WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.459 Amen. You may be seated. 00:00:05.540 --> 00:00:12.000 If you would turn in your Bibles to Psalm 86, I'm going to walk us through this for our good. 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:21.600 Imagine there is a pounding on your front door during dinnertime. 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:36.480 And before you have a time to react, your eight-year-old bolts from his seat, grabs the plastic stepstool, puts it in front of the front door, climbs up on it, and looks through the peephole. 00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:45.299 Dad, there's this big hairy man outside, and he's kind of scary. 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:49.660 And he has a name patch. 00:00:51.600 --> 00:01:05.960 T-R-O-U-B-L-E. 00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:13.960 Trouble. 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:20.599 Dad, there's a big hairy man whose name is Trouble, and he's knocking on our front door. 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:27.319 What do you do when Trouble comes knocking on your front door? 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:32.859 We all know that Trouble is coming. 00:01:32.859 --> 00:01:38.000 And he wears different name patches. 00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:42.459 Sometimes that name patch, instead of Trouble, says Cancer. 00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:46.000 Sometimes that name patch says Job Loss. 00:01:46.219 --> 00:01:53.460 Sometimes that name patch says Conflict or Criticism or Change or Persecution or Ongoing Debt. 00:01:53.459 --> 00:01:57.619 Sometimes that name patch has the word attack on it. 00:01:58.479 --> 00:01:59.339 You're being attacked. 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:05.859 When trouble comes knocking, when an attack comes knocking, what do you do? 00:02:06.539 --> 00:02:08.299 Maybe you panic. 00:02:09.139 --> 00:02:11.500 Maybe you shop. 00:02:12.019 --> 00:02:13.740 Maybe you attack back. 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:14.859 Maybe you sleep. 00:02:15.099 --> 00:02:16.099 Maybe you eat. 00:02:16.099 --> 00:02:18.419 Maybe you watch. 00:02:18.979 --> 00:02:20.439 Maybe you analyze. 00:02:21.079 --> 00:02:22.780 Maybe you post on Facebook. 00:02:24.759 --> 00:02:28.959 And in Psalm 86, when trouble comes knocking on David's front door, 00:02:29.959 --> 00:02:31.680 in verse 7 he says this. 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:34.919 He says, 00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:45.899 Psalm 86 is an example for us. 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:51.099 It shows us how to respond when trouble comes knocking. 00:02:51.099 --> 00:02:56.039 Psalm 86 can be divided into three sections. 00:02:56.340 --> 00:03:04.099 And each of these sections instruct us in a unique way of how to call upon our great God 00:03:04.099 --> 00:03:06.780 when we need help in the day of trouble. 00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:13.259 I'm guessing there's a lot of people in the room that know what trouble is, 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:20.180 but maybe need some help in knowing how to respond when trouble comes knocking. 00:03:21.099 --> 00:03:24.960 So in Psalm 86, we're going to see three things in these three sections. 00:03:25.759 --> 00:03:30.979 We're going to be shown how to seek God and call upon God with persistent prayers. 00:03:31.219 --> 00:03:32.620 We'll see that in verses 1 through 7. 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:39.359 And then in verses 8 through 13, how to call on God with praise-filled prayers. 00:03:40.139 --> 00:03:47.039 And then at the end, in verses 14 through 17, purposed prayers. 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:54.299 Psalm 86 is going to help us call out to God when trouble comes knocking 00:03:54.299 --> 00:03:58.199 by persistent praise-filled and purposed prayers. 00:03:58.340 --> 00:04:00.159 So let's look at verses 1 through 7. 00:04:01.000 --> 00:04:04.079 This Psalm of David, this prayer of David. 00:04:04.759 --> 00:04:08.199 And what we're going to see in these seven verses is that when trouble comes knocking, 00:04:08.359 --> 00:04:11.799 we need to call out to God with persistent praying. 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:17.759 Persistence is being steady in a course of action, 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:23.939 especially when there's difficulties and obstacles and discouragement. 00:04:24.280 --> 00:04:28.840 It's staying on target when things get hard. 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:30.500 That's persistence. 00:04:30.900 --> 00:04:37.259 And in Psalm 86, we see this repeated pleading of God. 00:04:37.460 --> 00:04:38.199 Follow with me. 00:04:38.500 --> 00:04:39.319 I'm going to number them. 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:43.560 In verse, chapter 86, verse 1, incline your heart, O Lord. 00:04:43.659 --> 00:04:45.599 That's the first pleading. 00:04:46.099 --> 00:04:48.439 And then answer me, second pleading. 00:04:48.819 --> 00:04:50.879 Preserve my life is the third pleading. 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:53.219 Save your servant is the fourth pleading. 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:55.699 Be gracious to me, O Lord, is the fifth pleading. 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:59.240 The sixth pleading is gladden the soul of your servant. 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:00.860 And then it goes on. 00:05:00.939 --> 00:05:02.079 Give ear, O Lord. 00:05:02.500 --> 00:05:03.459 Listen to my plea. 00:05:03.459 --> 00:05:10.639 There are eight petitions that David makes in the first seven verses of this psalm. 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:13.019 It's kind of desperate. 00:05:13.019 --> 00:05:20.479 But there is this persistence, this repeated seeking after God. 00:05:20.479 --> 00:05:26.180 Because you will notice in almost every one of these verses in pleadings, 00:05:26.419 --> 00:05:30.459 there is a direct reference to God somehow, some way, 00:05:30.939 --> 00:05:34.479 either in an O Lord or an O God or in you. 00:05:36.659 --> 00:05:39.279 Eight times, David cries out for help. 00:05:39.279 --> 00:05:41.579 That's what all of these have in common. 