We'll be reading from Psalm chapter 16, and God's Word reads as such.
Mictem of David, preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Lord, you are my Lord, I have no good apart from you.
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those who run after another God shall multiply.
Their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup.
You hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.
Indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel.
In the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Therefore, my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices.
My flesh also dwells secure.
For you will not abandon my soul to shale or let your Holy One see corruption.
You make known to me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy.
At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
This is the word of the Lord.
You may be seated.
Well, it is certainly a privilege to be here with you.
And I was greatly surprised that some of you remember the last time I was here.
And Jonathan introduced me and prayed for the church that we had intended to plant in Somerville.
And so I am thankful for this congregation, this church here.
This morning I am here just to give you a preview of what Jonathan will look like in another 25 to 30 years.
But let's go ahead and get into God's word.
In 1985, Bruce Springsteen released the single Glory Days.
The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
And it was the 5th of a record-tying 7 top 10 singles to be released from the album Born in the USA.
Here are some of the lyrics from the song.
I had a friend who was a big baseball player back in high school.
He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool boy.
Saw him the other night at his roadside bar.
I was walking in.
He was walking out.
We went back inside, sat down.
I had a few drinks.
But all he kept talking about was, glory days will pass you by.
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye.
Glory days, glory days.
Now I think I'm going down to the well tonight, and I'm going to drink till I get my fill.
And I hope when I get old, I don't sit around thinking about it, but I probably will.
Yeah, just sitting back, trying to recapture a little of the glory of, well, time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days.
Bruce Springsteen, 1985.
So what about your glory days?
What time in your life, if you could hold on to it and keep it and have it forevermore, what would that be for you?
Would it be maybe back in high school?
If you were playing sports, involved in other activities?
Well, for some of you, you may look back, just like in the song, and say, yeah, I wish I could go back to that day.
And I wish I could go back to that time and have that forever.
For some of you, your glory days might be right now.
You're like, oh, man, this is the best time in life.
If I could just stay like this and have this time forever, that would be wonderful.
And for some of you young people, maybe you're looking ahead to glory days.
Oh, this, if I could have this in life, and I could have this position, and if I could be with this person,
oh, I would just want to hold on to that, and that would last forever.
This psalm, Psalm 16, is both a prayer and a testimony of David, as many of the psalms are.
And in this psalm, we see David explaining what his greatest glory is now in life for him,
and that greatest glory that he wants to hold on to forever.
So this psalm, which is a song, has both a temporal presence to it, but it also has an eternal presence to it,
both now and forever.
For David, what was his greatest glory?
Was it when he defeated Goliath?
Was it being a great warrior and defeating the Philistines time and time again?
Or was it being a great king?
Or did he simply want to go back to the simple days of being a young shepherd boy?
Well, as we will see, David's greatest good and greatest glory is not a time in his life
or an event in his life.
It's not a position or a possession, but rather as a person in his life, the person of God.
That's David's glory days.
The glory days that he experienced and wanted to hold on to forever.
The main point of this psalm is experiencing God as your greatest good,
both now and forevermore through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, through the gospel.
I have outlined the psalm into two sections.
Verses 1 through 6 describe why God is David's greatest good and glory.
And verses 7 through 11 tell about David's response of joy to having God as his greatest good,
both now and forevermore.
And both of these sections are dependent on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Take away the gospel.
Take away the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
David truly has no good that he can experience both in his life then and forevermore.
Now this psalm contains many references to the promised land of Israel
and points its readers to a greater eternal land of promise
where God's people will dwell with him and enjoy him forever.
So here in verse 1 we see David start off and he's praying to God
and he's asking God to preserve him.
He says, preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
So the question that should come to our mind when we see that is,
what is he asking God to preserve him from or to preserve him for?
Well, as we read through the psalm,
it's not outwardly obvious what David is asking God to preserve him from or for.
But as we go through the psalm, we'll see that the answer is right there.
And we'll get there and we'll talk about that.
David says here, preserve me, O God.
Keep me, O God.
Either from something or for something.
And then he says, in you, in you, God, I take refuge.
As I said, there's many references to the Israelites going into the promised land.
