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 Amen.

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 Please take your Bibles and open them up this morning to the book of Psalms.

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 And we are today in Psalm chapter 25.

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 Open a copy of God's Word.

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 Open and read along with me as I read.

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 Let's stand when you found it in honor of the reading of God's Word.

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 Psalm chapter 25.

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 David says,

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 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

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 O my God, in you I trust.

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 Let me not be put to shame.

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 Let not my enemies exult over me.

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 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame.

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 They shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

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 Make me to know your ways, O Lord.

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 Teach me your paths.

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 Lead me in your truth and teach me.

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 For you are the God of my salvation.

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 For you I wait all the day long.

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 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

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 for they have been from of old.

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 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions,

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 according to your steadfast love.

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 Remember me for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.

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 Good and upright is the Lord.

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 Therefore, he instructs sinners in the way.

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 He leads the humble in what is right

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 and teaches the humble his way.

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 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness

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 for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

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 For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

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 Who is the man who fears the Lord?

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 Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

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 His soul shall abide in well-being,

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 and his offspring shall inherit the land.

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 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,

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 and he makes known to them his covenant.

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 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

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 for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

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 Turn to me and be gracious to me,

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 for I am lonely and afflicted.

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 The troubles of my heart are enlarged.

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 Bring me out of my distresses.

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 Consider my affliction and my trouble,

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 and forgive all my sins.

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 Consider how many are my foes,

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 and with what violent hatred they hate me.

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 O guard my soul and deliver me.

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 Let me not be put to shame,

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 for I take refuge in you.

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 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

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 for I wait for you.

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 Redeem Israel, O God,

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 out of all of his troubles.

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 The grass withers, the flower fades,

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 but the word of the Lord endures forever.

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 Lord, we praise you for this psalm of confidence,

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 for this prayer of trust and dependence on you.

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 We pray, Lord, as we read it,

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 that you would shape in our hearts,

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 trust and dependence on you.

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 We pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 That you may be seated.

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 Everyone knows what it's like to face trouble,

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 but not everyone knows where to turn

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 when we face trouble.

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 In fact, I think that you would agree,

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 most people tend to respond in one of four ways.

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 I wonder if you could place yourself

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 in any of these four responses.

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 One way that people tend to respond

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 when trouble comes,

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 when storms arise,

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 when they face trials,

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 when life gets hard,

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 they respond by looking to a different day.

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 Maybe it was yesterday.

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 All my troubles seemed so far away.

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 Maybe it's a day sometime in the future.

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 Maybe things will get better.

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 This too shall pass.

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 They just kind of hunker down.

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 If they are a ship in a storm,

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 then their ship has no rudder.

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 The storm blows.

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 The wind blows.

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 They just kind of float

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 and hope that eventually someday

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 the storm will pass

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 and they will wind up on a beach somewhere.

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 That's one response.

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 Another response,

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 another way people tend to respond to trial

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 is with distraction.

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 Maybe this is you.

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 They're going through some sort of hard time,

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 and so instead of dealing with it,

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 they distract themselves in some way.

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 Maybe they turn to some sort of vice.

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 Maybe they distract themselves with alcohol

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 or pornography

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 or food

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 or television

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 or entertainment.

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 They do whatever it takes

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 just to take their mind off of the situation.

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 They're in the storm,

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 but they don't want to look up at the storm,

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 and so they just duck down.

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 Maybe they start polishing the boat instead.

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 Or a third way,

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 people tend to respond.

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 Some of you are wired this way

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 is that you respond with determination.

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 Things get hard around you,

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 and so you say,

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 I'm just going to get through this.

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 I'm going to try harder.

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 I'm going to push harder.

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 I'm going to push my way through.

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 They see the storm coming,

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 and so they just row and row

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 and row and row

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 harder and harder and harder

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 until eventually what happens?

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 They wear out.

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 Or still another way.

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 People tend to respond.

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 A trial is in defeat.

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 A trial comes.

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 The affliction hits.

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 Everything gets hard,

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 and they say,

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 this is just how things are for me.

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 I can never catch a break.

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 I always get the short end of the stick.

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 They respond with this sense of defeat.

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 They see the storm coming,

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 and they just toss their oars into the water,

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 and they give up.

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 I wonder which one of these sounds like you.

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 David, here in Psalm chapter 25,

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 he shows often afflicted people like us

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 a better way to respond in times of trial.

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 In the midst of affliction,

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 David responds in dependence upon the Lord.

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 This psalm is an expression of deep-rooted dependence

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 that is based on the character

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 and the covenant of the Lord.

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 Here's the big idea for us this morning

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 from Psalm 25.

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 God's people can depend on the Lord

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 because of his character and his covenant.

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 I'll say that again.

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 That's our main message this morning.

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 If you get this, then I'm satisfied.

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 God's people can depend on the Lord

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 because of his character and his covenant.

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 So let's take a look this morning.

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 We'll see it in two parts this morning.

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 First, we see the cry of the afflicted.

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 And second, we'll see the character

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 and the covenant of God.

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 First, we see here the cry of the afflicted.

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 Psalm 25 is an interesting psalm to study.

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 It's very intentionally arranged.

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 It's really creative the way that David composed it.

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 It's actually, it's an acrostic poem.

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 In the Hebrew, each line begins

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 with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

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 It's almost a complete acrostic

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 except it's missing just a couple of letters

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 for some unknown reason, unbeknownst to me.

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 But it's also composed in such a way

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 that it has the main idea right in the middle

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 and it's sort of like a sandwich.

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 Both the beginning and the end of the psalm,

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 we have David crying out to the Lord and his affliction.

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 But right there in the middle is the why.

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 And that's the main idea.

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 That's the main point.

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 He cries out because of the covenant

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 and the character of the Lord.

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 And so we're gonna take those two parts,

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 but it's gonna be a little bit different

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 because we're gonna do the beginning

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 and the end together

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 with the cry of the afflicted.

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 And then we'll focus in on the character

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 and covenant of God.

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 Why is David crying out to the Lord?

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 He does this a lot, doesn't he?

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 All through the Psalms,

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 David is crying out to the Lord.

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 Let's look and see why.

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 For one, it seems clear he's crying out

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 for physical protection.

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 David has enemies, doesn't he?

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 We see that in verse two.

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 He cries out,

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 let me not be put to shame.

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 Let not my enemies exalt over me.

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 And again, in verse 19 at the end,

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 he says, consider how many are my foes

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 and with what violent hatred they hate me.

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 David has enemies.

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 And maybe you know what it's like to have enemies.

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 Maybe people at work really don't like you too much.

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 Homeowners associations make your lives miserable.

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 Well, here in the month of June,

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 maybe in pride month,

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 you have enemies that hate you

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 because of your refusal to participate

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 in things that are going on around you.

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 Christians throughout the world

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 and in more dangerous places

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 than where we live here,

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 who live in oppressive and dangerous places,

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 they face enemies who want them dead.

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 It's dangerous for them to do

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 what we're doing right now.

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 We all need physical provision and protection.

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 And so here, David cries out for this protection.

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 Lord, help me from my enemies.

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 But it's not only physical protection he wants.

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 He also cries out for comfort.

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 David has real emotional needs here as well, doesn't he?

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 David is in emotional distress.

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 He's in turmoil.

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 Verses 2 and 3,

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 he's worried about being put to shame.

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 He doesn't want his enemies to exalt over him

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 and gloat over him.

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 In verse 16,

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 it says he's lonely.

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 He's afflicted.

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 The troubles of his heart are enlarged.

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 He cries out,

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 bring me out of my distress.

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 And I know you've felt like this before.

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 How many of us have felt lonely and afflicted?

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 You've probably felt this weighed down heart

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 that David feels here.

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 This is normal experience here on this side of the fall.

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 We live in a world that's weighed down

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 by the effects of sin in the world.

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 We feel often emotional distress.

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 We feel often lonely and afflicted.

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 And we all need,

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 sometimes more than others,

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 we all need comfort,

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 relief,

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 rest,

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 encouragement.

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 David takes these emotional experiences,

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 these emotional needs to the Lord as well,

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 independence.

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 Lord, help me.

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 But not only that,

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 a third reason he cries out.

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 Here in verses 4 through 6,

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 David cries out for guidance.

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 David cries out for direction from the Lord.

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 Look there to verse 4.

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 He says,

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 Make me to know your ways,

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 O Lord.

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 Teach me your paths.

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 Lead me in your truth and teach me.

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 For you are the God of my salvation.

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 For you I wait all the day long.

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 It seems like David needs some direction here,

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 doesn't he?

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 He is not sure what to do.

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 He's not sure where to go.

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 He's in this situation

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 and he doesn't really know how to proceed.

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 And I'd be willing to bet,

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 again,

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 that each one of us has faced this before.

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 Sometimes we need direction.

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 And we wrestle with this.

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 How do we know what God wants from us?