00:05:42.019 --> 00:05:44.319 They're all petitions for help. 00:05:44.699 --> 00:05:47.639 Different ways, all crying out, 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:49.239 Help me, God. 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:50.559 Help me. 00:05:50.679 --> 00:05:51.839 Troubles come knocking. 00:05:52.599 --> 00:05:53.979 Help me, God. 00:05:55.379 --> 00:05:57.559 Now, it's interesting that these aren't questions. 00:05:58.079 --> 00:06:00.500 In the Hebrew, these are actually commands. 00:06:00.779 --> 00:06:01.500 They're imperatives. 00:06:02.039 --> 00:06:04.359 It's like David is telling God what to do. 00:06:04.419 --> 00:06:04.899 Help me. 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:06.539 But you've got to take it like this. 00:06:06.540 --> 00:06:11.620 Remember when Jesus was walking on the water and he calls Peter out to walk out to him. 00:06:11.720 --> 00:06:13.760 And Peter goes walking out on the water to Jesus. 00:06:14.020 --> 00:06:17.720 And all of a sudden, Peter becomes distracted by the wind and the waves. 00:06:17.780 --> 00:06:18.480 Remember what happened? 00:06:18.960 --> 00:06:20.140 Peter starts to sink. 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:21.480 And you remember what he does? 00:06:22.300 --> 00:06:24.720 Oh, Lord Jesus, if you have a moment, please, 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.400 would you be willing to save me out of my distress? 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:28.820 He doesn't ask the question. 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:31.500 Peter says, save me, Lord. 00:06:31.500 --> 00:06:36.399 It's a desperate plea for help. 00:06:36.819 --> 00:06:40.939 And that is what is going on here in this Psalm of David. 00:06:41.040 --> 00:06:42.839 It's not a question. 00:06:43.319 --> 00:06:44.800 It's a pleading. 00:06:46.439 --> 00:06:47.399 Pleading for help. 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:51.339 Now, you may be asking yourself the question, 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:54.879 well, wouldn't have one been sufficient? 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:56.279 Why eight? 00:06:56.279 --> 00:07:00.679 It's very instructive for us. 00:07:01.899 --> 00:07:05.519 Because I don't know about you, but when I am confronted with trouble, 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:07.879 when I feel like I'm being attacked, 00:07:08.479 --> 00:07:14.779 it's going to take me a while to settle my heart in the goodness of God. 00:07:14.779 --> 00:07:22.879 And what we see happening over these eight petitions is David calling to mind certain things, 00:07:22.919 --> 00:07:23.979 we're going to look at it in a second, 00:07:24.500 --> 00:07:27.699 to settle his heart before God. 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:29.739 When we're facing trouble, 00:07:30.099 --> 00:07:33.119 it's going to take a little process of persistent praying 00:07:33.119 --> 00:07:37.899 to settle our hearts on the truth of who God is. 00:07:37.899 --> 00:07:51.560 There are a bunch of reasons in this Psalm for these petitions. 00:07:52.019 --> 00:07:54.060 You'll notice it with the word for. 00:07:54.699 --> 00:07:56.839 Incline your heart, O Lord, and answer me, 00:07:57.019 --> 00:07:59.539 for I am poor and needy. 00:07:59.899 --> 00:08:02.339 Verse 2, for I am godly. 00:08:03.139 --> 00:08:06.719 Verse 3, for to you do I call all the day long. 00:08:06.720 --> 00:08:10.980 Verse 4, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 00:08:11.140 --> 00:08:14.840 Verse 5 is the greatest of all fours. 00:08:15.900 --> 00:08:18.780 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, 00:08:19.080 --> 00:08:22.660 abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:28.520 David is persistent in his praying to his God, 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:36.840 and he persists until his heart settles on that great four in verse 5. 00:08:38.379 --> 00:08:39.579 Who God is. 00:08:42.019 --> 00:08:43.399 Yes, David is helpless. 00:08:45.019 --> 00:08:51.360 Yes, David is living a life that he is seeking to be upright in God's sight. 00:08:51.360 --> 00:08:56.080 Yes, in verse 2, he belongs to God. 00:08:57.220 --> 00:09:02.180 In verses 3 and 4, yes, we see David turning to God, calling out to God. 00:09:02.279 --> 00:09:08.560 But it's verse 5 that when his heart hits that truth about God, 00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:11.360 it will change the tone of the psalm. 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:15.340 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, 00:09:15.539 --> 00:09:20.940 abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. 00:09:21.860 --> 00:09:26.820 The ultimate reason that David is persistent in his calling out to God for help 00:09:26.820 --> 00:09:36.500 is because he knows that God abounds in steadfast love to him personally. 00:09:38.980 --> 00:09:45.340 David knows that God has bound himself to him through a covenant. 00:09:46.220 --> 00:09:49.500 That God has promised to be David's God. 00:09:50.500 --> 00:09:56.780 And so David's prayers for help are being heard by a loving God. 00:09:56.820 --> 00:10:00.580 All in the midst of a day of trouble. 00:10:01.960 --> 00:10:03.980 When trouble comes knocking, 00:10:04.760 --> 00:10:07.860 what motivates our persistent praying 00:10:07.860 --> 00:10:13.060 is that God is abounding in steadfast love 00:10:13.060 --> 00:10:19.480 to each of us who call upon him. 00:10:19.980 --> 00:10:20.560 To us. 00:10:21.880 --> 00:10:25.100 God has bound himself to us 00:10:25.100 --> 00:10:27.399 through Jesus. 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:29.820 Through his blood. 00:10:30.860 --> 00:10:32.399 God has committed himself 00:10:32.399 --> 00:10:33.960 to us. 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:36.600 To hear us. 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:38.019 To act for us. 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:41.620 Because of what Jesus has done for us. 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:43.480 And so in verse 7, 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:45.399 when David prays, 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:46.639 in the day of my trouble, 00:10:46.740 --> 00:10:47.879 I call upon you, 00:10:48.279 --> 00:10:49.500 for you answer me. 00:10:49.500 --> 00:10:53.980 David knows that God answers him 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:56.399 out of his steadfast love for him. 