WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.160 questions. So this is David, and he writes, I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. 00:00:08.980 --> 00:00:15.780 I will recount of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you. I will sing praise to your 00:00:15.780 --> 00:00:22.760 name, O Most High. When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before me, or they stumble and 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:29.519 perish before your presence. For you have maintained my just cause. You have sat on the 00:00:29.519 --> 00:00:36.019 throne giving righteous judgment. You have rebuked the nations. You have made the wicked perish. 00:00:36.019 --> 00:00:43.219 You have blotted out their name forever and ever. The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins. 00:00:43.899 --> 00:00:53.899 Their cities you rooted out. The very memory of them has perished. But the Lord sits enthroned 00:00:53.899 --> 00:01:02.259 forever. He has established his throne for justice. He judges the world with righteousness. 00:01:02.259 --> 00:01:09.180 The people with uprightness. The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed and a stronghold in times of 00:01:09.180 --> 00:01:17.280 trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you. For you, O Lord, have not forsaken those 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:28.280 who seek you. Sing praises to the Lord who sits enthroned in Zion. Tell among the peoples his deeds. 00:01:29.060 --> 00:01:36.180 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them. He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. 00:01:36.180 --> 00:01:41.900 Be gracious to me, O Lord. See my affliction from those who hate me. 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:51.440 O you who lift me up from the gates of death. 00:01:53.740 --> 00:02:02.440 So David begins this psalm, and I'm just going to say this psalm, I mean 9 and 10, with praise to God. 00:02:02.439 --> 00:02:14.099 That's his first posture in addressing the evil and wickedness, not only within this world, but also that was in David. 00:02:15.740 --> 00:02:23.560 He begins with the praise of God, telling God who he is. 00:02:24.939 --> 00:02:32.099 I will recount of your wonderful deeds. David chooses to begin his plea for help with the God who 00:02:32.099 --> 00:02:37.079 who is worthy to be praised. Notice, David doesn't say, 00:02:37.859 --> 00:02:43.280 I am righteous. God, this is not fair. 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:48.680 He begins with the truth of, 00:02:49.819 --> 00:02:57.060 this is who God is from eternity past to eternity future. 00:02:57.060 --> 00:03:05.060 We read of what God has done in the past, so we are free to grieve over our present circumstance. 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:10.460 And we plead with God to act as he has in the past. 00:03:11.500 --> 00:03:15.819 Okay, as you and I read the Bible, if you are someone who reads the Bible, 00:03:15.819 --> 00:03:22.219 you read of the history of God engaging his people, 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:27.079 bringing comfort, bringing peace, 00:03:28.079 --> 00:03:30.419 meeting them in their present circumstance. 00:03:32.919 --> 00:03:35.400 And then you and I need to realize, 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:38.500 where are we in our present circumstance? 00:03:38.500 --> 00:03:41.360 And to be honest about it. 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:47.819 And what we are called to be encouraged by 00:03:47.819 --> 00:03:51.120 is the way that God has acted in the past, 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:53.340 promised in the present. 00:03:53.539 --> 00:03:54.180 He is Emmanuel. 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:55.439 He is God with us. 00:03:57.039 --> 00:03:59.199 And that he will meet us again in the future. 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:05.139 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, 00:04:05.239 --> 00:04:07.439 a stronghold in times of trouble. 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.239 We are to remember. 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:17.579 That's a lot of our reading of the Bible, 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:20.240 is to remember. 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:23.759 It's to remember, 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:27.060 how did God meet the Israelites in the Old Testament? 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:32.240 How has God met the people of God throughout history? 00:04:36.740 --> 00:04:37.259 Remember, 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:39.839 that is the God of the Bible. 00:04:41.420 --> 00:04:43.019 And that is what he does. 00:04:43.500 --> 00:04:45.480 But the big problem is, 00:04:46.419 --> 00:04:49.379 we have our own personal expectations 00:04:49.379 --> 00:04:52.319 of this is how God needs to meet me today. 00:04:53.459 --> 00:04:55.899 And when God does not do that, 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:58.300 we get frustrated. 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:04.259 And we become disenfranchised 00:05:04.259 --> 00:05:06.159 with the God of the Bible 00:05:06.159 --> 00:05:09.000 and many times the church 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:11.560 and other Christians. 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:15.459 Because we've created this way 00:05:15.459 --> 00:05:18.639 that we assume God is gonna meet us. 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:22.699 God is there. 00:05:22.699 --> 00:05:23.839 But the truth is, 00:05:23.979 --> 00:05:25.000 throughout Scripture, 00:05:25.819 --> 00:05:26.719 God is there. 00:05:28.740 --> 00:05:31.000 God is worthy of praise. 00:05:32.599 --> 00:05:33.899 And God knows. 00:05:37.879 --> 00:05:38.959 God is there. 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:40.839 He was there in the past, 00:05:41.819 --> 00:05:42.599 throughout history, 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:45.660 and he is there now with you. 00:05:48.660 --> 00:05:50.439 He is worthy of praise, 00:05:50.760 --> 00:05:51.960 always has been, 00:05:52.400 --> 00:05:53.720 always will be. 00:05:56.060 --> 00:05:58.260 And God knows. 00:05:59.400 --> 00:06:01.040 He's not surprised 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:05.140 by whatever is going on in your life. 00:06:05.139 --> 00:06:08.740 He's not a surprise to him. 00:06:12.099 --> 00:06:14.719 And this is part of what we do every Sunday 00:06:14.719 --> 00:06:17.439 as people of faith in Christ, 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:20.060 is that we gather with a community of believers 00:06:20.060 --> 00:06:23.919 to be reminded of these things. 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:25.779 That God is there, 00:06:26.139 --> 00:06:27.560 God is worthy of praise, 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:28.680 and God knows. 