And we see that God gave the Israelites in the promised land cities of refuge.
Places where they could go and they could be safe.
If someone had unintentionally killed another person,
they could run to the city of refuge.
And they could find safety and protection from the avenger of blood,
as the Bible talks about it.
David states here,
it wasn't a city that he was looking for refuge in to find safety and protection.
His refuge is God.
God is the one that he can turn to for his safety,
for his protection,
for his wellness in life.
Verse 2 says,
I say to the Lord,
You are my Lord.
I have no good apart from you.
Can you imagine that?
Can you imagine no good apart from God?
Many of us, if not all of us,
are very blessed to live here in the United States.
For many years, I was a missions pastor.
I had to travel around the world multiple times to many other places.
Where they didn't have life nearly as good as we have it here.
So we have a lot of good in life.
Each and every one of us.
But David says here,
that apart from God,
he has no good.
How is it that David can say that?
How can God be his only source of good?
Well, that's one of the keys to understanding this psalm here.
And we'll talk about that a little bit more.
There in verse 2,
it says,
I say to the Lord,
if you pay attention,
you look at your Bibles,
you'll see that that word Lord there is in all caps.
L-O-R-D are all capitalized.
Then you are my Lord,
where the L is capitalized,
and the O-R-D is in smaller case,
lower case letters.
So the first word Lord,
which is in all caps,
is the word Elohim.
And it gives reference to God,
as Elohim,
as the one who is creator and ruler of all things.
And then the second word used for Lord there,
with the capital L,
and the lower case O-R-D,
is the word Adonai.
And that gives reference to the sovereignty of God.
God as master over his subjects.
So here,
David's saying,
I have no good apart from you.
Because God,
you are my creator,
you are my ruler,
you are my master.
And David sees that as good.
So my question for us is,
do we see that as good,
that God is our creator,
God is our ruler,
God is our master,
to whom we are to obey?
Do we see that as good in our lives?
If so,
why is it that we so often try and take God's place?
Why is it that we so often want to be master of our own lives?
Why is it that we want to have control over our lives so often?
David sees this as good.
This is God,
my creator,
the one who rules over me,
my master,
the one who I am to obey.
David says,
this is part of what it means
that he has no good apart from God.
Now this saying,
I have no good apart from you,
God,
flies right in the face
of our Western American culture.
The advertising agency,
the marketing agencies,
want to tell you
how you can have a good life.
And we can't avoid it.
TV,
radio,
billboards,
everywhere you look,
there are these messages coming at us
all day long
that we can't avoid.
Saying,
buy this,
have this,
do this,
be in this place
so that you can have good
in your life.
this message here
that David has
in verse 2,
I have no good apart from God,
flies right in the face
of our culture.
And we need to be aware of that.
What if we don't have
all that
these companies
are trying to sell us?
What if we don't have
the right house,
the right car?
What if we don't
have
the right relationship
with the right person?
And we could go on and on.
But all we had
is God.
Would we still say,
God,
I have no good
apart from you
when we want
all these things?
That's pretty tough.
But that's what
David is saying.
David was king of Israel.
David had a lot of good
in his life.
He wanted to build
a house for God,
a temple for God.
And God said,
no,
but I will build
you a home.
And David had this
magnificent palace
that he lived in.
Riches beyond
anything we can imagine.
But ultimately,
none of that
mattered to David.
He says,
God,
I have no good
apart from you.
As we go on,
take a look
here
at verse 3.
David says,
as for the saints
in the land,
they are the
excellent ones
in whom
is all my delight.
These are
another reference
to the land here.
Remember,
I said there's
going to be a lot
of references
to the promised land.
He says,
as for the saints
in the land,
they are the
excellent ones
in whom
David delights.
Why is it
that David
delights in the saints?
By the word saints,
some of the
translations say
holy ones.
He's talking about
other believers.
Now,
not all of the
nation of Israel
had a saving faith
in the promised one
that God would send.
But there were some.
The remnant
that God preserved.
And those are the saints
that David is talking about.
And why is it
he's saying
they are the
excellent ones
in whom
is all my delight?
