Text: Psalm 9:6-8

 Dear Brethren,

 MEDITATION

⁶ O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has perished.
⁷ But the Lord shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.
⁸ He shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

Psalm 9:6-8

 

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION

1. The wicked enemy

a) This is a historical use of the word “enemy”

b) Their activities are reviewed solemnly

i) They are destructive

ii) They have destroyed cities

iii) The memories of these cities are destroyed

 

2. The LORD God

a) The enemy will not prevail against the LORD

b) He shall endure forever

i) He is indestructible

ii) He is eternal

 

3. God’s Sovereignty

a) God will sit on His throne

b) He will sit on His righteous throne and uphold justice

c) He will judge the world in righteousness

 

4. The LORD as the Supreme and righteous Judge

a) He will administer judgment for the whole world

b) All the people in the world would be judged by the LORD

c) Key features of the way God would judge:

i) In righteousness

ii) In uprightness

 

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY

1. Our Challenge

a) To fear the LORD God

b) To forsake unrighteousness

c) To live in uprightness

 

2. Our Commitment

a) To determine to be conscious of the LORD as Judge

b) To make sure that we stay faithful and committed in our service

c) To pray humbly that we will not be:

i) Corrupted along the way

ii) Consumed by wickedness desires for wealth or power

 

Prayerfully,

Pastor Charles Tan