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:02.639 All this desperate pleading, 00:11:02.860 --> 00:11:04.299 all this persistent praying, 00:11:04.559 --> 00:11:06.240 all this staying on target 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:08.240 is staying focused on God 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:12.720 and specifically God's steadfast love. 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:16.580 Do we have any Star Wars fans in the house? 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:20.960 1977, the original Star Wars. 00:11:21.500 --> 00:11:22.540 At the end of the movie, 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:25.820 Luke Skywalker is in his X-wing fighter. 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:28.259 R2-D2 is popped in the back. 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:29.019 Beep, beep, beep, beep. 00:11:29.700 --> 00:11:32.019 He descends into that canyon 00:11:32.660 --> 00:11:34.120 in the Death Star. 00:11:34.560 --> 00:11:35.580 He is cruising. 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:39.000 His aim is to drop two laser bombs 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.340 in the exhaust port of the Death Star 00:11:41.340 --> 00:11:42.159 and blow it up. 00:11:42.980 --> 00:11:43.799 Do you remember what happens? 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:46.659 TIE fighters come behind him, 00:11:46.740 --> 00:11:48.720 start taking out dudes in his squadron, 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:51.480 and there's this guy from headquarters saying, 00:11:51.860 --> 00:11:52.679 stay on target. 00:11:54.580 --> 00:11:55.679 Luke is kind of like, 00:11:55.779 --> 00:11:57.159 ah, I'm getting afraid. 00:11:57.500 --> 00:11:58.320 Stay on target. 00:11:59.259 --> 00:12:02.860 There's these towers shooting at Luke Skywalker. 00:12:03.519 --> 00:12:04.220 They're shooting at him. 00:12:04.220 --> 00:12:05.100 Stay on target. 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:08.360 And eventually he gets to the point, 00:12:08.360 --> 00:12:11.519 the aim drops his laser bombs. 00:12:12.259 --> 00:12:12.940 He's out of there, 00:12:13.100 --> 00:12:13.940 blows up the point. 00:12:14.060 --> 00:12:15.139 What it points to 00:12:15.139 --> 00:12:16.820 is persistence, 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:18.899 staying on target. 00:12:19.480 --> 00:12:21.919 And the target of Psalm 86 00:12:21.919 --> 00:12:23.560 is not a Death Star. 00:12:24.820 --> 00:12:25.879 It's God. 00:12:27.539 --> 00:12:29.300 It's his steadfast love. 00:12:30.580 --> 00:12:31.960 When trouble comes knocking, 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:34.139 we call out to God 00:12:34.139 --> 00:12:36.379 with persistent prayers, 00:12:36.379 --> 00:12:39.600 knowing that God's steadfast love 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:40.580 compels him 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:42.480 to not only hear us, 00:12:43.299 --> 00:12:45.759 but to act on our behalf. 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:49.480 Which brings us to 00:12:49.480 --> 00:12:52.639 the second stanza. 00:12:54.019 --> 00:12:55.620 In verses 8 through 13, 00:12:55.759 --> 00:12:56.879 when trouble comes knocking, 00:12:57.419 --> 00:13:00.600 we must call on our great God 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:03.600 with praise-filled prayers. 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:05.340 Let me just point something out. 00:13:05.340 --> 00:13:08.240 In order for you to get to verse 8, 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:09.960 you need to come through 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:11.240 verses 1 through 7. 00:13:12.280 --> 00:13:14.019 In order for you to get to a point 00:13:14.019 --> 00:13:15.500 where you're praising God 00:13:15.500 --> 00:13:16.700 in the midst of trouble, 00:13:17.280 --> 00:13:19.840 you need to first settle your heart 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:21.100 on who God is 00:13:21.100 --> 00:13:22.440 and His love for you. 00:13:23.580 --> 00:13:25.080 So when David prays 00:13:25.080 --> 00:13:27.240 that prayer in verse 5, 00:13:27.560 --> 00:13:29.340 in which he focuses on 00:13:29.340 --> 00:13:31.259 God is good and forgiving, 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:33.100 abounding in steadfast love 00:13:33.100 --> 00:13:34.399 for all who call upon him, 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:37.259 it changes his heart 00:13:37.259 --> 00:13:39.700 and changes the tone 00:13:39.700 --> 00:13:40.680 of his prayer. 00:13:41.800 --> 00:13:43.000 Because now, 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:45.100 David moves in verse 8 00:13:45.100 --> 00:13:46.759 from being focused 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:48.340 on his day of trouble 00:13:48.340 --> 00:13:49.820 to be focused 00:13:49.820 --> 00:13:52.720 on his God of glory. 00:13:54.460 --> 00:13:55.920 In verses 8 through 10, 00:13:56.100 --> 00:13:58.779 it's this theological center 00:13:58.779 --> 00:13:59.839 of the psalm. 00:14:00.199 --> 00:14:03.000 It's God-concentrated. 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:06.279 It is theologically thick 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:07.579 and wonderful. 00:14:08.379 --> 00:14:10.799 So if you look at verses 8, 9, and 10, 00:14:11.199 --> 00:14:12.500 it's all God-ward. 00:14:12.740 --> 00:14:13.500 There is none like you 00:14:13.500 --> 00:14:15.419 among the gods, O Lord. 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:16.459 That's Adonai. 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:18.339 All the nations you have made 00:14:18.339 --> 00:14:19.620 shall come and worship 00:14:19.620 --> 00:14:20.879 before you, O Lord. 00:14:21.059 --> 00:14:21.980 For you are great 00:14:21.980 --> 00:14:23.079 and do wondrous things. 00:14:23.220 --> 00:14:24.120 You alone are God. 00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:25.580 So they're all God-ward, 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:27.879 just like verses 1 through 7. 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:29.539 But verses 1 through 7 00:14:29.539 --> 00:14:30.659 is pleading, 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:32.159 this is praising. 00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:33.679 There's been a change. 