June 2nd & 6th, 2021
David increased his worship and desire for God as he understood the presence of God.
He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, “I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.”
–Acts 13:22
The desire for God dominates the Psalms, encouraging us to think and feel God through the words of people who desired God, creating in us a deep craving to encounter and enjoy God.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is non upon earth that I desire besides you!
—Psalm 73:25
I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
—Psalm 16:2
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.
—Psalm 27:8
- The Psalms speak
- A desire to
- A desire to
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
—Psalm 51:1
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
—Psalm 84:10
- The Psalms speak
- A desire to
- A desire to
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
—Psalm 32:8
Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
—Psalm 85:8
The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
—Psalm 29:4
It’s desire, not ability, that determines if you hear God’s voice!
- The Psalms speak
- A desire to
- A desire to
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
—Psalm 63:1
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
—Psalm 103:1
When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!” David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this…”
—2 Samuel 6:20-22
I GIVE GOD WHAT HE DESERVES - NOT WHAT I FEEL!
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1. Today, I accept Jesus in my life for the first time.
2. I will read 2 Psalms a day for the summer with my church family.
3. I need a desire for God in my life and will spend time daily praying the Psalms.
4. I have ego, pride, and stubbornness in my worship and I realize I need to give God what He deserves not what I feel.