00:06:33.379 --> 00:06:34.839 And we hear words, 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:35.980 and we sing words, 00:06:36.100 --> 00:06:37.680 and we recite words 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:40.579 that carry these truths. 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:44.459 So whenever you go home today, 00:06:45.220 --> 00:06:47.120 if you take your worship guide, 00:06:47.259 --> 00:06:48.480 worship bulletin with you, 00:06:49.340 --> 00:06:50.699 I encourage you, 00:06:50.980 --> 00:06:51.899 read through it. 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:55.240 Because what you have been reminded of 00:06:55.240 --> 00:06:57.780 is these three things. 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:04.000 And what does that mean for you 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:07.180 as you wake up Monday morning? 00:07:11.860 --> 00:07:12.980 In this psalm, 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:14.780 there's a cry of lament 00:07:14.780 --> 00:07:18.199 from King David. 00:07:18.980 --> 00:07:20.100 We don't like lament. 00:07:20.100 --> 00:07:21.600 It seems weak 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:23.139 and maybe un-American. 00:07:23.139 --> 00:07:26.719 But the majority of the psalms are lament. 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:29.439 Are people crying out to God 00:07:29.439 --> 00:07:30.939 for help. 00:07:31.800 --> 00:07:32.979 That they would know 00:07:32.979 --> 00:07:34.339 that God meets them 00:07:34.339 --> 00:07:37.159 in whatever struggle 00:07:37.159 --> 00:07:39.279 they are walking through. 00:07:40.839 --> 00:07:41.120 Lament 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:45.120 is to be a normal part of our life. 00:07:47.099 --> 00:07:48.419 Lament is not saved 00:07:48.419 --> 00:07:50.139 for the day you grieve 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:52.519 over someone's passing. 00:07:53.139 --> 00:07:55.500 Or someone's hurt against you. 00:07:56.899 --> 00:07:58.979 Lament is a part of every day of our life. 00:07:59.779 --> 00:08:01.300 That we are to lament 00:08:01.300 --> 00:08:04.459 that there is not only evil in this world, 00:08:04.560 --> 00:08:06.439 but there's also evil in our heart 00:08:06.439 --> 00:08:08.360 that has been unrefined. 00:08:13.300 --> 00:08:15.120 I think that's a greater lament. 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:22.800 We are not called to ignore sorrow and evil 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:24.480 that is around us. 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:26.560 We are called to first turn to God 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:28.500 and cry to him 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:31.079 about the affliction we experience. 00:08:32.820 --> 00:08:34.159 And this goes for everyone. 00:08:34.820 --> 00:08:36.659 If you are five years old, 00:08:37.659 --> 00:08:39.779 if you are 12 years old, 00:08:40.620 --> 00:08:41.080 especially, 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:42.879 we have five kids at our, 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:44.100 well, four kids at our house, 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:45.000 we have five kids total, 00:08:45.100 --> 00:08:45.600 one's 20, 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:46.220 lives on our own, 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:46.720 blah, blah, blah. 00:08:48.899 --> 00:08:49.720 But it's also, 00:08:49.820 --> 00:08:50.720 it's lamenting. 00:08:53.220 --> 00:08:55.980 It's allowing adolescents 00:08:55.980 --> 00:08:59.740 to have a deep theology of lament. 00:08:59.740 --> 00:09:05.659 I think I'm middle age. 00:09:06.379 --> 00:09:07.060 I'm 49. 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:08.139 I don't know. 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:09.180 Is that middle age? 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:10.159 Or maybe it's old. 00:09:10.259 --> 00:09:10.899 I'm not sure. 00:09:11.980 --> 00:09:13.799 But there's a part of my life 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:14.700 that I realize 00:09:14.700 --> 00:09:17.100 there's a part that I just need to lament 00:09:17.100 --> 00:09:20.940 and grieve. 00:09:23.940 --> 00:09:25.299 And what helps me 00:09:25.299 --> 00:09:27.860 is reading the Psalms. 00:09:27.860 --> 00:09:31.800 And recognizing, 00:09:32.320 --> 00:09:33.139 yeah, 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:34.620 spiritually, 00:09:34.800 --> 00:09:36.200 I'm not as far along 00:09:36.200 --> 00:09:37.060 as I really thought 00:09:37.060 --> 00:09:37.960 I would be at 49. 00:09:42.019 --> 00:09:42.960 I thought I'd be 00:09:42.960 --> 00:09:44.519 a lot more spiritually mature. 00:09:50.060 --> 00:09:51.620 And those are some of the things 00:09:51.620 --> 00:09:53.259 that I cry out to God 00:09:53.259 --> 00:09:54.799 and turn to him 00:09:54.799 --> 00:09:56.200 and acknowledge 00:09:56.200 --> 00:09:58.220 my own failure. 00:09:59.319 --> 00:10:01.439 And I confess 00:10:01.439 --> 00:10:02.939 and repent 00:10:02.939 --> 00:10:04.519 knowing 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:07.799 that Christ is the one 00:10:07.799 --> 00:10:08.600 who is perfect. 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:13.600 It's Christ who's done 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:14.559 everything right. 00:10:14.559 --> 00:10:18.179 as much as I'm called to, 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:19.859 as a child of God, 00:10:19.939 --> 00:10:20.619 to live 00:10:20.619 --> 00:10:22.000 in the rightness 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:23.299 of his righteousness. 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:25.899 But I realize 00:10:25.899 --> 00:10:26.459 more and more 00:10:26.459 --> 00:10:27.219 as I grow 00:10:27.219 --> 00:10:29.079 that the only perfect 00:10:29.079 --> 00:10:30.359 person 00:10:30.359 --> 00:10:31.959 is the God-man, 00:10:32.579 --> 00:10:33.319 Jesus Christ. 00:10:33.320 --> 00:10:33.379 Christ. 00:10:38.660 --> 00:10:39.720 So think about 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:40.640 your plea 00:10:40.640 --> 00:10:42.720 for mercy 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:43.440 and lament. 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:44.520 If you've ever 00:10:44.520 --> 00:10:45.320 even had one, 00:10:45.379 --> 00:10:46.240 maybe you haven't 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:47.340 and that's fine. 00:10:47.960 --> 00:10:48.780 But think about 00:10:48.780 --> 00:10:50.080 where would you start 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:50.900 with that plea? 00:10:51.460 --> 00:10:52.300 David here 00:10:52.300 --> 00:10:53.660 starts with 00:10:53.660 --> 00:10:55.180 praising 00:10:55.180 --> 00:10:56.680 the God 00:10:56.680 --> 00:10:58.100 of his righteousness. 