Well, it's because
other believers
were around David
to encourage him
to continue
living his life
for God.
He saw
these other believers
as those who
God
not only chose
but those
but those who
God himself
delighted in.
And so David says
I'm going to delight
in what
God delights in.
And what God
delighted in
was those
he had chose
to be his followers
amongst the nation
of Israel.
And so David says
as for the saints
in the land
they are the
excellent ones
in whom
is all my delight.
And then
in verse 4
we get a contrast
to the saints
in the land.
The sorrows
of those
who run after
another God
shall multiply.
Their drink
offerings
of blood
I will not
pour out
or take their
names on my lips.
This is a reference
to those
who are not
worshiping
the one
true God
Elohim
Adonai
as we saw
but
they are
worshiping
idols.
They're
worshiping
little g
gods
false gods.
It says
the sorrows
of those
who run
after another
God
little g
God
shall multiply.
They think
they're doing
the right thing.
They're
worshiping
these little g
gods
these false
gods
these idols
and David
says I want
nothing to do
with that.
I will not
take part
in the sacrifices
they're offering
their drink
offerings
of blood
because for David
it was only
the blood
of the Savior
to come
that mattered
to him
not the
offerings of
blood
and sacrifices
to these
false gods.
he goes
as far
as saying
I will
not even
take
the names
of these
false gods
on my lips.
And so
we see
David
praising
and finding
delight
in the saints
in the land
and then
as to the
culture
and the
people around
him who
weren't
following
God
who weren't
truly
believers
in the
promised
redeemer
because at
this point
Jesus Christ
hadn't come
in history
he said
I don't
want anything
to do
with their
worship
in our
culture
even as
we referenced
earlier
where it
says I have
no good
apart from
you
in our
culture
we have
worship
of false
idols
all around
us
as we
were driving
here from
Somerville
there was
somebody
in a
brand new
Land Rover
Defender
that passed
by us
I'm like
man that's
a nice
car
I would
love to
have one
of those
and then
my wife
said well
that's probably
about 80,000
which is
probably about
80,000 more
than I have
and so
what did I
do
I got on
Siri
well the
base price
was 46,000
maybe doable
in another
lifetime
80,000
not at all
and although
that sounds
funny
the culture
around us
worships
false idols
false gods
and it's
so subtle
we are not
to get caught
up in that
David says
I want
nothing to
do with
what the
culture around
me is
worshiping
if it's
not the
one true
God
I need
other
believers
around me
I need
Christian
friendships
to encourage
me
to remind
me
to help
me
along the
way
to continue
to worship
the one
true God
I have
no good
apart from
that God
David says
why would
I want to
go to
these other
things
which are
temporal
that may
bring
pleasure
for a
time
although
80,000
driving it
around
may bring
pleasure
guess what
you got to
make that
payment
every month
after month
and what
do you have
to do to
make that
payment
you have
to work
hour
after hour
and so
there's a
price to
pay
what seems
like a
great pleasure
comes at
a great
cost
I have
no good
apart from
God
David says
I'm not
going to
chase after
false idols
false gods
I'm going to
be encouraged
by the
believers
around me
then here
in verse
five
David says
the lord
is my
chosen
portion
and my
cup
you hold
my lot
another
reference to
the Israelites
going into
the promised
land
the lord
is my
chosen
portion
and my
cup
for
the
twelve
tribes
of Israel
actually
eleven
of those
tribes
excluding
the tribe
of Levi
God
gave them
each
places
in the
promised
land
that they
were to
live
but the
Levites
they did
not get
a place
a portion
of land
that they
could call
their own
and I
remember
as a
younger
believer
reading that
in the
Old Testament
and saying
gosh
they got
the raw
end of
the deal
all these
other
tribes
they get
this
wonderful
land
promised
land
full of
