The Redeemed of The Lord Say So #2

Q: What does the Bible say about God's covenant?

God's covenant is an everlasting promise made to His people, based on grace rather than works. In Psalm 105:8, it is stated that God has remembered His covenant forever. This covenant is anchored not in the law but in His grace, established with figures like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob before the Law was given. The covenant signifies a relationship that God initiated, marking it as an election of grace. It assures us that He has not cast away His people who He foreknew (Romans 11:2). God's covenant is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, signifying a profound promise of mercy and love towards His people.

Q: How do we know redemption is through Christ?

Redemption is secured through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, marking the completion of God's promise. The concept of redemption is central to understanding the work of Christ. In Psalm 107:2, the psalmist declares the redeemed of the Lord to make known their redemption. This redemption was accomplished once and for all by Jesus Christ at Calvary, where His blood was shed for the salvation of His people. Job 19:25 reinforces this, stating, 'For I know that my Redeemer liveth.' Through His death and resurrection, Christ completed the redemptive work, emphasizing that salvation is exclusively of the Lord (Psalm 3:8).

Q: Why is God's mercy important for Christians?

God's mercy is vital as it reflects His unwavering love and grace towards His people. God’s mercy is foundational to the Christian faith, as it assures us of His loving-kindness that endures forever (Psalm 107:1). This mercy is not based on our performance but is given freely in Christ. Despite human sinfulness, God's mercy remains steadfast and serves to maintain our relationship with Him. It is a source of hope and assurance that leads us to give thanks, proclaiming His deeds, and encouraging others to trust in His goodness. The assurance of mercy allows believers to rest in the promise that they are never forsaken.

Q: What does it mean to be the redeemed of the Lord?

Being redeemed of the Lord means being chosen and saved from sin through God's grace in Christ. To be the redeemed of the Lord signifies belonging to a select group of individuals chosen by God for salvation. This is reflected in Psalm 107:2, where the redeemed are called to proclaim their redemption. Their redemption signifies liberation from sin and the enemy, granted through the sacrificial work of Christ. The act of redemption emphasizes both a personal and communal aspect of salvation, where believers find their identity in God's electing love, leading them to a life of grateful worship and testimony of His grace.

Q: How does God display His goodness?

God's goodness is displayed through His eternal mercy and the redemptive acts He performs for His people. God’s goodness is a recurrent theme in Scripture, illustrated in Psalm 107:8-9, where it states, 'Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness.' His goodness is expressed through acts of mercy, deliverance from distress, and provision for those in need. God’s actions, such as gathering His people and fulfilling His promises, reflect His character as inherently good. Recognizing and praising His goodness enhances believer’s appreciation of His ongoing work and invites others to experience His grace.

The 100th and 7th 7th Psalm I'm just gonna read the first two verses And go on from there So this is the redeemed of the Lord say so part 2 Psalms 107 verse 1 Oh Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.

I like that, I like that. Give thanks to the Lord, said it last week, give thanks to the Lord, why? He's good. That's all you need to say. God is good. Now men don't understand what that means, but his people are given a knowledge. Understand, God is good. In him there is no darkness. No darkness. We can't lay hold of that. not even as believers. In him is no darkness. And his loving kindness, his mercy is what? Forever, forever. There's no end to the love of God. And there's no end to God's love for his people. Because God's love for his people is in his son, Jesus Christ.

Oh my. But now, I want you to look at, just for a second, go back half a page to Psalm 106. And look at this. Praise ye the Lord, this is verse one of 106. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. His mercy endureth forever. And back up one more to Psalms 105. Verse one, oh, give thanks unto the Lord.

Here's an extra part, call upon his name. Call upon his name. And here, make known his deeds among the people. Oh, I like that. Verse two, sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. Oh, I like that, I do. You know what that means?

The redeemed of the Lord say so. Talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. That's verse three of 105. Oh, I like that. Yeah. Talk ye of all his wonderful works and let the redeemed of the Lord say so. So here is the wonderful thing about that. The redeemed of the Lord have something to say. Talk about the Lord.