00:14:38.179 --> 00:14:39.299 In verse 8, 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:40.139 when we read, 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:42.860 there's none like you 00:14:42.860 --> 00:14:44.560 among the gods, O Lord, 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:46.340 nor there are any works 00:14:46.340 --> 00:14:47.240 like yours. 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:49.539 You could take that word gods 00:14:49.539 --> 00:14:51.080 and it could be a reference 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:51.860 to angels 00:14:51.860 --> 00:14:52.700 like you would see 00:14:52.700 --> 00:14:53.980 in Psalm 8, 5. 00:14:54.420 --> 00:14:56.020 But given verse 9, 00:14:56.640 --> 00:14:58.020 all the nations you have made 00:14:58.020 --> 00:14:58.840 shall come and worship 00:14:58.840 --> 00:14:59.500 before you, 00:14:59.860 --> 00:15:01.920 given the global scope 00:15:01.920 --> 00:15:02.700 of this, 00:15:03.040 --> 00:15:04.120 I am persuaded 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:05.420 that David is comparing 00:15:05.420 --> 00:15:07.120 his God, Yahweh, 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:08.620 the God of steadfast love, 00:15:08.780 --> 00:15:10.360 to all the gods 00:15:10.360 --> 00:15:11.520 of all the nations. 00:15:11.660 --> 00:15:12.220 And he's saying 00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:14.740 there's no God like you 00:15:14.740 --> 00:15:16.180 in all of it. 00:15:17.180 --> 00:15:18.980 I play Smash Bros 00:15:18.980 --> 00:15:20.120 with my sons 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:22.100 on Nintendo Switch. 00:15:22.700 --> 00:15:23.920 And you get to pick 00:15:23.920 --> 00:15:24.620 the character 00:15:24.620 --> 00:15:25.259 you want to go 00:15:25.259 --> 00:15:26.180 to battle with. 00:15:27.220 --> 00:15:28.160 And when you go 00:15:28.160 --> 00:15:28.940 to the screen 00:15:28.940 --> 00:15:29.980 that has the options, 00:15:30.100 --> 00:15:31.879 there's like 60 options. 00:15:32.660 --> 00:15:33.360 And you know what? 00:15:33.580 --> 00:15:35.180 I pick the one 00:15:35.180 --> 00:15:36.980 unlike anyone else. 00:15:37.500 --> 00:15:38.440 Captain Falcon! 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:43.440 what this is saying here 00:15:43.440 --> 00:15:44.520 is that among 00:15:44.520 --> 00:15:45.800 all the nations, 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:47.620 there's none 00:15:47.620 --> 00:15:49.400 like Yahweh. 00:15:51.900 --> 00:15:53.120 He is unlimited 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:53.940 in His power, 00:15:55.460 --> 00:15:55.940 unrelenting 00:15:55.940 --> 00:15:57.280 in His steadfast love, 00:15:58.220 --> 00:15:58.760 and unrivaled 00:15:59.380 --> 00:16:00.520 in His authority. 00:16:01.020 --> 00:16:01.920 He is sovereign 00:16:01.920 --> 00:16:04.480 over all the nations. 00:16:04.480 --> 00:16:07.740 There are no works 00:16:07.740 --> 00:16:08.399 like His. 00:16:08.800 --> 00:16:10.200 He's created everything. 00:16:10.860 --> 00:16:12.139 He delivered Israel 00:16:12.139 --> 00:16:13.120 out of Egypt. 00:16:13.840 --> 00:16:15.379 He delivered sinners 00:16:15.379 --> 00:16:16.360 like you and me 00:16:16.360 --> 00:16:17.240 through the cross 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:17.940 from sin. 00:16:18.259 --> 00:16:19.240 And He is going to do 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:20.940 a work that is coming 00:16:20.940 --> 00:16:22.580 in which He consummates 00:16:22.580 --> 00:16:23.500 all things 00:16:23.500 --> 00:16:24.420 and recreates 00:16:24.420 --> 00:16:25.440 the heavens and the earth. 00:16:26.159 --> 00:16:27.220 There are no works 00:16:27.220 --> 00:16:27.920 like His. 00:16:28.820 --> 00:16:29.920 And in verse 9, 00:16:30.180 --> 00:16:31.019 David goes 00:16:31.019 --> 00:16:31.960 deep ball. 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:34.180 He goes eschatological. 00:16:34.800 --> 00:16:36.259 He goes outside 00:16:36.259 --> 00:16:37.800 of this moment 00:16:37.800 --> 00:16:38.480 of trouble 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:40.420 to getting a big picture 00:16:40.420 --> 00:16:42.280 of what is coming 00:16:42.280 --> 00:16:43.379 at the end. 00:16:44.680 --> 00:16:45.280 All the nations 00:16:45.280 --> 00:16:45.960 you have made 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:46.560 shall come 00:16:46.560 --> 00:16:47.000 and worship 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:48.080 before you 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:50.000 and shall glorify 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:50.560 your name. 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:51.519 Shall come. 00:16:51.940 --> 00:16:52.680 Shall worship. 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:54.060 Shall glorify. 00:16:54.379 --> 00:16:56.080 He is helping us 00:16:56.080 --> 00:16:58.080 see that when we are 00:16:58.080 --> 00:16:59.420 in the midst of trouble, 00:16:59.580 --> 00:17:00.840 there's a bigger picture 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:01.540 to consider. 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:04.519 God's fame 00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:05.000 and glory 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:06.019 among the nations 00:17:06.019 --> 00:17:06.880 for all time. 00:17:09.600 --> 00:17:10.500 I'm reminded 00:17:10.500 --> 00:17:11.420 of Philippians 2, 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:12.340 11 through 12. 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:13.980 Every knee will bow 00:17:13.980 --> 00:17:15.120 and every tongue 00:17:15.120 --> 00:17:15.700 confess 00:17:15.700 --> 00:17:17.120 that Jesus Christ 00:17:17.120 --> 00:17:17.840 is Lord 00:17:17.840 --> 00:17:19.220 to the glory 00:17:19.220 --> 00:17:20.240 of the Father. 00:17:20.860 --> 00:17:21.900 When you're in the midst 00:17:21.900 --> 00:17:22.579 of suffering 00:17:22.579 --> 00:17:23.579 and trouble 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:25.299 and you go this way, 00:17:25.420 --> 00:17:26.680 it has an effect 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:28.180 on your very outlook 00:17:28.180 --> 00:17:29.019 on life. 00:17:29.019 --> 00:17:33.480 that word kabod 00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:34.879 or word glory 00:17:34.879 --> 00:17:36.619 is the Hebrew word kabod 00:17:36.619 --> 00:17:37.579 that, 00:17:37.940 --> 00:17:38.740 excuse me, 00:17:39.940 --> 00:17:40.859 and shall glorify 00:17:40.859 --> 00:17:41.539 your name. 