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 Now,

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 I want to just camp out here for a minute

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 because this is important.

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 For one thing,

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 if you want to know the paths of the Lord,

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 if you want to know the will of the Lord,

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 if you want to know the ways of the Lord,

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 you must open up your Bible

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 and come to the Word of the Lord

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 in a posture of humble dependence,

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 saying,

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 Lord,

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 teach me.

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 Lord,

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 help me to understand.

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 Lord,

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 by the power of your Spirit,

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 would you illuminate your Word for me

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 so that I can walk in your ways

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 and understand your paths

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 and trust what you've written in your Word.

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 We believe that the Word of the Lord

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 is sufficient

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 for all faith and practice,

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 for all life and godliness.

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 This is how the Lord speaks to us.

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 This is how the Lord guides His people.

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 Some people are just sitting around

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 waiting for God to speak to them

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 and to guide them

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 and tell them what to do,

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 but their Bibles are somewhere on a shelf

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 collecting dust.

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 That is not how this works.

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 We seek the will of the Lord

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 with an open Bible.

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 The Word is a lamp to our feet

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 and a light to our path.

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 It is sufficient.

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 And yet,

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 here's our problem,

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 it is not exhaustive,

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 is it?

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 The Word of God is sufficient,

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 and yet,

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 it is not exhaustive.

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 You will not find anywhere in your Bible

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 telling you who you should date,

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 what college you should go to,

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 what job you should apply for,

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 what shirt you should wear to church this morning,

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 and what you should cook for dinner tonight.

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 We seek the will of the Lord in all things, right?

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 And we want to follow the ways of the Lord

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 in all ways,

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 in all things,

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 and yet,

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 the Word does not specifically address

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 particular instances,

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 particular specific decisions

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 that we all have to make every single day.

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 So what do we do?

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 We do as David does here.

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 We pray,

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 God,

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 would you lead me?

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 God,

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 would you show me the next step?

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 God,

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 would you teach me?

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 I don't know what to do,

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 so I pray that you would make it clear.

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 Ultimately,

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 this is a prayer for wisdom.

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 James tells us,

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 God is pleased to give wisdom

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 to those who ask.

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 And what is wisdom?

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 Wisdom is being so shaped by the Word of God

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 that you are able to go live it out

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 in your day-to-day situations.

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 You know by the grace of God,

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 by the power of His Spirit at work in you,

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 how to take what is clear in His Word

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 and apply it to what is often unclear in your life.

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 That's what wisdom is.

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 Church,

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 we need to pray daily for wisdom

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 and direction and guidance from the Lord.

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 I'll give you an example.

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 Four years ago,

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 I did not know where all in all South Carolina was on a map.

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 I couldn't tell you where it was,

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 but now,

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 here I am.

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 Right?

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 How did that happen?

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 I knew that God had spoken clearly,

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 several clear truths in His Word.

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 He has promised to build His church.

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 He has promised to use the preaching of His Word to do it.

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 He has promised to spread His glory to the ends of the earth,

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 even to all in all South Carolina.

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 I knew that as a Christian,

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 I was called to be a part of this work in some way.

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 Those are the clear truths, right?

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 That's what God has said in His Word.

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 What's less clear over here is,

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 how am I in particular called to be a part of that?

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 How does this clear truth play itself out in my life?

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 That requires wisdom.

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 I had this desire in me,

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 bubbling desire to pastor,

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 a desire to preach,

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 a desire specifically to replant a church.

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 And where does that come from?

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 I believe that came from the Lord.

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 But that desire doesn't necessarily mean that it's God's will.

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 And our desires,

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 our intuitions,

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 our feelings are not authoritative.

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 God's Word is authoritative.

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 I had this desire,

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 and so what do I do?

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 I call others around me.

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 Others who have the Spirit of God in them as well.

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 Others who are also seeking the wisdom of the Lord,

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 and they speak into the situation,

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 and they affirm those desires.

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 That still doesn't mean,

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 I know what I'm doing,

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 where I'm going,

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 but we pray,

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 and we ask,

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 Lord, would you guide?

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 Lord, would you direct?

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 Lord, would you show us your paths,

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 open up the right doors,

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 open up the right conversations,

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 and then we took a step forward.

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 As the time seemed right,

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 we opened the door to have conversations.

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 God never once spoke outside of His Word

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 to say, yes, this is it.

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 God never once spoke clearly, audibly,

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 to say, no, don't go there,

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 no, don't go there.

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 God never once spoke to me,

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 once during the entire process,

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 and yet,

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 through the counsel of others,

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 through providential opportunities

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 that He put in front of us,

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 through the shaping and changing

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 of my own desires,

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 through the Word of God,

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 and the wisdom of God,

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 He guided our steps,

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 brought us here.

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 Friend, if you are seeking

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 the will of the Lord

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 for some particular issue,

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 particular circumstance,

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 particular decision,

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 let me just encourage you

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 to do a few things.

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 For one,

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 open up the book.

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 Read His Word.

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 Shape your life

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 around the Word of God.

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 Conform your mind to the Word.

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 Romans tells us,

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 do not be conformed

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 to the patterns of this world,

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 but be transformed

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 by the renewal of your mind.

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 Then you will be able

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 to test and discern

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 what is the will of God,

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 His good and pleasing

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 and perfect will.

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 Let the Word,

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 by His Spirit,

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 shape your thinking.

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 Let every decision

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 flow from there.

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 And then pray.

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 Seek counsel.

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 Pray.

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 Seek counsel.

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 Pray.

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 Seek counsel.

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 And then take a step forward.

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 And trust that the Lord

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 is in control.

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 David seeks guidance

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 from the Lord.

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 That's not all.

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 One more here.

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 David cries out

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 for forgiveness.

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 Look there to verse 6.

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 He says,

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 Remember your mercy,

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 O Lord,

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 and your steadfast love,

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 for they have been

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 from of old.

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 Remember not the sins

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 of my youth

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 or my transgressions.

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 According to your steadfast love,

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 remember me

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 for the sake of your goodness,

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 O Lord.

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 Don't remember my sin.

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 Remember your mercy.

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 Don't remember my sin.

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 Remember me

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 and your steadfast love.

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 Remember me.

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 Verse 11,

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 he says,

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 Pardon my guilt,

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 for it is great.

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 David stands in need

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 of forgiveness.

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 King David,

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 just like you and me,

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 is a sinner.

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 And would you notice

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 just how quickly

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 he moves here

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 from physical issues,

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 physical needs,

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 to spiritual issues

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 in prayer?

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 In fact,

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 I think this seems

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 to be primary for him.

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 Doesn't it seem

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 primary to you?

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 He has enemies

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 wanting him dead

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 over here.

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 He feels lonely

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 over here.

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 But what seems

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 more pressing to him?

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 It's his sin.

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 It's his need

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 for guidance.

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 This seems to be

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 the bigger issue

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 for David.

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 David cries out

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 to the Lord

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 for forgiveness.

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 Lord,

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 don't remember

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 my sin.

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 David recognizes

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 his own guilt.

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 He remembers

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 the sins of his youth.

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 David remembers

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 how sinful

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 he has been.

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 He remembers them well.

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 But he prays,

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 Lord,

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 you don't remember them.

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 You remove them

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 from me as far

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 as the east

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 is from the west.

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 Church,

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 I wonder,

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 do you pray like this?

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 Do you ever

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 cry out to the Lord

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 for protection

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 and comfort

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 and guidance

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 and forgiveness?

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 Some of you,

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 I'd be willing to bet,

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 tend to respond

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 to your troubles

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 by looking forward

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 to a different day,

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 by distracting yourself,

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 by determining

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 just to get through it

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 or just by giving up

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 in defeat.

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 David shows us

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 that we must

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 depend fully

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 on the Lord.

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 To you,

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 O Lord,

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 I lift up my soul,

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 he says in verse 1.

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 Oh my God,

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 in you

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 I trust.

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 I take refuge

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 in you,

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 he says,

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 verse 20.

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 I wait for you,

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 he says in verse 21.

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 And in our second point

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 this morning,

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 I just want to ask,

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 why?

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 Why does he do this?

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 Why does David

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 depend on the Lord?

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 And maybe that you've

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 gone through something

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 in your life

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 and you have

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 other friends,

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 family members,

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 non-believers around you

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 see how you respond

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 in dependence

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 on the Lord

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 and they say,

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 why?

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 What is it about

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 the Lord

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 that leads you

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 to trust in him?

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 David

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 answers by

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 pointing us

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 to his character

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 and his covenant.

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 So second,

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 second,

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 we see the character

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 and the covenant

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 of the Lord.

