THE BOOK OF PSALMS

Psalms - Chapter 88

Psalms 88:1 says, "[[A Song [or] Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.]] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day [and] night before thee:" "Psalm" means "meditation." "Song" means "to be sung." "Korah" means "bald; to be grieving or mourning {root meaning; ice or hail}." "Chief Musician" means "to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring - to He who has the victory, to He who gives the victory - Father God Almighty through Christ Jesus." "Mahalath Leannoth" means "to humble or afflict." "Maschil" means "to be prudent, wisely understand instruction." "Heman" means "faithful." "Ezrahite" means "arising out of the soil, cherished." When you are spiritually feeling the weakness of despair, there is always "hope" when you "have faith in Almighty God who is your Deliverance" when you come before "His Throne" seeking "His help in the Name of Christ Jesus." 

Psalms 88:2 says, "Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;" As we come close to that time when satan shall be cast to this earth to perpetrate the greatest deception ever known to humanity, do not despair, rather enter and stay "within the Sanctuary communing with our Father God" who hears and answers your prayers according to "His will." This is how you maintain spiritual peace which strengthens your confidence as you depend on our "LORD God Almighty who always keeps His Promise" to "never leave or forsake His own." There is blessed assurance in knowing Father will keep a spiritual hedge of protection around His very elect that are "in His service, fulfilling His will."  

Psalms 88:3 says, "For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave." Those of the "Generation of the Fig Tree" are getting older with each passing day and as you age you find that the concerns of the flesh become irrelevant as those things that are spiritual become more relevant. You come to understand that the flesh life is as a blink of one's eye as compared to the Eternal Life of your soul. The "grave" is a "place of no return" and this is not the course Father God has put into place for His very elect. When you serve our Father according to His will "there Eternal Life" through Christ Jesus who defeated death, who is satan [Hebrews 2:14], which means the grave has no victory when you have faith and are confident in the "Power and Might of Almighty God." 

Psalms 88:4 says, "I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength:" If you do not stay "within the Sanctuary" where your spiritual self is constantly replenished by Almighty God through His Word, you will become spiritually weak and the faith and trust you have in Almighty God will begin to diminish. When your spiritual strength begins to weaken, remember what Christ Jesus said in II Corinthians 12:9, "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." When you have a spiritual thorn of weakness within your spirit, never forget that the "grace of Christ Jesus is sufficient since it is through His strength" that you are lifted up when it seems like unmovable forces of weakness plague your spiritual self. Christ Jesus wants His children to lean on Him for their spiritual strength and this is accomplished when you faithfully study His Word which brings peace and rest to your spiritual self. Trust Father God since everything is possible through Him and you believe this without a doubt when you are faithful and trusting.

Psalms 88:5 says, "Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand." Spiritual despair will cause you to feel spiritually weak to the point you believe Father God has removed His hedge of protection from you. You liken yourself to one who has passed away, the flesh body returned to the soil from which it came, Father God's helping hand no longer reaching out to rescue that shell from distress since that physical body no longer exists, he soul having returned to our Father in Heaven. Our "LORD is a God of the living" so when you allow your physical life form to have rule over your spiritual life form, which means you have turned away from Father's outstretched hand, you deprive yourself of His strength which keeps your faith, trust and confidence alive within you.

Psalms 88:6 says, "Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps." Father God does not hand you over to satan, you hand yourself over to satan when you "leave the Sanctuary."  When you are "outside of the Sanctuary" meaning "you are not having thoughts of and a relationship with Father wherein you are under His Wings of Refuge and Deliverance because you are of the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus", you enter into that maze of babble and confusion that belongs to satan who keeps you from the "Light of Truth." How can you let yourself sink so low, your pity party so great, that you are playing patty cake with satan when our Father God's loving arms are outstretched for you to enter in declaring your love for Him, repenting of your sins as you stand on the "Rock of our Foundation who is Christ Jesus" who helps you to shed the grip of satan from your spiritual being.