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:42.799 That word means 00:17:42.799 --> 00:17:43.940 to be heavy, 00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:45.839 to be weighty. 00:17:46.940 --> 00:17:48.420 And so when David's talking 00:17:48.420 --> 00:17:49.180 about all the nations 00:17:49.180 --> 00:17:51.079 coming and worshiping 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:52.279 and giving glory to God, 00:17:52.339 --> 00:17:52.759 he's saying 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:53.700 there's going to come 00:17:53.700 --> 00:17:54.400 a day 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:55.880 when every knee bows 00:17:55.880 --> 00:17:56.740 and every tongue 00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.620 confesses 00:17:57.620 --> 00:17:59.559 that God is God 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:02.019 to give him 00:18:02.019 --> 00:18:02.539 the glory, 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:03.400 the weight, 00:18:03.840 --> 00:18:04.620 the praise 00:18:04.620 --> 00:18:06.100 he deserves. 00:18:06.099 --> 00:18:10.279 This is the theological 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:11.799 hot spot of this psalm 00:18:11.799 --> 00:18:12.619 and it's summarized 00:18:12.619 --> 00:18:13.439 in verse 10. 00:18:14.719 --> 00:18:16.219 Verse 10 is summarizing 00:18:16.219 --> 00:18:16.919 8 and 9, 00:18:17.059 --> 00:18:17.919 for you are great 00:18:17.919 --> 00:18:19.099 and do wondrous things. 00:18:19.299 --> 00:18:20.579 You alone are God. 00:18:22.059 --> 00:18:22.839 You are great. 00:18:22.959 --> 00:18:23.939 There's no one like you. 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:25.199 You do wondrous things. 00:18:25.679 --> 00:18:26.199 Creation, 00:18:26.859 --> 00:18:27.199 Exodus, 00:18:27.679 --> 00:18:28.319 the cross, 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:29.759 the coming consummation. 00:18:30.619 --> 00:18:32.159 You alone are God. 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:32.240 God. 00:18:35.720 --> 00:18:37.000 This verse 10 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:38.140 is clarifying 00:18:38.140 --> 00:18:39.120 verse 8. 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:41.800 Verse 8 says 00:18:41.800 --> 00:18:43.140 there's none like you 00:18:43.140 --> 00:18:43.880 among the gods. 00:18:44.360 --> 00:18:45.759 And then verse 10 says 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:46.700 you alone are God. 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:48.240 What he's basically saying 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:49.360 all the nations 00:18:49.360 --> 00:18:50.100 and their gods, 00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:50.340 well, 00:18:50.640 --> 00:18:51.360 we know 00:18:51.360 --> 00:18:52.440 that there's actually 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:53.620 no other God 00:18:53.620 --> 00:18:55.420 but our God. 00:18:55.660 --> 00:18:57.000 So the Philistines 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:57.940 may espouse 00:18:57.940 --> 00:18:58.820 their God, 00:18:59.160 --> 00:18:59.740 the Egyptians 00:18:59.740 --> 00:19:00.800 may espouse 00:19:00.800 --> 00:19:01.600 their God, 00:19:01.599 --> 00:19:02.419 and today 00:19:02.419 --> 00:19:04.859 Muslims may espouse 00:19:04.859 --> 00:19:05.519 Allah 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:07.399 but 00:19:07.399 --> 00:19:08.519 there is only 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:09.419 one God 00:19:09.419 --> 00:19:10.000 and in the words 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:10.599 of Isaiah, 00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:12.399 I am the Lord 00:19:12.399 --> 00:19:14.079 and there is 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:15.839 no other. 00:19:20.639 --> 00:19:21.500 Do you see 00:19:21.500 --> 00:19:22.259 what's going on here? 00:19:25.259 --> 00:19:26.779 In the day of trouble, 00:19:27.379 --> 00:19:28.159 verse 7, 00:19:28.919 --> 00:19:29.980 we'll learn what that is 00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:30.939 in verse 14, 00:19:30.940 --> 00:19:32.299 but in the day 00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:33.559 of David's trouble, 00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:38.320 David is conducting 00:19:38.320 --> 00:19:39.920 a private worship service. 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:43.299 He's given praise 00:19:43.299 --> 00:19:44.660 and glory to his God. 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:45.940 There's only one God. 00:19:46.160 --> 00:19:47.140 There is no other. 00:19:48.580 --> 00:19:49.860 What David is helping us 00:19:49.860 --> 00:19:50.340 to see 00:19:50.340 --> 00:19:51.160 is how 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:52.840 to have a private 00:19:52.840 --> 00:19:53.880 worship service 00:19:53.880 --> 00:19:54.980 when trouble 00:19:54.980 --> 00:19:55.920 comes knocking. 00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:55.980 praying. 00:19:57.560 --> 00:19:58.900 And what it requires 00:19:58.900 --> 00:20:00.279 is this persistent 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:01.039 praying 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:02.400 down into 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:03.240 a settled 00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:04.180 acknowledgement 00:20:04.180 --> 00:20:05.620 of who God is 00:20:05.620 --> 00:20:07.019 and then the realization 00:20:07.019 --> 00:20:08.200 that God 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:09.000 is glorious 00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:10.380 among the nations. 