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 You all know

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 that we've been

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 in the process

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 of fostering

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 and we had to

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 go through training

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 and watch

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 a lot of videos

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 and go to classes

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 in order to become

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 licensed foster parents

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 and one thing

00:22:05.240 --> 00:22:05.920
 that we learned

00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:06.640
 during the training

00:22:06.640 --> 00:22:07.839
 process was that

00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:09.519
 children who have

00:22:09.519 --> 00:22:10.519
 been neglected

00:22:10.519 --> 00:22:13.119
 sometimes don't

00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:14.019
 cry out

00:22:14.019 --> 00:22:15.500
 as often as

00:22:15.500 --> 00:22:16.279
 other children

00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:16.960
 may

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 and people tend

00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:19.079
 to think,

00:22:19.220 --> 00:22:19.420
 well man,

00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:20.140
 these babies are just,

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:21.039
 they're just great

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.859
 sleepers

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 but really,

00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:24.380
 what it is

00:22:24.380 --> 00:22:24.960
 is that they have

00:22:24.960 --> 00:22:25.779
 been conditioned

00:22:25.779 --> 00:22:27.579
 not to cry out

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 because when they do,

00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:30.400
 nobody comes

00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:31.579
 to their help.

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 So what's the point

00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.579
 of crying?

00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:35.519
 It's tragic,

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 isn't it?

00:22:37.259 --> 00:22:38.639
 David shows us here

00:22:38.639 --> 00:22:39.639
 in the rest of the psalm

00:22:39.639 --> 00:22:40.899
 that God's people

00:22:40.899 --> 00:22:42.579
 cry out to him.

00:22:42.740 --> 00:22:43.019
 Why?

00:22:43.159 --> 00:22:44.980
 Because of who he is,

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:46.259
 his proven goodness,

00:22:46.879 --> 00:22:48.519
 his proven faithfulness

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 to them

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 and because he's brought

00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:51.659
 us into this

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 abiding,

00:22:53.259 --> 00:22:54.139
 everlasting,

00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:55.980
 covenant relationship

00:22:55.980 --> 00:22:57.059
 with him.

00:22:58.019 --> 00:22:58.500
 And notice here

00:22:58.500 --> 00:22:59.399
 how David roots

00:22:59.399 --> 00:22:59.980
 his prayers

00:22:59.980 --> 00:23:00.779
 in the character

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 of God.

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 He is the God

00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.759
 of his salvation,

00:23:05.000 --> 00:23:05.639
 verse 5.

00:23:05.779 --> 00:23:06.619
 So that's why

00:23:06.619 --> 00:23:07.799
 he prays for protection

00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:09.339
 and deliverance

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 from his enemies.

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 He is a God

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 of mercy

00:23:12.639 --> 00:23:14.220
 and steadfast love

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 and so that's

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 why he prays,

00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:16.279
 God remember

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:17.039
 your mercy

00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:18.039
 not my sin.

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 He is a God

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 who is good

00:23:20.639 --> 00:23:21.659
 and upright,

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 therefore he instructs

00:23:23.699 --> 00:23:24.679
 sinners in the way.

00:23:24.759 --> 00:23:25.319
 That's why David

00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:26.480
 prays for guidance,

00:23:26.619 --> 00:23:27.079
 verse 8.

00:23:27.639 --> 00:23:28.599
 David roots

00:23:28.599 --> 00:23:29.779
 his requests,

00:23:29.779 --> 00:23:31.059
 he roots

00:23:31.059 --> 00:23:31.940
 his prayers,

00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:32.619
 he roots

00:23:32.619 --> 00:23:33.599
 his cries

00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:35.099
 out in God's

00:23:35.099 --> 00:23:35.720
 character.

00:23:35.980 --> 00:23:37.220
 Why cry out

00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:38.279
 if God isn't

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:39.339
 a good God

00:23:39.339 --> 00:23:40.059
 of salvation?

00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:42.339
 Why cry out

00:23:42.339 --> 00:23:42.960
 if God is not

00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:43.899
 a God of mercy

00:23:43.899 --> 00:23:45.519
 and steadfast love?

00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:46.099
 We're wasting

00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:46.940
 our time

00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:47.440
 if he's not

00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:48.359
 who he says he is.

00:23:49.740 --> 00:23:50.379
 In fact,

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:50.940
 David seems

00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:51.599
 to be reflecting

00:23:51.599 --> 00:23:52.740
 on God's own

00:23:52.740 --> 00:23:53.619
 self-revelation

00:23:53.619 --> 00:23:54.839
 to Moses

00:23:54.839 --> 00:23:55.660
 in Exodus

00:23:55.660 --> 00:23:56.599
 chapter 34.

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 You remember

00:23:58.140 --> 00:23:59.000
 what God

00:23:59.000 --> 00:23:59.740
 said to Moses

00:23:59.740 --> 00:24:00.780
 in Exodus 34

00:24:00.780 --> 00:24:01.480
 as he revealed

00:24:01.480 --> 00:24:02.020
 himself.

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:03.640
 It says,

00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:04.020
 The Lord

00:24:04.020 --> 00:24:05.259
 descended in the

00:24:05.259 --> 00:24:06.180
 cloud and stood

00:24:06.180 --> 00:24:06.740
 with him there

00:24:06.740 --> 00:24:07.460
 and proclaimed

00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:08.580
 the name of the

00:24:08.580 --> 00:24:08.900
 Lord.

00:24:09.660 --> 00:24:10.080
 The Lord

00:24:10.080 --> 00:24:10.960
 passed before him

00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:11.620
 and proclaimed,

00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:12.520
 The Lord,

00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:13.680
 the Lord,

00:24:14.200 --> 00:24:15.440
 a God merciful

00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:16.160
 and gracious,

00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:18.360
 slow to anger

00:24:18.360 --> 00:24:19.759
 and abounding

00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:21.360
 in steadfast love

00:24:21.360 --> 00:24:22.380
 and faithfulness,

00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:24.440
 keeping steadfast love

00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:25.160
 for thousands,

00:24:25.560 --> 00:24:26.460
 forgiving iniquity

00:24:26.460 --> 00:24:27.620
 and transgression

00:24:27.620 --> 00:24:28.340
 and sin,

00:24:29.039 --> 00:24:29.480
 but who will

00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:30.240
 by no means

00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:31.200
 clear the guilty,

00:24:32.340 --> 00:24:33.200
 visiting the iniquity

00:24:33.200 --> 00:24:33.819
 of the fathers

00:24:33.819 --> 00:24:34.600
 on the children

00:24:34.600 --> 00:24:35.799
 and the children's

00:24:35.799 --> 00:24:36.860
 children to the

00:24:36.860 --> 00:24:37.519
 third and the

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:38.519
 fourth generation.

00:24:39.680 --> 00:24:40.240
 It's like David

00:24:40.240 --> 00:24:41.519
 looks at this

00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:42.960
 text on one

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.360
 hand,

00:24:44.380 --> 00:24:45.279
 and then he looks

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:46.079
 at his circumstance

00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:47.059
 in the other hand,

00:24:48.100 --> 00:24:48.539
 and he says,

00:24:48.600 --> 00:24:48.799
 God,

00:24:48.900 --> 00:24:50.500
 I believe what

00:24:50.500 --> 00:24:51.400
 you have said

00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:52.400
 about yourself.

00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:54.320
 I believe

00:24:54.320 --> 00:24:55.280
 that you are

00:24:55.280 --> 00:24:56.040
 merciful.

00:24:56.720 --> 00:24:57.620
 I believe

00:24:57.620 --> 00:24:58.160
 that you are

00:24:58.160 --> 00:24:58.800
 forgiving,

00:24:59.280 --> 00:25:00.100
 and so now

00:25:00.100 --> 00:25:00.900
 I'm asking you

00:25:00.900 --> 00:25:02.300
 to show yourself

00:25:02.300 --> 00:25:03.120
 to be merciful

00:25:03.120 --> 00:25:03.800
 to me.

00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:05.759
 I'm asking you

00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.600
 to be forgiving

00:25:06.600 --> 00:25:07.560
 to me.

00:25:08.340 --> 00:25:09.400
 I believe it

00:25:09.400 --> 00:25:10.720
 because you said

00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:11.460
 it in your word.

00:25:12.360 --> 00:25:13.000
 I believe

00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:13.500
 that you are

00:25:13.500 --> 00:25:14.060
 gracious

00:25:14.060 --> 00:25:15.120
 and slow

00:25:15.120 --> 00:25:15.840
 to anger,

00:25:16.100 --> 00:25:16.759
 and I believe

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.100
 that you are

00:25:17.100 --> 00:25:17.660
 abounding

00:25:17.660 --> 00:25:18.820
 in steadfast love.

00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:19.259
 I believe

00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:19.640
 that you are

00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:20.360
 faithful.

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:21.059
 you have

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:21.759
 said it

00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.599
 about yourself,

00:25:22.719 --> 00:25:23.599
 and so now

00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:24.559
 would you

00:25:24.559 --> 00:25:25.399
 be slow

00:25:25.399 --> 00:25:25.819
 to anger

00:25:25.819 --> 00:25:26.299
 with me?

