The Secret of The Lord - Part 2

In today's message, Eduardo Elizondo continues his discussion on the secret of the Lord, based on Psalm 45. They recap the previous message, discussing the covenant between God the Father and Jesus Christ. Eduardo explains that the covenant involves the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus, as well as his future reign as King of kings. He emphasizes the enormity of this covenant and how it applies to believers through baptism. Eduardo discusses how believers are joined to Christ's death and resurrection through baptism and are called to walk in the newness of life. He highlights the importance of understanding that believers become part of the original covenant and God's family; referencing Romans 6:3-4 to support his points. Audio Generated Text—For a more accurate transcript, visit CBCB.org. It may be a week or so after the message is posted here. Thank you, Steve, and hello everybody. It's great to be here with you again. We will continue that message that we started last time, the secret of the Lord. That was based on Psalm 45. Let's go there just as a recap of what we discussed last time. In Psalm 25, and that is where it says in verse 14, Psalm 25, 14, the secret of the Lord is with those who fear him, and he will show them his covenant. And we were talking about what is the secret, the secret of the Lord that is with those who fear him, but it says, and he will show them his covenant, and we started talking about this covenant and what this covenant is and what this covenant entails. And we're just going to do a quick recap, and then we'll get into the part two of this message. But in the first part, we talked about this covenant, that it's a covenant between God the Father and Jesus Christ. And this covenant has several aspects, and we talked about it last time. The first of these aspects is that God the Father and Jesus Christ are two beings, that there's two in the Godhead. We know it's Jesus Christ, the Lord God of the Old Testament, but it was also then the Father whom he came to reveal when he came in the flesh as Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, as the Savior. So that was the first part. The second aspect of this covenant that we started to study and go through together was that not only that there's two in the Godhead, but also that they have a covenant between them that they are keeping. And we went to several scriptures to show that this is a covenant from the beginning, even before the foundation of the earth, that they already had this plan, that they already had this covenant between them, that one of them was going to come and give his life for all humanity. If Adam and Eve, if, you know, they sinned. And we know that that's what happened, and that's exactly what they followed through with that plan. So that's the second aspect. And then the third aspect is what the covenant involved. And then we went into the details. So three soft bullets to these three main points, right? There's two in the Godhead, that they have a covenant between them, and then this third one is divided into three further soft bullets. What does this covenant involve? And it involved the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the salvation of those who are gods. And this sacrifice, like we just mentioned, it was agreed to before the foundation of the earth. And we went to several scriptures to show that. The next part, the next aspect of this covenant is not only that sacrifice, but then the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead as the promise of eternal life. So it's not only that they had this covenant and that one of them was going to come, and the one who he was going to die, the Savior, the Messiah, but also the resurrection. Because in that part, you can see very clearly how the death was the first part, but then the resurrection was the other part, the part that the Father carried that out. The Father upheld his end of that covenant, of that promise that they made between them. And the Father resurrected Jesus Christ from the dead, making good that promise, not only to his only begotten Son, the Beloved, but also to all those of us who are now in this covenant as well. And then the third aspect of this covenant between them is the promise that Jesus Christ would reign on the earth as King of kings and Lord of lords. So it has all those three, this third aspect of the covenant, all these things that it involves, the death, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and then the promise of his coming as King of kings and Lord of lords. And that obviously has not happened yet. But when we think about this covenant, when it says in Psalm 25, 14, and it says, the secret of the Lord is with those who fear him, he will show them his covenant. It's a wonderful thing to see this aspect, to know and understand that the Godhead is God the Father and Jesus Christ. To know and understand that they have a covenant that they are keeping, and then to go deeper into that covenant and understand the sacrifice, the resurrection, and the promise of the kingdom. It's not only the kingdom, but that he would reign. That's part of them both, that through Jesus Christ, God is going