00:10:58.100 --> 00:11:05.000 A call to God 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:06.000 is where our plea 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:06.879 is to begin 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:07.860 and to end. 00:11:07.940 --> 00:11:08.920 Our plea is heard 00:11:08.920 --> 00:11:09.980 because God 00:11:09.980 --> 00:11:11.320 is a stronghold 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:12.580 and it shows 00:11:12.580 --> 00:11:14.000 how we seek him. 00:11:14.740 --> 00:11:15.879 What does that mean 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:17.080 in your lament, 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:18.860 in your frustration, 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:21.340 in your confusion 00:11:21.340 --> 00:11:22.360 of evil 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:23.300 in this world 00:11:23.300 --> 00:11:24.399 and in your heart? 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:25.300 What does it mean 00:11:25.300 --> 00:11:26.620 that you go to God 00:11:26.620 --> 00:11:28.080 first and last? 00:11:28.100 --> 00:11:30.960 And what does 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:31.740 that look like? 00:11:33.740 --> 00:11:34.720 Verse 12 00:11:34.720 --> 00:11:34.980 says, 00:11:35.820 --> 00:11:36.840 he does not forget 00:11:36.840 --> 00:11:37.540 the cry 00:11:37.540 --> 00:11:38.399 of the afflicted. 00:11:40.460 --> 00:11:41.320 And maybe 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:41.940 that is where 00:11:41.940 --> 00:11:42.680 you are right now 00:11:42.680 --> 00:11:43.220 in your life. 00:11:43.540 --> 00:11:44.720 That you are 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:46.320 deeply 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:47.720 hurt 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:49.300 and afflicted. 00:11:51.879 --> 00:11:52.980 You are not 00:11:52.980 --> 00:11:53.399 forgotten. 00:11:55.620 --> 00:11:56.779 You are not 00:11:56.779 --> 00:11:57.220 forgotten. 00:11:57.220 --> 00:11:58.779 God sees 00:11:58.779 --> 00:12:00.740 and he hears 00:12:00.740 --> 00:12:02.139 and he is 00:12:02.139 --> 00:12:02.740 Emmanuel 00:12:02.740 --> 00:12:03.820 to you, 00:12:04.300 --> 00:12:05.279 God with us. 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:07.300 That's who 00:12:07.300 --> 00:12:08.000 he is. 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:10.500 So let's look 00:12:10.500 --> 00:12:11.180 at David's 00:12:11.180 --> 00:12:12.080 three pleas 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:12.700 for help 00:12:12.700 --> 00:12:14.060 in this passage. 00:12:14.820 --> 00:12:15.800 His three pleas 00:12:15.800 --> 00:12:16.480 for help are, 00:12:17.060 --> 00:12:17.080 God, 00:12:17.180 --> 00:12:17.840 be gracious 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:18.460 to me, 00:12:18.820 --> 00:12:19.779 let not evil 00:12:19.779 --> 00:12:20.440 prevail 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:21.580 and forget 00:12:21.580 --> 00:12:22.639 not the afflicted. 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:25.699 be gracious 00:12:25.699 --> 00:12:26.279 to me, 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:28.059 let not evil 00:12:28.059 --> 00:12:28.659 prevail, 00:12:29.580 --> 00:12:30.179 forget not 00:12:30.179 --> 00:12:30.899 the afflicted. 00:12:32.500 --> 00:12:33.399 This shows 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:33.799 the author 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:35.000 David understands 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:36.019 who God is 00:12:36.019 --> 00:12:37.500 and how humanity 00:12:37.500 --> 00:12:38.480 is called 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:39.000 to come 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:39.580 to God. 00:12:40.460 --> 00:12:41.419 We are to come 00:12:41.419 --> 00:12:41.799 to God 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:42.960 only by his grace. 00:12:44.860 --> 00:12:46.100 Only by his grace. 00:12:46.179 --> 00:12:46.600 There is only 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:47.559 one redeemer. 00:12:47.939 --> 00:12:48.399 There is only 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:49.279 one mediator 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:49.980 between God 00:12:49.980 --> 00:12:50.460 and man 00:12:50.460 --> 00:12:51.019 and it is 00:12:51.019 --> 00:12:51.400 the Lord 00:12:51.400 --> 00:12:51.879 Christ. 00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:56.120 And the God 00:12:56.120 --> 00:12:57.480 of the Bible 00:12:57.480 --> 00:12:59.100 is the great 00:12:59.100 --> 00:12:59.480 inviter. 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:02.200 He is the 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:03.240 great initiator 00:13:03.240 --> 00:13:06.240 and he is 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:06.519 the God 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:06.900 who moves 00:13:06.900 --> 00:13:07.620 toward you. 00:13:12.139 --> 00:13:12.620 Notice 00:13:12.620 --> 00:13:13.440 David does 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:13.980 not plea 00:13:13.980 --> 00:13:14.800 for fairness. 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:20.419 He does 00:13:20.419 --> 00:13:20.939 not plead 00:13:20.939 --> 00:13:21.419 for what 00:13:21.419 --> 00:13:21.699 he has 00:13:21.699 --> 00:13:22.259 earned 00:13:22.259 --> 00:13:23.359 but he 00:13:23.359 --> 00:13:23.659 has a 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:24.039 proper 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:25.099 perspective 00:13:25.099 --> 00:13:26.839 of God 00:13:26.839 --> 00:13:28.159 as God 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:28.539 relates 00:13:28.539 --> 00:13:28.899 to his 00:13:28.899 --> 00:13:29.479 creation. 00:13:32.599 --> 00:13:33.740 By a plea 00:13:33.740 --> 00:13:34.539 for grace 00:13:34.539 --> 00:13:35.120 David is 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:35.599 moving 00:13:35.599 --> 00:13:36.579 toward God 00:13:36.579 --> 00:13:37.839 and reconciliation 00:13:37.839 --> 00:13:38.959 only because 00:13:38.959 --> 00:13:39.559 God has 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:40.219 invited him. 00:13:40.220 --> 00:13:44.120 and God 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:44.700 has invited 00:13:44.700 --> 00:13:45.040 you. 00:13:49.420 --> 00:13:50.240 He has 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:50.960 invited you 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:53.360 to dwell 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:53.899 within his 00:13:53.899 --> 00:13:54.259 house. 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:56.460 He has 00:13:56.460 --> 00:13:57.060 invited you 00:13:57.060 --> 00:13:57.820 to be called 00:13:57.820 --> 00:13:58.340 one of his 00:13:58.340 --> 00:13:58.740 children. 