Psalm 106:6-12 What is the take away?

5/15/2019

Psalm 106:6-12

Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
12 Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

The psalmist admits to his and Israel’s act and attitude of sin. Sometimes we forget that an attitude can be a sin just as much as any sin. A negative attitude redirects our heart from God and into ourselves, ignoring the prompting of the spirit of God on our consciousness. The people lost their gratitude for deliverance and the love of God. God did save them to show them and other nations that he is God. He delivered them from the hands of Egypt and from the waters of the Red Sea, using miracles to show his power. God redeemed his people and when they saw what God had done, they believed his words and worshiped him. However, it would not last that long before they became disgruntled again.

Do you find yourself with an ebb and flow kind of relationship with God?
Is it possible to have a consistent or constant growth in our relationship with God?
What would that look like; the constant growth?

Later, in the life of Israel, God will speak to his people through Moses and in general through Word, i.e., The Ten Commandments as an example. I would submit to you that a consistent or constant growth in our relationship with God really depends on how much we read and take in the Word of God, the written revelation of God.

© Dan Kinjorski 5/15/2019

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Dan is in a second career, that of Counselor, but he is a pastor at heart. He desires to present the Word of God in its context and then challenge the reader in its application to our lives. It is the Word of God that brings revival to our souls. The psalmist writes, "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.

Dan and Maribel Kinjorski

Dan and Maribel are Bible Teachers. They love to expound on the Word of God. Maribel has been involved in Church since an early age. A graduate of the University of San German, Puerto Rico, in Business Administration and Economy. Dan is a graduate of East Coast Bible College (now shuttered) and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity (1999) , Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2019), and now working on a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology: Counseling Education and Supervision.
Maribel Pastored Lilly of the Valley, Church of God, a Hispanic Community in Medford, Oregon. Dan Pastored, at the same time, Family Life Church, Medford, Oregon. They both were each other's assistant in their perspective communities. Dan and Maribel were able to bring together an English speaking, Spanish speaking, and a Deaf (non-hearing) community as "one" in community.
While serving in the military, Dan spent his last 13 years as an Army Chaplain, previously enlisted for seven years as a Communication Specialist. As an Army Chaplain, Dan often pastored Chapel Services ranging from the Gospel Service, General Protestant Service, to an Assembly of God Samoan Chapel Service at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Meanwhile, Maribel supported her husband and often found herself assisting in the Family Readiness Groups when Dan deployed to Iraq or the Middle East (Kuwait) and also working with the Protestant Women of the Chapel. Dan and Maribel are proud parents of David (and Megan) with Olive (2nd grand); Michelle (and Street Wise Hercules) with Lilly (1st grand) and soon to be MJ, (3rd grand).