Psa Msg 5

Truth:
1. Above the heavens there is splendor, and on the earth, there is the excellent name. But in between the heavens and the earth, there are the adversaries within, the enemy without, and the avenger running back and forth.
2. All the people who are in the kingdom of the heavens are either babes or sucklings.
3. Weaker ones in themselves cannot praise. To praise requires strength. Without strength, we cannot praise the Lord.
4. If there is no death, there is no resurrection, and if there is no resurrection, there is no ascension. Furthermore, without His incarnation and human living, He was not qualified to die.
5. Above David in the heavens was the glory, and with David on this earth was an excellent name.
6. In this view David had a pure vision to see the pure work in God's creation and ordination. In the universe there is not only God's creation but also God's ordination.
7. The Lord's redemption is to turn us from the messy earth to the bright heaven.
8. Condition-wise, Christ is in glory. Position-wise, Christ is in honor.
9. To be crowned with honor implies the ascension.

Life experience/Application:
1. Some praises may not be considered as perfected praises, because they are not so full of strength.
2. Today with us, the earth is joined to the heavens, the heavens are brought down to the earth, and the two are one. But with the unbelieving ones and with the defeated Christians, the heavens are far away and the earth is dark and messy. That is why the unbelievers need all kinds of worldly amusements and sinful pleasures. But we do not need them. We need only Christ and the church life. When we live Christ and live in the church life, the heavens and the earth are one.
3. When a person becomes regenerated, he becomes quiet, not wanting to act or speak in himself.
4. We need to praise Him for His splendor above the heavens and His excellency on earth.
5. When we come to the Lord's table, we stop every kind of human speaking and human doing.
6. Our Christian life should be like the Lord's table. When we go home after the Lord's table, we should continue to praise the Lord.