Christ within You .06

 We are about to look at verses 26-27 which states this, picking up at verse 25 and ending with verse 28:

Romans 8:25  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. For likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of GOD. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love GOD, to them who are the called according to His purpose.  

Now I want to look again at what King David reveals in Psalm 36 verses 7-10, 37:3-5 and Psalm 63:2-6, as an aid to our understanding of a great Truth of our relationship within the risen and ascended LORD.

Psalm 36:7-10  How excellent is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Your house; You shall make them drink of the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life: in Your light shall we see light. O continue Your lovingkindness to them that know You; and Your righteousness to the upright in heart. 

Psalm 37:3-5 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

Those who live by grace trust in God to work in their lives. We can see David's heart to live this way, as he urges others to trust in the Lord. "Trust in the LORD . . . feed on His faithfulness . . . Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him."

God wants His people to be characterized by goodness. Yet, King David affirmed that no one does good on their own. "There is none who does good, No, not one" (Ps. 14:3). So, for anyone to do good, the Lord must do a good work in and through their lives. Those who place their trust in the Lord find the will and the strength to do that which is good in the sight of God. "Trust in the LORD, and do good." To be faithful in doing good, God's people must be nurtured in God's faithfulness. "Dwell in the land (this means to be in His rest, Gen. 2:1-3), and feed on His faithfulness." Those who place their trust in a the faithfulness God become increasingly faithful servants of God.

Of course, the work of God in lives is centered in the heart of man. King David prayed for an undivided heart of reverential trust toward the Lord. "Unite my heart to fear (H3372, means  reverence) Your name" (Ps. 86:11). Everyone who is willing to let the Lord be the captivating joy of their inner man will have God Himself planting godly desires within their heart. "Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." These implanted desires are then worked outward in godly living.

As this godliness is developing, we desire that the Lord's path for our lives would become increasingly evident. We have a growing interest in walking in the ways of the Lord. David had such a desire in his heart toward the Lord. "Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me" (Ps. 25:4-5; Mat. 11:26-30 this first seen in Gen. 1:1). The Lord teaches those who are willing to entrust their lives into His directing. "Commit your way (this the bearing of His yoke of learning of Him) to the LORD, Trust also in Him, For He shall bring it to pass." Those who do place their lives under the sovereign care of GOD enjoy the great privilege of having the LORD God almighty governing the very steps that they take day by day. (this thought taken from the e-Sword free down load available on the internet, and I have on a limited bases edited it as the Holy Spirit directs.)

Psalm 63:2-6  To see Your power and glory, so as I have seen You in the sanctuary (H6944, consecrated saints). Because Your lovingkindness (H2638, mercies, rarely reproof) is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Thus will I bless You while I live: I will lift up my hands in Your name (H8034, to memorialize, of individuality; honor, authority, character) . My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow (Leviticus 17:11) and fatness (H1880, abundance); And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips: When I remember You upon my bed, and meditate on You in the night watches.  

When we can use the scriptures in the proper manner things begin to pop into place and make sense to us.