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Every book of the Bible has a different purpose. Genesis is a book of beginnings introducing dozens of doctrines, ethical issues exemplifying God’s will. Leviticus defines holiness. Proverbs is the “quick notes” to teaching and learning the Law of God. Matthew emphasizes Christ as King, Mark introduces Christ as Servant, Luke develops Christ as a man, and John develops Christ as God. Romans is heavily doctrinal. The Book of Revelation shows us the journey of the church through the ages since the time of Christ.
Likewise, the Book of Psalms, a surprisingly underrated book among people in the pews, teaches us how to pray; what God honors and responds to in our prayer life. Additionally Paul tells us (cf Ephesians 5) as the church comes out of darkness (apostasy) one of the signs God raises up showing the awakening of the dead church is the use of the Book of Psalms.
The Book of Psalms teaches us our prayer life in worship. The book is pregnant with all the themes listed by Christ in the Lord’s Prayer (cf Matthew 6).
The Book of Psalms teaches us the kind of wording necessary to solve the dilemma: loving our enemies vs. imprecatory prayers against the enemies of righteousness. It takes us down the path of safely using God’s thoughts to approach the wicked, especially those identified in Psalms as vile (Hitler types who may not have Hitler’s war machine but have the kind of heart of a persecutor.) isn’t it much safer to use God’s words to indict the wicked before the throne of God rather than using your ruminations?
Imprecatory Psalms are designed to indict Satan’s emissaries using God’s words brining suit against them, again in God’s words. God receives our prayers before His throne and weighs the justice of such indictments.
The Psalms according to Colossians 3 are also designed to teach us about our hearts, as we are presumptuous and even inconsistent in our walk with the Lord (cf Psalm 11:1).
Historically, when God awakens His church (cf Ephesians 5) from its apostate, deadened state, as today, the Book of Psalms is the sign God uses to teach the Law of the Lord arousing the church to Righteousness and Faith.
You’ll be surprised at the historical examples and Scriptures used throughout this message.
