April 1 & 5, 2020
1 LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
3 I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. 5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care. Selah. 6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. 7 Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. 8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape; 9 my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
14 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me? 15 From my youth I have suffered and been close to death; I have borne your terrors and am in despair. 16 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me. 17 All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me. 18 You have taken from me friend and neighbor— darkness is my closest friend. —Psalm 88 NIV
TODAY: WILL LIFE GET ANY BETTER?!
1 “I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations… 8 You are entirely faithful, O LORD. 9 You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.
10 You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. 11 Everything in the world is yours—you created it all. 12 You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name. Vs. 21, the Lord says,
21 I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong. 22 The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. 23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him…. 25 I will extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers. 26 And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation. 34 No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.” —Psalm 89 ESV
His Great Love rules over
You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.
You crushed the great sea monster. —Psalm 89: 9-10 ESV
His Great love can be
O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? —Psalm 89:46 ESV
GOD WASTES
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. —Genesis 50:20 NIV
38 But now you have cast off and rejected your anointed. You are full of wrath against him. 39 You have renounced the covenant with him; you have defiled his crown in the dust. 40 You have breached all his walls… 41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. 45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah —Psalm 89
His Great Love is experienced by His felt presence.
(Psalm 89:15 NIV)
Happy are those who… walk in the light of your presence, O LORD. —Psalm 89:15 NIV
AAID…
WHEN I CANNOT
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- Today, I give my life to Jesus for the first time.
- I choose to not fear; God is with me.
- I cannot grasp his plan, so I will cling to His presence.
- What question would you like to be answered during our final message in this series?