WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.520 As God's people, we are a praying people, I hope. 00:00:05.780 --> 00:00:08.939 I'm sure we all come prayerfully as we approach God, 00:00:09.019 --> 00:00:12.160 and especially as we approach a communion season. 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:16.320 We're looking to God and seeking his blessing in our lives, 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:18.699 in our congregation, in our community, 00:00:19.460 --> 00:00:23.460 and far and wide that God would come in a day of his power, 00:00:24.019 --> 00:00:25.820 in a day of his reviving power. 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:28.780 But as you approach God yourself, 00:00:28.780 --> 00:00:31.179 what is it that you're asking of God? 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:35.780 What are you asking or want from him in terms of your own life, perhaps? 00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:38.960 Is there particular prayers you have at this time? 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:42.240 Are you thankful for the way maybe you can look back 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:46.020 and see how God has answered prayer in the past? 00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:50.439 Do you come to God expectantly then as you pray now, 00:00:51.040 --> 00:00:53.040 knowing that he has been faithful and that he promises 00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:55.659 to be faithful to hear his people? 00:00:55.659 --> 00:00:58.560 Prayer is a wonderful privilege, 00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:00.200 and as we heard in the prayers this evening, 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.200 it's not something that we are to take for granted. 00:01:03.340 --> 00:01:06.240 Even the meeting, our meeting here this evening 00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:07.460 and over these coming days, 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:10.420 it is not something that we are to take for granted at all, 00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:13.600 but to truly give thanks to God 00:01:13.600 --> 00:01:15.240 for the wonderful privilege 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:16.460 and the wonderful blessing 00:01:16.460 --> 00:01:18.120 of having his word 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:20.060 and the opportunity to meet. 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:23.560 Psalm 40, we know so well, 00:01:23.880 --> 00:01:26.060 when we sing it so often, 00:01:26.140 --> 00:01:27.719 I waited for the Lord my God. 00:01:28.280 --> 00:01:31.020 There's a sense of expectation in that psalm. 00:01:32.020 --> 00:01:34.280 And in verse 5, the psalmist says, 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:35.760 O Lord my God, 00:01:35.900 --> 00:01:38.719 full many are the wonders thou hast done. 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:41.300 Thy gracious thoughts to us 00:01:41.300 --> 00:01:44.200 were far above all thoughts are gone. 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:48.680 There's a sense of wonder and amazement there with God 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.460 at the great things that he has done. 00:01:51.579 --> 00:01:52.820 They cannot be numbered, 00:01:53.960 --> 00:01:56.820 the things that God has done for his people. 00:01:57.620 --> 00:01:59.379 But as we come to God's word, 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:03.180 it gives us a focus on a sense of thankfulness 00:02:03.180 --> 00:02:06.640 for all that God has indeed done for us. 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:10.520 Are you a person who keeps a diary? 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:13.980 There are some people who enjoy keeping a diary 00:02:13.980 --> 00:02:15.159 on a daily basis. 00:02:15.600 --> 00:02:17.640 Maybe write what you've done, 00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:18.480 things you've seen, 00:02:18.620 --> 00:02:20.540 things you've heard in a diary on a daily basis. 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:21.360 Other people, 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:23.740 it's maybe just some sketchy notes 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:25.800 from time to time of something important, 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:27.939 something major happens. 00:02:28.060 --> 00:02:28.540 Or for others, 00:02:28.620 --> 00:02:30.120 it's maybe let's just make sure 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:32.780 we get the important dates in 00:02:32.780 --> 00:02:34.920 so we remember anniversaries and birthdays 00:02:34.920 --> 00:02:36.580 and things like that. 00:02:36.620 --> 00:02:40.020 But we all have a sense of looking at the past 00:02:40.020 --> 00:02:40.960 and looking at the future 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.800 in a sense of keeping a diary for ourselves, 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:47.580 remembering things and looking forward to things. 00:02:48.580 --> 00:02:50.400 There are often dates that we have marked 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:52.200 and perhaps one of the dates 00:02:52.200 --> 00:02:54.120 that's maybe ingrained in your mind 00:02:54.120 --> 00:02:57.980 is the fourth Sunday of August. 00:02:59.460 --> 00:03:01.800 What's the significance of that? 00:03:01.860 --> 00:03:02.460 You might say, 00:03:02.540 --> 00:03:04.460 well, I'm sure many of you know 00:03:04.460 --> 00:03:06.379 the significance of that date 00:03:06.379 --> 00:03:08.040 is the date set aside 00:03:08.040 --> 00:03:10.680 for the communion season here in Stornoway, 00:03:11.580 --> 00:03:13.980 the fourth Sunday in August. 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:16.319 But then as we think back 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:18.260 over these last couple of years, 00:03:18.819 --> 00:03:21.080 perhaps that's kind of gone out of our focus. 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:22.540 The fourth Sunday in August, 00:03:22.659 --> 00:03:23.740 the last couple of years, 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:25.960 hasn't had the same significance. 00:03:26.020 --> 00:03:27.260 We've been hindered 00:03:27.260 --> 00:03:29.340 in being able to meet 00:03:29.340 --> 00:03:30.460 and especially to meet 00:03:30.460 --> 00:03:34.020 in terms of taking communion together. 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:37.960 But we pray that we're coming through that time, 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:40.120 that we're moving forward. 00:03:40.920 --> 00:03:41.920 But we also look back 00:03:41.920 --> 00:03:43.400 and we ask questions like, 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:45.719 what have we learned in that time? 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:48.879 What have we learned about ourselves? 00:03:49.819 --> 00:03:51.719 What have we learned about others? 00:03:52.060 --> 00:03:54.240 What have we learned about the world 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:55.620 in which we live? 00:03:55.620 --> 00:03:58.159 We've probably learned a lot 00:03:58.159 --> 00:03:59.379 in terms of ourselves. 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:02.060 Maybe we think to ourselves, 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:05.599 how much was I taking for granted in my life? 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:09.840 Was I just struggling along slowly, 00:04:09.980 --> 00:04:12.280 wondering just what was it all about? 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:13.020 And all of a sudden, 00:04:13.099 --> 00:04:15.240 when things came to a shuddering halt, 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:18.199 begin to ask yourselves more serious questions. 00:04:18.780 --> 00:04:20.220 Was I obedient to God? 00:04:20.740 --> 00:04:22.519 Did I really show my love of God? 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:25.019 Did I show my love for my fellow Christians, 00:04:25.019 --> 00:04:26.919 my brothers and sisters in Christ? 00:04:27.579 --> 00:04:29.180 Was my urgency with the gospel 00:04:29.180 --> 00:04:30.219 what it should have been? 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:32.819 And perhaps for a time, 00:04:32.899 --> 00:04:34.419 we were shaken up to that end. 00:04:35.159 --> 00:04:36.419 But then as we come back to normal, 00:04:36.479 --> 00:04:38.819 we can easily lose that focus once again, 00:04:39.339 --> 00:04:40.479 lose that edge. 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:43.279 We ask ourselves too and at all, 00:04:43.339 --> 00:04:44.979 what have we learned of God? 00:04:45.919 --> 00:04:47.680 Have you learned more deeply 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:50.899 the importance of your relationship with God? 00:04:51.459 --> 00:04:52.779 On a personal level, 00:04:52.779 --> 00:04:55.219 we've maybe learned just how much we need him, 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:57.359 how much we depend on him, 00:04:57.659 --> 00:05:00.000 but also how much we can rely on him, 00:05:00.379 --> 00:05:02.799 that he is a faithful God. 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:05.279 Collectively as God's people, 00:05:06.119 --> 00:05:07.519 hopefully we've learned how much 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:10.239 we long for fellowship with each other, 00:05:10.299 --> 00:05:12.619 how much we long for God's word, 00:05:13.119 --> 00:05:15.199 how much we long to remember 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:17.099 the Lord's death till he come. 00:05:17.100 --> 00:05:21.140 Nationally, what have we learned? 00:05:21.220 --> 00:05:22.800 And internationally, what have we learned? 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:25.820 Perhaps we've learned just how far from God 00:05:25.820 --> 00:05:26.960 we had gone, 00:05:27.520 --> 00:05:28.900 maybe have still gone. 00:05:29.020 --> 00:05:30.340 There's no thought of God 00:05:30.340 --> 00:05:32.160 in the midst of it all. 00:05:33.660 --> 00:05:35.379 But as we move forward, 00:05:35.939 --> 00:05:38.580 we long to see as God's people, 00:05:38.700 --> 00:05:40.600 his blessing upon us, 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:41.780 to learn lessons 00:05:41.780 --> 00:05:43.800 and to seek his blessing 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:45.340 on us as a people, 00:05:45.820 --> 00:05:46.580 as a congregation 00:05:46.580 --> 00:05:49.980 and indeed as nations of the world. 00:05:51.300 --> 00:05:53.220 The city of Glasgow perhaps 00:05:53.220 --> 00:05:55.740 reflects so much of our nation. 00:05:56.760 --> 00:05:58.640 You may be familiar with Glasgow, 00:05:58.760 --> 00:06:01.540 many of you sure are very familiar with it, 00:06:01.540 --> 00:06:05.340 but they have a coat of arms for the city 00:06:05.340 --> 00:06:07.040 with a motto on it. 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:09.340 And the motto now reads, 00:06:10.060 --> 00:06:11.780 let Glasgow flourish. 00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:16.860 But that's not always been the motto. 