to bring peace to all the earth. And when we think about this wonderful covenant and everything that it entails from the beginning, before the foundation of the earth, when we take a step back and just meditate on the enormity of this covenant, because it is a wonderful, wonderful thing that they've done from the beginning. Before they even made anything physical, before the foundation of the earth, they already had this covenant. They already had this plan. They already had agreed that this would happen, that there would be a Savior, that that Savior would come and die, that it would be resurrected, and then that same Savior would come and not only save those who are his, but also then bring peace to the entire world and a new kingdom that, as it says in Daniel, and we read that last time in Daniel 2, 44, there will be no end. There will be no end of the kingdom of God. So that is what we covered last time in the first message. And that's what we're talking about, how God will show those who fear him his covenant, this covenant, this understanding. And only those who fear the Lord will have this understanding. And not only understanding, but really internalizing it, because that's the part that we're going to go into today. How does this apply to us? And how does this involve us? Because they have this covenant that they are keeping from the very beginning, and it's still in motion. We are just a tiny little part that is coming in this plan, a little part. But they invite us to that covenant. They invite us to be part of this covenant, the everlasting covenant, that covenant that was before the foundation of the earth. They invite us into that covenant through baptism and the laying on of hands. And let's go to Romans 6 to begin. This is where we're going to begin this part, in Romans 6. Because as we come close to the Passover and we are examining ourselves and we are meditating and preparing for the Passover, it's very important that we think about these things, not only in the individual and the personal level, but we're going to see where we fit. Where do we fit? And it's not that we're trying to fit, it's just that God already determined that. God already determined this plan, and out of His love and out of His compassion and His mercy that He's had towards us, He called us. He called us to be part of this covenant. We know and we have studied covenants in the past. We know there were many covenants in the Old Testament. We know there was a covenant with Noah. There was a covenant with Abraham. There are many other covenants that God has made. And we know there's a covenant with Israel. But the covenant that we make with God of baptism, it's really us joining this covenant that He talks about here in Psalm 2514, the one that He will show those who fear Him. He will show that covenant to do that. And He will show that covenant so that we know, so that we understand the enormity of what it is. And they invite us here to this covenant. So to understand that it's not just between God and me and my personal salvation, but to understand that we become part of that covenant, we become part of that plan that they created from the beginning, and that we are coming into that covenant. It's not just a new one that we're making with them individually, which it is, obviously, at baptism. But it is that covenant individual becomes part of the original covenant. That's why we become part of their family. So let's go to Romans 6 and verse 3. And this is where Paul says, or are you ignorant that we... And he's talking about, you know, shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound? But then he says, may it never be. We who die to sin, how shall we live any longer therein? But in verse 3 he says, or are you ignorant that we, as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus, were baptized into His death? And we know, we understand, it's been explained before many times that when we are baptized, we are baptized into His death. We die. That's what he's going to explain in verse 4. We die symbolically. It says in verse 4, therefore we were buried with Him through the baptism into the death. And we are buried into that baptism, into the death. And that death is the death of the Savior. It's the death of Jesus Christ Himself. And that's what he says even in the marking in the faithful version. That it is, we've become partakers of the same. We are conjoined into that death. The death of the crucifixion. The death that was part of the plan. That first aspect that we talked about, that there would be a Savior and He would die for our sins. So we, it says we are buried with Him. So we become part of that agreement, part of that covenant. That's why it says, so we were baptized into His death. And it says, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father. That's the second part that we just talked about that we recap from the first time. When we saw that there would be a Savior, but then the second part was His resurrection. Because without that resurrection, we have no hope. God the Father made it happen. God the Father resurrected Jesus Christ. And that's what happened here. Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father. And that's exactly, it says in the same way, we also should walk in newness of life. We know that's a promise in the future. But it says that we should also walk in newness of life. Because what happens is, and we know and understand is that we are begotten. We're not born yet, but we're begotten. And being begotten is already a new creation. It's newness of life. Because a baby conceived in the womb of the mother is already a new being. It's already a new life. It's newness of life. It's not born yet, but it's newness of life. And then it explains why in verse 5, If we have been conjoined together in the likeness of His death. Aspect number one that we talked about. It says, so also shall we be in the likeness of His resurrection. Aspect number two. And then when we go to Revelation and read about what it says in Revelation 20. We can go there and when we join it we see the third aspect. And then it says in verse 4, Revelation 20 in verse 4. It says, and I saw thrones. And they that sat upon them. And we're going to come back to Romans 6 in a minute. It says, and they that sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus. And for the word of God. And those who did not worship the beast or his image. And did not receive the mark in their foreheads or in their hands. These are the saints of God. It says, and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Which is an amazing thing when we come back to, because it says here. That the saints will reign with Christ for a thousand years. And in Romans 6, coming back to Romans 6 in verse 5. That's the third part that is not written here but is written in Revelation. But it's those three same aspects of that covenant. That we become conjoined to them in that covenant. Part one, that there would be a Savior. That He would die for all humanity. We are, that's what He says in verse 5. We are conjoined together in the likeness of His death. So we are part of that first aspect. The second aspect is, so also shall we be in the likeness of His resurrection. And that's the second aspect. And the third aspect is that Christ will come again. And will reign over the whole earth. And will establish the kingdom of God forever. And we just read that also we are partakers of that third aspect. If we are faithful to the end. To reign with Christ for a thousand years. So all three aspects apply to us. They invite us to that same covenant. To be part of the same covenant that God the Father, think about it brethren. What God the Father and Jesus Christ agreed from before the foundation of the earth. Before anything. And that is the secret. That is the biggest secret that people do not understand. People don't have this understanding. And it's not that we're better than anybody else. It's just that God has given it to those who fear Him. To us. He's called right now. And it's an amazing thing to just think about. The entire covenant. The entire covenant has been established from the beginning. And they invite us to be part of that same covenant. In joining Christ. Conjoining Him. Together in the likeness of His death. In the baptismal burial. And that's what it is. When we're buried under the watery grave. We go down. Exactly as they're going to put us under the ground when we die. It's the exact same way under the watery grave. When we're submerged at baptism. So it's the same. So we're conjoined in the likeness of His death. The promise is there that we will be resurrected just as Jesus was resurrected. After three days and three nights. The exact same way. Jesus Christ is going to come down. And He will. And that's why it says all shall hear His voice and will come forth. Will come forth from the grave. And that's the likeness of the resurrection. And we just read. Even the third aspect of the reigning. That is also part of those who fear God. He will show them His covenant. This covenant that they invite us to be partakers. Let's go to Psalm 45. Psalm 45. Because this is an astounding thing. All the prophecies and all the things that talk about this in the Bible. It is an amazing thing. When we meditate. And when we just focus on the enormity of the plan of God. This covenant truly encapsulates the entire plan of God. The entire plan of salvation for humanity. Before the foundation of the earth. And the fact that they invite us to be part of it. And to participate in. It's not only, well, I'll give you mercy. I'll give you strength. I'll help you in life. No. It's way more than that. It's way more. We're going to see the depth of this covenant. And we're going to see the depth of this invitation. And what they really desire for us. Psalm 45. Psalm 45. We read the first few verses last time. When we were talking about the promise that Jesus Christ would reign on the earth. The first seven verses talk about that. But now we're going to go a little bit lower to verse 13. Because this is talking about that second part. When he talks about the kingdom. And it says in verse 13. Speaking about the king. That's what it says. That's what it says in verse 1. It says, I speak of my words to the king. And this is a poem. This is reciting. This song of love. Of love. The greatest love that there can be. The love of God. And the love of their plan. That the psalm