PSALM CHAPTER 54
~~ The Friendliness of Enemies ~~

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GOD SAVES HIS FAITHFUL PEOPLE

1. THE PEOPLE OF ZIPH.   
   A. BETRAYED DAVID FOR PERSONAL GAIN. 2 SAM 23:19-23.
   B. AN ENEMY CAN MERELY COLLABORATE. (AS ZIPHIM).
   C. AN ENEMY MAY POSE AS A FRIEND.
        —PRETENDS TO LIKE YOU. PROV. 27:6.
        —TREATED AS A BROTHER. PS. 35:11-16.
        —PARTICIPATES WITH YOU. JUDE 1:12.
   D. AN ENEMY MAY BE OVERT AND OBVIOUS. MATT. 13:28.
        —PEOPLE WHO WALK CONTRARY TO THE WORD OF GOD.
             PHIL. 3:17-19.

2. THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S SAFETY.    V.1.
   A. HIS NAME REQUIRES HIS ACTION.
        EX.6:3.=GOD ALMIGHTY.
   B. HE WILL SAVE, OFTEN IN UNUSUAL WAYS. JUDGES 7:2.
   C. EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T DESERVE IT. (USE OF MERCY
        RATHER THAN GRACE). PS. 109:26. MATT. 14:30.
   D. BECAUSE WE BELONG TO HIM.
        —WE ARE HIS POSSESSION. PS. 100:3, 1 COR. 6:19-20.
        —HE GAVE COMMANDMENT ON THIS. PSALM 71:3.

3. UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY.    V. 3
   A. THEIR EVIL GOALS. 1 PETER 5:8.
        —MOST ENEMIES ARE TERRORISTS BY NATURE,
             DESIRING TO INFLICT FEAR. PSALM 64:1.
        —ARE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY WHEN THE BELIEVER HAS
             SINNED. I KINGS 8:33.
        —ARE DONE WHEN BELIEVERS FAIL TO BE ALERT (A SIN).
             MARK 14:38, ACTS 20:31, 1 THES. 5:6, MATT. 24:43.
        —THEY CANNOT STOP THE HAND OF GOD. PS. 107:2.
   B. THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
        —THEY DON’T WANT GOD, OR ANY THOUGHTS OF GOD,
             BEFORE THEM. PS.86:14, JER. 9:12-13.

4. ASSURANCE OVER THE ENEMY.    V. 4-5
   A. GOD IS THE HELPER. (DOES THAT MEAN HE DOES IT ALL ?)
        —HEB. 13:6—MATT. 11:29-30 (JOINT-YOKE. ALL TO BE DONE
             BY GOD, BUT OUR PART IS SUBMITTING).
        —HE EXPECTS US TO DO WHAT HE COMMANDS. HEB. 4:16.
             (SEEKING HIM FIRST). PS. 121:1. DON’T BE LOOKING DOWN.
   B. GOD IS WITH THE BELIEVER.
   C. GOD WILL REWARD THE ENEMY.
        —CUTTING THEM OFF. FROM WHAT ? (HEB.-ELIMINATED,
             DESTROYED, CUT OFF TO DIE). LEV. 7:25,27.
        —USE TRUTH AS THE SWORD. HEB. 4:12, EPH. 6:17.

5. THE PRAISE FOR THE INEVITABLE VICTORY.   V. 6-9
   A. THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE. BEFORE THE VICTORY.
             HEB. 13:15, JER. 33:11.
        THE SACRIFICE OF OTHER THINGS FOR GOD’S GLORY.
        —FOR MINISTRY. PHIL. 4:18, ROM. 12:1.
   B. THE TESTIMONY THAT IS PRODUCED AND SPREAD OUT
        FOR OTHERS TO KNOW. DEUT. 32:1-3, MARK 5:20.
        IMPORTANT TO DO IT AS PRAISE BEFORE GOD. LUKE 15:10