00:06:17.640 --> 00:06:18.879 Some of you I'm sure know 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:20.700 what it once was, 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:23.740 that back in the year 1631, 00:06:24.280 --> 00:06:26.340 the motto of Glasgow was formed 00:06:26.340 --> 00:06:27.420 and the words were this, 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:28.939 let Glasgow flourish 00:06:28.939 --> 00:06:31.740 through the preaching of thy word 00:06:31.740 --> 00:06:34.540 and the praising of thy name. 00:06:35.480 --> 00:06:37.779 That was the motto of Glasgow 00:06:37.779 --> 00:06:39.879 for over 200 years. 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:42.060 And indeed our nation knew 00:06:42.060 --> 00:06:43.100 a time of blessing 00:06:43.100 --> 00:06:45.079 over those years too. 00:06:45.980 --> 00:06:47.819 But in 1866, 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:51.319 the last part of the motto was dropped 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:52.019 and it became, 00:06:52.819 --> 00:06:54.480 let Glasgow flourish. 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:57.759 But no answer as to how. 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:00.240 And what's interesting about it is 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:02.599 when you look on the council website, 00:07:02.759 --> 00:07:04.099 the city council website, 00:07:04.099 --> 00:07:05.779 when they speak about the motto 00:07:05.779 --> 00:07:06.920 and how it changed, 00:07:07.599 --> 00:07:09.680 it says the new motto is 00:07:09.680 --> 00:07:12.379 a curtailment of the text 00:07:12.379 --> 00:07:14.319 inscribed on the bell 00:07:14.319 --> 00:07:15.480 of the Tron church 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:18.279 cast in 1631. 00:07:19.139 --> 00:07:21.060 They mean a shortened version. 00:07:22.060 --> 00:07:23.379 But I think what they've said 00:07:23.379 --> 00:07:24.539 says so much, 00:07:24.659 --> 00:07:26.019 it's a curtailment. 00:07:26.019 --> 00:07:28.240 They're curtailing 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.079 the way Glasgow or anywhere 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:31.279 is going to flourish. 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:33.359 Dropping the part 00:07:33.359 --> 00:07:35.659 that is going to flourish 00:07:35.659 --> 00:07:38.079 by the preaching of thy word 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:42.199 is so definitive in many ways, 00:07:42.379 --> 00:07:44.000 so enlightening in many ways. 00:07:45.099 --> 00:07:47.680 But as we turn to this psalm, 00:07:48.180 --> 00:07:49.479 what we find is 00:07:49.479 --> 00:07:52.060 the psalm is giving us a reminder 00:07:52.060 --> 00:07:55.560 of how we can be revived, 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:57.540 of how we can know 00:07:57.540 --> 00:07:59.079 God's blessing. 00:07:59.579 --> 00:08:01.000 Verse 12, for example, 00:08:01.100 --> 00:08:03.839 is a very famous verse itself. 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:05.220 Blessed is the nation 00:08:05.220 --> 00:08:07.480 whose God is the Lord, 00:08:07.899 --> 00:08:10.079 the people whom he has chosen 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:11.600 as his heritage. 00:08:12.779 --> 00:08:14.540 It reminds us of 00:08:14.540 --> 00:08:16.480 where that motto for Glasgow 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:17.879 once came from. 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:19.759 It was looking to God 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:21.199 and seeking blessing 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:22.300 through the preaching 00:08:22.300 --> 00:08:23.899 of the word. 00:08:25.500 --> 00:08:29.639 Recognizing his steadfast love, 00:08:30.740 --> 00:08:33.419 an unchanging love from God, 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:35.860 a God who is able to bless 00:08:35.860 --> 00:08:37.980 if only we would seek him. 00:08:39.059 --> 00:08:40.899 And so as we prayerfully approach 00:08:40.899 --> 00:08:42.320 this communion weekend, 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:45.820 as we seek God's blessing on us, 00:08:45.820 --> 00:08:47.520 are we thankful? 00:08:48.500 --> 00:08:49.900 Are we praising him 00:08:49.900 --> 00:08:51.280 as we should? 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:52.720 And are we seeking 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:55.060 the blessing of God on us? 00:08:55.760 --> 00:08:56.800 Are we encouraged? 00:08:57.440 --> 00:08:58.920 Are we looking forward 00:08:58.920 --> 00:08:59.680 in anticipation? 00:09:00.820 --> 00:09:03.120 Are we hungry for the word 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:04.260 and for the sacrament? 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:07.280 God's word is what will stir us up 00:09:07.280 --> 00:09:09.280 as we approach the sacrament 00:09:09.280 --> 00:09:10.340 on the Lord's day. 00:09:10.820 --> 00:09:12.220 Through the preaching of his word, 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:13.320 may we all be blessed 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:15.060 and encouraged together 00:09:15.060 --> 00:09:16.260 over these days 00:09:16.260 --> 00:09:19.420 and to show our love for God 00:09:19.420 --> 00:09:21.220 and coming to remember 00:09:21.220 --> 00:09:22.379 his death together, 00:09:22.560 --> 00:09:25.879 to remember what he has done for us. 00:09:26.500 --> 00:09:27.320 And there's three things 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:28.080 I want us to take 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:29.300 from this psalm tonight. 00:09:29.860 --> 00:09:32.260 Three ways that we can see 00:09:32.260 --> 00:09:33.840 encouragement for ourselves 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:35.460 as we approach this time. 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:37.120 And the first thing is this, 00:09:37.180 --> 00:09:38.680 we see God's word 00:09:38.680 --> 00:09:40.400 and the blessing 00:09:40.400 --> 00:09:41.540 that there is in it. 00:09:41.539 --> 00:09:43.279 The second thing we see 00:09:43.279 --> 00:09:44.779 is God's will 00:09:44.779 --> 00:09:46.659 and the wonder of it. 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:48.240 And the third thing 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:49.759 is God's worth 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:52.559 and that nothing compares. 00:09:53.419 --> 00:09:54.599 So the first thing we have 00:09:54.599 --> 00:09:55.980 is God's word 00:09:55.980 --> 00:09:58.000 and the blessing of it. 00:09:59.219 --> 00:10:00.339 Psalm 33 is, 00:10:00.419 --> 00:10:02.379 as you begin in the beginning 00:10:02.379 --> 00:10:02.899 of the psalm, 00:10:03.059 --> 00:10:06.000 shout for joy in the Lord. 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:08.539 In many ways, 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:11.399 our joy was hindered. 00:10:11.539 --> 00:10:13.099 And has been hindered 00:10:13.099 --> 00:10:14.279 over the last while. 00:10:14.959 --> 00:10:16.039 We haven't felt maybe 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:18.079 able to shout properly 00:10:18.079 --> 00:10:20.279 with joy in the Lord. 00:10:21.699 --> 00:10:23.139 But when God comes 00:10:23.139 --> 00:10:24.399 and revives his people, 00:10:24.500 --> 00:10:25.360 we cannot but help 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:27.279 but to shout for joy 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:28.419 in the Lord. 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:31.120 And that is the foremost, 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:32.579 what's foremost in this psalm, 00:10:32.620 --> 00:10:34.219 is a psalm of praise. 00:10:34.220 --> 00:10:36.639 And the praise comes 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:37.920 when we see and know 00:10:37.920 --> 00:10:38.980 who God is. 00:10:39.920 --> 00:10:41.860 When we show our dependence 00:10:41.860 --> 00:10:42.680 upon him 00:10:42.680 --> 00:10:45.080 and we see that he is 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:45.860 in control 00:10:45.860 --> 00:10:47.480 of all things. 00:10:47.960 --> 00:10:49.340 And when he shows 00:10:49.340 --> 00:10:50.879 his steadfast love 00:10:50.879 --> 00:10:52.980 continually towards 00:10:52.980 --> 00:10:53.779 his people 00:10:53.779 --> 00:10:55.759 in whatever circumstances 00:10:55.759 --> 00:10:56.279 we are, 00:10:56.340 --> 00:10:57.379 how God shows 00:10:57.379 --> 00:10:58.940 his steadfast love, 00:10:59.000 --> 00:10:59.680 his faithful, 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:01.820 unchanging love. 00:11:01.820 --> 00:11:03.520 And that again 00:11:03.520 --> 00:11:04.560 is a great reminder 00:11:04.560 --> 00:11:04.920 to us 00:11:04.920 --> 00:11:05.560 and something we have 00:11:05.560 --> 00:11:06.640 to remind ourselves 00:11:06.640 --> 00:11:08.320 of time and time again. 00:11:09.460 --> 00:11:10.940 Our God reigns. 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:13.480 He hasn't changed 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:14.200 his position. 00:11:15.320 --> 00:11:16.960 He is where he's always been, 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:18.300 overruling 00:11:18.300 --> 00:11:19.980 in all things. 00:11:20.800 --> 00:11:21.840 And the psalmist here 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:22.720 in Psalm 33 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:23.600 is showing us 00:11:23.600 --> 00:11:24.320 that we have 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:25.880 every reason 00:11:25.880 --> 00:11:27.460 to praise God. 00:11:28.100 --> 00:11:29.420 It's linked closely 00:11:29.419 --> 00:11:31.079 to Psalm 32, 00:11:31.219 --> 00:11:32.719 the previous one as well. 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:33.699 What you see 00:11:33.699 --> 00:11:34.319 as you read through 00:11:34.319 --> 00:11:35.199 Psalm 32, 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:36.000 it's a psalm 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:36.679 that speaks 00:11:36.679 --> 00:11:37.299 of the Lord 00:11:37.299 --> 00:11:38.299 being praised 00:11:38.299 --> 00:11:39.379 because he is 00:11:39.379 --> 00:11:39.899 the one 00:11:39.899 --> 00:11:41.479 who forgives sin. 00:11:43.219 --> 00:11:44.319 He is the one 00:11:44.319 --> 00:11:46.039 who forgives sin. 00:11:46.099 --> 00:11:46.799 When we acknowledge 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:47.459 our sin 00:11:47.459 --> 00:11:48.899 before him, 00:11:48.959 --> 00:11:49.659 he is able 00:11:49.659 --> 00:11:50.740 to forgive. 00:11:52.120 --> 00:11:52.879 And as we know 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:53.500 the forgiveness 00:11:53.500 --> 00:11:54.500 of God, 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:55.719 we praise his name. 00:11:56.439 --> 00:11:57.159 And as we come 00:11:57.159 --> 00:11:58.559 into Psalm 33, 00:11:58.559 --> 00:11:59.559 the praise 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:00.599 almost increases. 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:02.339 The praise 00:12:02.339 --> 00:12:03.239 just goes on. 00:12:03.419 --> 00:12:04.359 Shout for joy 00:12:04.359 --> 00:12:04.859 in the Lord, 00:12:04.919 --> 00:12:05.500 O you righteous. 00:12:06.079 --> 00:12:07.279 Praise befits 00:12:07.279 --> 00:12:08.119 the upright. 