milk
and honey
but the
Levites
they didn't
get any
of the
land
what's
up
with
that
God
but you
see
the
Levites
got
something
even
better
they got
God
as their
portion
while these
other
11 tribes
got a
portion
of land
the
Levites
got
God
himself
as their
portion
if you
had a
choice
between
taking a
portion
of land
and there's
some
great
land
around
here
if you
had a
choice
between
taking a
portion
of land
that God
would give
you and
say this
is yours
you could
live on
it
enjoy
it
do with
it
what you
want
or having
God
himself
land is
valuable
it's becoming
much more
valuable
all throughout
South Carolina
I'm sure
you've seen
that
as your
property
taxes
have gone
up
but as
valuable
and as
great
and as
wonderful
as
owning
a
plot
of
land
is
having
God
as
your
portion
is so
much
better
if you
didn't
have
the
land
but you
had
God
would
that
be
good
see
David
is
describing
how he
has no
good
apart from
God
if I
don't
have
the
land
but I
have
God
that's
good
David
came from
Bethlehem
was known
as the
city of
David
he could
have
claimed
that
he could
have
said
that's
my
good
I
have
my
own
city
it's
named
after
me
the
city
of
David
Bethlehem
but that's
not
David's
portion
he's
saying
God
is
his
portion
and
he
sees
that
as
good
and then
it
says
the
Lord
is
my
portion
and
my
cup
you
hold
my
lot
well
my
wife
reminded
me
as we
were
driving
here
this
morning
that
there's
a
saying
that
we
use
quite
a
bit
my
lot
in
life
what
does
that
mean
my
wife
hasn't
been
feeling
well
for
most
of
her
life
and
she
says
I
guess
this
is
just
my
lot
in
life
that
I
wake
up
every
day
and
I
don't
feel
good
and
I
don't
feel
right
and
I
just
have
to
go
through
life
we
use
that
term
what
is
my
lot
in
life
well
back
in
the
Old
Testament
Deuteronomy
we
see
that
there
were
these
small
pebbles
or
stones
that
the
Israelites
used
to
determine
God's
will
and
God's
destiny
or fate
for them
and so
this word
lot
we could
substitute
the word
fate
or destiny
and he
says
here
the Lord
is my
chosen
portion
and my
cup
you hold
my lot
God
you hold
my destiny
God
you hold
my fate
God
you hold
the lot
for my
life
once
again
this is
another
reference
to
the
Israelites
going
into
the
promised
land
remember
I told
you
that
the
Levites
they
didn't
get
an
inheritance
of
land
they
didn't
get
a
portion
of
land
that
they
could
call
their
own
they
got
God
as
their
portion
well
God
did
make
allowance
for
them
to have
a place
to live
because
they had
to live
and serve
as
priests
and so
what God
did
was
he said
for each
of those
other
11 tribes
that did
get
an
inheritance
of land
they were
to
set
aside
cities
where
the
Levites
could
live
and to
give
them
pasture
land
where
they
could
raise
their
livestock
so
although
the
Levites
did
not
get
a
portion
of
land
they
were
given
a
place
to
live
in
the
places
of
the
other
11
tribes
and
as
we
look
at
the
Levites
they
were
divided
into
different
clans
and
it
was
by
lot
by
God's
determination
by
God
determining
for
them
which
of
these
cities
they
were
to
live
in
and
they
could
raise
their
livestock
in
and
so
going
through
that
study
of
the
Old
Testament
seeing
that
God
did
provide
a
place
for
the
Levites
to
live
in
these
cities
that
belong
to
the
other
11
tribes
it
was
by
lot
that
each
clan
of
the
Levites
then
had
a
place
where
they
could
live
and
raise
their
livestock
and
I
say
this
because
David
here
is
saying
it's
good
that
God
holds
my
lot
it's
good
that
God
holds
my
destiny
my
fate
what's
going to
happen
to me
in
life
so my
question
for us
is
do we
see
that
as
good
that
God
holds
our
lot
that
God
holds
our
destiny
that
God
holds
our
fate
do we
really
see
that
as
good
do you
want
another
destiny
in
life
is
there
something
else
you'd
rather
be
doing
something
that you
thought
man
if I
could
do
this
if
God
just
had
this
for
me
my
life
would
be
good
but
God
had
something
else
for
you
are
you
willing
to
look
at
that
other
thing
that
God
had
for
you
and
say
this
is
