A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”
You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
‘I will establish your offspring forever,
and build your throne for all generations.’” Selah
Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all who are around him? (Psalms 89:1-7)
God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is our foundation for our Christian walks of faith. His love stands firm (steadfast; unwavering). His faithfulness has been established in heaven, and his righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. He and his Word are the foundation (basis; source; and heart) for all that we are and do and say as followers of Christ, with regard to our walks of faith in the power of the Spirit within us. Jesus Christ, God the Son, is the only way, truth and life by which we enter into God’s eternal kingdom and by which we become members of God’s household, his church – the body of Christ.
Jesus Christ, God the Son, left his throne in heaven, came to the earth, and was born as a baby, with God as his father and Mary as his mother. Thus he was fully God and fully man. He grew to manhood. Though he lived in a flesh body, and he suffered and was tempted in like manner as we suffer and are tempted, he did not sin. He called 12 disciples to follow him in ministry. He healed the sick, raised the dead, and preached repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
He chastised the hypocritical religious leaders of his day, and he told the people the truth about their sin. The majority of the people hated him for it, too. He was also critical of man-made religion which was based on human rules and regulations, and he warned his followers against following hypocritical liars. As a result, they hung him on a cross to die, as though he was a criminal, although he had done nothing wrong.
Yet, when he died, he took upon himself the sins of the entire world. Our sins were crucified and buried with him. When he was resurrected back to life, he rose triumphant over sin, death, hell and Satan. Amen! He took our punishment for sin upon himself so that we could go free from eternal damnation in hell, and so we could have the hope and assurance of eternity with God in heaven. Yet, he also died to save us from slavery to sin day-to-day, as well as to free us to walk daily in Christ’s righteousness and holiness. Amen!
We come to faith in Jesus Christ by God’s grace through faith in what Jesus Christ did in dying on the cross for our sins. This faith, though, is not just a one-time emotional experience or some words we pray at an altar to get our “get-out-of-jail-free” card. Involved in this faith is the act of turning from our sin (repenting) and turning to follow our Lord Jesus Christ in obedience and in surrender to his will for our lives.
Faith is dying with Christ to our old lives of living for sin and self, being transformed in heart and mind of the Spirit of God, and being given new lives in Christ to be lived in the power of the Spirit within us in daily walking in the Spirit by faith, and in Christ’s righteousness and holiness (See: Ro. 6-8; 2 Co. 5:15; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 4:17-24; Tit. 2:11-14; 1 Pet. 2:24-25; & 1 Jn. 1-5). This is our basis or our foundation for our faith – the truth of what God’s word teaches us.
Walking Wounded 