 Psalms 88:7 says, "Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah." Never blame Father God for the spiritual distress you feel because of choosing to "leave the Sanctuary." The spiritual distress you are feeling is a direct result of forgetting or questioning the "Power and Might of Almighty God" who chose you before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age to be in "His service and under His will." When you leave the protection Father God offers you through "Christ Jesus and His Holy Spirit" the deluge of troubles that come upon you are by your own hand; your choice. This is the opening satan looks for to bring about your spiritual misery that keeps you from "returning to the Sanctuary." When it comes to His very elect, Father God will test you during times of spiritual doubts; however He does so to lift you up, not to punish you, so that you are spiritually faithful, confident and have that blessed assurance through Christ Jesus. Father knows each of His very elect and will never put burdens on them which they are not able to bear. I Corinthians 10:13 says, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." "Selah" means "stop and meditate on what has just been taught which is to pray and meditate within the Sanctuary during times of spiritual despair so you do not become lost in darkness which is of satan, feeling Father God has deserted you and connect it with what is about to be taught which is those playing church will shun you for their religious doctrines and traditions of men and you must be steadfast, praying always for that spiritual strength only Father God can give."

Psalms 88:8 says, "Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: [I am] shut up, and I cannot come forth." Psalms 88:9 says, "Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee." The very elect were chosen before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age because of the stand they took with Father God when satan rebelled in the First or Spiritual Earth Age [Ezekiel - Chapter 28]. Because they showed themselves approved unto Father God, He has blessed His very elect with the truth of His Word, that spiritual wisdom most of humanity does not possess even though they call themselves christians. Having this wisdom only Almighty God can give you will naturally be repulsive to your family and friends who have no true spiritual insight and they have no regard for the truth of Father's Word. They recognize there is a difference between your spiritual knowledge and their religious foolishness as you spread the "Good Gospel" which is what "thus saith our LORD." To whom Father gives much, He expects much [Luke 12:48] and our LORD does not want you to become faint, miserable or depressed because those you love and care about "chose" to walk a religious path of babble and confusion. The very elect are spiritual as they serve Almighty God, studying to show themselves approved as they build their gospel armor, preparing to "stand" against satan when he is cast to this earth as the first/false anti-christ. Those who are shunning you because of your righteousness are preparing to rapture away which means they will be serving satan. Father God is answering your prayer when He removes the Biblically illiterate, be they family or friends, far from you since they are the very ones, claiming to do so out of love, who shall hand the very elect up before the synagogues of satan in his role as the anti-christ as is taught in Mark 13:12 & 13. "Death" is another name for "satan." 

Psalms 88:10 says, "Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah." The "dead" are "the fallen angels who have been judged to death since they were not born from above [Book of Jude], all becoming ashes from within at the appointed time." They are now locked in chains until they are cast to this earth with satan as is taught in Revelation 12:7 - 9; they are sentenced to death, they cannot rise from the dead or have spiritual salvation under any circumstances since their souls shall be blotted out [­Isaiah 26:14]. They are the seven thousand taught of in Revelation 11:13 who shall become ashes from within when "Christ Jesus returns to this earth as King of kings and Lord of lords." Father God knows that just as the fallen angels will not worship Him, nor will a flesh body that has passed away or those who are spiritually dead which means they have no truth within them. "Father is the God of the living [Mark 12:27]" and when you are spiritually distressed it is far better to come before the "Throne of Almighty God in the Name of Christ Jesus" beseeching our LORD to help and deliver you from despair so that you can return to a righteous path of faith, trust and confidence in Almighty God. Pull yourself out of the depths of spiritual depression by "returning to the Sanctuary, communicating with Father God through His Word in the Name of Christ Jesus."  "Selah" means "stop and meditate on what has just been taught which is that all those you know and love can turn their backs on you because of your spirituality, however Father God is faithful and He will never leave or forsake His own who seek His help and deliverance in the Name of Christ Jesus through His Word and connect it with what is about to be taught which is the spiritually blind eyes of souls who do not see or hear the truth of our Father's Word."

Psalms 88:11 says, "Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? [or] thy faithfulness in destruction?" Psalms 88:12 says, "Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?" Of course not since Father knows that those of His children on the face of the earth who have no understanding of His Word wherein they are rightly dividing truth can give Him the "praise and glory He is Worthy of." Father knows they have no understanding of how this Flesh or Second Earth Age shall come to its end. Our LORD knows they have no knowledge of the fact that satan shall be cast to this earth as the instead of jesus wherein he will defile Jerusalem with his blasphemy as he deceives most of humanity into believing he is our True Christ Jesus. Father knows they are spiritually blind to truth and therefore cannot understand His marvelous love or how He delivers His obedient children from the desolator who is satan. Father knows they walk in the darkness of the doctrines and traditions of men that keep them from walking in the "Light of Truth" wherein their "Deliverance lies in Christ Jesus." Almighty God knows all things and this is why He expects so much spiritually from His very elect who are a part of the fulfillment of "His Perfect Plan." When spiritual despair comes upon you and you believe Father God has forsaken you, know and understand you are feeling that way because of spiritual weakness within yourself since our "LORD promised never to leave or forsake His own [Hebrews 13:5]."