00:12:08.299 --> 00:12:09.019 Give thanks 00:12:09.019 --> 00:12:10.199 to the Lord. 00:12:11.019 --> 00:12:11.899 Give thanks 00:12:11.899 --> 00:12:13.239 to the Lord. 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:16.000 One commentator 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:16.719 describes 00:12:16.719 --> 00:12:17.699 Psalm 33 00:12:17.699 --> 00:12:19.000 as God 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:19.879 blowing over 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:20.739 the coals 00:12:20.739 --> 00:12:21.719 of our heart 00:12:21.719 --> 00:12:23.099 so that they 00:12:23.099 --> 00:12:24.119 will catch fire 00:12:24.119 --> 00:12:24.859 with worship 00:12:24.859 --> 00:12:26.279 and praise. 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:28.240 God 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:29.419 blowing over 00:12:29.419 --> 00:12:30.299 the coals 00:12:30.299 --> 00:12:31.299 of our hearts 00:12:31.299 --> 00:12:32.259 so they will 00:12:32.259 --> 00:12:33.039 catch fire 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:33.759 with worship 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:35.240 and praise. 00:12:36.740 --> 00:12:37.740 Something we used 00:12:37.740 --> 00:12:38.240 to do 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:39.100 which is not 00:12:39.100 --> 00:12:39.620 as common 00:12:39.620 --> 00:12:40.000 now 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:41.339 is banking 00:12:41.339 --> 00:12:42.439 the stove. 00:12:43.299 --> 00:12:43.480 I'm sure 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:44.100 many of you 00:12:44.100 --> 00:12:44.579 have done it 00:12:44.579 --> 00:12:45.579 maybe still do. 00:12:46.079 --> 00:12:46.579 You bank 00:12:46.579 --> 00:12:47.100 the stove 00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:47.639 at night 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:49.000 bank it up 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:49.459 so that hopefully 00:12:49.459 --> 00:12:50.019 in the morning 00:12:50.019 --> 00:12:50.860 there'll be something 00:12:50.860 --> 00:12:51.959 that you can put 00:12:51.959 --> 00:12:52.939 more peat 00:12:52.940 --> 00:12:53.480 or coal 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:53.880 onto 00:12:53.880 --> 00:12:54.760 and it's just 00:12:54.760 --> 00:12:55.340 going to fan 00:12:55.340 --> 00:12:56.460 itself into flame 00:12:56.460 --> 00:12:57.040 once again 00:12:57.040 --> 00:12:57.560 instead of letting 00:12:57.560 --> 00:12:58.160 the fire 00:12:58.160 --> 00:12:59.140 die out 00:12:59.140 --> 00:12:59.720 you keep it 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:00.160 bank 00:13:00.160 --> 00:13:01.380 bank to keep 00:13:01.380 --> 00:13:02.040 the embers 00:13:02.040 --> 00:13:02.780 burning. 00:13:04.000 --> 00:13:04.320 And maybe 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:05.180 in some ways 00:13:05.180 --> 00:13:05.820 these last 00:13:05.820 --> 00:13:06.740 couple of years 00:13:06.740 --> 00:13:07.220 it's almost 00:13:07.220 --> 00:13:09.100 like our hearts 00:13:09.100 --> 00:13:09.820 have just been 00:13:09.820 --> 00:13:10.720 banked 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:12.320 dampened 00:13:12.320 --> 00:13:13.420 down in some 00:13:13.420 --> 00:13:13.820 ways. 00:13:14.420 --> 00:13:15.080 Yes there's 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:16.280 a flame 00:13:16.280 --> 00:13:16.740 in there 00:13:16.740 --> 00:13:17.760 but it's 00:13:17.760 --> 00:13:18.640 down somewhere 00:13:18.640 --> 00:13:19.120 deep 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:20.820 and it needs 00:13:20.820 --> 00:13:22.080 fanning into 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:22.540 flame. 00:13:22.940 --> 00:13:23.760 once again 00:13:23.760 --> 00:13:25.880 and maybe 00:13:25.880 --> 00:13:26.380 we still 00:13:26.380 --> 00:13:27.480 feel a bit 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:28.120 like that 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:28.480 too 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:30.440 but what 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:31.160 the crucial 00:13:31.160 --> 00:13:32.220 thing is 00:13:32.220 --> 00:13:33.160 is that the 00:13:33.160 --> 00:13:34.080 fire is there 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:35.880 and also 00:13:35.880 --> 00:13:36.460 we have the 00:13:36.460 --> 00:13:37.100 spirit of 00:13:37.100 --> 00:13:37.520 God 00:13:37.520 --> 00:13:38.280 and his 00:13:38.280 --> 00:13:38.660 word 00:13:38.660 --> 00:13:39.260 to blow 00:13:39.260 --> 00:13:39.820 over our 00:13:39.820 --> 00:13:40.300 hearts 00:13:40.300 --> 00:13:41.140 and to 00:13:41.140 --> 00:13:41.680 fan us 00:13:41.680 --> 00:13:42.700 into flame 00:13:42.700 --> 00:13:43.440 once again. 00:13:44.800 --> 00:13:45.260 In verse 00:13:45.260 --> 00:13:45.860 four here 00:13:45.860 --> 00:13:46.260 we read 00:13:46.260 --> 00:13:46.780 the word 00:13:46.780 --> 00:13:47.100 of the 00:13:47.100 --> 00:13:47.460 Lord 00:13:47.460 --> 00:13:48.600 is upright. 00:13:49.460 --> 00:13:50.060 The word 00:13:50.060 --> 00:13:50.380 of the 00:13:50.380 --> 00:13:50.740 Lord 00:13:50.740 --> 00:13:52.020 is precious. 00:13:52.019 --> 00:13:53.079 It is 00:13:53.079 --> 00:13:53.480 what we 00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:53.799 need. 00:13:54.699 --> 00:13:55.039 And the 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:55.399 more we 00:13:55.399 --> 00:13:55.899 come into 00:13:55.899 --> 00:13:56.439 God's 00:13:56.439 --> 00:13:56.840 word and 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:57.120 the more 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:57.620 we see 00:13:57.620 --> 00:13:58.519 the steadfast 00:13:58.519 --> 00:13:59.100 love of 00:13:59.100 --> 00:13:59.539 God and 00:13:59.539 --> 00:14:00.360 come to 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:00.740 give him 00:14:00.740 --> 00:14:02.000 praise the 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:02.519 more our 00:14:02.519 --> 00:14:03.159 hearts are 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:03.759 fanned into 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:04.439 flame once 00:14:04.439 --> 00:14:04.799 again. 00:14:05.439 --> 00:14:06.079 You remember 00:14:06.079 --> 00:14:07.139 the two on 00:14:07.139 --> 00:14:07.720 the road to 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:08.600 Emmaus after 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:09.600 the crucifixion 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:10.240 of Christ. 00:14:11.179 --> 00:14:11.600 There they 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:12.079 met with the 00:14:12.079 --> 00:14:12.620 Lord on the 00:14:12.620 --> 00:14:14.019 way and 00:14:14.019 --> 00:14:14.679 what was it 00:14:14.679 --> 00:14:15.379 that happened? 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:16.939 Their hearts 00:14:16.939 --> 00:14:18.159 burned within 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:18.500 them. 00:14:18.500 --> 00:14:19.600 How? 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:20.860 As the 00:14:20.860 --> 00:14:21.679 Lord opened 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:22.179 up the 00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:23.080 scriptures to 00:14:23.080 --> 00:14:23.320 them. 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:24.840 What God 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:25.379 was the 00:14:25.379 --> 00:14:25.759 Lord was 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:26.600 teaching them 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:27.600 through the 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:28.320 Old Testament 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:28.740 and through 00:14:28.740 --> 00:14:29.340 this teaching 00:14:29.340 --> 00:14:29.639 and through 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:30.000 what had 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:30.559 happened in 00:14:30.559 --> 00:14:31.240 these days 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:32.860 he fanned 00:14:32.860 --> 00:14:33.399 them into 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:35.000 flame and 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:35.220 they were 00:14:35.220 --> 00:14:35.980 burning then 00:14:35.980 --> 00:14:36.379 for the 00:14:36.379 --> 00:14:37.259 Lord to 00:14:37.259 --> 00:14:37.580 go and 00:14:37.580 --> 00:14:37.980 meet with 00:14:37.980 --> 00:14:38.440 others. 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:39.580 And that 00:14:39.580 --> 00:14:39.899 is our 00:14:39.899 --> 00:14:40.940 prayer as 00:14:40.940 --> 00:14:41.519 we approach 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:42.320 God's word 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:42.860 over this 00:14:42.860 --> 00:14:43.340 season. 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:44.200 As we hear 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:44.779 the preaching 00:14:44.779 --> 00:14:45.500 of God's 00:14:45.500 --> 00:14:46.000 word over 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:46.720 these days 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:47.460 that the 00:14:47.460 --> 00:14:47.879 word we 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:48.580 bless to 00:14:48.580 --> 00:14:49.019 all our 00:14:49.019 --> 00:14:49.560 hearts. 00:14:50.340 --> 00:14:50.660 That it 00:14:50.660 --> 00:14:51.759 would rekindle 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:52.379 the fires 00:14:52.379 --> 00:14:52.759 in our 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:53.240 hearts. 00:14:53.680 --> 00:14:54.240 Our love 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:54.620 for the 00:14:54.620 --> 00:14:55.139 Lord, our 00:14:55.139 --> 00:14:55.639 love for 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:56.220 each other, 00:14:56.660 --> 00:14:57.180 our love 00:14:57.180 --> 00:14:57.980 for fellowship, 00:14:58.600 --> 00:14:59.200 our love 00:14:59.200 --> 00:15:00.100 in all 00:15:00.100 --> 00:15:00.720 senses 00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:02.379 towards God. 00:15:03.080 --> 00:15:04.019 The word 00:15:04.019 --> 00:15:04.639 of God 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:05.879 is what 00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:06.460 we need. 00:15:06.580 --> 00:15:07.040 The word 00:15:07.040 --> 00:15:07.580 of Lord 00:15:07.580 --> 00:15:08.800 is upright 00:15:08.800 --> 00:15:09.899 as it 00:15:09.899 --> 00:15:10.680 says here. 00:15:11.100 --> 00:15:11.600 The word 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:12.560 is like a 00:15:12.560 --> 00:15:13.379 compass that 00:15:13.379 --> 00:15:14.019 guides his 00:15:14.019 --> 00:15:14.540 people. 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:15.720 And that 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:16.279 is what we 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:16.580 need. 