00:25:27.719 --> 00:25:28.279
 Would you

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.979
 abound

00:25:28.979 --> 00:25:29.659
 in steadfast

00:25:29.659 --> 00:25:30.099
 love

00:25:30.099 --> 00:25:30.899
 to me?

00:25:32.139 --> 00:25:32.759
 David is

00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:33.759
 asking God

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.740
 to act

00:25:34.740 --> 00:25:35.639
 in accordance

00:25:35.639 --> 00:25:36.339
 with who

00:25:36.339 --> 00:25:37.119
 he has said

00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:38.359
 that he is.

00:25:39.699 --> 00:25:40.500
 I wonder

00:25:40.500 --> 00:25:41.099
 if we pray

00:25:41.099 --> 00:25:41.659
 this way,

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.139
 church.

00:25:44.399 --> 00:25:45.039
 Don't you

00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:45.419
 just love

00:25:45.419 --> 00:25:46.000
 to hear

00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:46.759
 somebody pray

00:25:46.759 --> 00:25:47.179
 who you can

00:25:47.179 --> 00:25:47.659
 just tell

00:25:47.659 --> 00:25:48.479
 is saturated

00:25:48.479 --> 00:25:49.259
 with the word

00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:49.659
 of God?

00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:51.819
 It's like

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:52.219
 that's just

00:25:52.219 --> 00:25:52.779
 the language

00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:53.599
 they speak.

00:25:53.699 --> 00:25:54.079
 They slip

00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:54.939
 in and out

00:25:54.939 --> 00:25:55.359
 of quoting

00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:55.819
 scripture

00:25:55.819 --> 00:25:56.579
 as they pray.

00:25:56.779 --> 00:25:57.819
 Their requests

00:25:57.819 --> 00:25:58.699
 are rooted

00:25:58.699 --> 00:26:00.099
 in who God

00:26:00.099 --> 00:26:00.679
 has said

00:26:00.679 --> 00:26:01.619
 that he is

00:26:01.619 --> 00:26:02.579
 and what God

00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.059
 has promised

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:03.679
 that he will

00:26:03.679 --> 00:26:04.119
 do.

00:26:04.379 --> 00:26:05.159
 That is how

00:26:05.159 --> 00:26:05.819
 we ought

00:26:05.819 --> 00:26:06.459
 to pray.

00:26:08.639 --> 00:26:09.479
 We anchor

00:26:09.479 --> 00:26:10.139
 our prayers

00:26:10.139 --> 00:26:11.099
 in his character.

00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:11.519
 God,

00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:12.579
 you are good.

00:26:13.219 --> 00:26:13.559
 God,

00:26:13.639 --> 00:26:14.799
 you are merciful.

00:26:15.099 --> 00:26:15.299
 God,

00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:16.399
 you are patient.

00:26:16.659 --> 00:26:16.859
 God,

00:26:16.919 --> 00:26:17.599
 you love

00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:18.000
 to show

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:18.759
 sinners the way.

00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:19.019
 God,

00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:19.900
 you lead

00:26:19.900 --> 00:26:20.379
 the humble

00:26:20.379 --> 00:26:20.960
 in what

00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:21.400
 is right.

00:26:21.500 --> 00:26:21.700
 And so,

00:26:21.859 --> 00:26:22.059
 God,

00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:22.400
 would you

00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:22.920
 do this

00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:23.579
 for me?

00:26:25.220 --> 00:26:25.640
 Would you

00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:26.259
 lead me?

00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:28.019
 Would you

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.519
 make me

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:28.940
 humble?

00:26:30.099 --> 00:26:30.500
 Would you

00:26:30.500 --> 00:26:30.920
 show your

00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:31.779
 steadfast love

00:26:31.779 --> 00:26:32.259
 to me?

00:26:32.339 --> 00:26:32.579
 Would you

00:26:32.579 --> 00:26:33.079
 make me

00:26:33.079 --> 00:26:33.940
 obedient?

00:26:34.279 --> 00:26:34.799
 All the

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.279
 paths of

00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:35.720
 the Lord

00:26:35.720 --> 00:26:36.839
 are steadfast

00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:37.379
 love and

00:26:37.379 --> 00:26:38.000
 faithfulness

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:38.460
 for those

00:26:38.460 --> 00:26:38.900
 who keep

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.420
 his covenant

00:26:39.420 --> 00:26:40.519
 and his

00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:41.180
 testimonies.

00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:41.799
 We call

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:42.359
 out to

00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:42.640
 God

00:26:42.640 --> 00:26:43.420
 because of

00:26:43.420 --> 00:26:44.259
 who he

00:26:44.259 --> 00:26:45.400
 is.

00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:47.299
 Not only

00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:47.619
 this,

00:26:47.700 --> 00:26:48.819
 David also

00:26:48.819 --> 00:26:49.400
 cries out

00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:49.660
 to the

00:26:49.660 --> 00:26:50.460
 Lord because

00:26:50.460 --> 00:26:51.480
 of his

00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:52.140
 covenant.

00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:52.819
 I want you

00:26:52.819 --> 00:26:53.079
 to think

00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:53.400
 back to

00:26:53.400 --> 00:26:54.059
 Exodus 34

00:26:54.059 --> 00:26:54.559
 again with

00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:54.740
 me,

00:26:55.119 --> 00:26:55.539
 just for a

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:55.720
 moment.

00:26:56.799 --> 00:26:57.299
 Let me

00:26:57.299 --> 00:26:57.579
 read it

00:26:57.579 --> 00:26:57.839
 again.

00:26:58.519 --> 00:26:58.680
 The

00:26:58.680 --> 00:26:59.200
 Lord,

00:26:59.519 --> 00:26:59.839
 the

00:26:59.839 --> 00:27:00.420
 Lord,

00:27:00.819 --> 00:27:01.299
 a God

00:27:01.299 --> 00:27:02.079
 merciful and

00:27:02.079 --> 00:27:02.500
 gracious,

00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:03.900
 slow to

00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:04.480
 anger and

00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:05.140
 abounding in

00:27:05.140 --> 00:27:06.079
 steadfast love

00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:06.960
 and faithfulness,

00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:07.940
 keeping

00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:09.099
 steadfast love

00:27:09.099 --> 00:27:09.879
 for thousands,

00:27:10.119 --> 00:27:10.960
 forgiving iniquity

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:11.720
 and transgression

00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:12.359
 and sin,

00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:14.699
 but who

00:27:14.699 --> 00:27:15.199
 will by no

00:27:15.199 --> 00:27:15.759
 means clear

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.259
 the guilty,

00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:18.179
 visiting the

00:27:18.179 --> 00:27:18.779
 iniquity of

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.259
 the fathers

00:27:19.259 --> 00:27:19.639
 on the

00:27:19.639 --> 00:27:20.639
 children and

00:27:20.639 --> 00:27:21.319
 the children's

00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:22.179
 children to

00:27:22.179 --> 00:27:22.759
 the third

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:23.299
 and the

00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:23.639
 fourth

00:27:23.639 --> 00:27:24.539
 generation.

00:27:24.699 --> 00:27:25.319
 That second

00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:25.899
 part is a

00:27:25.899 --> 00:27:26.459
 big problem

00:27:26.459 --> 00:27:27.000
 for us,

00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:27.379
 isn't it?

00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:29.899
 That second

00:27:29.899 --> 00:27:30.799
 part is just

00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:31.759
 as much a

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:32.259
 part of the

00:27:32.259 --> 00:27:32.839
 character of

00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:33.500
 God as the

00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:34.099
 first part.

00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:35.779
 God is just

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:36.879
 as much full

00:27:36.879 --> 00:27:38.099
 of wrath and

00:27:38.099 --> 00:27:39.299
 holiness and

00:27:39.299 --> 00:27:40.119
 will not clear

00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:41.359
 the guilty as

00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:42.279
 he is full

00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:43.019
 of steadfast

00:27:43.019 --> 00:27:43.879
 love and

00:27:43.879 --> 00:27:44.839
 mercy and

00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:45.240
 slow to

00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:45.599
 anger.

00:27:46.879 --> 00:27:47.700
 How can

00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:48.180
 we be

00:27:48.180 --> 00:27:50.420
 certain that

00:27:50.420 --> 00:27:51.220
 God will

00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:52.460
 remember mercy

00:27:52.460 --> 00:27:53.319
 and steadfast

00:27:53.319 --> 00:27:53.879
 love and

00:27:53.879 --> 00:27:54.599
 not remember

00:27:54.599 --> 00:27:55.359
 our sins?

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.059
 You see the

00:27:56.059 --> 00:27:56.319
 issue?

00:27:57.420 --> 00:27:57.920
 How can

00:27:57.920 --> 00:27:58.799
 David pray

00:27:58.799 --> 00:27:59.440
 this way,

00:27:59.539 --> 00:27:59.680
 say,

00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:00.000
 God,

00:28:00.059 --> 00:28:00.819
 remember your

00:28:00.819 --> 00:28:02.039
 steadfast love,

00:28:02.299 --> 00:28:03.220
 don't remember

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:04.139
 my sins?