is really putting here. In this wonderful psalm. And so it's talking about, it's talking to the king. It says, I speak of my words to the king. And then in verse 13 it says, the king's daughter is all glorious within. Her clothing is trimmed with gold. She shall be brought to the king in embroidered garments. The virgins, her companions who follow after her. It says, shall be brought to you. And it sounds like the wedding supper of the lamb. It says, she shall be brought to the king in embroidered garments. And then the virgins, her companions, shall be brought to you. Also to the king. Also to Jesus Christ. So it gives us a little bit of a glimpse of that wedding supper of the lamb. It says in verse 15. They shall be led with joy and gladness. They shall enter into the king's palace. That's what's going to happen. This is a prophecy. And verse 16 is absolutely key. It says, your sons shall be in place of your fathers. You will make them princes in all the land. It's what we just read in Revelation. It says, you will make them. It's talking about the sons. The sons of God. The ones that are called. It says, your sons shall be in place of your fathers. You will make them princes in all the land. Then in verse 17, I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore, the people shall praise you forever and ever. And it is talking about the children of God, those who are called. That's what it says. And it is an astonishing thing. When we think about the covenant, but that they want us to fully participate in every aspect of them. Being conjoined to the death of Christ. Being resurrected in the same manner that Jesus was resurrected by the Father. And then reigning. Reigning with Christ. Just as he is going to reign in his kingdom. And that's what he says, right? Even in Revelation 3, it says, to the one who overcomes. I will give him to sit in my kingdom. Sit in my throne. Just as I have overcome. And I have sat in the throne of my Father. And that is a wonderful thing. Because they want for us to do this. They want for us to be partakers of this covenant in all its fullness. Even though we're joining midstream, obviously. We are the reason that this covenant even exists. But they don't want us to be bystanders or just recipients. They want for us to be active participants in it. And that's what we are going to renew at Passover. Renew that covenant. Again, with both of them. The covenant that we have made. And the remembrance of being partakers of his burial. And also so that we can be partakers of the resurrection as well. And that is a wonderful thing. When we think about it. Let's go now to Psalm 16. I know we read this one. But we're going to see another little aspect of it. That they invite us into this covenant. Psalm 16, we're going to start in verse 7. Because we're going to see something here. We're going to see, this is the secret treasure of David. And it's a secret treasure because it's something very intimate. Very personal. And it's very, it's treasure. It's really what he loves the most. Talking about God and talking about his relationship with God. And in this treasure, this secret treasure, we're going to see the words of David. And we're going to see how this invitation really applies. Because we are part of that covenant. We already saw that third aspect in Psalm 45 about reigning. But we'll see another part, another aspect here. Of the resurrection. In verse 7 it says, I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel. My heart also instructs me in the night. And you could say, he instructs my heart in the night. Because that's what he was going through. And then David says, I have said the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand. Notice the closeness. He is at my right hand. Just as Christ is at the right hand of the Father. He knows and understands that this relationship that he has with God. Is an extension of the relationship that God has, that the Father has with Jesus Christ. It's a reflection and an extension of that. And we're going to see that. But it says, because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad. And my glory rejoices. Because think about it, brethren. Isn't that the greatest joy that we could have? That we are being invited to be part of this covenant with them? And then it says, my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. My flesh shall also rest in safety. Don't have to worry about it. It says, for you will not abandon my soul to the grave. Neither will you allow your Holy One to see corruption. And we know it's a prophecy of Jesus Christ. But it's the same for us. It says, he will not abandon our soul in the grave forever. It will not happen. Now we do see corruption. That is true. Because the timing is different. We're not resurrected after three days and three nights. But it's the same. And the only reason that it's a different timing is so that his plan may be carried out exactly as he has said it. That there will be, and Paul says it, right? Christ the first fruit, then, who are Christ's enemies coming. And obviously we know, then the rest. The rest of the children of God. The rest of humanity to have an opportunity. But it's a wonderful thing when we think about that. He will not allow, abandon our souls in the grave forever either. He will not. And then it says in verse 11, you will make known to me the path of life. And that path starts with this covenant. It starts when we make that decision to say, yes, I want to be yours forever. And I want to join in this covenant, in this death. And I want to be part of this wonderful plan that you are showing me. It says, you will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. Now. It's not just in the future. The presence of God, and brethren, we are all in the presence of God all the time. He hears our prayers. It says in your presence is fullness of joy. Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. But we're going to see that it's not just the joy and it's not just coming together. We're going to see so much more. Because what they want is they want to be one with us forever. We're going to see that. Let's go to Ephesians 4. Ephesians 4. Because this is very deep. When we take this step back, meditate on the enormity of this covenant. This covenant that God is showing. It's a wonderful covenant. That they agreed to before the foundation of the earth. And that is what we're coming into when we get baptized. And that is what we're renewing at the Passover. That we are there not only of a plan. We're not separate. We become part of that greater covenant that they have from the beginning. Ephesians 4. In verse 4. And here the Apostle Paul explains it. He says, there is one body and one spirit. Even as you were also called in one hope of your calling. Meaning there's one body and one spirit. Why one body and one spirit? Because it all comes from God. It comes from God the Father to Jesus Christ to us. And there's one body and one spirit. And it says one hope of your calling. One Lord. One faith. One baptism. It's one Lord Jesus Christ. One faith in him. In his life. In his death. In his resurrection. In his promise of coming as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that in one baptism. That we become one with them. That we may become one with them. And it says one God and Father of all. So we talked about Jesus Christ in verse 5. And in verse 6 talking about God the Father. One God and Father of all. Who is over all and through all. How? Through Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit. Through all and in you all. God the Father dwells in you. If you have been baptized and you have the Holy Spirit. God the Father and Jesus Christ are dwelling in you. Through that indwelling of the Holy Spirit. That's why it says. And in you all. That is the level. They want us to be one with them forever. One Lord. One faith. One baptism. One God and Father of all. And here we see the depth of the love of God the Father. It says who is over all. He is over us. But he is also through us. And he is in us. And we are going to see that this was their desire from the very beginning. We are going to see an amazing thing. Because with this as background. Now we are going to go to John 17. And we are going to read that prayer. From Jesus Christ to God the Father. This is truly the Lord's prayer. The other one is the model prayer. But this is the Lord's prayer. And what it says in here. It's amazing when we think about and meditate. So before we read it, let's remember. That there's two beings. God the Father and Jesus Christ. That they made a covenant. Before the foundation of the earth. That that covenant entails those three main aspects. The death of Jesus Christ. His resurrection. And the promise of his kingdom. And what we saw. That they want for us to join them. And we are conjoined in baptism. And we are basically agreeing and becoming part of that. Not that we can call ourselves or insert ourselves. They invite us to do that. But not just to be a part of it or a side. No, it's part of that same covenant. We're going to see the depth of this. So with this as background. Knowing that God the Father dwells in us and Jesus Christ. Is one faith, one Lord, one baptism. 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So it's not just a prophecy that Christ will come and reign. It's not just a prophecy. It's not an allegory to sit in his throne that to the one who overcomes he wants to do it. That's his desire. It says so that they also may behold my glory. That's what they want. That's what Jesus was praying to the father. That we will come. That we will be with him. It says so that they may behold my glory which you have given me. And in the transfiguration he did that for a short period of time. So that he would be a proof of who he was. And it got engraved in their minds. They never forgot that. It says because you did love me when? Before the foundation of the world. When this covenant, this covenant that he will show those who fear him, that secret of the Lord in Psalm 25 is that covenant that God the Father loved Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world. And that their desire is that you and I, brethren, that you and I are there in their kingdom at the resurrection. That we are not only there with them, that we are in them. And that they are in us. And that starts now. Because the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is already