Mizpah

The Mizpah, a famous blessing found in Genesis, was spoken between Jacob and Laban, his father-in-law:

'May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.' [Genesis 32:49]

Get this...the Hebrew word 'mizpah' means watchtower! The words formed an eternal watchtower! The words did the watching between Jacob and Laban!

I know I'm using a lot of exclamation points, but this is REALLY BIG!

The WORDS were the watchtower!!!!

Dabar
Remember the Hebrew word for 'word'...dabar? It is also translated as 'thing.' The word, spoken in faith, IS the thing.

Think about it...

Stolen! [re-post]

[Re-posted from 5/20/2009]

When I consider what Satan has stolen from the church, it makes my blood boil. So many Christians are living defeated lives, wondering why God isn't helping them.

Satan has deceived us into laying down the most powerful weapons available to us, and in doing so has crippled us from our calling to reign in life. When you remove these from the Christian's arsenal, it's no wonder we are defeated.

Praise
"It's not really necessary, just praise God if you feel like it. It's optional."

NO...praise is a powerful weapon. Read Psalms 149 and you'll see that it is one of the weapons used to bind strong enemies!

If you have trouble getting started, get some praise music and sing along. Or, read one the Psalms [145 to 150 in particular] out loud, personalizing it as you go.

Praying in the Spirit
"That's not for today. Only weirdos do it. You can if you want, but it's not necessary."

NO...praying in the Spirit is how we pray when we don't know how. It is how the Holy Spirit intercedes for us according to the will of God. [Romans 8:26,27]

Praying in the Spirit builds us up in our most holy FAITH! [Jude 1:20]

Praying in the Spirit speaks mysteries to God [1 Corinthians 14:2] and edifies us—builds up, restores, repairs, establishes...promotes growth in Christian wisdom, affection grace and virtue! [1 Corinthians 14:4]

Sounds good to me! Ask God to be baptized in His Holy Spirit and start praying. If words come that don't sound like your own native language, keep going! It might be slow at first, and you'll have to fight the natural inclination to stop because it seems like you're making it up, but KEEP GOING!

It is His will for you.

Meditation/Imagination/Visualization
"That's not for Christians. That's New Age, Buddhism—you'd better watch out or you'll open yourself up to evil spirits. It's evil."

NO...Joshua 1;8 says 'This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.'

Most of the prophets 'saw' the word from the Law—we are told to look at the unseen. [2 Corinthians 4:18] What would that include? Everything that the Word says is ours--angelic protections, wealth, health, favor, etc.

David talks about meditating on God's Word, His glorious works, etc throughout the Psalms--God called him a 'man after My heart.' [Acts 13:22]

It is one of the primary tools for renewing your mind and transforming your life.

The Word
"You don't have to read the Bible every day. Any inspirational book will do. It's not that important."

NO...Jesus IS the Word [John 1:14] and we are the Word multiplied [Acts 12:24]

The Word is the other weapon mentioned in Psalm 149, and is described in the Ephesians and Revelations as the 'sword of the Spirit.' His word is settled forever [Psalm 119:89] and will not return to Him without accomplishing His desire [Isaiah 55:11].

Jesus said a branch cut off from the vine is dead--when we're cut off from the Word, we're dead, too. [John 15:4-8]

Wealth
"Christians aren't supposed to be wealthy. It's okay to have some things, but watch that you don't have too much. It's not God's will."

NO...read the Bible. If there are more verses on another topic, I don't know what it is. It is absolutely the will of God that His people be blessed in every area, including the financial. All things belong to us already [1 Corinthians 3:22,23], richly to enjoy [1 Timothy 6:17].

Wealth accompanies wisdom [Proverbs 3:16] and Jesus became to us wisdom [1 Corinthians 1:30]. We are not the poor, we are rich, and Satan has stolen our God-given wealth. We have the blessing of Abraham, and Satan is trying to make sure we never find out.

Plus, you're not going to help anyone if you're just barely getting by. The greatest philanthropists in the world are the richest men and women.