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:17.800 All around 00:15:17.800 --> 00:15:18.279 us we 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:18.720 see the 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:19.360 result of 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:20.200 abandoning 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:21.060 God's 00:15:21.060 --> 00:15:21.460 word. 00:15:21.800 --> 00:15:22.120 Of 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:22.759 abandoning 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:23.139 like the 00:15:23.139 --> 00:15:23.580 city of 00:15:23.580 --> 00:15:24.080 Glasgow 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:24.920 that motto 00:15:24.920 --> 00:15:25.980 through the 00:15:25.980 --> 00:15:26.440 preaching 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:27.500 of thy 00:15:27.500 --> 00:15:28.000 word. 00:15:28.779 --> 00:15:29.120 When we 00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:29.580 abandon 00:15:29.580 --> 00:15:30.160 God's 00:15:30.160 --> 00:15:30.500 word, 00:15:30.620 --> 00:15:30.940 where do 00:15:30.940 --> 00:15:31.379 we go? 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:32.220 We've 00:15:32.220 --> 00:15:32.580 got no 00:15:32.580 --> 00:15:33.180 direction. 00:15:33.379 --> 00:15:33.519 Our 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:34.379 society 00:15:34.379 --> 00:15:34.940 is just 00:15:34.940 --> 00:15:35.500 cast 00:15:35.500 --> 00:15:36.019 adrift. 00:15:36.540 --> 00:15:36.960 We're 00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:37.560 rudderless. 00:15:38.160 --> 00:15:38.680 We don't 00:15:38.680 --> 00:15:39.220 have any 00:15:39.220 --> 00:15:40.340 steering at 00:15:40.340 --> 00:15:40.720 all. 00:15:41.360 --> 00:15:41.639 We're 00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:42.440 heading in 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:42.800 the wrong 00:15:42.800 --> 00:15:43.420 direction. 00:15:43.419 --> 00:15:45.419 God's 00:15:45.419 --> 00:15:47.279 word to 00:15:47.279 --> 00:15:47.779 help us 00:15:47.779 --> 00:15:48.279 flourish. 00:15:48.899 --> 00:15:49.519 We need 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:49.979 God's 00:15:49.979 --> 00:15:50.439 word and 00:15:50.439 --> 00:15:50.819 we have 00:15:50.819 --> 00:15:51.059 the 00:15:51.059 --> 00:15:51.679 privilege 00:15:51.679 --> 00:15:52.599 of it 00:15:52.599 --> 00:15:53.379 before us 00:15:53.379 --> 00:15:53.839 here. 00:15:54.479 --> 00:15:54.699 And through 00:15:54.699 --> 00:15:55.279 the preaching 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:56.019 of God's 00:15:56.019 --> 00:15:57.079 word over 00:15:57.079 --> 00:15:57.679 this weekend 00:15:57.679 --> 00:15:58.399 and week 00:15:58.399 --> 00:15:59.139 after week 00:15:59.139 --> 00:15:59.719 and hearing 00:15:59.719 --> 00:16:00.059 it and 00:16:00.059 --> 00:16:00.519 reading it 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:01.059 and sharing 00:16:01.059 --> 00:16:01.879 it together, 00:16:02.699 --> 00:16:03.399 may we be 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:04.199 stirred up 00:16:04.199 --> 00:16:05.059 in our 00:16:05.059 --> 00:16:05.599 faith. 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:08.019 God's 00:16:08.019 --> 00:16:08.540 word as 00:16:08.540 --> 00:16:08.980 we see 00:16:08.980 --> 00:16:09.779 and so 00:16:09.779 --> 00:16:10.120 often 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:10.860 reminds us 00:16:10.860 --> 00:16:11.159 of the 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:11.899 dangers of 00:16:11.899 --> 00:16:12.680 just drifting 00:16:12.680 --> 00:16:13.899 away from 00:16:13.899 --> 00:16:14.080 it, 00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:14.879 neglecting 00:16:14.879 --> 00:16:15.100 it, 00:16:15.480 --> 00:16:15.720 turning 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:16.420 away from 00:16:16.420 --> 00:16:16.620 it. 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:17.399 What does 00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:17.800 it lead 00:16:17.800 --> 00:16:18.259 to? 00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:19.500 There's 00:16:19.500 --> 00:16:20.240 immorality, 00:16:20.840 --> 00:16:21.440 wickedness, 00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:22.220 evil in 00:16:22.220 --> 00:16:22.800 this world 00:16:22.800 --> 00:16:23.960 beyond what 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:24.279 we could 00:16:24.279 --> 00:16:25.000 comprehend, 00:16:26.060 --> 00:16:26.560 beyond what 00:16:26.560 --> 00:16:26.920 we might 00:16:26.920 --> 00:16:27.600 think is 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:28.159 possible. 00:16:28.560 --> 00:16:28.940 There is 00:16:28.940 --> 00:16:29.540 wickedness 00:16:29.540 --> 00:16:30.300 all around 00:16:30.300 --> 00:16:30.759 us. 00:16:31.820 --> 00:16:32.240 But what 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:32.779 we need 00:16:32.779 --> 00:16:33.840 again is 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:34.440 God's 00:16:34.440 --> 00:16:35.139 word. 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:36.279 and the 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:36.800 blessing 00:16:36.800 --> 00:16:37.700 of it. 00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:39.120 We can 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:39.720 trust 00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:40.700 this 00:16:40.700 --> 00:16:41.139 word. 00:16:41.259 --> 00:16:41.680 It is a 00:16:41.680 --> 00:16:42.720 word that 00:16:42.720 --> 00:16:43.519 is powerful. 00:16:44.180 --> 00:16:44.759 It is by 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:45.399 the word of 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:45.759 the Lord 00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:46.360 the heavens 00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:47.019 were made 00:16:47.019 --> 00:16:47.740 and the 00:16:47.740 --> 00:16:48.200 breath of 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:48.779 his mouth 00:16:48.779 --> 00:16:49.480 all their 00:16:49.480 --> 00:16:50.080 host. 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:50.879 He did 00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:51.700 all through 00:16:51.700 --> 00:16:52.540 his word. 00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:53.259 And it 00:16:53.259 --> 00:16:53.659 says there 00:16:53.659 --> 00:16:53.980 in verse 00:16:53.980 --> 00:16:54.220 8, 00:16:54.340 --> 00:16:54.920 let all 00:16:54.920 --> 00:16:55.500 the earth 00:16:55.500 --> 00:16:56.360 fear the 00:16:56.360 --> 00:16:56.620 Lord, 00:16:56.700 --> 00:16:56.940 let the 00:16:56.940 --> 00:16:57.420 inhabitants 00:16:57.420 --> 00:16:58.320 of the 00:16:58.320 --> 00:16:58.639 world 00:16:58.639 --> 00:16:59.680 stand in 00:16:59.680 --> 00:17:00.899 awe of 00:17:00.899 --> 00:17:01.220 him. 00:17:03.160 --> 00:17:03.660 May we 00:17:03.660 --> 00:17:04.400 stand 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:05.540 in awe 00:17:05.540 --> 00:17:06.019 of him. 00:17:06.600 --> 00:17:07.220 He is 00:17:07.220 --> 00:17:07.960 our God, 00:17:08.040 --> 00:17:08.400 he is 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:09.140 our Lord, 00:17:09.620 --> 00:17:10.259 the maker 00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:11.400 of heaven 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:11.980 and earth. 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:13.200 He is a 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:13.980 great God 00:17:13.980 --> 00:17:15.040 who is in 00:17:15.040 --> 00:17:16.360 control of 00:17:16.360 --> 00:17:17.600 all things. 00:17:17.600 --> 00:17:18.660 So pray 00:17:18.660 --> 00:17:19.759 for the 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:20.420 preaching of 00:17:20.420 --> 00:17:20.880 the word 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:21.480 over these 00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:21.960 days. 00:17:22.900 --> 00:17:24.019 Pray that 00:17:24.019 --> 00:17:24.780 will fan us 00:17:24.780 --> 00:17:25.860 all into 00:17:25.860 --> 00:17:26.680 flame for 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:27.120 the Lord, 00:17:27.259 --> 00:17:27.780 encouraging 00:17:27.780 --> 00:17:28.640 our hearts, 00:17:29.300 --> 00:17:30.120 reminding us 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:30.899 that God 00:17:30.899 --> 00:17:31.559 is in 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:32.219 control. 00:17:33.659 --> 00:17:34.459 The second 00:17:34.459 --> 00:17:34.859 thing we 00:17:34.859 --> 00:17:35.579 see here 00:17:35.579 --> 00:17:37.239 is God's 00:17:37.239 --> 00:17:37.739 will. 00:17:40.579 --> 00:17:41.179 God, 00:17:41.299 --> 00:17:41.719 as he 00:17:41.719 --> 00:17:42.399 says here, 00:17:42.500 --> 00:17:43.079 the psalmist, 00:17:43.459 --> 00:17:44.179 is in 00:17:44.179 --> 00:17:45.279 control. 00:17:45.959 --> 00:17:46.079 Now, 00:17:46.119 --> 00:17:46.259 what have 00:17:46.259 --> 00:17:46.839 we learned 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:48.059 of God's 00:17:48.059 --> 00:17:49.139 will in 00:17:49.139 --> 00:17:49.699 our own 00:17:49.699 --> 00:17:50.199 lives? 00:17:50.879 --> 00:17:51.619 Even over 00:17:51.619 --> 00:17:52.159 these last 00:17:52.159 --> 00:17:52.859 few years, 00:17:53.059 --> 00:17:53.559 what have 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:54.119 we learned 00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:55.479 of God's 00:17:55.479 --> 00:17:56.019 will? 00:17:57.199 --> 00:17:58.019 Maybe we've 00:17:58.019 --> 00:17:58.940 questioned it. 00:17:59.660 --> 00:18:00.180 We often 00:18:00.180 --> 00:18:00.779 end up in 00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:01.440 situations 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:02.539 where we 00:18:02.539 --> 00:18:03.539 question God 00:18:03.539 --> 00:18:04.180 what he is 00:18:04.180 --> 00:18:04.559 doing, 00:18:04.819 --> 00:18:05.480 why he 00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:05.859 might be 00:18:05.859 --> 00:18:06.359 doing it. 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:07.420 We often 00:18:07.420 --> 00:18:07.900 have these 00:18:07.900 --> 00:18:08.259 questions, 00:18:08.379 --> 00:18:08.759 but so 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:09.200 does the 00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:09.660 psalmist. 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:10.900 We see him 00:18:10.900 --> 00:18:11.220 in other 00:18:11.220 --> 00:18:11.660 psalms 00:18:11.660 --> 00:18:12.339 questioning, 00:18:12.819 --> 00:18:13.220 for example, 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:13.960 how long, 00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:14.660 oh Lord? 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:15.579 Why, 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:16.539 oh Lord? 00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:17.400 He has 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:17.920 these very 00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:18.299 same 00:18:18.299 --> 00:18:18.839 questions, 00:18:18.980 --> 00:18:19.359 but again 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:19.839 and again, 00:18:20.359 --> 00:18:21.059 we see him 00:18:21.059 --> 00:18:21.859 coming back 00:18:21.859 --> 00:18:23.319 and recognizing 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:24.079 that God 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:25.379 is will 00:18:25.379 --> 00:18:26.279 is what 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:26.819 we need. 