00:20:11.860 --> 00:20:12.840 There's no one 00:20:12.840 --> 00:20:13.360 like him. 00:20:14.140 --> 00:20:15.140 There is none 00:20:15.140 --> 00:20:15.960 but him. 00:20:17.080 --> 00:20:18.039 And he is 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:18.779 full of 00:20:18.779 --> 00:20:20.039 steadfast love 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:21.400 towards us. 00:20:21.400 --> 00:20:24.200 So if the first part 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:24.900 of this stanza, 00:20:25.140 --> 00:20:26.960 verses 8 through 10, 00:20:27.040 --> 00:20:28.060 is the theological 00:20:28.060 --> 00:20:29.440 hot spot, 00:20:29.860 --> 00:20:31.500 verses 11 through 13, 00:20:31.620 --> 00:20:32.440 we see David 00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:33.680 responding to this. 00:20:35.140 --> 00:20:35.860 He responds 00:20:35.860 --> 00:20:37.000 in a number of ways. 00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:38.259 In the first half 00:20:38.259 --> 00:20:38.880 of verse 11, 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:39.300 he says, 00:20:39.660 --> 00:20:40.680 teach me your way 00:20:40.680 --> 00:20:42.460 that I may walk 00:20:42.460 --> 00:20:43.300 in your truth. 00:20:43.820 --> 00:20:44.960 I don't know about you, 00:20:45.040 --> 00:20:45.660 but when trouble 00:20:45.660 --> 00:20:46.320 comes knocking, 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:47.240 when I'm feeling 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:47.880 attacked, 00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:48.940 what I can start 00:20:48.940 --> 00:20:49.880 doing is 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:51.400 trying to chart 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:52.860 my own way 00:20:52.860 --> 00:20:53.660 out of it. 00:20:54.460 --> 00:20:55.960 Trying to figure out, 00:20:56.280 --> 00:20:56.360 hey, 00:20:56.420 --> 00:20:57.280 how do I 00:20:57.280 --> 00:20:58.340 get through 00:20:58.340 --> 00:20:59.560 this trouble? 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:00.980 And what we see 00:21:00.980 --> 00:21:02.040 David doing here 00:21:02.040 --> 00:21:02.740 is in the day 00:21:02.740 --> 00:21:03.380 of trouble, 00:21:04.280 --> 00:21:05.440 he recognizes, 00:21:05.900 --> 00:21:06.800 he persistently 00:21:06.800 --> 00:21:07.840 prays himself 00:21:07.840 --> 00:21:08.840 to a place 00:21:08.840 --> 00:21:09.740 where he's trusting 00:21:09.740 --> 00:21:10.620 in God, 00:21:10.980 --> 00:21:12.560 full of steadfast love. 00:21:12.880 --> 00:21:13.740 He acknowledges 00:21:13.740 --> 00:21:14.660 that there's no one 00:21:14.660 --> 00:21:16.300 other than God, 00:21:16.420 --> 00:21:17.380 the one and only, 00:21:17.380 --> 00:21:18.220 and he says, 00:21:18.360 --> 00:21:18.820 oh God, 00:21:19.040 --> 00:21:20.140 because of who you are, 00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:21.240 would you show me 00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:22.220 the way through this? 00:21:23.540 --> 00:21:24.360 Teach me your way 00:21:24.360 --> 00:21:24.980 that I may walk 00:21:24.980 --> 00:21:25.480 in your truth. 00:21:28.100 --> 00:21:29.060 Show me 00:21:29.060 --> 00:21:30.420 how to walk 00:21:30.420 --> 00:21:31.120 through being 00:21:31.120 --> 00:21:31.700 criticized. 00:21:32.460 --> 00:21:32.940 Show me 00:21:32.940 --> 00:21:33.520 how to walk 00:21:33.520 --> 00:21:34.060 through being 00:21:34.060 --> 00:21:35.160 in conflict. 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:36.300 Show me 00:21:36.300 --> 00:21:37.080 how to walk 00:21:37.080 --> 00:21:37.840 through when 00:21:37.840 --> 00:21:38.960 unknown changes 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:39.720 are coming. 00:21:40.240 --> 00:21:41.000 Show me 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:42.040 when cancer's 00:21:42.040 --> 00:21:42.920 in my body 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:43.620 how to walk 00:21:43.620 --> 00:21:44.260 through that. 00:21:45.280 --> 00:21:45.720 Show me. 00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:47.000 Teach me. 00:21:47.380 --> 00:21:49.960 And then in the 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:50.500 second half 00:21:50.500 --> 00:21:51.160 of verse 11, 00:21:52.540 --> 00:21:54.120 he says, 00:21:54.360 --> 00:21:55.040 in light of this 00:21:55.040 --> 00:21:55.560 God, 00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:57.180 who is unlike 00:21:57.180 --> 00:21:57.800 any other, 00:21:58.820 --> 00:22:00.020 he cries out 00:22:00.020 --> 00:22:01.220 to this God, 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:03.500 unite my heart 00:22:03.500 --> 00:22:04.620 to fear 00:22:04.620 --> 00:22:05.900 your name. 00:22:06.900 --> 00:22:08.040 Unite my heart 00:22:08.040 --> 00:22:08.920 to fear your name. 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:11.240 I can't tell you 00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:11.960 how many times 00:22:11.960 --> 00:22:12.580 I've prayed 00:22:12.580 --> 00:22:14.000 these seven words 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:14.560 over the last 00:22:14.560 --> 00:22:15.279 two decades. 00:22:16.300 --> 00:22:17.539 Unite my heart 00:22:17.539 --> 00:22:19.220 to fear your name. 00:22:20.420 --> 00:22:21.539 Because you alone 00:22:21.539 --> 00:22:22.120 are God. 00:22:23.060 --> 00:22:24.360 Unite my heart 00:22:24.360 --> 00:22:26.220 to fear your name 00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:27.380 in the midst 00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:28.720 of all this trouble. 00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:33.000 when the Bible 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:34.160 talks about the heart, 00:22:34.339 --> 00:22:34.920 it's talking about 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:35.900 the control center 00:22:35.900 --> 00:22:36.720 of a human being. 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:38.980 It's the place 00:22:38.980 --> 00:22:40.380 where one's logic, 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:41.240 emotions, 00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:42.360 and will 00:22:42.360 --> 00:22:43.700 reside together. 00:22:44.380 --> 00:22:45.200 Have you driven 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:46.120 by O'Hare 00:22:46.120 --> 00:22:47.220 International Airport 00:22:47.220 --> 00:22:48.100 on 294, 00:22:48.100 --> 00:22:49.380 and have you seen 00:22:49.380 --> 00:22:50.180 the major 00:22:50.180 --> 00:22:51.299 control tower 00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:52.140 that's directing 00:22:52.140 --> 00:22:53.299 all things 00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:53.900 going on? 00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:54.860 Could you imagine 00:22:54.860 --> 00:22:56.019 what's going on 00:22:56.019 --> 00:22:57.100 in that control tower? 