So, has everything that everyone has done regarding me, come out to just being their part in me just receiving what was according to my faith?
Psalm 17:13-14
13 Arise, O LORD,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
14 With Your hand from men, O LORD,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
We have this prayer from David, after he had fled from Saul. What are the 'hidden treasures' he spoke about? As we read on in the verse we may discern that they are the things of prosperity that people can receive in this world. So why are they called hidden treasures, especially since it is also the spiritual knowledge of God that is a treasure that we can have within us, in our heart, where we are also told to hide His Word that it might not be taken away? Because in viewing the situation of having to overcome sin, there is a certain distinguishment concerning some people who are able to prosper in this world, and others who aren't. And that is what it means as it is talking about someone having a portion in this life.
We can read about God's blessing to Abraham, and we can also read in Isaiah about God telling everyone that they should all have his blessings (Isaiah 51), just as there is also the Promise of eternal monogamous marriage in heaven for created beings, as the name Abraham means 'father of a mulititude,' and just as he is also the father of the faith, by which we all may be a type of Christ and a testimony of His. The blessing to Abraham also says that God will curse those who curse him. What is a curse? It can be anything that is outworked that is not in God's will, especially things that people continue in that are not God's will. What about David? How could David have any kind of position in God, where he could have valor through the things that were done to him, and yet still have valor after what he did with Bathsheba and her husband? We know that God does speak about the key of David, which gives for no one to be able to shut anything that is opened in Him, and no one to be able to open anything that is shut in Him. And despite some people's view of the 'rules' of the new covenant, David Himself was able to pray, regarding other people falling away. And the letter to Philadelphia also includes Jesus giving the key of David unto the Philadelphians. Without trying to make excuses for David, we can look into who was greater in God's kingdom, David, or Bathsheba's husband, concerning justice. But God does not give partiality. And we could also look into whether or not the situation was fixable. But the answer is found in Lot. Lot has a testimony of Jesus Christ regarding salvation. Firstly Abraham saved him when he had been taken captive. And then Abraham pleaded for him as he pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot's wife wasn't turned into a pillar of salt because she still wanted God's promises, she was an example of the sorrow of the world, as she drew back still wanting the foundation for corruption, which is only sorrowful about the consequences, and which bases what is possible on the foundation of what is corrupted. Still wanting the foundation of what is corruptible, is like wanting things to be unfixable, so that things are easier, and this does not give real repentance or renewal, and it is not in God's oneness.
Also, the last verse in Psalm 17 could be made to mean that we shouldn't want God's Promises, while we are still in this earth that is corrupted. But David speaks in Psalm 27 saying that he would have lost heart if he had not believed that he would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. And it is true that it is the kingdom of God which is inside of us which is what we are to sow to, which is eternal, and which contains the treasures in heaven that Jesus spoke about, just as we can be born again incorruptible, sinless, and perfect. With this, Psalm 18 speaks about David's victory, as when Saul and the Israelites were defeated, as he then went on to be the king of Israel, taking the city of David, Jerusalem. Within these things, we can also see that David was out in the wilderness, while others were prospering, and we may be able to discern the struggle David had, in knowing that other people might have been benefitting at his expense. And he still did receive His Promises and portion in this life, even though he spoke the way he did in Psalm 17, and many fell in Israel, who had prospered under Saul.
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