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:27.839 His will 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:28.539 is dominant 00:18:28.539 --> 00:18:29.079 as you 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:29.579 see in 00:18:29.579 --> 00:18:30.220 verse 10. 00:18:30.819 --> 00:18:31.159 The Lord 00:18:31.159 --> 00:18:31.779 brings the 00:18:31.779 --> 00:18:32.439 counsel of 00:18:32.439 --> 00:18:32.980 the nations 00:18:32.980 --> 00:18:33.679 to nothing. 00:18:34.179 --> 00:18:34.980 He frustrates 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.939 the plans 00:18:35.939 --> 00:18:36.980 of the 00:18:36.980 --> 00:18:37.459 people. 00:18:38.339 --> 00:18:38.819 We all 00:18:38.819 --> 00:18:39.559 make plans. 00:18:39.740 --> 00:18:40.159 We've all 00:18:40.159 --> 00:18:41.179 had plans. 00:18:41.299 --> 00:18:41.539 We've all 00:18:41.539 --> 00:18:41.939 maybe had 00:18:41.939 --> 00:18:42.599 plans that 00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:42.839 have been 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:43.839 cast into 00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:44.559 disarray in 00:18:44.559 --> 00:18:45.019 these last 00:18:45.019 --> 00:18:45.539 couple of 00:18:45.539 --> 00:18:45.939 years. 00:18:46.459 --> 00:18:46.899 Things we've 00:18:46.899 --> 00:18:47.220 had to 00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:47.859 postpone 00:18:47.859 --> 00:18:48.319 or put 00:18:48.319 --> 00:18:48.659 off. 00:18:49.279 --> 00:18:49.899 Our plans 00:18:49.899 --> 00:18:50.419 have often 00:18:50.419 --> 00:18:51.299 had to 00:18:51.299 --> 00:18:51.939 change, 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:53.740 but God's 00:18:53.740 --> 00:18:54.639 plan hasn't 00:18:54.639 --> 00:18:55.139 changed. 00:18:55.980 --> 00:18:56.839 God's will 00:18:56.839 --> 00:18:57.659 hasn't 00:18:57.659 --> 00:18:58.240 changed. 00:18:58.740 --> 00:18:59.079 God, 00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:00.119 looking down 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:00.659 on us as 00:19:00.659 --> 00:19:01.139 a people, 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:01.819 as nations 00:19:01.819 --> 00:19:02.179 of the 00:19:02.179 --> 00:19:02.419 world, 00:19:02.539 --> 00:19:03.220 recognized 00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:04.299 how far 00:19:04.299 --> 00:19:04.759 away we 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:05.220 were going 00:19:05.220 --> 00:19:05.699 from him, 00:19:05.699 --> 00:19:05.899 and he 00:19:05.899 --> 00:19:06.799 has brought 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:07.339 this upon 00:19:07.339 --> 00:19:08.599 us to 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:09.059 bring us 00:19:09.059 --> 00:19:09.619 back. 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:10.799 But have 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:11.419 we listened? 00:19:12.859 --> 00:19:13.459 Job in the 00:19:13.459 --> 00:19:14.220 Old Testament 00:19:14.220 --> 00:19:15.480 says in 00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:16.720 chapter 37, 00:19:16.859 --> 00:19:17.500 verse 5, 00:19:18.099 --> 00:19:19.199 God thunders 00:19:19.199 --> 00:19:20.259 wondrously with 00:19:20.259 --> 00:19:20.899 his voice. 00:19:21.139 --> 00:19:21.480 He does 00:19:21.480 --> 00:19:22.259 great things 00:19:22.259 --> 00:19:22.579 that we 00:19:22.579 --> 00:19:22.960 cannot 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.740 comprehend. 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:25.779 For to 00:19:25.779 --> 00:19:26.359 the snow, 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:27.160 he says, 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:28.200 fall on 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:28.700 the earth. 00:19:29.519 --> 00:19:29.940 Likewise 00:19:29.940 --> 00:19:30.539 to the 00:19:30.539 --> 00:19:31.220 downpour, 00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:32.299 his mighty 00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:32.980 downpour. 00:19:33.980 --> 00:19:34.519 Everything 00:19:34.519 --> 00:19:35.599 is within 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:36.559 God's grasp, 00:19:36.700 --> 00:19:37.420 within God's 00:19:37.420 --> 00:19:38.039 control. 00:19:38.539 --> 00:19:39.240 The snow, 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:40.720 the downpour 00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:41.339 of rain, 00:19:41.859 --> 00:19:42.500 the wind, 00:19:43.140 --> 00:19:44.019 everything that 00:19:44.019 --> 00:19:44.700 happens, 00:19:45.700 --> 00:19:46.220 his will 00:19:46.220 --> 00:19:47.619 is dominant. 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:49.640 His will 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:50.980 will have 00:19:50.980 --> 00:19:51.680 the final 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:52.200 word, 00:19:53.040 --> 00:19:53.720 his will 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:54.920 be done. 00:19:56.759 --> 00:19:58.280 Psalm 115, 00:19:58.800 --> 00:19:59.320 another psalm 00:19:59.320 --> 00:19:59.600 says, 00:19:59.680 --> 00:19:59.960 but our 00:19:59.960 --> 00:20:00.880 God is 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:01.200 in the 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:01.520 heavens. 00:20:02.180 --> 00:20:02.640 He has 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:03.020 done 00:20:03.020 --> 00:20:03.759 whatsoever 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.880 he hath 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:05.540 pleased. 00:20:06.660 --> 00:20:07.580 God is 00:20:07.580 --> 00:20:08.920 in control. 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:09.780 We need 00:20:09.780 --> 00:20:10.440 not fear 00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:11.600 because God 00:20:11.600 --> 00:20:12.080 is in 00:20:12.080 --> 00:20:13.240 control of 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:14.259 all things. 00:20:14.860 --> 00:20:15.259 And our 00:20:15.259 --> 00:20:15.640 greatest 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:16.580 reminder of 00:20:16.580 --> 00:20:17.300 this is as 00:20:17.300 --> 00:20:17.840 we look to 00:20:17.840 --> 00:20:18.240 the Lord 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:19.300 Jesus Christ. 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:20.780 as a 00:20:20.780 --> 00:20:21.060 world 00:20:21.060 --> 00:20:21.680 looked on 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:22.020 as he 00:20:22.020 --> 00:20:22.240 was 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:22.820 crucified, 00:20:23.380 --> 00:20:24.259 they wondered 00:20:24.259 --> 00:20:24.800 what was 00:20:24.800 --> 00:20:25.280 happening. 00:20:25.620 --> 00:20:26.300 The disciples 00:20:26.300 --> 00:20:26.980 themselves 00:20:26.980 --> 00:20:27.860 were questioning 00:20:27.860 --> 00:20:28.780 what is 00:20:28.780 --> 00:20:29.400 going on 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:29.860 here. 00:20:30.860 --> 00:20:31.520 As we 00:20:31.520 --> 00:20:31.880 look to 00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:32.500 the cross, 00:20:33.020 --> 00:20:33.580 our initial 00:20:33.580 --> 00:20:34.360 reaction would 00:20:34.360 --> 00:20:34.740 be, but 00:20:34.740 --> 00:20:35.680 why God? 00:20:36.600 --> 00:20:37.340 Why this? 00:20:37.520 --> 00:20:38.480 Why did 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:38.980 he have to 00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:39.520 die for 00:20:39.520 --> 00:20:40.320 our sins? 00:20:41.380 --> 00:20:41.980 Because 00:20:41.980 --> 00:20:42.640 without the 00:20:42.640 --> 00:20:43.160 shedding of 00:20:43.160 --> 00:20:43.500 blood, 00:20:43.820 --> 00:20:44.600 there is no 00:20:44.600 --> 00:20:45.140 forgiveness 00:20:45.140 --> 00:20:45.800 of sin. 00:20:46.800 --> 00:20:47.280 God's 00:20:47.280 --> 00:20:47.600 will, 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:49.000 God's 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:49.420 way, 00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:50.680 God's 00:20:50.680 --> 00:20:51.200 way to 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:51.820 salvation, 00:20:52.020 --> 00:20:52.520 prepared 00:20:52.520 --> 00:20:53.540 for his 00:20:53.540 --> 00:20:54.140 people. 00:20:55.700 --> 00:20:56.060 Jesus 00:20:56.060 --> 00:20:57.140 himself 00:20:57.140 --> 00:20:57.840 prayed in 00:20:57.840 --> 00:20:58.259 the Garden 00:20:58.259 --> 00:20:59.000 of Gethsemane, 00:20:59.060 --> 00:20:59.600 not my 00:20:59.600 --> 00:20:59.920 will, 00:21:00.640 --> 00:21:01.460 but yours 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:02.620 be done. 00:21:04.620 --> 00:21:05.120 May these 00:21:05.120 --> 00:21:05.880 days teach 00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:06.920 us not 00:21:06.920 --> 00:21:07.440 to look to 00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:08.020 ourselves 00:21:08.020 --> 00:21:08.980 and to 00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.440 our own 00:21:09.440 --> 00:21:10.160 plans, 00:21:10.620 --> 00:21:11.480 but to 00:21:11.480 --> 00:21:11.960 seek the 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:12.460 will of 00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:13.440 God in 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:14.300 all things, 00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:14.960 to be 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:15.860 reconciled 00:21:15.860 --> 00:21:16.500 to the 00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:16.920 will of 00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.320 God, 00:21:17.940 --> 00:21:18.519 to pray, 00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:18.860 Lord, 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:19.120 your 00:21:19.120 --> 00:21:20.180 will be 00:21:20.180 --> 00:21:20.539 done, 00:21:21.340 --> 00:21:21.759 but to 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:22.140 pray, 00:21:23.019 --> 00:21:23.240 Lord, 00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:24.640 bless and 00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:25.400 pity us. 00:21:26.740 --> 00:21:27.300 Verse 11 00:21:27.300 --> 00:21:28.140 shows us 00:21:28.140 --> 00:21:28.600 that his 00:21:28.600 --> 00:21:29.860 will is 00:21:29.860 --> 00:21:30.580 determined. 00:21:31.779 --> 00:21:32.140 The things 00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:32.779 that occur in 00:21:32.779 --> 00:21:33.320 this world, 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:34.360 while they're all 00:21:34.360 --> 00:21:35.519 parts of God's 00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:36.320 plan for the 00:21:36.320 --> 00:21:36.680 ages, 00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:38.060 nothing takes 00:21:38.060 --> 00:21:38.960 place apart 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:39.779 from his 00:21:39.779 --> 00:21:40.920 divine plan. 00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:42.600 The counsel 00:21:42.600 --> 00:21:43.160 of the Lord 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:44.480 stands forever, 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:45.579 the plans 00:21:45.579 --> 00:21:45.940 of his 00:21:45.940 --> 00:21:46.720 heart to 00:21:46.720 --> 00:21:47.200 all 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:48.319 generations. 