00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:06.779
 It is only

00:28:06.779 --> 00:28:08.899
 because God

00:28:08.899 --> 00:28:10.240
 by his own

00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:11.680
 doing has

00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:12.880
 brought David

00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:14.460
 into covenant

00:28:14.460 --> 00:28:15.720
 with himself

00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:17.420
 and has

00:28:17.420 --> 00:28:19.039
 promised of

00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:19.560
 his own

00:28:19.560 --> 00:28:20.440
 initiative to

00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:21.960
 bless David

00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:23.100
 and to be

00:28:23.100 --> 00:28:24.140
 David's covenant

00:28:24.140 --> 00:28:25.920
 God and to

00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:26.880
 wipe away his

00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:27.600
 sins and to

00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:29.220
 be his Lord.

00:28:29.320 --> 00:28:29.900
 That's the only

00:28:29.900 --> 00:28:30.840
 confidence David

00:28:30.840 --> 00:28:31.680
 has to pray

00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:32.220
 this way.

00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:33.920
 Look there,

00:28:34.039 --> 00:28:34.400
 starting in

00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:34.860
 verse 10.

00:28:34.859 --> 00:28:37.439
 says,

00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:38.439
 all the paths

00:28:38.439 --> 00:28:38.959
 of the Lord

00:28:38.959 --> 00:28:39.899
 are steadfast

00:28:39.899 --> 00:28:40.519
 love and

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:41.439
 faithfulness for

00:28:41.439 --> 00:28:42.099
 those who

00:28:42.099 --> 00:28:42.799
 keep his

00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:43.699
 covenant and

00:28:43.699 --> 00:28:44.839
 his testimonies.

00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.559
 For your

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:47.399
 name's sake,

00:28:47.459 --> 00:28:47.819
 O Lord,

00:28:47.939 --> 00:28:48.379
 pardon my

00:28:48.379 --> 00:28:48.719
 guilt,

00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:49.559
 for it is

00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:49.899
 great.

00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.419
 Who is the

00:28:51.419 --> 00:28:51.839
 man who

00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:52.359
 fears the

00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:52.719
 Lord?

00:28:53.399 --> 00:28:54.159
 Him will he

00:28:54.159 --> 00:28:54.719
 instruct in

00:28:54.719 --> 00:28:55.179
 the way that

00:28:55.179 --> 00:28:55.500
 he should

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:55.939
 choose.

00:28:56.699 --> 00:28:57.379
 His soul

00:28:57.379 --> 00:28:58.119
 shall abide

00:28:58.119 --> 00:28:58.959
 in well-being

00:28:58.959 --> 00:29:00.019
 and his

00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:00.899
 offspring shall

00:29:00.899 --> 00:29:01.459
 inherit the

00:29:01.459 --> 00:29:01.799
 land.

00:29:02.719 --> 00:29:03.319
 The friendship

00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:03.899
 of the Lord

00:29:03.899 --> 00:29:04.419
 is for those

00:29:04.419 --> 00:29:04.960
 who fear

00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:06.119
 him and he

00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:06.619
 makes known

00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:08.059
 to them his

00:29:08.059 --> 00:29:08.419
 covenant.

00:29:09.480 --> 00:29:10.279
 My eyes are

00:29:10.279 --> 00:29:11.079
 ever toward

00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:11.759
 the Lord for

00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:12.439
 he will pluck

00:29:12.439 --> 00:29:13.599
 my feet out

00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.599
 of the net.

00:29:14.679 --> 00:29:15.079
 This is

00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:15.799
 covenant

00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:16.839
 language.

00:29:18.240 --> 00:29:19.220
 All of these

00:29:19.220 --> 00:29:19.980
 prayers of

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:20.359
 David,

00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:21.240
 everything he's

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:21.839
 asked for,

00:29:22.539 --> 00:29:23.539
 protection from

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:24.099
 his enemies,

00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:25.500
 comfort in

00:29:25.500 --> 00:29:26.200
 his affliction,

00:29:26.659 --> 00:29:27.619
 guidance in

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:28.619
 his indecision,

00:29:28.980 --> 00:29:29.960
 forgiveness of

00:29:29.960 --> 00:29:30.439
 sin,

00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:31.839
 these are all

00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:32.980
 blessings of

00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:33.519
 being in

00:29:33.519 --> 00:29:34.180
 covenant with

00:29:34.180 --> 00:29:34.620
 God.

00:29:35.819 --> 00:29:36.680
 His steadfast

00:29:36.680 --> 00:29:37.279
 love,

00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:38.660
 his mercy,

00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:40.079
 his patience,

00:29:40.360 --> 00:29:41.120
 his kindness,

00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:41.880
 his goodness

00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:42.559
 towards us,

00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:43.299
 these are all

00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:44.680
 covenant blessings.

00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:46.400
 Not everyone

00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:47.019
 gets to

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:47.940
 experience these

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.420
 blessings.

00:29:49.460 --> 00:29:50.299
 Because not

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:51.259
 everyone is in

00:29:51.259 --> 00:29:51.960
 covenant with

00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:52.460
 the Lord.

00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:55.120
 David prays

00:29:55.120 --> 00:29:55.839
 this way because

00:29:55.839 --> 00:29:57.140
 he is in

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:57.819
 covenant with

00:29:57.819 --> 00:29:58.900
 the Lord and

00:29:58.900 --> 00:29:59.819
 he knows that

00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.500
 the Lord has

00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:01.920
 brought him into

00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:02.660
 covenant with

00:30:02.660 --> 00:30:03.000
 him.

00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:03.740
 The Lord has

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:04.740
 promised these

00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:05.519
 good things,

00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:06.019
 these good

00:30:06.019 --> 00:30:06.740
 blessings to

00:30:06.740 --> 00:30:07.080
 David.

00:30:07.580 --> 00:30:08.580
 God's covenant,

00:30:08.900 --> 00:30:10.140
 his promise has

00:30:10.140 --> 00:30:11.820
 brought David and

00:30:11.820 --> 00:30:13.560
 his people into

00:30:13.560 --> 00:30:14.800
 covenant relationship

00:30:14.800 --> 00:30:15.540
 with the Lord.

00:30:15.660 --> 00:30:16.140
 And so,

00:30:17.100 --> 00:30:18.740
 David prays.

00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:20.380
 In fact,

00:30:20.420 --> 00:30:21.279
 he calls to mind

00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:21.900
 God's covenant

00:30:21.900 --> 00:30:22.800
 promises to

00:30:22.800 --> 00:30:23.880
 Abraham in

00:30:23.880 --> 00:30:24.759
 Genesis 15.

00:30:24.860 --> 00:30:25.259
 Did you notice

00:30:25.259 --> 00:30:25.540
 that?

00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:27.420
 Verse 13,

00:30:27.580 --> 00:30:28.519
 he adds,

00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:29.319
 the one who is

00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:30.019
 humble,

00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:31.400
 who fears the

00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:31.779
 Lord,

00:30:31.879 --> 00:30:32.480
 who walks in

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:33.660
 covenant faithfulness,

00:30:33.859 --> 00:30:35.220
 his soul will

00:30:35.220 --> 00:30:35.779
 abide in

00:30:35.779 --> 00:30:36.599
 well-being and

00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:37.559
 his offspring

00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:39.279
 will inherit

00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:40.940
 the land.

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.639
 Ask yourself

00:30:43.639 --> 00:30:45.539
 who that might

00:30:45.539 --> 00:30:45.879
 be.

00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:49.480
 Does anybody

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.059
 you know fit

00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:50.639
 this description?

00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:54.560
 one that perfectly

00:30:54.560 --> 00:30:55.480
 fears the

00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:55.800
 Lord,

00:30:57.720 --> 00:30:58.500
 is perfectly

00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:59.400
 humble?

00:31:01.100 --> 00:31:01.940
 Anybody you

00:31:01.940 --> 00:31:02.320
 know that

00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:03.620
 perfectly walks

00:31:03.620 --> 00:31:05.040
 in all his

00:31:05.040 --> 00:31:05.420
 ways?

00:31:05.560 --> 00:31:06.020
 Certainly it

00:31:06.020 --> 00:31:06.580
 wasn't David,

00:31:07.100 --> 00:31:07.840
 not perfectly.

00:31:08.980 --> 00:31:09.680
 It wasn't

00:31:09.680 --> 00:31:10.720
 Abraham or

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.860
 Moses,

00:31:12.060 --> 00:31:12.780
 not perfectly.