00:14:00.340 --> 00:14:01.160 He has 00:14:01.160 --> 00:14:02.300 invited you 00:14:02.300 --> 00:14:03.080 to no longer 00:14:03.080 --> 00:14:03.480 be an 00:14:03.480 --> 00:14:03.800 orphan 00:14:03.800 --> 00:14:05.300 but to be 00:14:05.300 --> 00:14:05.720 a child 00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:06.180 of God. 00:14:06.179 --> 00:14:09.079 And as 00:14:09.079 --> 00:14:09.879 you wrestle 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:10.839 through not 00:14:10.839 --> 00:14:11.259 only the 00:14:11.259 --> 00:14:11.899 evil that 00:14:11.899 --> 00:14:13.000 the sin 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:13.379 that you 00:14:13.379 --> 00:14:13.899 struggle 00:14:13.899 --> 00:14:14.319 with 00:14:14.319 --> 00:14:16.699 but also 00:14:16.699 --> 00:14:17.239 the sin 00:14:17.239 --> 00:14:17.599 that you 00:14:17.599 --> 00:14:18.219 see outside 00:14:18.219 --> 00:14:18.779 of you 00:14:18.779 --> 00:14:19.699 it begins 00:14:19.699 --> 00:14:20.239 with 00:14:20.239 --> 00:14:22.179 accepting 00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:23.719 and living 00:14:23.719 --> 00:14:24.379 within that 00:14:24.379 --> 00:14:25.019 truth that 00:14:25.019 --> 00:14:25.579 you are a 00:14:25.579 --> 00:14:26.259 child of God 00:14:26.259 --> 00:14:27.500 and that only 00:14:27.500 --> 00:14:28.279 comes through 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:29.139 faith in 00:14:29.139 --> 00:14:29.799 Christ and 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:30.479 repentance of 00:14:30.479 --> 00:14:30.699 sin. 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:34.120 And you 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:34.620 are invited 00:14:34.620 --> 00:14:35.259 into that. 00:14:36.179 --> 00:14:42.120 So how 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:42.779 does evil 00:14:42.779 --> 00:14:43.319 prevail? 00:14:45.059 --> 00:14:45.839 Well I 00:14:45.839 --> 00:14:46.219 can't fully 00:14:46.219 --> 00:14:46.639 answer that 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:46.979 question. 00:14:47.479 --> 00:14:47.959 Obviously 00:14:47.959 --> 00:14:48.839 that's a 00:14:48.839 --> 00:14:49.239 deep 00:14:49.239 --> 00:14:50.019 deep 00:14:50.019 --> 00:14:51.019 question. 00:14:52.079 --> 00:14:52.859 There is 00:14:52.859 --> 00:14:53.399 evil in 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:53.879 this world 00:14:53.879 --> 00:14:54.559 because this 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:55.019 world is 00:14:55.019 --> 00:14:55.399 broken. 00:14:56.279 --> 00:14:56.959 This is 00:14:56.959 --> 00:14:57.659 not how it 00:14:57.659 --> 00:14:58.239 is supposed 00:14:58.239 --> 00:14:58.779 to be. 00:15:03.579 --> 00:15:04.319 And the 00:15:04.319 --> 00:15:05.039 only comfort 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:05.819 I take 00:15:05.820 --> 00:15:06.620 in this 00:15:06.620 --> 00:15:08.220 is that 00:15:08.220 --> 00:15:08.700 there is a 00:15:08.700 --> 00:15:09.300 God who's 00:15:09.300 --> 00:15:09.720 in charge 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:10.379 of everything. 00:15:11.920 --> 00:15:12.760 And he 00:15:12.760 --> 00:15:13.140 is not 00:15:13.140 --> 00:15:13.480 only 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:14.320 ultimately 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:15.480 wise and 00:15:15.480 --> 00:15:16.260 loving and 00:15:16.260 --> 00:15:16.820 gracious, 00:15:17.420 --> 00:15:19.360 he knows 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:20.720 why 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:21.460 everything 00:15:21.460 --> 00:15:22.220 happens 00:15:22.220 --> 00:15:25.540 and I 00:15:25.540 --> 00:15:26.020 don't. 00:15:26.019 --> 00:15:30.460 God's 00:15:30.460 --> 00:15:30.960 and that's 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:31.639 just part 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:32.019 of the 00:15:32.019 --> 00:15:32.559 mystery 00:15:32.559 --> 00:15:34.620 of living 00:15:34.620 --> 00:15:35.199 as a 00:15:35.199 --> 00:15:35.519 human 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:35.980 being 00:15:35.980 --> 00:15:36.340 in 00:15:36.340 --> 00:15:36.699 God's 00:15:36.699 --> 00:15:37.199 creation. 00:15:40.139 --> 00:15:40.919 But there 00:15:40.919 --> 00:15:41.539 are a few 00:15:41.539 --> 00:15:43.259 things that we 00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:43.960 can understand 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:44.600 of why does 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:45.419 evil prevail? 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:46.699 One, because 00:15:46.699 --> 00:15:47.899 we are self-centered 00:15:47.899 --> 00:15:48.559 and prideful. 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:50.299 We are. 00:15:50.460 --> 00:15:51.000 Let's begin 00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:51.579 with us. 00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:51.980 Okay? 00:15:51.980 --> 00:15:53.480 Let's begin 00:15:53.480 --> 00:15:53.879 with us. 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:54.920 We are. 00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:57.659 We're not 00:15:57.659 --> 00:15:58.440 looking outside 00:15:58.440 --> 00:15:59.100 of us. 00:16:00.800 --> 00:16:01.940 We are. 00:16:04.580 --> 00:16:05.300 And the 00:16:05.300 --> 00:16:06.100 only healing 00:16:06.100 --> 00:16:07.000 and restoration 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:09.620 that we need 00:16:09.620 --> 00:16:10.680 is a 00:16:10.680 --> 00:16:11.039 redeemer. 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:15.099 we long 00:16:15.099 --> 00:16:15.579 to build 00:16:15.579 --> 00:16:16.099 a value 00:16:16.099 --> 00:16:16.559 system 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:18.000 that revolves 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:18.399 around 00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:18.939 ourself. 00:16:21.259 --> 00:16:22.039 And we 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:22.519 do that 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:23.240 by ignoring 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:23.959 God 00:16:23.959 --> 00:16:25.399 and the 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:25.839 law of 00:16:25.839 --> 00:16:26.120 God. 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:28.159 And we're 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:28.799 pretty good 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:29.339 at that. 00:16:30.459 --> 00:16:31.000 Aren't 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:31.219 we? 00:16:33.120 --> 00:16:33.860 You can 00:16:33.860 --> 00:16:34.159 nod. 00:16:34.419 --> 00:16:34.980 I'll nod. 00:16:35.620 --> 00:16:35.860 Yeah, 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:36.719 we are pretty 00:16:36.719 --> 00:16:37.099 good at 00:16:37.099 --> 00:16:37.379 that. 