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:50.059 It's not 00:21:50.059 --> 00:21:50.440 something that 00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:51.059 often sits 00:21:51.059 --> 00:21:51.960 comfortable with 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:53.039 people in 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:53.559 our day. 00:21:54.720 --> 00:21:55.220 When we 00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:56.240 struggle and 00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:56.759 find it 00:21:56.759 --> 00:21:57.259 hard, we 00:21:57.259 --> 00:21:57.880 want to be 00:21:57.880 --> 00:21:58.720 in control. 00:21:59.259 --> 00:21:59.920 We want to 00:21:59.920 --> 00:22:00.539 think that 00:22:00.539 --> 00:22:01.599 our way is 00:22:01.599 --> 00:22:03.400 best, but 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:03.920 the counsel 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:04.559 of the Lord 00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:05.400 stands 00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:06.420 forever. 00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:09.920 Is that the 00:22:09.920 --> 00:22:10.900 way you see 00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.440 your life 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.180 playing out 00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:12.680 just now? 00:22:13.140 --> 00:22:13.500 Is that the 00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:14.000 way we see 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:14.619 our nation 00:22:14.619 --> 00:22:15.319 playing out 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:15.839 just now? 00:22:16.359 --> 00:22:16.759 If it 00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:17.279 isn't, we 00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:17.880 may feel 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:18.839 scared of 00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:19.180 what's 00:22:19.180 --> 00:22:19.680 happening. 00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:21.740 But the 00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:22.480 truth is, we 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:22.759 need to 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:24.079 remember that 00:22:24.079 --> 00:22:24.900 God is in 00:22:24.900 --> 00:22:25.720 control. 00:22:26.859 --> 00:22:27.640 God knows. 00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:28.880 And isn't 00:22:28.880 --> 00:22:29.240 it more 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:30.299 reason to 00:22:30.299 --> 00:22:31.319 rejoice and 00:22:31.319 --> 00:22:31.819 to be able to 00:22:31.819 --> 00:22:32.779 praise God, to 00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.339 know that he 00:22:33.339 --> 00:22:34.299 is with us, 00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:35.599 to know that 00:22:35.599 --> 00:22:36.720 he will guide 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:37.519 us and help 00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:37.720 us. 00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:38.920 As verse 12 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:39.400 says, 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:41.200 blessed is the 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:41.859 nation whose 00:22:41.859 --> 00:22:42.660 God is the 00:22:42.660 --> 00:22:42.980 Lord. 00:22:43.500 --> 00:22:44.119 the people 00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:44.700 whom he has 00:22:44.700 --> 00:22:46.019 chosen as 00:22:46.019 --> 00:22:46.660 his heritage. 00:22:47.140 --> 00:22:47.539 You are 00:22:47.539 --> 00:22:49.000 blessed to 00:22:49.000 --> 00:22:49.559 know God. 00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:49.900 You are 00:22:49.900 --> 00:22:51.000 blessed if 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:52.299 you are one 00:22:52.299 --> 00:22:52.599 of his 00:22:52.599 --> 00:22:53.799 chosen people. 00:22:54.160 --> 00:22:54.619 When you 00:22:54.619 --> 00:22:55.200 love the 00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:56.380 Lord, you 00:22:56.380 --> 00:22:57.299 are blessed. 00:22:58.160 --> 00:22:58.859 And blessed 00:22:58.859 --> 00:22:59.339 is the 00:22:59.339 --> 00:23:00.619 nation whose 00:23:00.619 --> 00:23:01.960 God is 00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:02.599 the Lord. 00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:05.200 There is so 00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:06.099 much in 00:23:06.099 --> 00:23:06.980 God's will, 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:07.940 but the 00:23:07.940 --> 00:23:08.579 greatest thing 00:23:08.579 --> 00:23:09.279 is this, it 00:23:09.279 --> 00:23:09.839 is what we 00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:10.200 are to 00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:10.779 desire. 00:23:10.779 --> 00:23:10.859 desire. 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:12.160 It is 00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:12.619 what we 00:23:12.619 --> 00:23:12.980 are to 00:23:12.980 --> 00:23:13.539 desire. 00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:15.000 The nation 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.759 is blessed 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:17.079 whose God 00:23:17.079 --> 00:23:18.019 is the 00:23:18.019 --> 00:23:18.399 Lord. 00:23:19.399 --> 00:23:19.839 And when we 00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:20.319 think of 00:23:20.319 --> 00:23:21.079 Glasgow's 00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:22.740 motto, it 00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:23.259 took in 00:23:23.259 --> 00:23:24.440 1631. 00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:25.619 When you 00:23:25.619 --> 00:23:26.019 think of how 00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:26.519 Glasgow 00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:28.139 flourished, it 00:23:28.139 --> 00:23:28.859 was a small 00:23:28.859 --> 00:23:29.899 fishing village 00:23:29.899 --> 00:23:30.839 back in those 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:31.460 days in the 00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:32.059 banks of the 00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.899 River Clyde, 00:23:33.440 --> 00:23:33.879 and how it 00:23:33.879 --> 00:23:34.819 grew into a 00:23:34.819 --> 00:23:36.279 thriving industrial 00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:37.440 city, famous 00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:38.139 throughout the 00:23:38.139 --> 00:23:38.799 world for 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:39.579 shipbuilding, 00:23:40.139 --> 00:23:40.980 Clyde built 00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:41.799 was a word 00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:43.019 that spoke 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:44.460 about quality, 00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:45.819 things that 00:23:45.819 --> 00:23:46.539 would last. 00:23:47.960 --> 00:23:48.379 The city 00:23:48.379 --> 00:23:49.000 became known 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:49.680 as the second 00:23:49.680 --> 00:23:50.420 city of the 00:23:50.420 --> 00:23:51.279 British Empire, 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:52.359 such was 00:23:52.359 --> 00:23:53.599 prosperity and 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:54.379 power in those 00:23:54.379 --> 00:23:54.879 days. 00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:56.839 Where is it 00:23:56.839 --> 00:23:57.160 now? 00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.940 Where is our 00:23:58.940 --> 00:23:59.700 nation now? 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:01.180 When we ask 00:24:01.180 --> 00:24:02.059 ourselves these 00:24:02.059 --> 00:24:02.940 questions and we 00:24:02.940 --> 00:24:04.180 think of dropping 00:24:04.180 --> 00:24:05.559 the motto and 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:06.159 just saying, 00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:07.220 let Glasgow 00:24:07.220 --> 00:24:07.960 flourish, but 00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:08.299 there's no 00:24:08.299 --> 00:24:08.720 answer. 00:24:08.859 --> 00:24:09.119 How? 00:24:09.980 --> 00:24:10.599 Where do we 00:24:10.599 --> 00:24:10.980 go? 00:24:12.679 --> 00:24:13.419 Except the 00:24:13.419 --> 00:24:14.259 Lord build the 00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:15.339 house, the 00:24:15.339 --> 00:24:16.179 builders build 00:24:16.179 --> 00:24:16.720 in vain. 00:24:17.679 --> 00:24:18.500 We are to 00:24:18.500 --> 00:24:19.940 return to the 00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:20.279 Lord. 00:24:20.919 --> 00:24:21.259 We have 00:24:21.259 --> 00:24:22.359 abandoned God, 00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:23.339 but God 00:24:23.339 --> 00:24:24.299 calls his 00:24:24.299 --> 00:24:25.200 people back. 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:26.720 Blessed is the 00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:27.940 nation whose 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:28.740 God is the 00:24:28.740 --> 00:24:29.079 Lord. 00:24:29.919 --> 00:24:31.460 We need to 00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:32.079 long for and 00:24:32.079 --> 00:24:33.059 ask God for 00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:34.339 his blessing 00:24:34.339 --> 00:24:34.940 on us. 00:24:35.559 --> 00:24:36.579 that his 00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:37.119 will be 00:24:37.119 --> 00:24:38.440 done, that 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:39.220 we see his 00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:39.679 blessing. 00:24:39.819 --> 00:24:40.379 Like Psalm 00:24:40.379 --> 00:24:41.960 67, like 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:42.839 Psalm 85, 00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.559 like the 00:24:43.559 --> 00:24:44.339 Psalm itself 00:24:44.339 --> 00:24:45.000 says, we 00:24:45.000 --> 00:24:45.740 are to pray 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:46.899 for God to 00:24:46.899 --> 00:24:47.740 revive us, to 00:24:47.740 --> 00:24:48.879 restore us, to 00:24:48.879 --> 00:24:50.440 rebuild us, to 00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:51.500 bring us back 00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:52.359 to himself. 00:24:53.539 --> 00:24:54.539 Psalm 85, in 00:24:54.539 --> 00:24:55.319 times past, 00:24:55.419 --> 00:24:55.839 Lord, you 00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:57.200 showed favor to 00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:57.659 your own 00:24:57.659 --> 00:24:58.619 beloved land. 00:24:59.740 --> 00:25:00.379 God, your 00:25:00.379 --> 00:25:01.700 Savior, now 00:25:01.700 --> 00:25:03.019 restore us, is 00:25:03.019 --> 00:25:03.839 the cry of the 00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:04.179 Psalms. 