Lesson 61: Psalms 8 – Part 2

INTRODUCTION: In the first part of this series on Psalms 8 we began to learn about our God whose name is just excellent. We learnt of His great might, strength, love, loving kindness, mercy, grace, miracles, compassion, majesty, glory, etc. No wonder they praise Him unceasingly in Heaven. Hence we must praise Him unceasingly on earth also. We now go on to the second verse in order to discover more about him whose Name is excellent.

1. God prefers to deal with “babies” than with the so-called “adults”. He always reveals deep mysteries to babies” not to the academic giants. For example, praise is the greatest weapon in the hand of any Christian and it is babies who know how to use this weapon most. God strategy of war consist simply in choosing the despised and the weak to launch a surprise attack on His enemies, Matt.11:25, 21:16, Luke 10:21, Psalms 84:4-7, I Corinthians 1:27-28, II Corinthians 20:22, 31:2.

2. True strength, unfailing strength, ever increasing strength comes from the Lord and only those who praise Him constantly have it. Those who think they are strong will fall, but those who fall back on the Lord in their weakness shall exchange their weakness for the strength of the Lord. Our God always turns defeat into victory, death into life, darkness into light the defeated into victor Human extremely in weakness is God’s opportunity to demonstrate His own might strength – Isa 40:28-31, Amos 5:5-9, II Cor. 12:9-10, Psalms 4:4, 46:10, Amos 5:8-9, II Samuel 22:33, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 73:26, Exodus 11:7.

3. When God decides to help you, He has ways you cannot dream of. He has the ability to immobilize your enemies till He has fully established you. A good example is the testimony of Rehab, the harlot; you must remember that you cannot win the battle against Satan on your own strength anyway. However, your enemies cannot win against God either. And God will help you because He loves to help the poor and the helpless. Exodus 15:15-17, Deut. 26:19, Psalms 78:52.

4. An excellent example that our God is the help of the helpless is the true story of Sennacherib verses Hezekiah. That same God is here with us and will subdue our enemies. Therefore, let us show our complete trust in Him by shouting in triumph in defiance of our enemies and in praise of our God whose name is just excellent. Isaiah 37:20-29, 37:33-38, Habakkuk 2:20, Psalms 46:7, 44:5-8, 46:1-3, 47:1-3.