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:44.240 verse 2 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:44.579 says, 00:16:44.860 --> 00:16:46.480 in arrogance 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:47.099 the wicked 00:16:47.099 --> 00:16:48.199 hotly pursue 00:16:48.199 --> 00:16:48.959 the poor. 00:16:51.579 --> 00:16:52.519 This desire 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:52.919 is to 00:16:52.919 --> 00:16:54.719 fill 00:16:54.719 --> 00:16:55.439 self 00:16:55.439 --> 00:16:55.939 and 00:16:55.939 --> 00:16:56.779 ignorance 00:16:56.779 --> 00:16:57.639 that are 00:16:57.639 --> 00:16:58.339 made for 00:16:58.339 --> 00:16:59.000 something 00:16:59.000 --> 00:16:59.879 greater. 00:17:00.299 --> 00:17:00.740 It's to 00:17:00.740 --> 00:17:01.219 fulfill 00:17:01.219 --> 00:17:02.139 our own 00:17:02.139 --> 00:17:03.339 selfishness. 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:05.519 And then 00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:06.039 we long 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:06.659 for selfish 00:17:06.659 --> 00:17:07.299 prosperity. 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:08.000 Verse 5, 00:17:08.539 --> 00:17:08.879 why do 00:17:08.879 --> 00:17:09.420 the selfish 00:17:09.420 --> 00:17:10.079 continue 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:10.859 with selfish 00:17:10.859 --> 00:17:11.459 pursuits? 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:13.439 Honestly, 00:17:13.719 --> 00:17:14.379 because at 00:17:14.379 --> 00:17:14.839 some level 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:15.299 it works. 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:16.579 Like, 00:17:16.679 --> 00:17:17.139 at some 00:17:17.139 --> 00:17:17.500 level 00:17:17.500 --> 00:17:17.879 it's 00:17:17.879 --> 00:17:18.539 functional. 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:20.219 If we 00:17:20.219 --> 00:17:20.759 are selfish 00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:21.699 and we 00:17:21.699 --> 00:17:23.039 pursue 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:23.579 our own 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:24.119 selfish 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:24.799 desires, 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:25.799 at some 00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:26.419 level 00:17:26.419 --> 00:17:27.519 you and 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:27.899 I will 00:17:27.899 --> 00:17:28.219 find 00:17:28.219 --> 00:17:28.939 satisfaction. 00:17:30.639 --> 00:17:30.859 Okay, 00:17:30.939 --> 00:17:31.339 that is 00:17:31.339 --> 00:17:32.099 just true. 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:32.839 At some 00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:33.199 level. 00:17:35.059 --> 00:17:35.619 Ultimately, 00:17:36.279 --> 00:17:38.039 we begin 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:39.000 to destroy 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:40.480 our own 00:17:40.480 --> 00:17:40.960 soul, 00:17:41.859 --> 00:17:42.480 our own 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:43.019 self, 00:17:43.819 --> 00:17:44.259 and the 00:17:44.259 --> 00:17:44.480 people 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:44.819 around 00:17:44.819 --> 00:17:45.160 us. 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:48.440 And it's 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:49.119 only when 00:17:49.119 --> 00:17:49.859 we have 00:17:49.859 --> 00:17:50.559 the long 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:51.119 view of 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:51.619 life 00:17:51.619 --> 00:17:53.680 and we 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:54.180 see that 00:17:54.180 --> 00:17:54.700 there is 00:17:54.700 --> 00:17:55.319 a creator 00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:55.900 and there 00:17:55.900 --> 00:17:56.319 is a 00:17:56.319 --> 00:17:56.740 redeemer 00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.259 and there 00:17:57.259 --> 00:17:58.200 is grace 00:17:58.200 --> 00:17:58.660 and there 00:17:58.660 --> 00:17:59.859 is mercy 00:17:59.859 --> 00:18:01.979 and God's 00:18:01.979 --> 00:18:02.759 spirit works 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:03.339 within us 00:18:03.339 --> 00:18:03.699 that we 00:18:03.699 --> 00:18:04.240 can let 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:04.959 those go. 00:18:10.959 --> 00:18:11.699 Think of 00:18:11.699 --> 00:18:12.419 the workaholic. 00:18:13.639 --> 00:18:15.559 The workaholic 00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:16.919 will continue 00:18:16.919 --> 00:18:17.459 in their 00:18:17.459 --> 00:18:18.199 work more 00:18:18.199 --> 00:18:18.719 and more 00:18:18.719 --> 00:18:19.159 and more 00:18:19.159 --> 00:18:20.359 thinking this 00:18:20.359 --> 00:18:21.000 is actually 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:21.359 going to 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:22.119 solve it 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:23.139 but actually 00:18:23.139 --> 00:18:23.779 it's really 00:18:23.779 --> 00:18:24.379 a selfish 00:18:24.379 --> 00:18:25.039 thing for 00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:25.779 the workaholic. 00:18:25.779 --> 00:18:30.180 But what 00:18:30.180 --> 00:18:30.940 are we 00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:31.619 told 00:18:31.619 --> 00:18:33.359 from our 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:33.720 culture? 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:34.119 What we're 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:35.059 told is 00:18:35.059 --> 00:18:36.039 well, 00:18:36.460 --> 00:18:37.139 the workaholic 00:18:37.139 --> 00:18:37.680 you're actually 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:38.220 just not 00:18:38.220 --> 00:18:39.279 working hard 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:40.200 enough. 00:18:42.220 --> 00:18:43.000 And then 00:18:43.000 --> 00:18:43.279 what does 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:43.879 the workaholic 00:18:43.879 --> 00:18:44.180 do? 00:18:45.420 --> 00:18:46.119 You know 00:18:46.119 --> 00:18:46.359 what they 00:18:46.359 --> 00:18:46.660 say? 00:18:47.420 --> 00:18:48.059 Great. 00:18:48.779 --> 00:18:49.460 Now I 00:18:49.460 --> 00:18:49.980 have something 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:50.500 more to 00:18:50.500 --> 00:18:50.819 do. 00:18:51.819 --> 00:18:52.220 And then 00:18:52.220 --> 00:18:52.899 they pursue 00:18:52.899 --> 00:18:53.940 that more 00:18:53.940 --> 00:18:55.120 and more 00:18:55.120 --> 00:18:56.240 and more. 00:18:57.220 --> 00:18:57.660 And it 00:18:57.660 --> 00:18:58.000 is the 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:58.460 complete 00:18:58.460 --> 00:18:58.940 opposite 00:18:58.940 --> 00:18:59.519 of grace. 