Healing/Long Life
"It's not always God's will to heal. He might want you to suffer to teach you something. He might want to take you home early. He might get glory from your sickness. Remember Paul's thorn."

[yikes]

NO...Read the Bible. Jesus already bore our sicknesses and pains, and by His stripes WE WERE HEALED [Isaiah 53:4, 1 Peter 2:24]. We are not the sick, we are the healed and Satan is trying to steal our health!

Proverbs 3:16 says long life is in Wisdom's right hand, and Psalm 91:16 says that He will satisfy us with long life!

Jesus healed everyone who asked--the only people He could not heal were those from His home town, because they didn't believe in Him. And it's clear that it was His desire to heal them--their unbelief stopped His power. [Matthew 13:58]

And Paul's thorn was a messenger of Satan...a demonic being, not a sickness. [2 Corinthians 12:7]

This is another subject on which there are many scriptures. Get out the book and dig. Sick people can't do anything for the Kingdom, either.

Protection
"Well, you never know what's going to happen. The accident may have been God's will. You shouldn't go [fill in the blank] because it's too dangerous. I'm afraid to fly. I'm terrified when my kids are driving at night."

NO...read Psalm 91, Isaiah 54:17, Psalms 23, 32, 34, 68 [ok, go ahead, read them all]. The angel(s) are there, in that unseen realm--see them, and believe. [2 Kings 6:17]

Blessings On Our Children
Well, we don’t know why God took your baby. He may have needed a flower for His garden.

Don’t even get me started. I’m so tired of hearing about children of Christian parents dying young. I have pages and pages of promises for the offspring of the righteous, and none contain any of the BS excuses I hear about God’s will to kill 9 or 17 year olds.

I believe this is one of the greatest deceptions foisted on the church, specifically designed to do the most damage to individuals and to the corporate body as well.

I sat in a packed out memorial service for a 22 year old friend of my son’s and heard the minister say “We don’t know why God let this happen…”

I wanted to scream “Tell the truth! These parents have another son! We all have children! Teach us to protect them with the Word of God!” But I didn’t, being the chicken that I am. And thousands of people went home that day believing that God might want to kill their kids, too.

Understanding
"You can't ever know what God's will is. Eye has not seen, nor ear heard..."

[double yikes]

This is one of my pet peeves. Why is it that only the first part of that verse is quoted, usually at funerals, to justify why we can't understand why God [fill in the tragedy].

READ THE BIBLE!!! 1 Corinthians 2:9 is quoting Isaiah 64...but the very next verse says 'For to us God revealed them through the Spirit...' Verse 12 goes on to say 'Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit Who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God...'

1 John 2 says we have an anointing which teaches us all things! Jesus has become to us wisdom from God! [1 Corinthians 1:30]

This deception goes hand in hand with the one about praying in the Spirit and the Word. These are the principle ways to access the mind of Christ, which is ours already [1 Corinthians 2:16]

The answer, by the way, re: why God is [fill in the tragedy] is that He's not..."The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." [John 10:10] These words are in red, by the way...an alternate translation reads "...and have abundance."

More...
There is so much more to be written on this topic. Watch for it...

The Purpose of Fear 3

Read The Purpose of Fear, The Purpose of Fear 2

We are told to look at the eternal unseen and not the temporary seen! [2 Corinthians 4:18]

While faith shows us the unseen will of God, fear shows us the evil unseen. Fear whispers a word to us and we immediately see the evil coming to pass.

I've heard many people, myself included, say "I just have trouble visualizing."

With a little further investigation, we see that what they [I] really mean is that we have trouble visualizing good things coming to pass in our lives.

Which is really a problem, because Bible hope is the earnest expectation that God's promises are true and will come to pass...and faith is the SUBSTANCE of THINGS HOPED FOR! The conviction or evidence of THINGS NOT SEEN!!

I'm going to repeat that...faith is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for...evidence of things NOT SEEN!