00:22:57.099 --> 00:22:58.459 It's a little picture 00:22:58.459 --> 00:22:59.639 of how the Bible 00:22:59.639 --> 00:23:00.819 talks about our hearts. 00:23:01.559 --> 00:23:02.639 It's the control center 00:23:02.639 --> 00:23:03.319 of our lives. 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:04.480 We live out 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:05.279 of our hearts. 00:23:06.419 --> 00:23:07.039 And what David 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:07.619 says here, 00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:07.959 he says, 00:23:08.139 --> 00:23:09.299 unite my heart. 00:23:09.740 --> 00:23:11.199 Unite the core 00:23:11.199 --> 00:23:12.319 of who I am. 00:23:12.379 --> 00:23:13.039 And what that word 00:23:13.039 --> 00:23:14.179 unite means is 00:23:14.179 --> 00:23:15.099 to focus, 00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:16.740 to aim, 00:23:17.219 --> 00:23:17.959 to bring about 00:23:17.959 --> 00:23:20.359 a singular focus 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:22.059 for my life. 00:23:22.399 --> 00:23:24.159 Focus all that I am, 00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:26.119 the core of my being, 00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:27.859 on one thing. 00:23:29.259 --> 00:23:30.319 Unite my heart 00:23:30.319 --> 00:23:32.159 to fear 00:23:32.159 --> 00:23:33.719 your name. 00:23:34.919 --> 00:23:35.659 Tony Evans, 00:23:35.799 --> 00:23:36.479 the preacher 00:23:36.479 --> 00:23:37.239 down in Dallas, 00:23:37.439 --> 00:23:38.119 talks about 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:39.419 the fear of the Lord 00:23:39.419 --> 00:23:40.859 as taking God 00:23:40.859 --> 00:23:41.599 seriously. 00:23:44.099 --> 00:23:45.619 It's a reverencing 00:23:45.619 --> 00:23:46.679 of God. 00:23:47.379 --> 00:23:47.799 That's what 00:23:47.799 --> 00:23:48.719 that fear means. 00:23:49.659 --> 00:23:51.199 It's a ruling 00:23:51.199 --> 00:23:52.599 reverence 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:53.519 for God. 00:23:53.519 --> 00:23:55.259 I revere God 00:23:55.259 --> 00:23:56.319 to such a degree 00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:57.940 it is controlling 00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:59.079 the way I live 00:23:59.079 --> 00:23:59.799 my life. 00:24:00.339 --> 00:24:01.579 So to fear God 00:24:01.579 --> 00:24:02.720 is to be governed 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:03.740 by God. 00:24:05.799 --> 00:24:07.579 He is my chief 00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:08.160 concern 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:08.859 in the way 00:24:08.859 --> 00:24:09.940 I'm living my life. 00:24:11.519 --> 00:24:12.839 So when David says, 00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.779 unite my heart 00:24:13.779 --> 00:24:14.660 to fear your name, 00:24:14.740 --> 00:24:15.299 he's saying, 00:24:15.879 --> 00:24:16.299 God, 00:24:16.420 --> 00:24:17.559 would you 00:24:17.559 --> 00:24:18.440 bring about 00:24:18.440 --> 00:24:19.960 a singular aim 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:20.680 of the core 00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:21.720 of my being 00:24:21.720 --> 00:24:23.320 on your 00:24:23.320 --> 00:24:25.039 great name 00:24:25.039 --> 00:24:26.100 that it governs 00:24:26.100 --> 00:24:27.400 all that I do 00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:29.140 in response 00:24:29.140 --> 00:24:30.980 to God alone 00:24:30.980 --> 00:24:31.880 being God. 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:35.420 Give me a singular aim 00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:37.440 to live for your glory, 00:24:37.620 --> 00:24:38.640 to live for your fame, 00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:40.019 to live for your purposes, 00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:40.940 to live for 00:24:40.940 --> 00:24:42.240 your name. 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:43.880 When trouble comes knocking, 00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:44.960 the temptation 00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:46.500 will be to allow 00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:47.720 your heart 00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:48.779 to be controlled 00:24:48.779 --> 00:24:50.380 by your trouble, 00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:52.920 to be ruled 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.980 by the fear 00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:55.039 of the unknown, 00:24:56.120 --> 00:24:56.860 the fear 00:24:56.860 --> 00:24:57.799 of repercussions, 00:24:58.079 --> 00:24:58.700 the fear 00:24:58.700 --> 00:25:00.380 of what people 00:25:00.380 --> 00:25:01.740 think about me. 00:25:03.039 --> 00:25:03.819 What David 00:25:03.819 --> 00:25:04.779 is helping us with 00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:06.120 is helping us 00:25:06.120 --> 00:25:06.940 on the day 00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:07.480 of trouble 00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:08.579 to fear God 00:25:08.579 --> 00:25:09.620 above all else 00:25:09.619 --> 00:25:11.879 and to trust him 00:25:11.879 --> 00:25:12.799 of how to move forward. 00:25:15.199 --> 00:25:16.299 What we're learning here 00:25:16.299 --> 00:25:17.199 is that we don't need 00:25:17.199 --> 00:25:18.019 to be ruled 00:25:18.019 --> 00:25:19.159 by our trouble 00:25:19.159 --> 00:25:20.659 because God 00:25:20.659 --> 00:25:21.979 is greater 00:25:21.979 --> 00:25:24.639 than our trouble 00:25:24.639 --> 00:25:26.779 and his steadfast love 00:25:26.779 --> 00:25:27.719 towards you 00:25:27.719 --> 00:25:29.159 is great 00:25:29.159 --> 00:25:30.279 and unrelenting. 00:25:32.879 --> 00:25:34.599 In verses 12 and 13, 00:25:34.739 --> 00:25:35.459 we read how 00:25:35.459 --> 00:25:37.579 David gives thanks 00:25:37.579 --> 00:25:38.219 to God 00:25:38.220 --> 00:25:39.360 and glorifies 00:25:39.360 --> 00:25:40.339 God's name. 00:25:40.660 --> 00:25:41.839 This is the evidencing 00:25:41.839 --> 00:25:42.519 of a heart 00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:44.460 that has been united 00:25:44.460 --> 00:25:46.140 to fear God's name. 00:25:46.339 --> 00:25:47.279 It results 00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:48.240 in thanksgiving 00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:49.100 and praise. 