Spiritual Blessings

 Temple Baptist Church - 7-30-2023

Psalm 115

Introduction:

 

A.  I believe that the key to this Psalm is found in verse 2:  “Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? “

 

B.  The Key words in the verse are the words “now” and “their”.  Evidently, from the question of the heathen, something had transpired that caused them to doubt the God of the Psalmist or some other believer.

 

C.  There can be more than one reason for this, but I believe that these heathens had watched something or more than one thing bad happened to believers.

 

1.  The question may be asked, “If there is a God and He is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, why does He not intervene as to either stop bad things from happening or to give a visual victory in such problems.

 

2.  Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people.  Sin has its consequences, and we all have the curse of sin in our bodies.

 

3.  “Where is now their God?”  They see God’s children suffer in many cases just like they suffer.  We have hard times, we get sick, we get cancer, we have tight financial times, we have family problems just like all people.  God did not save us from hardship, He helps us through hardship.

 

D.  The world cannot discern spiritual things.  The Psalmist goes on to explain that the blessings of God are sometimes physical and all the time spiritual.

 

E.  In verse 3, the Psalmist says, “Our God!”  “But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. “ shows the believer bowing to the providence and sovereignty of God.  What happened was in the will of God, either God did something of God had to allow something.

 

F.  From verse 4 to the end of the Psalm, the Psalmist lists some unseen blessings that the world will never grasp until they come to Christ Jesus by faith and repentance.  Some things that the world cannot see:

 

1.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of love for His children.  The lost do not understand the unconditional, absolute love of God when we are glad, sad, mad, or bad!  Better felt than tellt as one person said.  What a blessing that God loves you and me spiritual blessings.

 

Ephesians 3:17-19  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  (18)  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;  (19)  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

 

1 John 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

 

2.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of goodness and mercy to His children the follow them ALL the days of their life.

 

Psalms 23:6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

 

3.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of grace for His children.  Grace for every trial, grace for every mile (Dean Shook).

 

1 Peter 5:10  But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

 

4.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of presence with His children.

 

Matthew 28:20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 

Hebrews 13:5  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

 

5.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of the Spirit of God that indwells in His children.

 

John 16:7  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

 

6.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of compassion for His children.

 

Hebrews 5:2  Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

 

7.  The Lost do not understand God’s unseen blessing of care for His children’s cares.  Does Jesus care?  Oh, yes He cares!”

 

Psalms 103:13-14  Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.  (14)  For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

 

1 Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

 

Conclusion:  “Where is now their God?”  We see what they cannot see.  Our God is with us and for us.