He's good. He's good. And his mercy endures forever. Oh, I like that. Oh, talk of his wonderful works. In those previous two Psalms, the writer talks of the work of the Lord. Psalms 105 and 106. They actually put these three Psalms together by the same author.

They don't know who it is, but most people seem to suspect it is David. I don't know. It don't matter who wrote it because it's still true. Whoever did it. Yeah, God wrote it. But here, in those previous Psalms, Psalms 105 and 106, the psalmist goes from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to Joseph to Moses and to Aaron. And what happened? God performed marvelous works to all of his people, all of his people. Why did the Lord perform these works? Well, it wasn't because of their behavior. Take a look at Psalms 106. Let's see, where is that? Back up. Verse six.

We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt. They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies, but provoked him at the sea, even the Red Sea. But here's that word, I love this word, nevertheless, nevertheless. You understand, our fathers committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Oh, he's not letting himself out. But here it is, all these bad things. Nevertheless, he saved them, but not for their sake, for his name's sake. Not for your sake, but for his name's sake.

Oh my, that he might make his power, mighty power to be known. Oh, I like that, I like that. And you know what? the redeemed of the Lord say so. You can find it all throughout the scripture, even into the New Testament. That message Stephen preached, excuse me, that message Stephen preached, where he ended up getting stoned.

Where does he start? What does he talk about? He talks about the rebellion in the wilderness against the Lord. Them coming out of Egypt. That's what he's talking about. Because that was the greatest thing known to the nations, that God brought out Israelites, a slave race, brought them out of Egypt with a mighty hand. You know there were rumors going around about all those plagues in Egypt.

There had to be, people talk. People lie, people talk too. But here it is, Stephen's preaching that, and Stephen gets to the end of it, and he tells them what? Uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost, as your fathers did, So are you. You're doing it.

And they took up stones to stone him. Mm-mm-mm-mm. And they killed him. But who was it that killed him? Those that were uncircumcised in heart and ears. Those that don't know God don't want to know the truth of God. And they hate it. They hate it. Oh, they hate him, they killed him. Oh my, these Psalms talk of their rebellion, their disobedience, but nevertheless, he saved them, he saved them. Oh, for his name's sake. You understand, Paul tells us in Romans 11 and two, God hath not cast away his people. But he doesn't stop there. which he foreknew. God has not cast away his people, which he foreknew. And God has always known all of his people.

Oh my. There is an election of grace. That's what Paul goes on to tell us in there. If it's of grace, it's not of works. If it's of works, it wouldn't be of grace. No, but this is an election of grace and God has not cast away his people which he foreknew. That's why this comes out next.

Nevertheless, his mercy and his loving kindness is forever, is forever. Oh, I like that. And let the redeemed of the Lord say so. I like that. In 105 verse eight, He said God has not cast away his people which he foreknew, right? Psalms 105 verse eight. Well, let's look at verse seven. He is the Lord our God, his judgments are in all the earth.

He hath remembered, what? His covenant. Not your covenant, not my covenant, not Israel's covenant, his covenant forever. the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Oh, I like that. Now, just so you're sure, we're not talking about the covenant of the law. There's some people call it that, the covenant of the law. No, he says, where is it? Verse nine, which covenant he made with Abraham and his oath unto Isaac and confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, but here and to Israel for an everlasting covenant.

Oh, I like that, I like that. He has remembered his covenant. Oh. And I'll tell you something right now. The Lord does remember his covenant. Now folks, I said it's not the covenant under the law. It's a covenant of love, grace, mercy, holiness, righteousness, reconciliation, and redemption. Redemption. unto the forgiveness of sins. Oh, I like that. What were the last words of David? The Lord has made with me an everlasting, what? Covenant. Covenant, what?

Ordered. I like this part. There's nothing to chance with God. Well, I'll tell you. ordered in all things. And not only that. Sure. Sure. Sure. You know why? Because it's his covenant. And it's his work. This covenant is. I heard of a very good term for a sermon. I might do something on it one day. Scott Richardson called Henry Mahan and said, I got you a sermon. He said, it's only a sentence, but you'll have to fill in the rest. And Henry said, give it to me. God does not take no for an answer. Man, I like that. I like that. Let me tell you something, the world may hate that. My God, the gentleman, that's what somebody said at a funeral we were at, some of y'all were at, a few years back.