00:19:02.940 --> 00:19:03.799 It is 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:03.960 the 00:19:03.960 --> 00:19:04.440 complete 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.019 opposite 00:19:05.019 --> 00:19:05.660 of grace. 00:19:06.279 --> 00:19:06.700 Another 00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:07.279 struggle 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:08.440 that we 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:08.920 have 00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:10.500 in our 00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:11.100 pleas for 00:19:11.100 --> 00:19:11.460 help 00:19:11.460 --> 00:19:12.539 is security 00:19:12.539 --> 00:19:13.220 of self. 00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.460 Thinking 00:19:15.460 --> 00:19:16.620 I shall 00:19:16.620 --> 00:19:17.100 not be 00:19:17.100 --> 00:19:17.500 moved. 00:19:17.740 --> 00:19:18.380 I am 00:19:18.380 --> 00:19:18.900 the one 00:19:18.900 --> 00:19:19.960 who holds 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:20.500 who I 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:20.960 am. 00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:22.980 I am 00:19:22.980 --> 00:19:23.380 the one 00:19:23.380 --> 00:19:23.840 who gives 00:19:23.840 --> 00:19:24.340 myself 00:19:24.340 --> 00:19:25.060 significance. 00:19:26.340 --> 00:19:27.140 I am 00:19:27.140 --> 00:19:27.500 the one 00:19:27.500 --> 00:19:27.820 who is 00:19:27.820 --> 00:19:28.640 ultimately 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:29.460 valuable. 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:34.600 And when 00:19:34.600 --> 00:19:35.060 we say 00:19:35.060 --> 00:19:35.300 that, 00:19:35.380 --> 00:19:35.660 what we're 00:19:35.660 --> 00:19:36.140 doing 00:19:36.140 --> 00:19:37.980 is we're 00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:38.440 telling 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:39.860 Christ 00:19:39.860 --> 00:19:41.320 and the 00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:41.700 God of 00:19:41.700 --> 00:19:42.120 the Bible 00:19:42.120 --> 00:19:42.860 who created 00:19:42.860 --> 00:19:43.380 us and 00:19:43.380 --> 00:19:44.080 loves us 00:19:44.080 --> 00:19:45.820 that they 00:19:45.820 --> 00:19:46.240 really 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:47.920 don't know 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:48.300 what they're 00:19:48.300 --> 00:19:48.680 doing. 00:19:48.680 --> 00:19:52.420 God's 00:19:52.420 --> 00:19:52.880 work of 00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:53.320 redemption 00:19:53.320 --> 00:19:53.640 is 00:19:53.640 --> 00:19:54.320 realigning 00:19:54.320 --> 00:19:54.720 these 00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:55.259 desires 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:55.720 so we 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:56.060 can be 00:19:56.060 --> 00:19:56.500 shaped 00:19:56.500 --> 00:19:57.299 by what 00:19:57.299 --> 00:19:58.140 is true 00:19:58.140 --> 00:19:59.120 and beautiful. 00:19:59.259 --> 00:19:59.519 You want 00:19:59.519 --> 00:19:59.840 to live 00:19:59.840 --> 00:20:00.220 a 00:20:00.220 --> 00:20:00.940 flourishing 00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:01.620 life? 00:20:01.619 --> 00:20:06.539 A 00:20:06.539 --> 00:20:06.939 flourishing 00:20:06.939 --> 00:20:07.539 life is 00:20:07.539 --> 00:20:08.259 understanding 00:20:08.259 --> 00:20:09.939 Christ 00:20:09.939 --> 00:20:11.099 is all 00:20:11.099 --> 00:20:12.119 in all. 00:20:16.299 --> 00:20:17.119 And in 00:20:17.119 --> 00:20:17.319 your 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:17.879 affliction 00:20:17.879 --> 00:20:19.339 and that 00:20:19.339 --> 00:20:19.899 you dealing 00:20:19.899 --> 00:20:20.219 with the 00:20:20.219 --> 00:20:20.579 evil 00:20:20.579 --> 00:20:21.399 within you 00:20:21.399 --> 00:20:21.759 and the 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:22.219 sinfulness 00:20:22.219 --> 00:20:22.719 that you 00:20:22.719 --> 00:20:23.019 and I 00:20:23.019 --> 00:20:23.500 have, 00:20:23.979 --> 00:20:24.519 you dealing 00:20:24.519 --> 00:20:25.699 with judgment 00:20:25.699 --> 00:20:26.539 and criticism 00:20:26.539 --> 00:20:27.219 from people 00:20:27.219 --> 00:20:27.899 outside of you, 00:20:28.079 --> 00:20:28.559 the only 00:20:28.559 --> 00:20:29.159 thing that 00:20:29.159 --> 00:20:29.779 heals and 00:20:29.779 --> 00:20:30.500 restores is 00:20:30.500 --> 00:20:30.859 Christ. 00:20:31.619 --> 00:20:34.259 it's not 00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:34.579 working 00:20:34.579 --> 00:20:34.959 harder. 00:20:36.299 --> 00:20:36.939 It's not 00:20:36.939 --> 00:20:37.379 being more 00:20:37.379 --> 00:20:37.979 wise. 00:20:38.119 --> 00:20:38.359 It's not 00:20:38.359 --> 00:20:38.739 being more 00:20:38.739 --> 00:20:39.279 articulate. 00:20:39.459 --> 00:20:39.659 It's not 00:20:39.659 --> 00:20:40.119 all of 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:40.859 those things 00:20:40.859 --> 00:20:41.500 that is 00:20:41.500 --> 00:20:41.739 going to 00:20:41.739 --> 00:20:42.139 set you 00:20:42.139 --> 00:20:42.559 free. 00:20:43.579 --> 00:20:44.239 It's not 00:20:44.239 --> 00:20:44.539 another 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.099 seminar. 00:20:45.879 --> 00:20:46.519 It's not 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:46.739 another 00:20:46.739 --> 00:20:47.379 class. 00:20:47.459 --> 00:20:47.719 It's not 00:20:47.719 --> 00:20:47.959 another 00:20:47.959 --> 00:20:48.719 book. 00:20:50.239 --> 00:20:50.899 It is 00:20:50.899 --> 00:20:51.339 Christ. 00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:52.279 And so 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:52.519 when you 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:52.919 wake up 00:20:52.919 --> 00:20:53.239 tomorrow 00:20:53.239 --> 00:20:53.599 morning 00:20:53.599 --> 00:20:53.979 and your 00:20:53.979 --> 00:20:54.459 feet hit 00:20:54.459 --> 00:20:55.079 the floor, 00:20:56.479 --> 00:21:00.459 you have 00:21:00.459 --> 00:21:01.359 really two 00:21:01.359 --> 00:21:01.979 options. 00:21:04.179 --> 00:21:05.039 Your feet 00:21:05.039 --> 00:21:05.379 can hit 00:21:05.379 --> 00:21:06.019 the floor 00:21:06.019 --> 00:21:06.819 and you 00:21:06.819 --> 00:21:07.339 can say 00:21:07.339 --> 00:21:08.299 something in 00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:08.839 the realm 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:09.240 of the 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:09.639 beginning 00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:11.339 of Psalm 00:21:11.339 --> 00:21:12.819 9 that 00:21:12.819 --> 00:21:13.079 God, 00:21:13.199 --> 00:21:13.479 you are 00:21:13.479 --> 00:21:14.240 worthy of 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:14.699 praise. 