good
this
is
right
this
is
what
God
has
and
I
will
find
joy
and
pleasure
in
it
rather
than
what
you
wanted
for
your
own
life
that's
something
that we
all have
to struggle
with
on a
daily
basis
now I
love
living here
in South
Carolina
I was
raised in
Southern
California
and San
Diego
and lived
there
half of
my life
and I
wouldn't
mind
having
that
back
but God
says
my lot
my destiny
my fate
is living
in
Somerville
that's
a good
place
to live
I'm
not
complaining
I'll
take
that
any
day
over
many
other
places
in the
United
States
and
many
other
places
in the
world
that I've
been
to
so I'm
not
complaining
but if I
could just
be back
in San
Diego
living
in
at the
beach
be a
pastor
of
one of
those
congregations
that meets
at the
beach
and there
are those
places
there in
San
Diego
man
that
would be
a cool
destiny
but that's
not what
God has
for me
and I
have to be
willing to
say
God
your destiny
for me
your fate
your lot
for me
in life
God
that is
good
it's
better than
what I
even wanted
for myself
that's what
David's saying
here
God holds
his lot
and it is
good
for David
and I'm
hoping
that we
can say
God
holds
our
lot
and it's
good
for us
verse
six
David
explains
why it's
good
that God
holds
his lot
he says
the lines
have fallen
for me
in pleasant
places
once again
reference
to the
Israelites
going into
the promised
land
the lines
the boundaries
that God
set up
for those
eleven
tribes
the lines
have fallen
for me
David says
in pleasant
places
God's given
me a good
place
but it wasn't
really a place
it was a person
it was God
right
the lines
have fallen
for me
in pleasant
places
indeed
I have a
beautiful
inheritance
what was
David's
inheritance
what was
David's
portion
it was
God
himself
Ephesians
chapter
one
verse
eleven
says
this is
apostle
Paul
talking about
Jesus
Christ
says
in him
in Christ
Jesus
we have
obtained
an inheritance
having been
predestined
according to
the purpose
of him
God
who works
all things
according to
the counsel
of his
will
for us
as believers
if you are
truly
a follower
of Jesus
Christ
we have
an inheritance
in the kingdom
of God
and God
predetermined
that
predestined
that
for us
according
to the
purpose
of him
who works
out
everything
according
to his
will
according
to God's
lot
our
inheritance
is in a
place
is in a
position
doesn't
involve
possessions
it involves
our being
brought into
the kingdom
of God
where we get
to dwell
with God
and enjoy
him forever
and we're
going to
get to
that
but that's
what verse
Ephesians
1 11 says
David sees
that as good
I get God
as my
inheritance
verse 7
I bless
the Lord
who gives
me counsel
in the night
also my heart
instructs me
that word
bless
how do you
bless the
Lord
you praise
him
you worship
him
and here it
says I
bless the
Lord who
gives me
counsel
God had
given his
word to
David
through the
prophet Samuel
he was
anointed as
king
David had
access to
the Old
Testament
scripture
up to this
point
and David
sees it as
good
that God
is counseling
him through
his words
to David
we have
God's
word
do we
see it
as good
that God
counsels us
through his
word
God gives
us instruction
that we're
called to
live by
to obey
do we
see that
as good
David
says I
have no
good apart
from you
God
and included
in that
is his
counsel
his instruction
his words
to David
we need to
take that
at heart
for ourselves
as well
verse 8
David says
I have set
the Lord
always before
me
because he
is at my
right hand
I shall
not be
shaken
I set
the Lord
always before
me
he says
I always
have the
Lord in
mind
it's like
he's always
looking at
the Lord
he's always
right there
before me
I can see
him
I dwell
in his
presence
and because
I'm in his
presence
always
I shall
not be
shaken
he's at
my right
hand
he's right
there next
to me
do we
live our
lives
with God
always set
before us
what is it
that shakes
our lives
the things
we can't
get
the things
we don't
have
growing old
not being
able to do
the things
we used
to do