He won't force his way on you. No, God's not gonna take no for an answer. Ask Jonah if God will take no for an answer. When it get worse, ask Pharaoh. God will not take no for an answer. He remembers his covenant. He's gonna bring in his people and let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Say so. He does it for his name, not for your name. Although we're benefits of it. We benefit by it. It's our life. We derive life from his covenant because his covenant was with his son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

And that goes all the way back to Genesis, talking about the seed of the woman that's gonna come and gonna bruise the head of the serpent, and he did at Calvary. Now, the serpent was gonna bruise his heel, and he did at Calvary, but he's gonna bruise the serpent's head, and that bruises head there is kill. That's what that means.

Oh my, he's remembered his covenant. The Lord has made with me an everlasting covenant. Now, right here, this is a perfect place for it. I have to point out, David prefaced those words about the everlasting covenant with a few others, even though it be not so with mine own house. David said that. The Lord has made with me. You understand?

It's an individual thing to us. To God, it's his covenant, and it's all his people. But to us, it's me. I can't help you with that. But the Lord has made with me an everlasting covenant, and that covenant is ordered and sure in all things, and I believe that with all my heart. Oh, I wish I could believe it more. Although my house be not so with God, God's covenant is not for everyone.

I mean, that's just the truth of the matter. His covenant is those, just as I said, according to the election, the choice of grace. It's in Romans 11. my And I told you this covenant wasn't of the law I wrote this down I put this down here Galatians 3 and 17 and this I say that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, right The law which was 430 years after cannot disannul That it should make the promise of none effect That's why in Psalms 105 he says he's remembered his covenant forever.

Who's he talk about? Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Guess what? All of them were around before the law was. That was Moses that received the law. That was Moses. The covenant that God made to David is the covenant of God, what? In Christ, in Christ. The covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ. The law can't change that. Mm-mm, no power. And in this covenant, which is in Christ, what does it say?

Is all my salvation and all my desire. Oh, I like that. Psalms 96 too says this, sing unto the Lord, bless his name, show forth his salvation from day to day. His salvation. Show forth his salvation. You know why it's his salvation? Because it's his covenant. It's his covenant and it's his salvation and it's in his son, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is his salvation.

Psalms 98 2 says this the Lord hath made known his salvation his salvation His righteousness hath he openly showed here we go in the sight of the heathen I Thought about that for a minute. I thought what's going on? The Lord makes it known what I to his redeemed, and let the redeemed of the Lord say so, you know? But he shows it in the sight of the heathen. Well, I'm gonna tell you something.

The heathen don't see it. If our gospel be hid, it is hid to those that are lost. whom the God of this world has blinded their minds that they can't see. They can't see. He does it in front of them. But they don't see it. And here's the thing. They don't get it and they don't want it. Because there's one thing true of the natural man. He loves darkness rather than the light. Because deeds are evil. Been there, done that. Don't want to go there. They can't see the light. Mmm, my. But he shows it. He shows it. His righteousness shows his salvation, and his salvation shows his righteousness.

Isaiah 25 and verse nine says this, and it shall be said in that day, lo, this is our God. Our God. We have waited for him and he will save us. Save us. This is the Lord. We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. His salvation. Oh, I like that. Because I'm telling you something folks, his salvation is our salvation. His salvation is my salvation. This is his covenant and this is his salvation. And both the covenant and the salvation are in our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh my. And let the redeemed of the Lord say so. I like that. Let's take a look at the rest of Psalms 107. I'm just gonna kind of ramble through this. Let's see. Verse two, of course I started with Psalms 107 too.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed. What? From the hand of the enemy. From the hand of the enemy. I'm gonna tell you something. I know this is Old Testament. And redemption was completed, purchased. The purchase was made at Calvary by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. When he died, he purchased us. He redeemed us. And that's when the redemption was made. But here it says, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.