00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:17.519 Or you 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:17.899 can hit 00:21:17.899 --> 00:21:18.519 the floor 00:21:18.519 --> 00:21:19.359 and say, 00:21:19.679 --> 00:21:20.839 I'm just 00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:21.179 going to do 00:21:21.179 --> 00:21:22.119 the best I 00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:22.459 can. 00:21:22.539 --> 00:21:22.799 I'm going to 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:23.479 work really 00:21:23.479 --> 00:21:24.639 hard and 00:21:24.639 --> 00:21:25.679 this day 00:21:25.679 --> 00:21:27.419 hopefully will 00:21:27.419 --> 00:21:28.179 turn out much 00:21:28.179 --> 00:21:28.779 better than the 00:21:28.779 --> 00:21:29.259 next day. 00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:34.019 And then 00:21:34.019 --> 00:21:34.500 the question 00:21:34.500 --> 00:21:34.980 is, what 00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:35.220 will you 00:21:35.220 --> 00:21:35.700 do Tuesday 00:21:35.700 --> 00:21:36.079 morning? 00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:38.059 What will 00:21:38.059 --> 00:21:38.359 you do 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:38.740 Wednesday 00:21:38.740 --> 00:21:39.160 morning? 00:21:41.859 --> 00:21:42.900 Because you 00:21:42.900 --> 00:21:44.660 will face 00:21:44.660 --> 00:21:45.640 affliction. 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:51.380 God does 00:21:51.380 --> 00:21:52.360 not forget 00:21:52.360 --> 00:21:53.220 the 00:21:53.220 --> 00:21:54.060 afflicted. 00:21:57.520 --> 00:21:58.460 And in 00:21:58.460 --> 00:21:58.700 these 00:21:58.700 --> 00:21:59.420 pleas, we 00:21:59.420 --> 00:21:59.900 see the 00:21:59.900 --> 00:22:00.560 suffering of 00:22:00.560 --> 00:22:01.400 Jesus on 00:22:01.400 --> 00:22:02.060 our behalf. 00:22:05.060 --> 00:22:05.980 For the 00:22:05.980 --> 00:22:06.540 afflicted, 00:22:06.940 --> 00:22:08.920 the just 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:10.200 for the 00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:10.759 unjust, 00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:12.500 the innocent 00:22:12.500 --> 00:22:14.200 for the 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:14.619 guilty, 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:16.640 the perfect 00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:18.240 for the 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.799 broken. 00:22:20.059 --> 00:22:20.759 The 00:22:20.759 --> 00:22:21.440 opposite of 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:22.279 these are 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:22.980 the cries 00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:23.480 of the 00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:23.720 wicked. 00:22:25.400 --> 00:22:26.019 God, 00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:27.180 make me 00:22:27.180 --> 00:22:27.680 happy. 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:29.680 Give me 00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:30.460 wealth and 00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:31.119 prosperity. 00:22:32.259 --> 00:22:33.099 Make me 00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:33.940 secure in 00:22:33.940 --> 00:22:34.519 myself. 00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:34.639 love. 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:41.000 This 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.799 psalm ends 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:43.720 with the 00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:44.319 same thing 00:22:44.319 --> 00:22:44.879 that Psalm 00:22:44.879 --> 00:22:45.660 9 began 00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:45.920 with. 00:22:46.039 --> 00:22:46.559 So Psalm 00:22:46.559 --> 00:22:48.740 10 ends 00:22:48.740 --> 00:22:49.400 with the 00:22:49.400 --> 00:22:51.579 same thing 00:22:51.579 --> 00:22:52.220 that Psalm 00:22:52.220 --> 00:22:53.519 9 began 00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:53.940 with. 00:22:55.019 --> 00:22:56.259 So verses 00:22:56.259 --> 00:22:56.940 16 through 00:22:56.940 --> 00:22:57.519 18 of 00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:58.000 Psalm 10, 00:22:58.440 --> 00:22:58.960 the Lord is 00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:00.119 king forever 00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:00.740 and ever, 00:23:00.859 --> 00:23:01.559 the nations 00:23:01.559 --> 00:23:03.420 perish from 00:23:03.420 --> 00:23:04.119 his land. 00:23:05.379 --> 00:23:06.119 The Lord, 00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:06.559 this is 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.220 Yahweh. 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.839 O Lord, 00:23:10.940 --> 00:23:11.599 you hear the 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:12.359 desire of the 00:23:12.359 --> 00:23:12.900 afflicted, 00:23:12.940 --> 00:23:13.220 you will 00:23:13.220 --> 00:23:13.879 strengthen their 00:23:13.879 --> 00:23:14.240 heart, 00:23:14.339 --> 00:23:14.619 you will 00:23:14.619 --> 00:23:15.579 incline your 00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:16.660 ear to do 00:23:16.660 --> 00:23:17.519 justice to 00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:18.400 the fatherless 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:19.059 and the 00:23:19.059 --> 00:23:19.599 oppressed, 00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:20.680 so that man 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:22.200 who is of 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:22.700 the earth 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:23.339 may strike 00:23:23.339 --> 00:23:24.519 terror no 00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:25.099 more. 00:23:26.900 --> 00:23:27.639 The God 00:23:27.639 --> 00:23:27.879 of the 00:23:27.879 --> 00:23:28.319 Bible is 00:23:28.319 --> 00:23:28.839 not far 00:23:28.839 --> 00:23:29.160 off. 00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:32.319 He is 00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:32.900 with the 00:23:32.900 --> 00:23:33.519 afflicted 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.440 and the 00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:34.720 broken. 00:23:36.900 --> 00:23:38.099 And maybe 00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.879 some of 00:23:38.879 --> 00:23:39.619 your struggle 00:23:39.619 --> 00:23:40.960 might be 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:42.680 that you 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:43.579 aren't able 00:23:43.579 --> 00:23:44.460 to admit 00:23:44.460 --> 00:23:46.359 that you 00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:47.240 are the 00:23:47.240 --> 00:23:47.799 afflicted, 00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:49.619 that you 00:23:49.619 --> 00:23:51.119 are broken. 