what is it
that shakes
our lives
well if
we have
God
there with
us
in our
presence
if he's
at our
right hand
we can
say like
David
I have
no good
apart from
God
I shall
not be
shaken
that's what
David is
saying here
as a result
of
God
as a result
of
what he
said here
in verse
eight
I have
set the
Lord
always
before me
because he's
at my
right hand
I shall
not be
shaken
so as a
result
of that
David
says
my heart
is glad
and my
whole being
rejoices
my flesh
also
dwells
secure
as a
result
of
always
having
God
before
him
as a
result
of
having
God
at his
right
hand
not being
shaken
in life
can you
imagine
what life
would look
like
if we
weren't
shook
up
by the
experiences
of life
for some
people it's
the loss
of loved
ones
maybe the
loss of a
job
maybe it's
sickness
or disease
that shakes
us up
in life
but
David
here says
I have
God
before me
always
he's at
my right
hand
I'm dwelling
in his
presence
and therefore
I shall
not be
shaken
and as a
result of
that then
my heart
is glad
and my
whole being
rejoices
my flesh
also dwells
secure
David sees
God as
his
not only
his refuge
his only
good
but as
his security
I can
live
well
because
I'm living
in God's
presence
now verses
8 through
11
from
Psalm 16
were actually
read as
part of
the scripture
reading
earlier
verses
8 through
11
are
referenced
in
Acts
chapter 2
Peter
presenting
this sermon
when all
the Jews
gather for
the day
of
Pentecost
Christ
and the
apostle
Peter
there
interprets
what
David
is
written
here
in
verses
8
through
11
as
referencing
the
resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
time won't
allow us
to go
back
and look
at those
verses
Acts
2
25
through
28
talk about
the
resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
so what
David wrote
here
is
he's
writing
about
his
experience
but what
the Holy
Spirit
is doing
is using
this to
point us
to
Jesus
Christ
Psalm
16
10
is also
quoted
in Acts
chapter 13
verse 35
by the
apostle
Paul
once again
saying
this is
talking about
the
resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
so let me
go ahead
and finish
out
the rest
of this
Psalm
16
and we're
going to
talk about
the
resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
I don't
want to
keep you
all too
long
here
this
morning
verse
10
for you
will not
abandon
my soul
to
shale
or let
your
holy
one
see
corruption
you make
known to
me
the path
of life
in your
presence
there is
fullness
of joy
at your
right hand
are pleasures
forevermore
remember I
said David
is praying
about
something
or for
something
preserve
me oh
God
preserve
me
from
something
or for
something
or maybe
both
what is
David
praying
for God
to preserve
him from
David
sees God
as his
only good
he doesn't
want to
lose
that
he sees
God as
his only
good
while he's
dwelling
on earth
but David's
also
looking ahead
to all
of eternity
and he
wants God
to continue
to be
his only
good
both now
and forever
more
remember I
said the
main point
of this
psalm
is experiencing
God
as our
greatest
good
our
only
good
both
now
and forever
more
that's
what David
is talking
about here
he sees
God as
his only
good
now
he's saying
I want
to hold
on to
God
I want
to hold
on to
him
tightly
and never
lose him
as my
greatest
good
and so
he references
here
the resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
well what
does the
resurrection
of Jesus
Christ
have to
do
with
David
having
God
as his
greatest
good
for all
of eternity
once again
time won't
allow
but if we
were to
turn to
Romans
chapter 6
in Romans
chapter 6
Paul talks
about how
we are
identified
we as
believers
as followers
of Jesus
Christ
are
identified
with
Jesus
we're
identified
with him
by God
this is
God
identifying
us
as
believers
with
Christ
in his
death
in his
burial
but also
in his
resurrection
1st
Samuel
16
talks
about
how
David
when he
was
anointed
as
king
Saul
was
the
present
king
David
is
anointed
by
Samuel
through
God's
doing
as
king
says
the
Holy
