"Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life." (Psalm 42:7-8)
I. THE CALL OF THE LORD
A. "Deep calleth" tells us that our Lord is a seeking God who is constantly calling out, seeking those who will respond to His desire for communion and fellowship.
B. "At the noise of your waterspouts" This is seen as being "noise." In the initial stages of our being apprehended by the Lord, we do not understand His voice or dealings. Often our response may not be the one the Lord desired, but He ever calls (never stops our entire life) ever seeking to bring us higher, that He might enjoy times of communion with us.
C. Even when we make mistakes, but if our heart attitude toward the Lord is right, then all will be well.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3)
He will continue to walk with us, knowing that we will gradually, increasingly, come to understand His voice and ways, and as a result the noise He hears will become a "new song" of rejoicing and worship from a song of complaining and strife.
D. This song that the Lord so desires to hear is unique to our personal life experience. No one else could ever sing this song, as they have not walked as we have. The Lord will look to us, as if we were the only person in the universe, for the desires to hear our song. Rejoice Rejoice, again I say rejoice!
E. Quite often, we should thank our Lord for His patience with us. He love us so. It is critical we believe this. His desire for us is so intense that He will ever continue (all the days of our life) to patiently wait for us.
F. When Adam was disobedient to the Lord in the Garden of Eden, he hid from the presence of the Lord. It was the Lord God who went after Adam, it is the Lord God who come to man in their sin. It is the Lord God who came to you and me. The Lord God ever calleth,
"And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" (Genesis 3:9)
He is ever calling (all the days of my life) David where art thou?
G. When Adam responded with his excuse (noise), the Lord God took a step toward him, covering him with the skin of an animal that their fellowship might be restored. This was the first blood sacrifice for sin. "Sin" must always be cover with blood,
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)
and "sins" is always covered with repentance, grace, and love.
"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;" (Ephesians 1:7)
H. In the parable of the sower, Matthew 13, the sower goes forth with seed. The Word tells us that this seed is, "the Word of the Kingdom." As we rightly respond to produce "good ground" this seed will gradually develop and the "noise" will become a clear pathway which leads to the Kingdom.
"He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath." (Matthew 13:11-12)
II. PARTING THOUGHTS
A. In Revelation, it is the same Lord God who stands at the door, knocking, in order to seek out those who will hear and respond. From the beginning in Genesis to Revelation, the last book of the Bible, and all throughout the entire Bible, He "calleth."
B. He is far more interested in us than we are in Him. This may be hard for us to believe, but it is so true. All we need do is to become quiet and listen, and the Lord will direct us to Himself.
C. When we respond to His knock we will be brought up into His chambers, where our life becomes one with His communion and purpose.
"After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter." (Revelation 4:1)
D. All your waves and billows are gone over me." My life is now lost in His life. I am discovering the purposes for which I was created. Now my "new song" has merged into His song, and they have become one.
"And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne." (Revelation 4:2)
E. Now I have one purpose in life. To reflect the life and desire of the one seated upon His throne, our Lord Jesus Christ. The noise has indeed become a newer song that we will sing for all eternity and age upon age to come.
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