4-28-08 Psalms 143: 9, 10 God's Good Spirit Leads You On Level Ground

Psalms 143:9, 10 (NAS)
Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in Thee. Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Psalms 143:9, 10 (NLT)
Save me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.
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You have put your trust in Adonai, the Almighty God and you know that He has saved and delivered you from your enemies. However, did you know that when He delivered you, He did much, much more? Not only did He snatch you out of the hands of your opponents, but He also stripped and plundered them of their spoils. When He rescued you, He also recovered everything that your captors had taken from you. Then the Lord Jehovah restored all of those goods and possessions to you, so that you became completely whole again.

To stay free from these foes, you know that you need to depend on Jehovah. You constantly need to run to Him to hide and conceal you. He has covered and clothed you with His own robe of righteousness. When your enemies look towards you, they see the light of His righteousness on you and they think that they have come up against the Lord God once again. Remembering what He did to them previously, they are overwhelmed and flee away in terror.

Even though you have been saved, you now need to learn the ways of your Savior. Ask Him to teach and train you in what gives Him pleasure. He will show you how to do what is acceptable to Him and you will soon be doing His will in all things. When you are determined to always act the way Adonai wants, then you will always satisfy Him in everything.

The Almighty is your God and He has breathed His own Spirit on you. Because He is good and excellent, you know that He will never lead you astray. Instead He will guide you into what is appropriate and becoming. In His kindness He will bring you into a level and even land. There you will stand straight and your path will be smooth. Your uprightness will be obvious to those who observe your life; many will esteem and approve of you. All of this will be yours as you continue to acknowledge Adonai, the one true God as your God.