12-10-05 Psalms 30:3

Psalms 30:3 (KJ21)
O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalms 30:3 (NAS)
O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalms 30:3 (NIVUS)
O LORD, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit.

Psalms 30:3 (NLT)
You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

You were originally made in the image of Jehovah, the Lord God. You were made to live with and for Him, but sin entered into the world and into your life. It separated you from Adonai, God Almighty; for sin cannot remain in His presence. You could not bridge the gap that sin had opened; therefore, God in His love and mercy did what He could to fill in that awful, yawning chasm.

Adonai sent His Son, who took on the form of sinful flesh and yet did not sin. He lived a spotless, pure life, so that He could be the Lamb of God, without spot or blemish, the perfect sacrifice who took away the sin of the world.

Now like the Lord Yeshua, your soul and your spirit can be made alive again; you can be born anew. As God brings your soul up and out of the world of the dead, Hell and the grave can no longer hold you. Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh, has satisfied the demands of the pit. What was originally laid to your charge has been paid by the Son of God and you have received refreshing and vitality that comes from the Spirit of God.

The Lord has revived you and He now keeps you alive; He nourishes and preserves you. He recovers what was lost and repairs that which was broken. He makes you whole.

Your trust is in the Lord your God; therefore, you will not descend again into that prison and dungeon that Satan dug for you. You will not fall into that hole; for God has saved you. He has lifted you out of the cistern and placed your feet on the Rock, your sure foundation.