lord and said, “I shall not want.”

The word for “want” is the Hebrew word chacer {khaw-sare’} which means “to lack, to be without, to have a need.” The same word is translated differently in these verses.

In Psalm 23:1, this word “want” is in the imperfect tense which means “continual action.” David was saying, “I shall continually not be in want and I shall continually not lack anything.

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Air Date: 07 19 21

1 Timothy 1:19...19 Holding fast to faith (that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence) and having a good (clear) conscience. By rejecting and thrusting from them their conscience, some individuals have made shipwreck of their faith.

The Presence of God

Psalm 16:5-6 …5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. 6The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.…7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. 8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.…

7"I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me."  Joshua 1:8-9— This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

Listen to Abiding in Christ Ministries with radio host Lesha Cantrell Monday through Friday at 6:45am (MT) on AM670, KLTT in Colorado; online at 670kltt.com; or via your mobile device on the free KLTT app. May God richly bless you as you abide in Christ!