"Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him... God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains..." (Ps 68:1, 6).
I cannot seem to get away from this theme of partnered-reconciliation! It is woven all throughout the Bible, both seen and unseen, open and hidden.. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, and its the honour of kings to search it out (Prov 25:2)!
We have seen it recently in discussing Zacchaeus. His short spiritual stature was met by a mighty tree, a tool of God, a type of the mature saint (Ps 1) who actually partners with King Jesus in ministering the life of God to a miserable creation (Rom 8:18-20), after the order and priesthood of our heavenly Melchizedek. This tree was Zacchaeus' vehicle to meet with Jesus! It's quite a mesmerizing thought.
And again, here in Psalm 68, we see this principle at work. Dr. Mark Hanby ministered this truth at our church a while back, and it's dense power has stuck with me ever since. The verse says, "Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him..." (vs. 1). This speaks volumes in and of itself, but the passage doesn't end there. It goes on to inform us of a method by which this will occur.. How will God arise? How will He scatter the enemy? How will He break the binding chains that are oppressing the nations? "God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains..." (vs. 6). Wow!
What is a "solitary"? The original Hebrew translates this word as "a unique one, a darling one, an only begotten son, a solitary one, a beloved one, a precious one", from a root word that means "to become united". Therefore, this solitaire is uniquely precious.. It's even likened to a lone diamond; a diamond solitaire; a remnant diamond; a son of God whose become united with His Maker: "as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" (Jn 1:12)! He setteh the solitary son in families! This son is a precious gem, even a precious solitary diamond! And what do diamonds do? They cut steel. What do sons do? They act in the place and authority of their Father. Specifically, they are those who break asunder the steel chains: "He bringeth out those which are bound with chains" (vs. 6b). They are those in which God arises to scatter the enemy!
So many Christians assume our only role in life is to become something pretty for God to look at. However, character without function is useless. A diamond is a beautiful gem indeed - the most beautiful. But beauty is not it's only purpose. It has a function too. It is the hardest substance on planet earth! Diamonds cut steel. Diamonds break chains! Are you a diamond? Are you a unique son? Can God utilize the fruit He has wrought in your life to literally break the chains which bind those around you, and scatter the enemy? Friends, the world is waiting for these solitaires to be revealed! Let God arise in you! Let His enemies be scattered by the Holy Ghost's fruition in you! He has set you in your place with this function: "[God] hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God" (2 Cor 5:19-20).
"For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron... He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder" (Ps 107:9-10, 14). Will we be God's diamond blade?
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