Psalm 32:7 Safety

    Psalm 32:7 Safety

This thought completes the one on verse 6. More research on this verse revealed an allusion to Noah and the Ark. Recall the previous verse.
    Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You at a time that You may be found When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.

Noah preached to his generation, but for a limited time. A time came, when, the Lord could not be found. This has applied to people throughout time. Pharaoh in Egypt continued to harden his heart until the Lord stopped talking to him. Even as far back as Genesis, we find God declaring that, "His Spirit would not always strive with man." (Genesis 6:3) That is a chilling thought.

This scenario will also apply to some in relation to the Rapture. Some teachers believe that 2 Thessalonians 2:11 may indicate that people who have heard of Jesus, but rejected Him, will not believe after the Rapture.
     11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

The "time that You may be found" may be past at this point. Disclaimer: Not everyone interprets it that way, but it may be a wise thing to consider this and act before it is too late. It would not be good to be "left behind."

So Noah's second "state," on the Ark, was mirrored by David when he averred  that even great floodwaters would not reach him. (Would this be another claim that the flood was worldwide? It certainly seems to indicate that there would be no other refuge that would provide safety.)

Today's continuation of that thought makes perfect sense. (Not surprised that I missed that in the previous thought. I need some help a lot of times.) (Verse 7)
    You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah

The theme continues in three phases. First a hiding place. Whether "floods" of water or opposition or persecution arise, the ARK of the Lord provides a shelter and hiding place that keeps us secret. He hid David and Noah from any foe or threat. But that is not all. We need not cower in the dark, hoping to avoid detection.

The second level is protection both in and from trouble. Noah and David (Noavid?) both were surrounded by difficult circumstances. In 2010, Nashville received about 13-14 inches of rain in less than two days. The resulting flood waters topped every existing recorded level. Imagine that for 40 days. Noah was literally inundated with problems. (Pardon the pun.) The Lord protected him in the provision that He had instructed Noah to build. Sometimes we aid in providing our shelter and protection.

David was surrounded by enemies several times and his protection seemed to be supernatural. That same protection both physically and ideologically is afforded to "faithful" followers. And, as a result, all were surrounded by "joyful shouts of deliverance." There is the theme of joy and deliverance again.

Noah's shouts were limited to eight, including himself. David had more than that. And as members of Christ's body, the Church will be surrounded by shouts of victory and welcome when we are ushered into heaven, either by death or by the Rapture. Hallelujah!

And finally, David advises us to "Selah," think on these things. It is a serious, yet a joyful perspective. And the "deliverance" can certainly apply to being removed from the danger. Noah floated over it. David persevered through it, and some will be removed before it falls.

Hallelujah!