The Two-Edged Sword

Ps. 149:6

Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands.

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the godly! There are so many parallels in Psalm 149 from Israel to believers today. Israel was to rejoice in the Lord to let His praises fill the assembly as our we.  The assembly then was the godly just as my local body of Christ is an assembly of the godly. We sing a new song because He is working in our lives on a daily basis. Every day there are new blessings that pour forth in praise. 

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation. God still takes pleasure in His children today. He offered the ultimate gift, the life of His Son, to make us His children. Just as Israel was chosen so were we. Humility is the watchword of our lives. In humility we received the offered salvation admitting our need for a savior. In humility we grow in Christ knowing that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Our boast can only be in the Lord for without Him we are nothing.  

Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands. The high praises of God must be in our throats and the word [the two-edged sword] must be in our hands. Israel had a physical sword to do battle with the ungodly nations around them. We have the word, that is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thought and intentions of the heart. We use the sword of the Spirit to battle in the spiritual realm as we bring every thought captive to Him.

This is honor for all His godly ones. Just as Israel was to do battle, to conquer and defeat, and to destroy the ungodly around them, so are we. As this was honor for them [because they were obeying God] so it is honor for us. Even though our battle is different in manifestation, the battle still is the same. Through the power of the Spirit, we defeat and destroy Satan's power over us. Without God we could not even imagine defeating him, but with God all things are possible. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. In this is honor for the God we love. 

Father,

Thank You for this psalm. Help me always to have high praise in my throat and the word in my hand. Give me Your strength to battle and to defeat temptation. 

In Jesus name,

Amen