00:23:51.119 --> 00:23:54.239 as I 00:23:54.239 --> 00:23:54.859 grow more 00:23:54.859 --> 00:23:55.339 and more, 00:23:55.879 --> 00:23:56.639 not in 00:23:56.639 --> 00:23:57.019 height, 00:23:57.919 --> 00:23:58.399 maybe in 00:23:58.399 --> 00:23:58.779 weight, 00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:01.459 but grow 00:24:01.459 --> 00:24:02.119 in age, 00:24:02.219 --> 00:24:02.939 I realize 00:24:02.939 --> 00:24:03.479 more and 00:24:03.479 --> 00:24:05.000 more how 00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:05.559 I am 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:06.339 broken 00:24:06.339 --> 00:24:08.159 and I 00:24:08.159 --> 00:24:09.079 need the 00:24:09.079 --> 00:24:09.779 healing work 00:24:09.779 --> 00:24:10.319 of Jesus 00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:12.019 more and 00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:12.339 more. 00:24:12.339 --> 00:24:12.379 more. 00:24:15.779 --> 00:24:16.259 Your 00:24:16.259 --> 00:24:16.959 pleas for 00:24:16.959 --> 00:24:17.579 justice 00:24:17.579 --> 00:24:18.480 are heard 00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:19.119 and 00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:19.740 strength 00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:20.379 is 00:24:20.379 --> 00:24:21.159 provided, 00:24:21.699 --> 00:24:22.319 but it 00:24:22.319 --> 00:24:22.839 might not 00:24:22.839 --> 00:24:23.319 be what 00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:24.139 you assume 00:24:24.139 --> 00:24:24.959 it should 00:24:24.959 --> 00:24:25.279 be, 00:24:25.459 --> 00:24:25.959 and the 00:24:25.959 --> 00:24:26.539 terror of 00:24:26.539 --> 00:24:27.079 evil will 00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:27.519 end, 00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:28.419 but God's 00:24:28.419 --> 00:24:28.899 forever 00:24:28.899 --> 00:24:30.199 rule will 00:24:30.199 --> 00:24:30.740 never, 00:24:30.939 --> 00:24:31.679 ever 00:24:31.679 --> 00:24:32.679 end. 00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:36.279 I 00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:36.700 encourage 00:24:36.700 --> 00:24:37.080 you to 00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:37.360 move 00:24:37.360 --> 00:24:37.860 toward 00:24:37.860 --> 00:24:38.700 whatever 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:39.560 brokenness 00:24:39.560 --> 00:24:40.440 you know 00:24:40.440 --> 00:24:40.840 is in 00:24:40.840 --> 00:24:41.340 your life, 00:24:42.140 --> 00:24:42.840 whatever 00:24:42.840 --> 00:24:43.460 affliction 00:24:43.460 --> 00:24:43.960 you feel 00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:44.259 like you 00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:44.820 have faced, 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:46.440 whatever 00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:47.380 evil that 00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:47.920 you see 00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:48.440 God 00:24:48.440 --> 00:24:49.420 bringing 00:24:49.420 --> 00:24:50.019 to light 00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.400 in your 00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:50.860 life, 00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:53.299 and you 00:24:53.299 --> 00:24:54.019 take time 00:24:54.019 --> 00:24:54.460 to move 00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:55.340 toward that 00:24:55.340 --> 00:24:57.420 with 00:24:57.420 --> 00:24:58.519 the comfort 00:24:58.519 --> 00:24:59.820 of Christ. 00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:02.539 Let me 00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:02.859 pray. 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:13.480 Most 00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:13.819 gracious 00:25:13.819 --> 00:25:14.359 God, 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:14.779 we are 00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:15.159 thankful 00:25:15.159 --> 00:25:15.700 that you 00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:16.000 are 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:17.240 your 00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:17.859 father, 00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:20.440 and we 00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.200 admit that 00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:21.940 maybe our 00:25:21.940 --> 00:25:22.539 view of 00:25:22.539 --> 00:25:23.240 that word 00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:23.940 is very 00:25:23.940 --> 00:25:24.559 distorted, 00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:26.180 but we 00:25:26.180 --> 00:25:26.559 thank you 00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:26.859 that you 00:25:26.859 --> 00:25:27.159 are a 00:25:27.159 --> 00:25:27.500 God who 00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:28.079 restores, 00:25:28.659 --> 00:25:29.039 and you 00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:29.379 meet the 00:25:29.379 --> 00:25:30.019 afflicted, 00:25:30.579 --> 00:25:32.200 and we 00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:32.860 pray that 00:25:32.860 --> 00:25:33.180 we would 00:25:33.180 --> 00:25:33.740 be people 00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:34.160 who would 00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:34.559 give you 00:25:34.559 --> 00:25:35.279 praise. 00:25:36.380 --> 00:25:37.180 We would 00:25:37.180 --> 00:25:37.819 be thankful 00:25:37.819 --> 00:25:38.640 for who 00:25:38.640 --> 00:25:39.160 you are 00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:40.140 to us, 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:40.700 that you 00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:41.319 are always 00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:42.059 with us, 00:25:42.420 --> 00:25:42.700 that you 00:25:42.700 --> 00:25:43.220 will never 00:25:43.220 --> 00:25:44.279 ever forsake 00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:44.660 us, 00:25:45.059 --> 00:25:45.580 that we 00:25:45.580 --> 00:25:46.100 will never 00:25:46.100 --> 00:25:46.900 ever be 00:25:46.900 --> 00:25:48.220 alone because 00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:48.900 of your 00:25:48.900 --> 00:25:49.840 great work 00:25:49.840 --> 00:25:50.860 and the 00:25:50.860 --> 00:25:51.279 work of 00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:51.700 Christ. 00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:52.960 Thank you 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.460 that you 00:25:53.460 --> 00:25:53.819 are the 00:25:53.819 --> 00:25:54.380 God of 00:25:54.380 --> 00:25:54.819 comfort 00:25:54.819 --> 00:25:56.319 and peace. 00:25:57.179 --> 00:25:57.559 In the 00:25:57.559 --> 00:25:57.960 name of 00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.399 Christ, 00:25:58.579 --> 00:25:59.119 we pray. 00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:00.839 Amen.