00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:14.940
 the only

00:31:14.940 --> 00:31:16.240
 one to

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:17.059
 perfectly

00:31:17.059 --> 00:31:17.859
 fulfill

00:31:17.859 --> 00:31:18.460
 God's

00:31:18.460 --> 00:31:18.839
 covenant

00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:20.160
 and to

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.680
 perfectly

00:31:20.680 --> 00:31:21.440
 walk in

00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:21.899
 humble

00:31:21.899 --> 00:31:22.639
 dependence

00:31:22.639 --> 00:31:23.339
 all the

00:31:23.339 --> 00:31:23.720
 days of

00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:24.139
 his life,

00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:24.740
 to walk in

00:31:24.740 --> 00:31:25.579
 all his

00:31:25.579 --> 00:31:26.259
 ways and

00:31:26.259 --> 00:31:26.859
 all his

00:31:26.859 --> 00:31:27.259
 paths,

00:31:27.559 --> 00:31:28.339
 is none

00:31:28.339 --> 00:31:29.339
 other but

00:31:29.339 --> 00:31:30.000
 the Lord

00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:31.299
 Jesus Christ.

00:31:33.440 --> 00:31:34.160
 Christ

00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:34.980
 Jesus

00:31:34.980 --> 00:31:36.700
 is the

00:31:36.700 --> 00:31:37.299
 true and

00:31:37.299 --> 00:31:38.019
 better son

00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:38.579
 of David.

00:31:40.139 --> 00:31:40.960
 He is the

00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:41.660
 true and

00:31:41.660 --> 00:31:42.759
 better Israel.

00:31:42.779 --> 00:31:45.000
 He is the

00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:45.399
 one,

00:31:45.500 --> 00:31:46.220
 only one,

00:31:46.259 --> 00:31:46.819
 to perfectly

00:31:46.819 --> 00:31:47.660
 keep God's

00:31:47.660 --> 00:31:49.039
 covenant and

00:31:49.039 --> 00:31:49.599
 he's the only

00:31:49.599 --> 00:31:50.359
 one who by

00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:51.460
 right has

00:31:51.460 --> 00:31:52.839
 earned all

00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:53.379
 of these

00:31:53.379 --> 00:31:53.799
 covenant

00:31:53.799 --> 00:31:54.619
 blessings that

00:31:54.619 --> 00:31:55.319
 David prays

00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:56.680
 for and by

00:31:56.680 --> 00:31:57.960
 grace he

00:31:57.960 --> 00:31:58.539
 gives them

00:31:58.539 --> 00:31:59.920
 freely to

00:31:59.920 --> 00:32:00.779
 sinners like

00:32:00.779 --> 00:32:01.359
 us.

00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:05.539
 As Christ

00:32:05.539 --> 00:32:06.379
 prepared to

00:32:06.379 --> 00:32:06.779
 give his

00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.420
 life in

00:32:07.420 --> 00:32:08.019
 place of

00:32:08.019 --> 00:32:08.480
 covenant

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.559
 breakers like

00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:09.859
 you and

00:32:09.859 --> 00:32:10.059
 I,

00:32:10.139 --> 00:32:10.579
 he lifted

00:32:10.579 --> 00:32:11.359
 his glass

00:32:11.359 --> 00:32:12.460
 and instituted

00:32:12.460 --> 00:32:13.400
 a new

00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:14.079
 covenant

00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:15.840
 saying this

00:32:15.840 --> 00:32:17.680
 cup is the

00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:18.259
 new covenant

00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:19.200
 in my

00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:20.279
 blood

00:32:20.279 --> 00:32:21.720
 so that

00:32:21.720 --> 00:32:23.380
 now any

00:32:23.380 --> 00:32:24.360
 who are

00:32:24.360 --> 00:32:25.500
 in him,

00:32:25.840 --> 00:32:26.579
 Jew and

00:32:26.579 --> 00:32:27.579
 Gentile alike,

00:32:27.840 --> 00:32:28.579
 any who are

00:32:28.579 --> 00:32:29.799
 in him by

00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:30.799
 faith are

00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:31.759
 now brought

00:32:31.759 --> 00:32:33.019
 into covenant

00:32:33.019 --> 00:32:33.940
 with the

00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.319
 Lord.

00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:34.379
 Lord.

00:32:36.379 --> 00:32:37.419
 How can

00:32:37.419 --> 00:32:38.559
 you know

00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:39.220
 for certain

00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:41.139
 that God

00:32:41.139 --> 00:32:42.319
 is for

00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:43.839
 you and

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:44.740
 not against

00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:45.419
 you in

00:32:45.419 --> 00:32:45.980
 your sin?

00:32:46.099 --> 00:32:46.439
 There is

00:32:46.439 --> 00:32:47.119
 but one

00:32:47.119 --> 00:32:47.700
 way.

00:32:48.099 --> 00:32:48.960
 Come to

00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:50.259
 Christ Jesus

00:32:50.259 --> 00:32:51.539
 by faith.

00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:54.000
 How can

00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:54.500
 you know

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:55.079
 for certain

00:32:55.079 --> 00:32:55.619
 that God

00:32:55.619 --> 00:32:56.519
 will protect

00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:57.419
 you ultimately

00:32:57.419 --> 00:32:58.039
 from all

00:32:58.039 --> 00:32:58.559
 your enemies?

00:32:59.259 --> 00:33:00.039
 There is

00:33:00.039 --> 00:33:00.720
 but one

00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:01.099
 way.

00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:03.019
 come to

00:33:03.019 --> 00:33:03.559
 the Lord

00:33:03.559 --> 00:33:04.119
 Jesus

00:33:04.119 --> 00:33:05.359
 in faith

00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:07.240
 who died

00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:07.799
 to save

00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:08.099
 us from

00:33:08.099 --> 00:33:08.459
 all our

00:33:08.459 --> 00:33:08.879
 enemies.

00:33:10.099 --> 00:33:10.539
 How can

00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:10.799
 you know

00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:11.339
 for certain

00:33:11.339 --> 00:33:12.079
 that God

00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:12.740
 will guide

00:33:12.740 --> 00:33:13.159
 you and

00:33:13.159 --> 00:33:14.039
 lead you

00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.500
 all the

00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:14.939
 days of

00:33:14.939 --> 00:33:15.339
 your life?

00:33:15.599 --> 00:33:16.039
 Come to

00:33:16.039 --> 00:33:16.659
 Christ who

00:33:16.659 --> 00:33:17.299
 is himself

00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:18.000
 the way

00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:18.619
 and the

00:33:18.619 --> 00:33:19.139
 truth

00:33:19.139 --> 00:33:19.659
 and the

00:33:19.659 --> 00:33:20.019
 life.

00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:20.899
 No one

00:33:20.899 --> 00:33:21.439
 comes to

00:33:21.439 --> 00:33:21.879
 the Father

00:33:21.879 --> 00:33:22.339
 but by

00:33:22.339 --> 00:33:22.839
 him.

00:33:23.500 --> 00:33:23.879
 Where do

00:33:23.879 --> 00:33:24.259
 we look

00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:24.639
 to find

00:33:24.639 --> 00:33:25.159
 comfort

00:33:25.159 --> 00:33:25.480
 in our

00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:26.000
 affliction?

00:33:26.359 --> 00:33:26.859
 It is by

00:33:26.859 --> 00:33:27.599
 coming to

00:33:27.599 --> 00:33:28.659
 Christ Jesus

00:33:28.660 --> 00:33:29.900
 by faith.

00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:32.160
 How do

00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:32.460
 we know

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.900
 that God

00:33:32.900 --> 00:33:33.380
 will forgive

00:33:33.380 --> 00:33:33.759
 you of

00:33:33.759 --> 00:33:34.420
 every sin?

00:33:35.860 --> 00:33:36.220
 There is

00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:36.580
 but one

00:33:36.580 --> 00:33:36.900
 way.

00:33:38.360 --> 00:33:39.000
 What can

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.540
 wash away

00:33:39.540 --> 00:33:40.140
 my sin?

00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:41.779
 Nothing

00:33:41.779 --> 00:33:42.400
 but the

00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:42.900
 blood of

00:33:42.900 --> 00:33:43.200
 Jesus.

00:33:44.600 --> 00:33:45.380
 What can

00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:45.779
 make me

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.380
 whole again?

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:47.180
 Nothing

00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:47.900
 but the

00:33:47.900 --> 00:33:48.840
 blood of

00:33:48.840 --> 00:33:49.220
 Jesus.

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:50.080
 Nothing

00:33:50.080 --> 00:33:50.980
 can for

00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:51.480
 sin

00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:52.019
 atone.

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:52.779
 Nothing

00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:53.480
 but the

00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:53.960
 blood of

00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:54.300
 Jesus.

00:33:54.540 --> 00:33:55.200
 Not of

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:55.519
 good that

00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:55.900
 I have

00:33:55.900 --> 00:33:56.240
 done.

00:33:56.680 --> 00:33:57.000
 Nothing

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.800
 but the

00:33:57.800 --> 00:33:58.300
 blood

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:59.019
 blood of

00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.379
 Jesus.