after baptism. If you have been baptized and you have had hands laid upon you and you have had the Holy Spirit come you through that laying on of hands, that indwelling is now. But that's their desire. Because this covenant and this love was before the foundation of the world, it says here in verse 24. Verse 25, righteous Father, the world has not known you but I have known you perfectly. Nobody has ever known the Father as good as Jesus Christ has. Being one with him. And these have known that you did send me. We know it also. And we've agreed to be part of this covenant as well. And it says, and I have made known your name to them. The name of the Father. And will make it known. Because he was going to go out to all the world by all his disciples. And to everybody who is preaching the truth of God. It says so that this is the reason. So that the love with which you have loved me may be in them. And I in them. That's the depth of this covenant. That this love with which the Father loved Jesus Christ would be in us. And that he would be in us as well. And now that we know this desire, this deep desire of Jesus Christ. This is, if you think about what does God desire, this is what he desires. He wants all of us to be one with him. He wants to be, he wants to share his life with us now. Do we want to share our lives with them now? With Jesus Christ and God the Father? Do we do that in prayer? Do we do that in our thoughts? Do we do that in our actions? We're striving to do his will. That's the motivation that we have been conjoined. This is what we are to do now. This is what we are to do now. What is this? This is the covenant. This is the covenant that he will show those who fear him. And this is a wonderful thing. And let's go to Romans 6 because this continues where we stopped. Romans 6, we read verses 3 to 5, but if we read from verse 6 on, it will tell us what we are to do now. What we are to do now. And our parting is covenant. Verse 6, Romans 6, 6. Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, so that we might not longer be enslaved to sin. Because if we're enslaved to sin, we cannot be one with them. That's an impossibility. He will not dwell where sin is. This is because the one who has died to sin has been justified from sin. And that's us through baptism. Now, we die together with Christ. We believe that we shall also live with him. Part two. Right? Not only the conjoining and the crucifixion, but also be justified and then also live with him. The resurrection. Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has any dominion over him. We know that he lives forever. For when he died, he died unto sin once for all. For you and me. That's the covenant. But in that he lives, he lives unto God. Now that we are a new creation, we're also to live unto God. In the same way also, he explains that. Verse 11. In the same way also, you should indeed reckon yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus. Christ Jesus our Lord. That's what they want. That we are now alive to God. Not because of our righteousness. Because of the righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And what are we to do? Verse 12. Therefore, do not let sin rule in your mortal body by obeying it in the lust thereof. We have to fight with all our might. We have to allow God's Spirit to dwell more fully in us so that he can empower us to overcome. That's the only way that Jesus overcame sin. Because he was full of the Holy Spirit. And that's what we are to do. Do not let sin rule in our mortal body by obeying the lust thereof. That's what we have to do. Verse 13. Another thing to do. Likewise, do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin. Rather, yield yourselves to God. Give yourselves to God. He gave himself for you. As those who are alive from the dead. And that's what we are, brethren. We are alive from the dead because we were dead in our trespasses and sins. The Bible says that. It says, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. That is what we are to do. Why? Because Jesus Christ died for us. And then it says for sin, verse 14, for sin shall not rule over you because you are not under law but under grace. We are not under law. The penalty of the law has been paid for us so that we may obey the laws of God with love. Desiring to be one with them. Desiring to be part of this covenant. This everlasting covenant that he will show those who fear him. Let's go back to Psalm 25 to finish. Psalm 25. Because there are more things to do here. We read verse 14. But really the first 13 verses are the ones that tell us what to do. Those are the ones that are telling us now that we understand that this is what we are to do. And it's an amazing psalm because it not only says that the secret of the Lord is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant. And we've seen all the aspects of this covenant. And now we've seen the depth of this covenant. And the desire of God the Father and Jesus Christ that everything that they are. They are for us. They want for us. They did for us. And that's what we're about to renew with the Passover. That's the meaning of that entire chapter in John 17. That entire prayer. Is that we may be one with them. That