Since fear is faith's evil twin and what we fear befalls us, it stands to reason that fear is also the substance of things feared, the evidence of bad things not seen!

People, Satan KNOWS how things really work! That's one of the reasons he's deceived us into 'thinking rationally, thinking logically.' Because worldly wisdom—natural rationality—denies the supernatural completely and cripples us from walking in its power.

Don't Look Up...

...look down! You are seated in heavenly places in Christ!

'But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and SEATED US WITH HIM IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.' [Ephesians 2:4-7]

'But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.' [Hebrews 12:22-2]

'"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also."' [John 14:1-3]

These are quantum thoughts! We exist in two different places at once—the natural, physical world, and in heavenly places, too! In fact, Psalm 84:5 says that in our hearts are the HIGHWAYS TO ZION!

In sci-fi speak, that means portals...to Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem! In our hearts!

The Purpose of Fear 2

Read The Purpose of Fear

'When my ANXIOUS THOUGHTS multiply within me, your consolations delight my soul. Can a THRONE OF DESTRUCTION be allied with You, one which DEVISES MISCHIEF BY DECREE? They band themselves together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. He has brought back their wickedness upon them and will destroy them in their evil; the LORD our God will destroy them.' [Psalms 94:19-23]

This wonderful passage shows us what's really going on in the spiritual realm.

Anxious, tormenting thoughts come from without, not from within! Evil spirits have pirated thrones of authority that were made by and for Jesus—consider Colossians 1:16...

'For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.'

We've seen, in Job 4, how the spirit of fear comes and whispers lies and deceptions. Now we understand that these spirits are devising mischief BY DECREE! They are decreeing destruction against us from these positions of stolen authority, and these decrees cause anxiety, or fear.

The Purpose of Fear

We know that God is NOT the author of fear. Consider these scriptures...

'For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!"' [Romans 8:15

'For God has not given us a spirit of timidity—fearfulness, cowardice—but of power and love and discipline. [2 Timothy 1:7]

'There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.' [1 John 4:18]

'"Now a word was brought to me stealthily, and my ear received a whisper of it. Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, and made all my bones shake. Then a spirit passed by my face; the hair of my flesh bristled up. It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: 'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? He puts no trust even in His servants; and against His angels He charges error. How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth! Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; unobserved, they perish forever. Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.'" [Job 4:12-21]

'When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden fear nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.' [Proverbs 3:24-26]

I find Job's description so accurate—everyone can relate to the feelings he describes so well! We clearly see from these passages that fear is a spirit, and NOT from God!

So what, then, is the purpose of fear?

The Guardian's Creed

Psalm 68:11,12 is one of my favorite scriptures, and it demonstrates the power of women for their families, their clans and their nations.

'The Lord gives the command [the word, promise, utterance]; [then] the women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host [army]: [and they say] "Kings of armies flee, they flee, and she who remains at home will divide the spoil!"' [author's comments]

He has given us His Word, both written and in the person of His Son, Jesus, Who IS the Word...Acts 12:24 calls us the Word multiplied! We are one Spirit with the Lord, with the Word Himself! [1 Corinthians 6:17]

So it appears that women are called to be warriors in the Spirit! We proclaim the word as a GREAT HOST—an army—to drive away the enemy and enforce his defeat and our victory!

With that in mind, my cousin and I met to pray over our families and over our extended clan. As we prayed, many scriptures came forth and we would stop, read them out loud, then return to prayer.

It was a wonderful experience, full of faith and hope!

We decided to be a great host, watching over our families and extended clan! Watchmen on our walls! Here is the recap of what we decreed in prayer...

We call our walls salvation—deliverance, prosperity, victory—and our gates praise!

God our Father has set our foundations in sapphires and made our battlements—our shields—in rubies and our gates of crystal! Our entire wall—territory, region, border, boundary—is made of precious stones!

We say of the Lord "He is our refuge, our fortress, our God in Whom we trust!" and all of Psalm 91 comes to pass in our lives and in the lives of our children, spouses and clan!