00:25:04.180 --> 00:25:04.500 will you 00:25:04.500 --> 00:25:05.740 not again 00:25:05.740 --> 00:25:06.620 revive us, 00:25:07.180 --> 00:25:08.000 that we may 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:09.740 rejoice in 00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:10.080 you. 00:25:11.340 --> 00:25:12.320 God's will 00:25:12.320 --> 00:25:14.120 is desirable. 00:25:14.759 --> 00:25:15.480 It is what is 00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.380 best for us, 00:25:16.380 --> 00:25:17.060 because God 00:25:17.060 --> 00:25:17.920 knows best. 00:25:18.299 --> 00:25:18.920 So may his 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:19.539 word 00:25:19.539 --> 00:25:21.000 fan our 00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:21.840 flames, may 00:25:21.840 --> 00:25:22.700 his will, may 00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:23.279 we remind 00:25:23.279 --> 00:25:24.680 ourselves that 00:25:24.680 --> 00:25:25.340 he is in 00:25:25.340 --> 00:25:26.060 control, that 00:25:26.060 --> 00:25:26.720 his counsel 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:28.340 stands forever, 00:25:28.460 --> 00:25:28.820 that we would 00:25:28.820 --> 00:25:29.539 seek his 00:25:29.539 --> 00:25:30.140 blessing. 00:25:30.140 --> 00:25:31.620 then thirdly, 00:25:32.220 --> 00:25:32.840 and finally, we 00:25:32.840 --> 00:25:33.440 are reminded 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.259 here of too, 00:25:34.360 --> 00:25:34.980 how God 00:25:34.980 --> 00:25:36.840 watches over 00:25:36.840 --> 00:25:38.460 us, and 00:25:38.460 --> 00:25:39.280 how God is 00:25:39.280 --> 00:25:40.080 so worthy 00:25:40.080 --> 00:25:41.600 of all our 00:25:41.600 --> 00:25:42.340 praise. 00:25:44.060 --> 00:25:44.600 The Psalm 00:25:44.600 --> 00:25:46.060 closes with the 00:25:46.060 --> 00:25:46.940 assurance of 00:25:46.940 --> 00:25:48.080 the worth of 00:25:48.080 --> 00:25:48.500 God. 00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:50.720 And when you 00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:51.660 look at Psalm 00:25:51.660 --> 00:25:52.840 verse 13, down 00:25:52.840 --> 00:25:53.560 to the end, 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.880 it very much 00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:56.060 speaks about how 00:25:56.060 --> 00:25:56.960 the Lord is 00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:58.380 looking on his 00:25:58.380 --> 00:25:58.880 people. 00:25:59.000 --> 00:25:59.380 The Lord 00:25:59.380 --> 00:26:00.140 looks down 00:26:00.140 --> 00:26:00.880 from heaven. 00:26:01.460 --> 00:26:02.540 He sees the 00:26:02.540 --> 00:26:03.100 children of 00:26:03.100 --> 00:26:03.580 man, it 00:26:03.580 --> 00:26:04.020 says in 00:26:04.020 --> 00:26:04.800 verse 13. 00:26:05.280 --> 00:26:05.560 And in 00:26:05.560 --> 00:26:06.240 verse 18, 00:26:06.820 --> 00:26:07.560 behold, the 00:26:07.560 --> 00:26:08.120 eye of the 00:26:08.120 --> 00:26:08.760 Lord is on 00:26:08.760 --> 00:26:09.280 those who 00:26:09.280 --> 00:26:10.380 fear him, on 00:26:10.380 --> 00:26:10.900 those who 00:26:10.900 --> 00:26:11.940 hope in 00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:12.940 his steadfast 00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.680 love. 00:26:14.820 --> 00:26:15.580 His eyes 00:26:15.580 --> 00:26:16.660 are on his 00:26:16.660 --> 00:26:17.220 people. 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.500 He knows 00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:19.700 our every 00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:20.340 need. 00:26:20.620 --> 00:26:21.240 He knows 00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:22.120 our every 00:26:22.120 --> 00:26:22.640 thought. 00:26:22.760 --> 00:26:23.180 He knows 00:26:23.180 --> 00:26:23.960 every motive 00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.400 of our 00:26:24.400 --> 00:26:24.740 heart. 00:26:25.260 --> 00:26:25.780 He knows 00:26:25.780 --> 00:26:26.540 everything there 00:26:26.540 --> 00:26:27.340 is to know. 00:26:27.339 --> 00:26:28.939 nothing is 00:26:28.939 --> 00:26:29.579 hidden from 00:26:29.579 --> 00:26:29.799 him. 00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:31.439 And who 00:26:31.439 --> 00:26:32.159 is comfortable 00:26:32.159 --> 00:26:32.879 with that? 00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:35.039 It's a 00:26:35.039 --> 00:26:35.679 sobering 00:26:35.679 --> 00:26:36.279 thought. 00:26:38.019 --> 00:26:38.819 As the 00:26:38.819 --> 00:26:39.439 children of 00:26:39.439 --> 00:26:40.639 God, that 00:26:40.639 --> 00:26:41.099 should be a 00:26:41.099 --> 00:26:41.899 great comfort 00:26:41.899 --> 00:26:42.659 to us. 00:26:43.259 --> 00:26:44.019 He sees 00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:44.519 all the 00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:45.859 children of 00:26:45.859 --> 00:26:46.240 man. 00:26:46.879 --> 00:26:47.500 He sees 00:26:47.500 --> 00:26:48.319 everyone. 00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:49.779 Those who 00:26:49.779 --> 00:26:50.639 are sitting 00:26:50.639 --> 00:26:51.459 on thrones, 00:26:52.220 --> 00:26:52.579 those who 00:26:52.579 --> 00:26:52.799 are in 00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:53.480 positions of 00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:53.879 power, 00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:54.959 those who 00:26:54.959 --> 00:26:56.059 are kings, 00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:56.399 who are 00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:57.040 trusting in 00:26:57.040 --> 00:26:57.580 their armies, 00:26:57.680 --> 00:26:58.240 the warrior 00:26:58.240 --> 00:26:59.019 who thinks 00:26:59.019 --> 00:26:59.259 he'll be 00:26:59.259 --> 00:26:59.780 delivered by 00:26:59.780 --> 00:27:00.240 his great 00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:00.840 strength. 00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:01.940 All of 00:27:01.940 --> 00:27:02.440 these he 00:27:02.440 --> 00:27:02.980 sees. 00:27:04.140 --> 00:27:04.840 But they're 00:27:04.840 --> 00:27:05.259 not going to 00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:05.940 be saved 00:27:05.940 --> 00:27:06.900 in those 00:27:06.900 --> 00:27:07.340 ways. 00:27:08.120 --> 00:27:08.620 Because 00:27:08.620 --> 00:27:09.160 verse 18 00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:09.480 says, 00:27:09.580 --> 00:27:10.019 behold, 00:27:10.620 --> 00:27:11.019 the eye of 00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.340 the Lord 00:27:11.340 --> 00:27:11.620 is on 00:27:11.620 --> 00:27:12.660 those who 00:27:12.660 --> 00:27:13.500 fear him, 00:27:14.280 --> 00:27:15.019 whose hope 00:27:15.019 --> 00:27:15.940 is in 00:27:15.940 --> 00:27:16.820 his steadfast 00:27:16.820 --> 00:27:17.580 love. 00:27:18.980 --> 00:27:19.759 He is 00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:20.280 watching, 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:21.780 and he is 00:27:21.780 --> 00:27:22.440 waiting for 00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:23.040 his people. 00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:24.500 He loves 00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:25.259 his people. 00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:26.559 He longs 00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:26.859 for his 00:27:26.859 --> 00:27:27.359 people to 00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:28.119 find peace 00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:29.099 with him 00:27:29.099 --> 00:27:30.180 and is 00:27:30.180 --> 00:27:30.720 watching. 00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:31.660 He is 00:27:31.660 --> 00:27:32.460 aware of 00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:32.960 everything. 00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:34.460 God 00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:35.420 watches from 00:27:35.420 --> 00:27:35.819 heaven. 00:27:36.559 --> 00:27:36.920 He sees 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:37.680 people making 00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:38.460 their plans. 00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:39.180 He sees 00:27:39.180 --> 00:27:40.019 the disarray 00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:40.539 they often 00:27:40.539 --> 00:27:41.400 end up in. 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:42.400 He sees 00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:43.140 their efforts 00:27:43.140 --> 00:27:44.099 to find 00:27:44.099 --> 00:27:44.559 their own 00:27:44.559 --> 00:27:45.059 way to 00:27:45.059 --> 00:27:45.660 salvation. 00:27:47.960 --> 00:27:48.119 And 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:48.920 sometimes we 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:49.619 might think 00:27:49.619 --> 00:27:51.220 he forgets 00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:53.000 us, but 00:27:53.000 --> 00:27:53.460 he never 00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:53.960 does. 00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:56.360 He sees 00:27:56.360 --> 00:27:56.860 it all. 00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.559 One day 00:27:58.559 --> 00:27:59.059 he is going 00:27:59.059 --> 00:27:59.740 to judge 00:27:59.740 --> 00:28:00.440 the wicked, 00:28:01.440 --> 00:28:01.819 and he is 00:28:01.819 --> 00:28:02.200 going to 00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:03.059 judge the 00:28:03.059 --> 00:28:04.740 just according 00:28:04.740 --> 00:28:05.319 to their 00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:05.839 works. 00:28:06.600 --> 00:28:07.360 He looks 00:28:07.360 --> 00:28:08.600 down and 00:28:08.600 --> 00:28:09.100 sees it 00:28:09.100 --> 00:28:10.460 all, and 00:28:10.460 --> 00:28:10.980 we can take 00:28:10.980 --> 00:28:11.779 great comfort 00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:12.440 in that. 00:28:13.420 --> 00:28:13.860 The eye 00:28:13.860 --> 00:28:14.200 of the 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:15.480 Lord is 00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:16.360 upon us. 00:28:17.420 --> 00:28:17.740 And as 00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.120 well as being 00:28:18.120 --> 00:28:18.779 aware of 00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:19.640 everything that 00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:20.220 goes on, 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:21.120 he is 00:28:21.120 --> 00:28:21.579 watching 00:28:21.579 --> 00:28:22.620 with 00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:23.240 affection. 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:24.660 I think 00:28:24.660 --> 00:28:25.100 that's what 00:28:25.100 --> 00:28:25.799 the psalmist 00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:26.860 is saying 00:28:26.860 --> 00:28:27.600 to us here 00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:28.019 as well. 00:28:28.059 --> 00:28:28.279 He is 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:28.920 watching his 00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:30.160 people with 00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:30.940 such great 00:28:30.940 --> 00:28:31.900 affection. 