00:34:01.659 --> 00:34:02.279
 If you

00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:02.599
 are in

00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:03.359
 Christ by

00:34:03.359 --> 00:34:04.240
 faith

00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:06.539
 we trust

00:34:06.539 --> 00:34:07.000
 for his

00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:07.720
 name's sake

00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:08.119
 he will

00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:08.820
 lead us

00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:10.119
 safely home

00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:10.460
 to the

00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:11.259
 true promised

00:34:11.259 --> 00:34:11.699
 land.

00:34:12.559 --> 00:34:12.840
 In the

00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:13.360
 new heavens

00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:13.639
 and the

00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:14.179
 new earth

00:34:14.179 --> 00:34:14.779
 who is

00:34:14.779 --> 00:34:15.059
 it that

00:34:15.059 --> 00:34:15.820
 is in

00:34:15.820 --> 00:34:16.159
 covenant

00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:16.800
 with the

00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:17.119
 Lord?

00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:17.699
 Galatians

00:34:17.699 --> 00:34:18.380
 3 tells

00:34:18.380 --> 00:34:18.800
 us it

00:34:18.800 --> 00:34:19.300
 is those

00:34:19.300 --> 00:34:20.139
 of faith

00:34:20.139 --> 00:34:20.460
 who are

00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:20.900
 the sons

00:34:20.900 --> 00:34:21.460
 of Abraham.

00:34:22.940 --> 00:34:23.619
 So then

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.059
 those who

00:34:24.059 --> 00:34:24.400
 are of

00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:24.960
 faith are

00:34:24.960 --> 00:34:25.380
 blessed

00:34:25.380 --> 00:34:26.099
 along with

00:34:26.099 --> 00:34:26.779
 Abraham the

00:34:26.779 --> 00:34:27.219
 man of

00:34:27.219 --> 00:34:27.619
 faith.

00:34:28.300 --> 00:34:29.100
 in Christ

00:34:29.100 --> 00:34:29.780
 Jesus the

00:34:29.780 --> 00:34:30.400
 blessing of

00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:31.340
 Abraham might

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:31.940
 come to

00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:33.000
 the Gentiles

00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:34.060
 so that we

00:34:34.060 --> 00:34:34.920
 might receive

00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:35.560
 the promised

00:34:35.560 --> 00:34:36.620
 spirit through

00:34:36.620 --> 00:34:37.460
 faith.

00:34:39.900 --> 00:34:41.019
 Church as

00:34:41.019 --> 00:34:41.860
 his covenant

00:34:41.860 --> 00:34:42.660
 people

00:34:42.660 --> 00:34:45.600
 we can cry

00:34:45.600 --> 00:34:46.240
 out to him

00:34:46.240 --> 00:34:46.800
 in full

00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:47.740
 dependence and

00:34:47.740 --> 00:34:49.019
 confidence in

00:34:49.019 --> 00:34:50.100
 every circumstance

00:34:50.100 --> 00:34:51.140
 in every

00:34:51.140 --> 00:34:52.600
 affliction trusting

00:34:52.600 --> 00:34:53.539
 that the Lord will

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.840
 teach us and

00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:56.080
 lead us and

00:34:56.080 --> 00:34:57.300
 forgive us and

00:34:57.300 --> 00:34:58.900
 protect us in

00:34:58.900 --> 00:35:00.140
 Christ Jesus

00:35:00.140 --> 00:35:01.380
 our Lord.

00:35:03.539 --> 00:35:04.280
 But not

00:35:04.280 --> 00:35:04.820
 just us

00:35:04.820 --> 00:35:05.480
 individually.

00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:08.060
 I want you

00:35:08.060 --> 00:35:08.500
 to look there

00:35:08.500 --> 00:35:09.260
 to the end of

00:35:09.260 --> 00:35:09.760
 the psalm in

00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:10.840
 verse 22 and

00:35:10.840 --> 00:35:11.660
 notice how he

00:35:11.660 --> 00:35:12.560
 finishes this

00:35:12.560 --> 00:35:13.039
 psalm.

00:35:13.120 --> 00:35:13.700
 It almost seems

00:35:13.700 --> 00:35:14.360
 out of place

00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:15.120
 doesn't it?

00:35:16.560 --> 00:35:17.140
 You would

00:35:17.140 --> 00:35:18.300
 expect after

00:35:18.300 --> 00:35:18.880
 all of these

00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:20.500
 individual requests

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:21.380
 of David that

00:35:21.380 --> 00:35:22.220
 maybe he would

00:35:22.220 --> 00:35:22.920
 finish by saying

00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:23.500
 something like

00:35:23.500 --> 00:35:24.720
 redeem me out of

00:35:24.719 --> 00:35:25.399
 all my troubles

00:35:25.399 --> 00:35:25.739
 God.

00:35:26.779 --> 00:35:27.619
 Would you

00:35:27.619 --> 00:35:28.259
 come and

00:35:28.259 --> 00:35:29.079
 help me

00:35:29.079 --> 00:35:30.619
 redeem me?

00:35:32.019 --> 00:35:32.699
 What does

00:35:32.699 --> 00:35:33.059
 he say?

00:35:34.539 --> 00:35:35.659
 Redeem Israel

00:35:35.659 --> 00:35:36.739
 oh God

00:35:36.739 --> 00:35:38.279
 out of all

00:35:38.279 --> 00:35:39.000
 his troubles.

00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:41.919
 This is not

00:35:41.919 --> 00:35:43.219
 just a prayer

00:35:43.219 --> 00:35:44.439
 for himself.

00:35:45.699 --> 00:35:47.119
 He extends

00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:48.739
 it as a

00:35:48.739 --> 00:35:49.439
 prayer for

00:35:49.439 --> 00:35:50.779
 all those

00:35:50.779 --> 00:35:51.639
 who are in

00:35:51.639 --> 00:35:52.879
 covenant with

00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:53.660
 the Lord.

00:35:55.000 --> 00:35:56.079
 All his

00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:56.700
 covenant

00:35:56.700 --> 00:35:57.800
 people.

00:35:59.579 --> 00:36:00.500
 In church as we

00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:01.039
 think about how

00:36:01.039 --> 00:36:02.039
 to apply this

00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:02.960
 psalm each and

00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:03.860
 every one of us

00:36:03.860 --> 00:36:04.559
 ought to be

00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:05.400
 encouraged.

00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:06.380
 If you are in

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:07.400
 Christ by faith

00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:07.880
 you ought to be

00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:08.519
 encouraged to

00:36:08.519 --> 00:36:10.000
 cry out to him

00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:11.300
 individually for

00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:12.400
 all of the many

00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:13.300
 problems that you

00:36:13.300 --> 00:36:14.760
 face every single

00:36:14.760 --> 00:36:15.900
 day but not

00:36:15.900 --> 00:36:17.119
 just for yourself.

00:36:18.519 --> 00:36:19.740
 Are you crying

00:36:19.740 --> 00:36:20.880
 out on behalf

00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:21.579
 of the church?

00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:24.660
 Are you crying

00:36:24.660 --> 00:36:25.440
 out on behalf

00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:26.420
 of all of God's

00:36:26.420 --> 00:36:27.220
 covenant people

00:36:27.220 --> 00:36:28.200
 those who are in

00:36:28.200 --> 00:36:29.300
 Christ by faith?

00:36:30.940 --> 00:36:32.440
 Are you so

00:36:32.440 --> 00:36:33.360
 invested in one

00:36:33.360 --> 00:36:33.980
 another's lives

00:36:33.980 --> 00:36:34.780
 that you know

00:36:34.780 --> 00:36:35.980
 what each other

00:36:35.980 --> 00:36:37.019
 needs and what

00:36:37.019 --> 00:36:38.079
 the afflictions of

00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:39.200
 one another's heart

00:36:39.200 --> 00:36:39.460
 is?

00:36:39.500 --> 00:36:40.059
 What's weighing

00:36:40.059 --> 00:36:41.099
 one another down?

00:36:41.619 --> 00:36:42.559
 Are you praying

00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:44.079
 for one another

00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:44.940
 for protection

00:36:44.940 --> 00:36:46.400
 for comfort

00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:47.559
 for guidance

00:36:47.559 --> 00:36:48.800
 for forgiveness?

00:36:48.800 --> 00:36:49.019
 forgiveness?

00:36:50.860 --> 00:36:52.039
 David shows us

00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:52.800
 here how to cry

00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:53.860
 out to the Lord

00:36:53.860 --> 00:36:54.660
 in dependence

00:36:54.660 --> 00:36:55.980
 not just for your

00:36:55.980 --> 00:36:56.880
 own troubles

00:36:56.880 --> 00:36:57.680
 but for one

00:36:57.680 --> 00:36:59.019
 another's troubles

00:36:59.019 --> 00:37:01.200
 rooting our cries

00:37:01.200 --> 00:37:02.519
 and our comfort

00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:03.440
 in both the

00:37:03.440 --> 00:37:04.500
 character and the

00:37:04.500 --> 00:37:06.080
 covenant of God.