We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ and are descendants of the righteous. We and all of our children are taught of the Lord and our well-being—completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, safety and contentment—is GREAT!

We and our households and our clan are established in righteousness. We are FAR FROM OPPRESSION for we DO NOT FEAR, and we're FAR FROM TERROR, for IT WILL NOT COME NEAR US!

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER, and every tongue that accuses us in judgement—rises up against us—WE CONDEMN RIGHT NOW.

We are seated NOW in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, at the right hand of God, FAR ABOVE all rule and authority and power and dominion, and EVERY NAME THAT IS NAMED, not only in this age but in the one to come. He has put all things in subjection under His feet—therefore they're all under our feet! We tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and serpent we trample down! We have authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing will injure us or ours. No evil befalls us and the evil one touches us not! Hallelujah! We overcome the accuser of the brethren by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony—what we testify! And we testify glory, salvation and victory this day! Prosperity, health, protection...this day! Favor, love and revelation knowledge...this day!

We are redeemed from the curse of the Law, and every promise of God is yes for us and our household in Christ Jesus.

We are one Spirit with the Lord, strengthened with all power in our inner man, rooted and grounded in love and filled up to all the fullness of God. We decree a thing and it is established for us—we believe that what we say happens, and it is granted to us. All things for which we pray and ask, we believe we receive when we pray, and they are granted to us.

We take our place in the great host of women who proclaim the good tidings...we take our places as watchmen over our clan—like God posted watchmen over the walls of Jerusalem who never keep silent and take no rest for themselves, so we are watchmen over our walls to decree the blessings and protection of God over our people. "Kings of armies, you flee—flee right now—and we will divide the spoil!"

We are born of God—from Him—and have overcome evil spirits, because greater is He Who is in us than he who is in the world. As He is, so are we in this world. We are born of God and overcome the world...and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

We expect the favor and blessing and protection of God on our households and on our clan each and every day! God is to us a God of deliverances, and to Him belong escapes from death! We are blessed with the blessing of Abraham!

Diligence
The key to success, I believe is diligence. Watchmen watch all the time, and they speak, as well.

'Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, they shout joyfully together; for they will see with their own eyes when the LORD restores Zion.' [Isaiah 52:8]

'On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will never keep silent. You who REMIND THE LORD, take no rest for yourselves; and GIVE HIM NO REST until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.' [Isaiah 62:6,7]

Hebrews 4:11 tells us to be diligent to enter His rest...'For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, "As I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter my rest" although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.'

Watchmen always watch and pray...watch and decree!

In days past, sentries who fell asleep at their posts were executed. Don't fall asleep at your post! Be diligent watchmen on your walls—call your walls salvation and your gates praise! [Isaiah 60:18] Overcome the enemy with the Blood of the Lamb and the WORD of your testimony! [Revelation 12:11]

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Scripture References
Isaiah 60:18
Isaiah 54
Psalm 91
1 John 1:18
Luke 10:19
Ephesians 1,2
Colossians 1,2
Isaiah 52:8; 62:6
Galatians 3:9, 13,14,29
2 Corinthians 1:20
Psalm 68:11-14,20
1 John 4,5

Desire

'Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.' [Psalm 37:4,5]

This is a wonderful scripture, full of blessing, hope and joy. Unfortunately, we have heard too many sermons about how it doesn't really mean what it says, it really means something else...

Fortunately, God reveals His character consistently in His Word! He LOVES us and created us to live in an abundant, natural world. Consider these:

'...the desire of the righteous will be granted.' [Proverbs 10:24]

'He will fulfill the desire of all who fear [revere, reverence, to stand in awe of, honor, respect] Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.' [Psalm 145:19]

'May He grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your counsel! [Psalm 20:4]

'You have given him his heart's desire, and you have not withheld the request of his lips.' [Psalm 21:2]

'You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.' [Psalm 145:16]

'What the wicked fears will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.' [Proverbs 10:24]

'Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.' [Proverbs 13:12]

'Desire realized is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.' [Proverbs 13:19]

So we see that Psalm 37:4 is not an isolated verse, taken out of context. It is His nature to bless us. Jesus said "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!" [Matthew 7:11]

Hebrews 11:6 says 'And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.'