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:33.380 His eye 00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:34.160 is on those 00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:34.860 who fear 00:28:34.860 --> 00:28:35.779 him, that 00:28:35.779 --> 00:28:36.100 he may 00:28:36.100 --> 00:28:36.779 deliver their 00:28:36.779 --> 00:28:37.500 soul from 00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.600 death and 00:28:38.600 --> 00:28:39.019 keep them 00:28:39.019 --> 00:28:40.460 alive in 00:28:40.460 --> 00:28:40.860 famine. 00:28:41.900 --> 00:28:42.500 He's 00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:43.680 showing his 00:28:43.680 --> 00:28:45.680 affection towards 00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:46.559 his people. 00:28:47.339 --> 00:28:47.940 When you 00:28:47.940 --> 00:28:48.519 look around 00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:49.620 the congregation 00:28:49.619 --> 00:28:50.319 in these 00:28:50.319 --> 00:28:50.839 days, there 00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.479 are a few 00:28:51.479 --> 00:28:53.000 newlyweds in 00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:53.579 our midst. 00:28:54.219 --> 00:28:54.399 There are 00:28:54.399 --> 00:28:54.779 a few 00:28:54.779 --> 00:28:56.159 oldieweds in 00:28:56.159 --> 00:28:56.559 our midst 00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:57.059 as well. 00:28:57.239 --> 00:28:58.000 When you 00:28:58.000 --> 00:28:58.859 see newlyweds, 00:28:58.959 --> 00:28:59.379 they often 00:28:59.379 --> 00:29:00.079 look at 00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:00.619 each other 00:29:00.619 --> 00:29:01.359 with that 00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:02.059 sense of 00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:02.519 longing, 00:29:03.139 --> 00:29:03.779 that sense 00:29:03.779 --> 00:29:04.339 of love. 00:29:05.619 --> 00:29:06.199 Thankfully, 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:07.619 as we grow 00:29:07.619 --> 00:29:08.119 older, 00:29:08.479 --> 00:29:09.019 hopefully that 00:29:09.019 --> 00:29:10.659 affection still 00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:11.139 stays. 00:29:11.259 --> 00:29:11.519 You have 00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:12.139 that look 00:29:12.139 --> 00:29:13.099 of love 00:29:13.099 --> 00:29:14.219 towards the 00:29:14.219 --> 00:29:14.599 one you 00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:14.879 love. 00:29:14.880 --> 00:29:14.960 love. 00:29:16.220 --> 00:29:16.880 Well, God 00:29:16.880 --> 00:29:17.400 is here 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:18.300 reminding us 00:29:18.300 --> 00:29:18.780 of his 00:29:18.780 --> 00:29:20.240 affection towards 00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:21.580 us, the 00:29:21.580 --> 00:29:22.020 way he 00:29:22.020 --> 00:29:23.360 looks upon 00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:24.280 us in 00:29:24.280 --> 00:29:25.360 his steadfast 00:29:25.360 --> 00:29:26.880 love, a 00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:27.380 love that 00:29:27.380 --> 00:29:28.300 never grows 00:29:28.300 --> 00:29:29.820 cold, a 00:29:29.820 --> 00:29:30.220 love that 00:29:30.220 --> 00:29:31.440 never diminishes, 00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:32.920 a love that 00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:34.460 is fixed on 00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.260 his children. 00:29:36.260 --> 00:29:36.880 Our God 00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:37.620 looks down 00:29:37.620 --> 00:29:39.120 on us with 00:29:39.120 --> 00:29:39.860 that love. 00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:41.419 And when 00:29:41.419 --> 00:29:41.939 you think 00:29:41.939 --> 00:29:43.399 of the 00:29:43.399 --> 00:29:44.099 way the 00:29:44.099 --> 00:29:44.859 Lord Jesus 00:29:44.859 --> 00:29:45.479 speaks, 00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:46.539 in his 00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:47.219 high priestly 00:29:47.219 --> 00:29:47.899 prayer in 00:29:47.899 --> 00:29:48.879 John 17, 00:29:49.679 --> 00:29:50.240 or on the 00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:52.079 cross, he 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.639 speaks with 00:29:52.639 --> 00:29:53.479 such love 00:29:53.479 --> 00:29:54.839 and affection 00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:56.159 that we 00:29:56.159 --> 00:29:56.799 might know 00:29:56.799 --> 00:29:58.000 this love 00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:58.879 for ourselves. 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:00.919 So the 00:30:00.919 --> 00:30:02.079 Lord looks 00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:02.599 down in 00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:03.839 love on 00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:04.339 us. 00:30:05.459 --> 00:30:06.519 The question 00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:07.339 tonight as we 00:30:07.339 --> 00:30:08.259 conclude is, 00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:09.719 how do we 00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:10.740 look on 00:30:10.740 --> 00:30:11.059 him? 00:30:12.579 --> 00:30:13.180 Is our 00:30:13.180 --> 00:30:15.000 love a 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:15.960 reciprocation 00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:16.559 of his 00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:17.319 love to 00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:17.759 us? 00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:19.620 We can 00:30:19.620 --> 00:30:21.059 say, as 00:30:21.059 --> 00:30:21.860 John says, 00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:22.519 we love 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:23.920 because he 00:30:23.920 --> 00:30:25.220 first loved 00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:25.720 us. 00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:27.860 But are we 00:30:27.860 --> 00:30:29.100 showing that 00:30:29.100 --> 00:30:29.539 love? 00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:31.039 Do we 00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:31.460 love him 00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:32.640 with all 00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:33.400 our hearts? 00:30:34.440 --> 00:30:34.600 The 00:30:34.600 --> 00:30:34.980 psalmist 00:30:34.980 --> 00:30:35.799 here says, 00:30:35.900 --> 00:30:36.500 our soul 00:30:36.500 --> 00:30:37.700 waits for 00:30:37.700 --> 00:30:38.200 the Lord. 00:30:38.799 --> 00:30:39.420 He is 00:30:39.420 --> 00:30:40.220 our help 00:30:40.220 --> 00:30:40.660 and our 00:30:40.660 --> 00:30:41.080 shield. 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.120 But our 00:30:42.120 --> 00:30:42.800 heart is 00:30:42.800 --> 00:30:43.940 glad in 00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:45.200 him because 00:30:45.200 --> 00:30:46.800 we trust in 00:30:46.800 --> 00:30:47.440 his holy 00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:47.820 name. 00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:49.680 Is that 00:30:49.680 --> 00:30:50.420 your love 00:30:50.420 --> 00:30:51.700 tonight? 00:30:52.360 --> 00:30:53.019 As we 00:30:53.019 --> 00:30:54.519 look ahead 00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:55.200 to these 00:30:55.200 --> 00:30:56.039 days, to 00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:57.160 hearing his 00:30:57.160 --> 00:30:58.000 word preached, 00:30:58.120 --> 00:30:58.940 to knowing his 00:30:58.940 --> 00:31:00.220 will is done, 00:31:00.360 --> 00:31:00.980 to knowing that 00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.800 he is watching 00:31:01.800 --> 00:31:03.100 us with 00:31:03.100 --> 00:31:03.820 such love, 00:31:04.820 --> 00:31:05.680 are we 00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:06.700 reciprocating 00:31:06.700 --> 00:31:07.580 that love? 00:31:07.580 --> 00:31:10.200 I love 00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:11.319 the Lord 00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:12.620 because my 00:31:12.620 --> 00:31:13.940 voice and 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:14.799 prayers he 00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:15.420 did hear. 00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.360 That's what the 00:31:16.360 --> 00:31:17.200 psalmist says in 00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:18.519 Psalm 116. 00:31:19.440 --> 00:31:20.539 May that be 00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:21.120 our love 00:31:21.120 --> 00:31:22.460 too, that 00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:22.980 we love 00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:24.259 him with 00:31:24.259 --> 00:31:24.799 all our 00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:26.039 heart and 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.259 that we 00:31:26.259 --> 00:31:26.860 will come 00:31:26.860 --> 00:31:28.080 and show 00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:28.840 that love 00:31:28.840 --> 00:31:30.279 by coming 00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:30.680 to the 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:31.080 Lord's 00:31:31.080 --> 00:31:31.559 table, 00:31:32.000 --> 00:31:33.319 by professing 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:34.379 his name 00:31:34.379 --> 00:31:35.399 and by 00:31:35.399 --> 00:31:36.259 showing forth 00:31:36.259 --> 00:31:36.980 his death 00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:38.159 until he 00:31:38.159 --> 00:31:38.539 come. 00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:40.319 And as the 00:31:40.319 --> 00:31:41.299 psalm concludes, 00:31:42.039 --> 00:31:42.819 may that be 00:31:42.819 --> 00:31:43.460 our prayer 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:43.919 too. 00:31:44.700 --> 00:31:45.179 Let your 00:31:45.179 --> 00:31:46.439 steadfast love, 00:31:46.740 --> 00:31:47.279 O Lord, 00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:48.939 be upon us 00:31:48.939 --> 00:31:50.579 even as we 00:31:50.579 --> 00:31:51.960 hope in 00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:52.259 you. 00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:53.740 May we 00:31:53.740 --> 00:31:55.000 hope in 00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:55.500 him with 00:31:55.500 --> 00:31:56.099 all our 00:31:56.099 --> 00:31:57.319 heart and 00:31:57.319 --> 00:31:58.079 look longingly 00:31:58.079 --> 00:31:59.460 to him as 00:31:59.460 --> 00:32:00.259 we seek his 00:32:00.259 --> 00:32:01.619 blessing and 00:32:01.619 --> 00:32:02.339 his favour 00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:03.919 upon us. 00:32:04.539 --> 00:32:04.939 May God 00:32:04.939 --> 00:32:06.039 bless his 00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:06.779 word to 00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.059 us. 00:32:09.159 --> 00:32:09.899 We're going 00:32:09.899 --> 00:32:10.779 to sing 00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:11.759 in conclusion 00:32:11.759 --> 00:32:12.119 some of 00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:12.839 these verses 00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:13.319 from the 00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:13.519 song.