Psalms 88:13 says, "But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee." This is where you want to be in times of spiritual despair, "inside of the Sanctuary having thoughts of and a relationship with Father wherein you are under His Wings of Refuge and Deliverance because you are of the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus." When you ask Father God for help, He will come to your rescue and deliver you from trials and tribulations of despair, returning you to a righteous path. He will wipe away your tears of hurt and lift you up from the depths of sorrows so you can continue to share "His Good Gospel" which keeps you spiritually strong and bringing hope to the hopeless. I Corinthians 15:59 says, Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Psalms 88:14 says, "LORD, why castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?" If there is a separation between you and Almighty God it is by your own hand since Father God never leaves or forsakes His children. When spiritual stress comes upon you and you find yourself sinking in the mire, reach out to Father God and He will lift you up and carry you upon "His Wings of Love." Deuteronomy 32:11 & 12 says, "As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:" "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him." The very elect of our Father God are as the apple of His eye and He will most assuredly "lift them up {take care of}" and rest them on "His Wings {protect as an Eagle}" because of His great love for their love and obedience to Him. Have confidence and rest in our Father God who shall deliver you from all that is evil. Deuteronomy 32:10 & 11 teaches that our Father protects His very elect as the very "pupil {apple} of His eye" and as a "Great Eagle" spreading His wings of shelter, lifting His children up that they may find rest from despair, satan and all enemies upon His mighty wings; within our LORD'S shadow of refuge.

Psalms 88:15 says, "I [am] afflicted and ready to die from [my] youth up: [while] I suffer thy terrors I am distracted." When you are "outside of the Sanctuary" you spiritually feel as if you are dying rather than living and this is very perplexing because you are distracted from the love Almighty God has for you. When you came to the truth of our Father's Word, the fact that you are one of Father's very elect, this truth revived you spiritually to an awesome spiritual place. Thank Father God for awakening your spirit and ask Him to lift you up from the low place of spiritual despair, placing you back on the course of a righteous path "within the Sanctuary" wherein your hope is renewed as you serve our LORD according to His will.

Psalms 88:16 says, "Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off." Psalms 88:17 says, "They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together." Spiritual despair will cause you to be brought down to this state of mind as you observe spiritual destruction happening throughout the whole earth. You may feel all of the good works you are doing are in vain and Father has abandoned you. This is so not the case. What has occurred is that you have taken your spiritual eyes off of "Father God and His Word" which means you have "left the Sanctuary." You are feeling the weight of wrath and terror placed upon your spiritual self by your own hand as you observe the occurrences happening on earth as it gears up to receive satan in his deception, as having more power than our "Father God who created all things of Heaven and earth and shall have the Victory." "Stand" with Almighty God and be a part of "His Victory through Christ Jesus [I Corinthians 15:57].  Keep your eyes on Father God wherein lies your strength which will lift you up from the depths of despair. Isaiah 41:10 says, "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

Psalms 88:18 says, "Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, [and] mine acquaintance into darkness." As the very elect of Almighty God who walk in the "Light of Christ Jesus who is our Living Word", it should be readily understood that "Truth" removes you from the babble and confusion taught by those who are "outside of the Sanctuary" as they are surrounded by darkness, which is of satan, by the religious doctrines and traditions of men. Do not let your spirit feel hopelessness because of this since there is joy when you are under Father God's favor as you study, learn, plant and spread the truth of "His Good Gospel." As we now live, darkness which is of satan, must be separated from the "Light who is Christ Jesus" so that the doctrines and traditions of the religious sector cannot be confused and mingled with the truth of our Father's Word. "YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty" has a "Perfect Plan" that shall come to pass exactly as our "LORD has written in His Word" through the coming of "Yeshua, Christ Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords" and there shall no longer be a separation since darkness shall flee from the "Light of the world." Father God has chosen His very elect from before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age to do His will, so do not despair, rather lift yourself up and thank God who has chosen you to be a part of "His Perfect Plan." Pray that you are cleansed from spiritual despair so that your heart is filled only with "love, praise, glory and magnification for YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty in the Name of Yeshua, Christ Jesus who is our Help and Deliverance."