I'm gonna tell you something. Think of this. I think I marked it here. Job 19 and I do love this Again verse 23. Oh that my words were now written that they were printed in a book and they are I Like that that they were graven with an iron pin and lead in the rock forever Here it is folks for I know That my Redeemer liveth lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. And yet my Redeemer lives right now. And Job's the oldest book in the Bible, they say. whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me. Oh my, there was a redeemer living when this psalm was written. Right now, there's a redeemer living and seated at the right hand of the majesty on high. Oh, I like that. But what else are his wonderful works?

Because you see in Psalms 105 and 106, we've got the history, okay, of where we rebelled in a lot of it. But here, verse three, he gathered and gathered them out of the lands from the east and the west and the north and the south. God gathered his people together, why? For his covenant and for his salvation. Verse six. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and what? He delivered them out of their distresses. But I do want to point out this. Verse four, they wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way. They found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cry.

You're not gonna cry out unto God until God gets a hold of you. That's the truth. Which comes first, life or faith? Life it is, no question. Faith comes later. I'm gonna tell you something, him breathing in that life into you makes you and you will start seeing things that you never saw before. You'll start knowing things you never knew before.

But what it is you'll know is that you're wandering in the wilderness. And here it is in a solitary way, alone, alone. Even if you're with other people, you're alone. And found no city to dwell in, hungry and thirsty. But what it is, their soul fainted in them. And then you'll cry out. And then you'll cry out unto the Lord.

Oh, mm, mm, mm, mm. And he delivered them out of their distresses. Oh, I like that. And look at verse seven. And he led them forth by the right way. Oh, I like that. I know the way. I know the truth and the light. It's our Lord Jesus Christ, but he leads them out. He gathered, he delivered, he led, oh, that they might go to a city of habitation. And then the psalmist stops right there and starts again. Oh, that men would praise the Lord, what, for his goodness. for his wonderful works to the children of men. And you'll see that three or four times in this song. That same thing. Verse nine, for he satisfieth the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul, oh, with goodness, with goodness. Oh, I like that too. Mm, goodness. And he satisfies, oh.

Let's see verse 13 There's another one Well, let's go back to 10 such as sit in darkness in the shadow of death being bound in affliction and iron because they rebelled against the words of God and Contempt the counsel of the Most High Therefore he brought down their heart with labor.

They fell down and there was none to help Then Then they cried unto the Lord. Oh, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and break their bands in sunder. Our Lord Jesus Christ is bringing in many sons unto glory.

That's what it say. He brought them out. of darkness and the shadow of death. Oh, I like that. In verse 13, what's it say? He saved them out of their distresses. He saved them. He brings them out. And here in verse 20, I like this. He sent his word. Isn't that something? He sent his word, what? and healed them, and healed them. Oh, and there, and delivered them, and here's the word, from their destructions.

You know, my computer doesn't think destructions can be plural. It underlines it in red when I type it in. But I'm gonna tell you something, God's word's right. We got destructions all around us. and he delivers us from our destructions. Oh my, from their destructions.

Because I'm gonna tell you something, this world will wear you out. And I mean, you don't have to go far, your family can wear you out. Now that was the next one, okay? Thank you, Tommy. Yeah, you can wear yourself out. worrying about your family, fretting about things.

And I'm guilty of this, you know? I remember, and Earl always, he always confessed to being a worrier, but it never stopped him. I worry about things that I have absolutely no control over. Now, I quoted to Deborah the other day, and got me in trouble.

God grant me the serenity to, you know, ooh, yeah, to change the things I can and to live with the things I can't. And the wisdom to know the difference. I don't know the difference sometimes. No, it's not the Bible. No, that's an Irish prayer or something, I don't know. Anyway, but it's not a bad thought. God grant me the serenity. Godliness with contentment is a great game. And that's true, and that is scripture, and that's sort of the same thing. Godliness with contentment is a great game. The problem is we stink at contentment. We want more. Some things we want less. I want less trouble, I want more money, you know? I want more family.

Yeah. I know that feeling. I am my own worst enemy. Oh, it's true. But then you got a job and that'll be your destruction. And you got your coworkers and that's another form of destruction. But God delivered them from their destruction. Listen, you gotta deal with circumstance. And circumstances can be very, very bad. They can be very hard. But don't let them rule you. Don't let them rule you. It's hard to do, I understand. But if you can, just thank God you're still plugging on. Oh my. And then, where are we at? Oh yeah, after the destructions.