See the Unseen

The Word clearly tells us to look at the unseen—that which is eternal—rather than at the seen, that which is temporary.

'...while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.' [2 Corinthians 4:18]

Quantum Physics is just now uncovering this phenomenon—it is called the Observer Effect.

In [very] layman's terms, this describes the effect of an observer upon sub-atomic particles...they change from a wave, or many possible positions, to a fixed position, exactly where the observer is observing.

Remember the atom and electron diagrams in school? The atom was a round ball, with electrons circling around it. Quantum Physics has proven this to be an inaccurate, or incomplete, description—the electrons actually circle the atom in a cloud, or wave, of potential locations. They only come to a fixed position when observed...

Quantum Physics has also uncovered the mystery of parallel or alternative universes—this is sometimes called the multiverse. This theory states that for each of us there are a multiplicity of universes—a universe where you're married, one where you're not, one where you have kids, one where you don't, etc. The theory is that these universes branch from each decision we make—all things are in mathematical and physical reality possible for us, and apparently coexisting! However, most of us walk around blind to these realities, bound by limiting beliefs ["I can't..." or "That would never happen for me..." etc.]

What Does This Have to Do With Us?
Of course, the Word has already told us that we walk on this physical place while also seated in heavenly places in Christ! Hebrews 12 tells us that we have ALREADY COME TO THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM!!!

We know that God's Word is FOREVER SETTLED IN HEAVEN [Psalm 119:89]...but may be unseen here in the natural. And Ephesians 1:3,4 says 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the HEAVENLY PLACES in Christ, just as He chose us in Him BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.

Now let's link back to our foundation scripture, 2 Corinthians 4:18.

The Greek word used in this passage for eternal is aionios—without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, never to cease, everlasting. Contrast that with the Greek word for temporal—proskairos—for a season, enduring only for a while, temporary

We also know from Hebrews 4 that God has rested from His works, which were finished from the foundation of the world...this would include His forever settled Word.

So what the Holy Spirit is telling us to do in @ Corinthians 4:18 is to look at the unseen...not the non-existent! The unseen just resides in the eternal plane of God until we observe it! In this case, we are the observers!

Three States
We know from science that many things exist physically in three states—gas, liquid, solid. The matter is the same in each—it is the speed of the atoms that make the difference!

Take water, for example. When the atoms of water are moving very slowly, we call it ice, or the solid state of water. When we speed up the atoms by applying heat, or energy, the solid becomes liquid. When we continue to speed the atoms up, we get the gaseous state, or steam!

Let's apply this to the Word of God. Jesus said that His Words were Spirit and life [John 6:63]. And we know that God is a Spirit, and that He is light! We also see in John 1 that Jesus IS the Word!

So, in it's first state, God's Word is Spirit, or light!

When spoken, either by Jesus or by us, they are slowed down to sound! From Spirit, or light, slowed to sound! And when spoken out into the atmosphere, the sound becomes solid—physical reality!

Light > Sound > Solid.

Can it really be that simple?

Think about it.

I Will Say...

David really knew the key to deliverance—the words of his mouth!

Read the Psalms...take note of every time he says something [in quotes] and then how he immediately links it to God's action. He puts his faith, his trust in God, in his mouth, doing exactly what it says in Job 22:28—decree a thing and it will be established for you!

His son, Solomon, learned it at his knee. The entire book of Proverbs revolves around the wisdom of God, declared through the mouth into the earth!

The most famous example is Psalm 91. Although there is controversy as to whether Moses or David wrote it, I know Who wrote it! The Holy Spirit of the Living God, that's Who!

And knowing that, I'm pretty sure He was trying to tell us something...

'He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

'I WILL SAY to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust !"

'For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

'You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.7 A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not approach you.

'You will only look on with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. For YOU HAVE MADE the LORD, my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent. For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, that you do not strike your foot against a stone.

'You will tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and the serpent you will trample down.

Then God responds...

'"Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With a long life I will satisfy him and let him see My salvation."' [Psalm 91]

First, He tells us to abide in the Lord, just like Jesus told us to abide in Him in John 15.

'"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing .

'"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you."' [John 15:4,5,7]

Notice the consequence of abiding in Him...you will bear much fruit, and whatever you ask will be done for you!

Psalm 91:2 continues...'I will SAY to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in Who I trust!"' Then the rest of Psalm 91 describes the protection that is invoked by that statement!

The I WILL SAY is the how behind YOU HAVE MADE!

And please note: God didn't waver, He didn't make him wait, He didn't tell him that he didn't deserve His help. He also did NOT tell him that maybe the answer would be no to teach him something, or because he was asking for too much...read 2 Corinthians 1:20, 1 John 5:14,15 and John 14-17.

Hallelujah!

More Examples
We see this throughout the Psalms. Here are just a few examples—note that he starts with a statement, then he describes the Lord's action in response to the words of his mouth!

'"I love you, O Lord, my strength."

'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

'I call upon the Lord, Who is worthy to be praise, and I am saved from my enemies.' [Psalm 18:1-3]

'I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I WILL TELL of all your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I WILL SING praise to Your name, O Most High.

WHEN MY ENEMIES TURN BACK, they stumble and perish before You.' [Psalm 9:1-3]

'O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have [plural] displayed Your splendor above the heavens.

'From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength [Jesus used the word praise—Matthew 21:16] BECAUSE OF YOUR ADVERSARIES, TO MAKE THE ENEMY AND THE REVENGEFUL CEASE.' [Psalm 8:1,2]

I am writing myself so happy that I can hardly sit still...

Declare, Receive, Give Thanks
Another thing seems to be a recurring trend...David starts with a declaration, then tells what the Lord has done in response to his declaration, and then finishes with thanksgiving!

What I really love is that he believes he receives WHEN HE PRAYS, a la Mark 11:24!

'"Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper." You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, that my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.' [Psalm 30:10-12]

This next one is really interesting...not only does David put his faith in his mouth, he asks God to shut the mouths of those who are against him and keep him safe from their words! He really believed in the power of the tongue!

'O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad, and in Your salvation [victory] how greatly he will rejoice! You have given him his heart's desire, and YOU HAVE NOT WITHHELD THE REQUEST OF HIS LIPS.' ]Psalm 21:1,2]

'But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I SAY 'You are My God." My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

'Make Your face to shine upon Your servant' save me in Your lovingkindness. Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, FOR I CALL UPON YOU; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be SILENT in Sheol. Let the LYING LIPS BE MUTE, WHICH SPEAK arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt

'How great is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You, which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, before the sons of Men! You hide them in the secret place of your presence form the CONSPIRACIES of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the STRIFE OF TONGUES.' [Psalm 31:14-20]

It works in reverse, too...mankind reaps what he says, good or bad.

'The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; there is no one who does good.' [Psalm 14:1]

There are so many more examples in the Psalms—I encourage you to read them with new eyes, to behold this wonderful truth.

I leave you with one of my favorites. I have indicated all the words having to do with the spoken word [and the hearing thereof] in caps.

'I will BLESS the Lord at all times; His PRAISE shall continually be in my MOUTH. My soul will make its BOAST in the Lord; the humble will HEAR it and REJOICE.

'O MAGNIFY the Lord with me, and let us EXALT His name together.

'I sought the Lord, and He ANSWERED me, And delivered me from all my fears.They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed.

'This poor man CRIED, and the Lord HEARD him and saved him out of all his troubles.

'The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them.' [Psalm 34:1-7]

Hallelujah!