Spirit
rushed
upon
him
never
to
leave
him
from
that
day
going
on
so
David
has
the
Holy
Spirit
in him
and the
Holy
Spirit
is
working
in
David
saying
there
will be
a day
when you
die
physically
yet you
will
continue
on in
life
and
David
sees
Christ's
resurrection
as the
key to
that
Paul
as I
said
in
Romans
chapter
6
says
we
are
identified
with
Jesus
in
his
death
burial
and
resurrection
what
that
means
for
us
is
that
because
Christ
was
resurrected
because
Christ
came
back
from
the
dead
that
we
too
will
come
back
from
the
dead
because
of
Christ's
resurrection
1
Corinthians
15
Paul
talks
about
Christ's
resurrection
being
the
first
fruits
of
those
to
follow
all
those
who
believe
in
Jesus
Christ
as
their
Lord
and
Savior
and
so
David
through
the
Holy
Spirit
has
insight
into
this
saying
this
is
how
I
get
to
hold
on
to
God
as
my
only
good
not
only
now
here
on
earth
but
I
get
to
hold
on
to
God
as
my
greatest
good
forever
and
ever
forever
more
it's
because
of
Christ's
resurrection
and
the only
reason
we have
Christ's
resurrection
is
because
Christ
was
crucified
on
the
cross
so
the
key
through
all
of
this
is
the
gospel
it's
the
death
and
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
David
sees
that
is
how
God
can
be
his
greatest
good
it's
only
through
the
gospel
of
Jesus
Christ
these
words
here
at
the
end
verse
11
you
make
known
to
me
the
path
of
life
in
your
presence
there
is
fullness
of
joy
at
your
right
hand
God
are
pleasures
forever
more
that's
what
we
all
get
to
experience
because
of
Christ's
resurrection
because
of
God's
plan
there's
so much
more
we
could
say
about
this
but
this
is
the
point
and
I
hope
you
get
it
that
because
of
the
death
and
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
we
too
can
say
that
God
is
our
only
good
both
here
on
earth
on
life
right
now
and
we
look
forward
we
long
for
that
day
where
we
get
to
dwell
in
God's
presence
not
in a
way
like
we
do
now
where
we
can't
see
him
but
where
we
can
see
him
and
experience
him
in a
much
greater
way
and
we
can
say
that
in
your
presence
God
there's
fullness
of
joy
I
hope
we
can
say
that
now
but
we
will
say
it
in
a
more
wonderful
way
at
a
day
in
the
future
that
in
your
presence
God
there
is
fullness
of
joy
and
at
your
right
hand
are
pleasures
forever
more
who
doesn't
want
pleasures
forever
more
there's
not
one
of
us
that
woke
up
this
morning
I
hope
there's
not
one
of
us
that
woke
up
this
morning
that
said
I
hope
today
is
kind
of
a
crummy
day
I
hope
today
is
a
bad
day
I
nothing
works
out
today
I
think
we
probably
had
some
days
like
that
but
I
don't
think
we
anticipated
that
and
looked
forward
to
that
but
there
will
be
a
time
where
that
won't
be
an
issue
ever
again
but
in
God's
presence
we'll
experience
pleasures
forever
more
how
beautiful
and
wonderful
is
that
well
we
get
to
live
like
that
now
and
I
know
I've
gone
a
little
bit
over
my
time
and
I'm
going
to
stop
here
but
I
hope
you
get
the
point
we
get
to
experience
God
as
our
greatest
good
both
now
and
we
will
experience
God
as
our
greatest
good
forevermore
because
of
the
death
and
burial
and
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
that
is
the
gospel
if
you're
here
this
morning
and
you
don't
know
the
truth
of
the
gospel
Jonathan
myself
others
here
would
be
glad
to
share
that
with
you
so
that
you
too
can
come
to
that
point
where
you
can
say
God
is
my
only
good
let
us
pray
father
God
we
thank
you
we
thank
you
for
your
word
we
thank
you
for
your
spirit
that
takes
your
word
and
reveals
to
you
reveals
to
us
yourself
what
who
you
are
and
what
you've
done
through
Jesus
Christ
may
we
see
the
gospel
may
we
see
the
death
and
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
as
the
key
for
us
to
say
both
in
life
now
and
in
life
forever
more
that
you
God
are
our
greatest
good
so
we
worship
you
we
praise
you
for
who
you
are
and
what
you've
done
through
Jesus
all
this
in
the
name
of
our
precious
Savior
Jesus
we
pray
amen