THE PSALMIST 3
by Dr. Walter
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O NE of th e most wonderful things about the Word of God is that it speakes to us of things that last and of things which are perfect. In Psalm 119, there are eight times the Psalmist said, “I Am.” Each time it was for a different reason. In verse 19 of this longest chapter in the Bible he declares, “Hide not thy commandments from me.” This is the “I Am” of position; the place occupied in life. Isn’t it odd that we are strangers on the earth? Ac tually we are made for the earth, aren’t we? Our bodies are of the earth, and yet in His matchless grace and loving kindness He does something to us that makes us strangers here. We sing, “This world is not my home, I’m just a passin’ through.” If this is true, that we are only pilgrims, then we should act like it, live like it, pray like it, dress like it, give like it, and prove thereby that the earth has no hold no us. If we believe in Christ, we are going to glory. We are going to see three persons when we get there. The Father will be on His throne, the Lord Jesus on His throne at the right side
of the Father, and the Holy Spirit before the throne. Lots of people seem to be ashamed when they get saved. The preacher says, “Every eye closed, every head bowed, and nobody looking around.” It always sounds like somebody wants to sneak into the Kingdom of God or that somebody wants to be a Chris tian but he doesn't want anybody else to know it. I think that is wrong. Stand up in front of every body and let the world know that you are now a stranger to it. The next “I Am” is the 63rd verse: “A companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts." This is the “I Am” of as sociation. I keep company with God’s people because this is the manner in which God has ordained it. When a person is saved he will want to take his place among the Christians. He will be through with the other crowd. They want to live for the world, the flesh, and the devil. It should be your desire to live for the Saviour, and for Him alone. This is how you become known as a saint, a set apart one. - My old companions fare you well, I will not go with you to hell. My testimony I will tell: I mean with Jesus Christ to dwell. Isn’t is strange that ordinarily horses like to be with horses, dogs like to be with dogs, cats like to be with cats, and Christians should like to be with Christians. This shows they have God’s life within them and that they belong to the Saviour. A companion is not just a visitor on Sunday morning. Do you delight to keep company with other believers of like precious faith? Verse 83 is the “I Am” of effort. “For I am become like a bottle in the smoke.” These bottles to which the Psalmist referred were actually skins. They were not made of glass. 7
Dr. RayA. Myers (right), chairman of the Biola Board of Directors, receives copyof Talbot TheolgicalSemi naryyearbook, "The Scroll," from James Imel, editor.
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