Introduction: Did you know there are “Blessed Benefits” for knowing and serving Jesus? Speaking of benefits, I heard about an ad in the paper that read: “I can fix anything your husband can… and I’ll do it now!” Many believe David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, was the author of Psalm 68. Check out (5) Benefits for Christians:

1. When we get DISCOURAGED, where can we go? (Psa 68:5, 6)
“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families.
{One translation of verse 6 is this: God makes a home for the lonely. Are you feeling down? The Lord will lift you up (1 Pet 5:6, 7)}

2. When we get STRESSED and TEMPTED to WORRY, where can we go? (Psa 68:3, 4)
“But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God…sing unto God…extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.”
{JAH – is the abbreviation for Jehovah which means self- existing. He depends upon no one, and yet we are totally dependent upon Him!}

3. When we are facing CHALLENGES, where can we go? (Psa 68:28)
“Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.”
{Joshua & David knew where to get their strength; Josh 1:9; Psa 27:14. Do you need strength today?}

4. When we are dealing with CONFLICT RESOLUTION, where can we go? (Psa 68:1, 2)
“Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.”
{We live in an “Age of Rage”! But God’s MERCY and GRACE is available today for the taking, and yet His judgement will fall upon those who refuse Him}

5. When we don’t KNOW what to do, where can we go? (Psa 68:35)
“He giveth strength and power to his people.”
{There’s no panic in Heaven…reach out your hand of FAITH in simple childlike trust.}

Conclusion:
After reading Psalm 68, did you recognize that the name LORD GOD is used (5) different ways?
1. Elohim (v 2)
2. Adonai v 11)
3. Shaddai (v 15)
4. Jehovah (v 17)
5. JAH (v 19)