Thou Art My God From My Mother’s Belly
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
12/20/2015 PM
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Text:
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Psalm 22:9,10
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Psalters: |
288, 185, 47, 50 |
Sacrament of Baptism |
- God’s presence at birth.
- Though David is overwhelmed, he yet believes that he has reason to hope for help from God.
- David speaks of the providence of God which attends a birth.
- The frequency of births should not make childbirth less of a miracle of God’s providence.
- That God would so care for David’s physical life (Job 10:8,9,11,12,18; Ps. 71:6,7; 139:13) allures us to His present care.
- This psalm is obviously fulfilled in Jesus, so His experience is the same: God took care of Him from His mother’s belly.
- Specifically, God care is detailed in the various clauses in these verses.
- “Didst make me hope” refers to the infant’s unconscious expectation of suitable milk (nourishment).
- David “was cast upon Thee from the womb.”
- And David declares God to be his possession: “Thou art my God from my mother’s belly.”
- All this care of God of the elect infants is in opposition to the scoffs of their enemies (7,8) and encourages David and us.
- It is the duty of all who know of God’s care to be diligent to instruct others of it, especially their children (30,31).
- The very fact of God’s care enjoins us to be diligent to propagate this truth so it continues in succeeding generations.
- And it is true of Christ’s seed, i.e., the elect from among the peoples of the earth.
- What David declares: he is compelled and even eager to declare God and His work (22ff).
- God’s “name” (22), i.e., what He has revealed of Himself.
- And David has to say that there is no reason to fear that He has or will forsake us in the time of our need.
- The result is this knowledge must be and is “praise” (22,23,25,26) and worship (27,29), universally.