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, for his wonderful works to the children of men. Verse 31, oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men. It's there, folks. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

That's a true statement. That's a true statement. Mm. Because here in what, verse 38, he blesseth them also. I like that. So that they are multiplied greatly and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. Oh, and verse 43, verse 42. Yeah, about 41. Yet saith he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. Verse 42, here it is, folks.

The righteous shall see it. And the redeemed of the Lord should say so. Say so, oh, I like that. and rejoice, and all iniquity stop her mouth. Who so is wise and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the Lord. Yeah, I like that, I like that. Well, I can fit in there with the poor. And if I'm raised up, it's because he raised me. If I'm anywhere, it's because that's where he put me. and the redeemed of the Lord are to say so. What does he say in the end of the psalm? Talk ye, I like that, just talk ye of his wondrous works.

We can talk, we can talk. And here's the thing, we have something to say. We have something to say. Believers, not only that, believers have someone to say, someone to talk about, someone to proclaim. Oh, I like that. Everything in this Psalm of any spiritual value speaks about the work of the Lord, the work of the Lord. He redeemed, he delivers, he saves, he brings out, he sends his word, he heals. He blesses.

So what do we say? Look unto him, look unto him. Christ said it, come unto me. All ye that labor and are heavy laden, I will give thee rest. Oh, I like that, I like that. He sends his word. Oh, and he gives rest unto your soul. Don't look unto man. That's one of the things the redeemed of the Lord say. Don't look unto man. Look unto Christ. Look unto Christ. Oh, my. Christ's yoke is easy and his burden is light. How? Well, that's easy. It's because the Lord Jesus Christ does all of the heavy lifting. He does all the heavy lifting. Oh my.

He gives life, he gives redemption, he gives eternal life. We say it and we mean it, salvation is of the Lord. And salvation is of the Lord alone, alone. The scripture states it plainly and the scripture means it plainly. Because here's the thing. Redemption is of the Lord. Deliverance is of the Lord. Righteousness is of the Lord. Forgiveness is of the Lord. Eternal life is of the Lord. And true faith. He's the author and the finisher of it. True faith is of the Lord.

And we are, by his grace and power, we, by his grace and power, the redeemed of the Lord, say so. I like that. Understand, I can't help anybody, but I know who can. I can tell you, he sent his word. We've got it here in this book. And we can proclaim this word, we can preach this word. Oh, but it's gotta be him that brings you in. We can point to him.

You know? He says about John the Baptist. Well, he sent his disciples when he was in prison, go see Christ. Does he Jesus? Ask him if he's the one. He'll tell you. He'll tell you. And this is what you do. The Lord Jesus Christ can save anyone he chooses. Now, do you want? Are you heavy? Are you laboring? Are you bothered? Are you beset by destructions around you?

Look to Him. Call upon His name and you'll be saved. That's what it says. That's what it means. And this is an individual thing. I can't call for you, you can't call for me. We each individually have to call upon his name. Oh, but I can tell you this.

He saves. He delivers. He gives life. And he gives faith. Call upon him. Why? The book says so. And the redeemed of the Lord say so. Because the book says so. Our Heavenly Father, we're thankful again for this time, for this place, and Lord, help us. Help us. We're so weak and just stay that way sometimes. Let us see your work in this world. and help us to rejoice in it. For all your works are known unto you from the beginning, but we don't always see them. Help us, Lord. In Christ's name we pray, amen.

The Redeemed of The Lord Say So #2

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What does the Bible say about God's covenant?

How do we know redemption is through Christ?

Why is God's mercy important for Christians?

What does it mean to be the redeemed of the Lord?

How does God display His goodness?

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The Redeemed of The Lord Say So #2

Key Quotes

What does the Bible say about God's covenant?

How do we know redemption is through Christ?

Why is God's mercy important for Christians?

What does it mean to be the redeemed of the Lord?

How does God display His goodness?

Sermon Transcript

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