VERSE 16 TO 21
OF
THE PRAYER
“A gang of evil men is around me,
like a pack of dogs they close in, on me.
They tear at my hands and feet.
All my bones can be seen.
My enemies look at me and stare.
They gamble for my clothes,
and divide them among themselves.
O’Lord don’t stay away from me!
Come quickly to my rescue!
Save me from the sword,
save my life from these dogs!
Rescue me from these lions!
I am helpless before these wild bulls.”
(The Psalm-22, Verses: 16 to 21)
The most important among these Verses, is the Verse: 19. Jesus is saying:-
“O’Lord don’t stay away from me!
Come quickly to my rescue!”
Jesus, himself had preached about Omnipotence and Omnipresence of the Lord that:-
“The Lord is Omnipotent
and Ever-available”
These were the oft-repeated words of Jesus about the Lord. Question arises that what is the intention of Jesus by uttering these distance-based words:-
“Don’t stay away from me,
Come quickly to my rescue!”
The intention of Jesus by uttering these words__ was to pin-point the fact that__ he and the Lord__ are different. Both are not one__ as they were not one and__ they can never be one. The Lord is the Creator___ and Jesus is the creature__ and both are different in status. The Lord who is being called is the GOD of Jesus and the man who is calling is the servant of his GOD and no doubt this servant of GOD is Jesus with the real belief concerning the Almighty Lord or the All-able GOD.
Through the words:-
“Come quickly to rescue me!”
Jesus is further pointing out that he is not the lord or god or the savior at all. Instead he is a weak creature of the Lord seeking rescue from the Lord while the Lord is the GOD & Savior of all the creatures.
ATTENTION
Now__ those who are used to call Jesus as god and savior__ they must pay attention to the wording of Jesus given in the Verse: 19. Which is serving as the manifesto of Jesus__ to call the Lord alone__ as GOD & the Savior__ in all kinds of circumstances.
The wording of the Verse: 19 of course, is not meant to call the Lord from heaven__ treating the Lord as impresent on the earth. The wording has, in fact been used by Jesus__ to point out his need__ of help from the Lord. Who alone, is All-able, to extend every help to the person in trouble.
There is a saying of Jesus, given in the Gospel by John:-
“I have an example for you
so that you will do just what,
I have done for you.”
(John, Chapter 13, Verse: 15)
The saying means that, Jesus is an example for his followers. He should be, positively, followed by his disciples and all of his followers. Verse: 19 and the preceding Verses___ are based on the exemplary preaching of Jesus__ whereby it is clear that:-
1. No one accedes to the prayers but the One Alone GOD.
2. No one is the Savior but the One Alone GOD.
3. No one is trust worthy but the One Alone GOD.
4. No one is the LORD but the One Alone GOD.
5. No one is the Almighty GOD but the One Alone GOD.
As Jesus said:-
“No one is good (GOD) except GOD alone”
(Luke, Chapter 18, Verse: 19)
Hence, those who are claiming themselves as the followers of Jesus__ they must follow the exemplary preaching of Jesus in letter and spirit. They should believe in the One Alone GOD as Jesus used to believe. They must positively declare that there is no god, no savior, no protector, no lord, no almighty god but the One Alone GOD.
True servants of the Lord should, therefore, never be named after their prophets. They should be properly named as the servants of the Lord___ as they have been named in the Scriptures. The belief of all the prophets__ was one and the same__ and that was faith and trust in the One Alone GOD.
The second important Verse, after the Verse: 19, is the following Verse:-
“Save my life from these dogs
Rescue me from these lions
I am helpless before these wild bulls”
Through this Verse, Jesus is seeking help & salvation from the Lord. Question arises that after this cry of anguish, was the life of Jesus saved by the Lord or not? The last Verse of the Psalm tells us that his life was positively saved by the Lord:-
“People not yet born will be told
the Lord saved the Lord’s people”
(The Psalm-22, Verse: 31)
So, the word of GOD__ given in the Psalm-22 __ should be trusted positively by everyone__ and everyone should believe in the Ascension-based salvation of Jesus. People should also trust in truthfulness of the message that there is only One Alone GOD and all other gods are unreal, otherwise, their trust will remain half-baked & half-hearted and__ half-baked & half-hearted measures__ are always undesirable and fruitless.
Gospel By Jesus 