00:37:06.220 --> 00:37:07.000
 So listen to this

00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:08.519
 from 2 Corinthians

00:37:08.519 --> 00:37:09.420
 chapter 1 as we

00:37:09.420 --> 00:37:09.780
 close.

00:37:09.780 --> 00:37:12.460
 Paul writes

00:37:12.460 --> 00:37:13.240
 blessed be the

00:37:13.240 --> 00:37:14.080
 God and Father

00:37:14.080 --> 00:37:14.760
 of our Lord

00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:15.660
 Jesus Christ

00:37:15.660 --> 00:37:17.380
 the Father of

00:37:17.380 --> 00:37:18.540
 mercies and God

00:37:18.540 --> 00:37:19.600
 of all comfort

00:37:19.600 --> 00:37:21.519
 who comforts us

00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:22.620
 in our affliction

00:37:22.620 --> 00:37:24.160
 so that we may be

00:37:24.160 --> 00:37:25.060
 able to comfort

00:37:25.060 --> 00:37:26.380
 those who are in

00:37:26.380 --> 00:37:27.460
 any affliction

00:37:27.460 --> 00:37:28.860
 with a comfort

00:37:28.860 --> 00:37:29.720
 with which we

00:37:29.720 --> 00:37:30.420
 ourselves are

00:37:30.420 --> 00:37:31.640
 comforted by God

00:37:31.640 --> 00:37:33.500
 whereas we share

00:37:33.500 --> 00:37:34.640
 abundantly in

00:37:34.640 --> 00:37:35.820
 Christ's sufferings

00:37:35.820 --> 00:37:37.500
 so through Christ

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:38.820
 we share abundantly

00:37:38.820 --> 00:37:39.840
 in comfort too.

00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:41.380
 If we are

00:37:41.380 --> 00:37:42.199
 afflicted

00:37:42.199 --> 00:37:43.440
 it is for your

00:37:43.440 --> 00:37:44.320
 comfort and

00:37:44.320 --> 00:37:44.780
 salvation

00:37:44.780 --> 00:37:46.340
 and if we are

00:37:46.340 --> 00:37:46.900
 comforted

00:37:46.900 --> 00:37:47.559
 it is for your

00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:48.019
 comfort

00:37:48.019 --> 00:37:49.219
 which you experience

00:37:49.219 --> 00:37:50.139
 when you patiently

00:37:50.139 --> 00:37:51.079
 endure the same

00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:52.139
 sufferings that we

00:37:52.139 --> 00:37:52.579
 endure.

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:54.519
 Our hope for you

00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:55.199
 is unshaken

00:37:55.199 --> 00:37:56.039
 for we know that

00:37:56.039 --> 00:37:56.780
 as you share in

00:37:56.780 --> 00:37:57.539
 our sufferings

00:37:57.539 --> 00:37:58.340
 you will also

00:37:58.340 --> 00:38:00.139
 share in our

00:38:00.139 --> 00:38:00.539
 comfort.

00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:03.760
 As you look

00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:04.460
 around and

00:38:04.460 --> 00:38:06.380
 you hear the

00:38:06.380 --> 00:38:07.300
 needs around

00:38:07.300 --> 00:38:07.800
 you the

00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:08.600
 troubles that

00:38:08.600 --> 00:38:09.360
 each other

00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:10.039
 goes through

00:38:10.039 --> 00:38:10.580
 throughout our

00:38:10.580 --> 00:38:11.060
 lives.

00:38:12.940 --> 00:38:13.900
 For those who

00:38:13.900 --> 00:38:14.460
 are prone to

00:38:14.460 --> 00:38:15.900
 just hunker

00:38:15.900 --> 00:38:16.620
 down and wait

00:38:16.620 --> 00:38:17.160
 for a different

00:38:17.160 --> 00:38:17.980
 day to come

00:38:17.980 --> 00:38:18.740
 would you point

00:38:18.740 --> 00:38:19.420
 them to the

00:38:19.420 --> 00:38:20.640
 present faithfulness

00:38:20.640 --> 00:38:21.140
 of the Lord

00:38:21.140 --> 00:38:21.840
 with them now?

00:38:23.860 --> 00:38:24.460
 For those who

00:38:24.460 --> 00:38:26.000
 are prone to

00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:26.940
 turn to

00:38:26.940 --> 00:38:27.580
 distractions

00:38:27.580 --> 00:38:28.640
 prone to

00:38:28.640 --> 00:38:29.080
 wonder

00:38:29.080 --> 00:38:30.240
 would you

00:38:30.240 --> 00:38:31.420
 point them to

00:38:31.420 --> 00:38:32.120
 their need for

00:38:32.120 --> 00:38:32.960
 the Lord above

00:38:32.960 --> 00:38:33.660
 all else?

00:38:35.340 --> 00:38:35.940
 For those who

00:38:35.940 --> 00:38:37.180
 are prone to

00:38:37.179 --> 00:38:38.239
 just grit

00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:38.960
 through it and

00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:39.679
 be determined

00:38:39.679 --> 00:38:40.639
 and be strong

00:38:40.639 --> 00:38:41.519
 and push their

00:38:41.519 --> 00:38:42.159
 way through

00:38:42.159 --> 00:38:42.799
 would you point

00:38:42.799 --> 00:38:43.339
 them to the

00:38:43.339 --> 00:38:44.239
 Lord's strength

00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:45.000
 on their behalf?

00:38:46.579 --> 00:38:47.480
 For those who

00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:48.480
 just feel defeated

00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:50.839
 ready to toss in

00:38:50.839 --> 00:38:51.319
 the towel

00:38:51.319 --> 00:38:53.219
 would you point

00:38:53.219 --> 00:38:54.440
 them to the

00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:55.379
 Lord's victory

00:38:55.379 --> 00:38:56.679
 on their behalf

00:38:56.679 --> 00:38:57.539
 in the coming

00:38:57.539 --> 00:38:58.519
 day when he

00:38:58.519 --> 00:38:59.519
 will return and

00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:00.359
 wipe away every

00:39:00.359 --> 00:39:01.119
 tear from every

00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:01.399
 eye?

00:39:02.299 --> 00:39:03.079
 Let's pray.

00:39:03.079 --> 00:39:03.739
 Lord

00:39:03.739 --> 00:39:08.299
 we want to be

00:39:08.299 --> 00:39:09.119
 a people who

00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:09.840
 walk in

00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:10.299
 complete

00:39:10.299 --> 00:39:11.159
 dependence on

00:39:11.159 --> 00:39:11.360
 you.

00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:13.739
 We have more

00:39:13.739 --> 00:39:14.319
 needs than we

00:39:14.319 --> 00:39:15.099
 can count and

00:39:15.099 --> 00:39:15.719
 even the ones we

00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:16.279
 can count are

00:39:16.279 --> 00:39:16.960
 just the beginning

00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:18.420
 Lord of our

00:39:18.420 --> 00:39:19.340
 true state our

00:39:19.340 --> 00:39:19.940
 true need.

00:39:20.139 --> 00:39:20.759
 Father we need

00:39:20.759 --> 00:39:21.739
 forgiveness we

00:39:21.739 --> 00:39:22.719
 need comfort we

00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:24.139
 need protection we

00:39:24.139 --> 00:39:26.059
 need guidance we

00:39:26.059 --> 00:39:26.819
 need your presence

00:39:26.819 --> 00:39:28.759
 with us but

00:39:28.759 --> 00:39:29.719
 Lord we pray

00:39:29.719 --> 00:39:31.000
 asking for these

00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:32.239
 things in confidence

00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:32.980
 because you've

00:39:32.980 --> 00:39:34.099
 promised them to

00:39:34.099 --> 00:39:35.079
 us in Christ.

00:39:37.800 --> 00:39:38.860
 We praise you

00:39:38.860 --> 00:39:39.699
 for the gospel of

00:39:39.699 --> 00:39:41.039
 Jesus that that

00:39:41.039 --> 00:39:42.139
 brings us sinners

00:39:42.139 --> 00:39:43.000
 like us into

00:39:43.000 --> 00:39:44.179
 covenant with you

00:39:44.179 --> 00:39:45.519
 and gives us full

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:47.659
 access to the

00:39:47.659 --> 00:39:48.380
 blessing of knowing

00:39:48.380 --> 00:39:49.260
 you and walking

00:39:49.260 --> 00:39:49.820
 with you in this

00:39:49.820 --> 00:39:50.179
 life.

00:39:50.960 --> 00:39:51.619
 We love you Lord

00:39:51.619 --> 00:39:52.219
 we pray this in

00:39:52.219 --> 00:39:52.780
 Jesus name.

00:39:53.539 --> 00:39:53.780
 Amen.