we would be conjoined in the death, in the resurrection and then in the kingdom of God. That we would be part of that plan completely. And in verse 1, but we have to do these things first. Psalm 25 verse 1. To you O Lord do I lift up my soul. That's what we have to do. We have to lift up our soul to God. Every day in prayer, in thoughts, in actions. Oh my God. Verse 2. I trust in you. That's what we have to do. We have to lift up our soul. We have to trust God. He says do not let me be ashamed. Nor let my enemies triumph over me. He's not going to let the ones who love him be ashamed. But we have to trust in him. Do we trust him until the end? If things have not resolved themselves, it's not the end yet. He says yet let not them wait on you be ashamed. That's our prayer. Let them be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. But not the ones that trust in God. Yet let none who wait on you be ashamed. Verse 4. Show me your way so Lord. Teach me your path. That's another thing that we have to do. Because this is part of the process. We have to lift up our soul to God. We have to desire him. We have to love him. We have to know him. That's what we have to do. We have to then trust in him. And then we have to ask him to show us his ways. Because if we don't even know his ways, how are we going to do them? It says teach me your paths. Show me your ways. And then once we have lifted up our soul to him. Because that's what we did when we were crying out that he would rescue us from our misery. When he was calling us. Then we trusted in him. And that's why we made the decision to get baptized. Because we trust in him. We trust in the promise of his word. We trust in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We trust in his sacrifice. We trust in the word of God. Then when he shows us his way. This shows the entire process of conversion. He shows us his way. He teaches us his path. And then verse 5. Lead me in your truth and teach me. He has to lead us. It's not only knowledge. We have to walk. And we have to be led by him through the spirit. Lead me in your truth and teach me. For you are the God of my salvation. He is the God of our salvation. They have this eternal covenant. They're still in the Godhead and they made this path. This eternal covenant before the foundation of the world. It says on you do I wait all day long. That's the next thing that we have to do. Wait. Wait for him. Don't despair. Don't give up. Wait on him. Verse 6. Remember, O Lord, your tender mercies and your loving kindness. For they have been of all. We have to ask him that. We have to ask him to remember all of that. Continue to treat us with kindness and with love. Verse 7. Do not remember the sins of my youth nor my transgressions. According to your loving kindness. Remember me for your goodness sake, O Lord. That's what we have to ask him. To erase all of that and take it out of our minds and out of our memories. All the sins of our youth. All our transgressions. That we would be remembered according to his loving kindness for the goodness of God because there's no goodness in us. That's our part. And then it shows in verse 8 what he will do. Verse 8. Good and upright is the Lord. Therefore he will teach sinners in the way. That's what he's doing with you and I. When we are coming to this covenant. When we understand the secret of the Lord. He will teach sinners in the way. We were sinners. Now we don't practice sin. We still sin. But we don't practice sin. That's not who we are. That's not who we want to be. And we are being cleansed from those impurities constantly. And then in verse 9 he says what else he will do. The meek he will guide in judgment. The one that lets himself be guided. The meek he will guide in judgment. And the meek he will teach his way. The meek. That's what meekness is. The ability to be led by God. Because the meek he will teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and true to those who keep his covenant. Which covenant? The covenant that he is going to reveal to those who fear him. The covenant that we've been studying. It says to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies for your name's sake oh Lord pardon me my iniquity for it is great. And we constantly come back to this. We constantly come back to repentance. We come back to asking for forgiveness. We come back to the Passover and renewing that covenant and examining ourselves. Constantly come back to him and ask God to forgive us. Verse 12 what man is he who fears the Lord? He shall teach him in the way that he shall choose. God will teach us in the way that he chooses for us. If so is an if. If we fear the Lord. If we're that man who fears the Lord. And then if we do that in verse 13 he shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the earth. That's a promise. That's the promise. That's the end result of his covenant. And that is the most amazing thing that can be to inherit the earth and all things with Jesus Christ and God the Father. So as we have seen in these last two messages the secret of the Lord, verse 14 is with those who fear him and he will show them his covenant. May you all have a wonderful Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread.