Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say—

-        A song of ascents

o   These songs were meant to be sung on the way up to Jerusalem.

o   Jerusalem means “in awe of peace” or “teaching peace”

o   Man learns about peace by visiting Jerusalem

§  We learn that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son to pay for the sins of mankind

§  Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sin

§  Jesus rose again 3-days later proven that He was God’s Son and the Savior of the whole world

§  God promises to save mankind from their sin by faith in the name of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

·       By faith you are saved not of works, lest any man should boast

o   David means “beloved”

o   In other words the title of this message is jammed packed with an important message

§  You are beloved by God so He sent Jesus Christ to die on a cross to pay for your sin and redeem you to Himself

§  Jesus suffered for your sin so you don’t have too

-        Now verse 1

o   If the Lord had not been on our side

§  This is a radical statement

§  If the Lord was not on our side He would not have sent Jesus Christ to die on a cross to save us

§  If the Lord had not been on their side

·       They would not be forgiven

·       they would have remained in bondage in Egypt

·       they would not have been able to cross the Red Sea

·       they would not be able to survive 40-years in the desert

·       they would not make it to the promised land

 2 if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,
 3 they would have swallowed us alive

-        their were seven nations living in the promised land before they got their

-        these nations were had been established for a long time

-        these nations had armies and resources

-        they were stronger than Israel

-        they would have swallowed us alive

o   ate up and swallowed 

o   in other words they had no chance of winning

o   so too, sometimes we must depend of God to do something miraculous

o   and if God had not been on our side we would have been toast too!

    when their anger flared against us;
 4 the flood would have engulfed us,

-        when their anger flared against us

o   when is a specific time; a critical time

o   when anger flared (it’s like fire; ready to burn them up & destroy them)

-        the flood would have engulfed us

o   a flood rises quickly and can wash you away or go over your head

o   the idea is quickly rising trouble (and you are way over your head)

§  not able to survive without God’s help

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