00:25:50.579 --> 00:25:50.940 And so, 00:25:51.079 --> 00:25:52.880 just to clarify, 00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:53.779 if you're thinking 00:25:53.779 --> 00:25:54.860 the fear of the Lord 00:25:54.860 --> 00:25:55.480 is this 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:57.000 cowering, 00:25:57.200 --> 00:25:58.240 shaking in the corner, 00:25:58.960 --> 00:25:59.660 it is 00:25:59.660 --> 00:26:01.279 praising God 00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:01.680 and living 00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:02.539 for his glory. 00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:04.299 It is a freedom 00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:05.019 to live 00:26:05.019 --> 00:26:06.000 for God 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.039 and his honor. 00:26:08.220 --> 00:26:08.799 And we see 00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:09.839 in verse 13 00:26:09.839 --> 00:26:11.039 how personal 00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:11.839 this gets. 00:26:13.160 --> 00:26:13.819 For great 00:26:13.819 --> 00:26:15.180 is your steadfast 00:26:15.180 --> 00:26:16.460 love towards me. 00:26:16.539 --> 00:26:17.519 This is the second time 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:17.900 we've seen 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.819 steadfast love 00:26:18.819 --> 00:26:19.279 show up 00:26:19.279 --> 00:26:20.039 in Psalm 86. 00:26:21.860 --> 00:26:22.279 He says, 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:23.140 for great 00:26:23.140 --> 00:26:24.100 is your steadfast 00:26:24.100 --> 00:26:25.160 love towards me. 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:26.440 You have delivered 00:26:26.440 --> 00:26:27.380 my soul 00:26:27.380 --> 00:26:28.680 from the depths 00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:29.799 of Sheol. 00:26:29.960 --> 00:26:30.660 Sheol is the 00:26:30.660 --> 00:26:32.220 realm of the dead. 00:26:32.220 --> 00:26:34.400 And what David 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:35.140 is saying here 00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:35.380 is, 00:26:35.680 --> 00:26:36.400 it's as though 00:26:36.400 --> 00:26:36.779 he's saying, 00:26:36.900 --> 00:26:38.160 I don't have to be 00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:39.240 afraid of death. 00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:41.140 It's significant 00:26:41.140 --> 00:26:42.200 in light of verse 14. 00:26:43.480 --> 00:26:44.640 I don't have to be 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:45.720 afraid of death 00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:47.579 because I know 00:26:47.579 --> 00:26:49.500 your steadfast love 00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:50.100 for me 00:26:50.100 --> 00:26:51.680 is abounding 00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:53.360 even before, 00:26:53.620 --> 00:26:53.960 during, 00:26:54.059 --> 00:26:55.539 and after death. 00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:55.619 life. 00:26:58.059 --> 00:26:58.980 It's as though 00:26:58.980 --> 00:27:00.059 David 00:27:00.059 --> 00:27:01.759 has read ahead 00:27:01.759 --> 00:27:02.680 in a Bible 00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:03.879 he doesn't fully 00:27:03.879 --> 00:27:04.539 have yet 00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:05.440 to 1 John 00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:06.000 that says, 00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:07.319 perfect love 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:08.839 casts out fear, 00:27:09.099 --> 00:27:09.899 even the fear 00:27:09.899 --> 00:27:10.480 of death. 00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:14.740 So here's a little 00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:15.279 perspective. 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:19.660 If God 00:27:19.660 --> 00:27:21.099 and his great 00:27:21.099 --> 00:27:22.240 love for you, 00:27:22.360 --> 00:27:23.019 brother or sister 00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.700 in Christ, 00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:25.420 if he and his 00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:26.099 great love 00:27:26.099 --> 00:27:27.059 for you 00:27:27.059 --> 00:27:28.519 delivered you 00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:29.740 from sin 00:27:29.740 --> 00:27:30.420 and death, 00:27:30.500 --> 00:27:31.319 which he has, 00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:33.860 you do not 00:27:33.860 --> 00:27:34.500 need to be 00:27:34.500 --> 00:27:35.220 consumed 00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:37.319 by the fear 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:38.299 and anxiety 00:27:38.299 --> 00:27:39.460 of the trouble 00:27:39.460 --> 00:27:40.460 knocking at 00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:41.299 your door 00:27:41.299 --> 00:27:42.519 right now. 00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:45.539 Because God 00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:45.860 has already 00:27:45.860 --> 00:27:46.920 taken care 00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:48.559 of the biggest 00:27:48.559 --> 00:27:49.200 trouble 00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:50.400 you had already 00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:51.000 faced. 00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:54.120 God has made 00:27:54.120 --> 00:27:54.740 peace 00:27:54.740 --> 00:27:56.680 between you 00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:57.180 and him. 00:27:58.380 --> 00:27:59.319 That's game 00:27:59.319 --> 00:27:59.720 changer. 00:28:01.039 --> 00:28:02.140 That's worthy 00:28:02.140 --> 00:28:02.960 of giving him 00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:04.860 praise and 00:28:04.860 --> 00:28:05.420 thanksgiving. 00:28:05.559 --> 00:28:06.220 For great is 00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.920 your steadfast 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:08.000 love toward me. 00:28:08.380 --> 00:28:09.160 You have delivered 00:28:09.160 --> 00:28:10.120 my soul from 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:10.659 the depths 00:28:10.659 --> 00:28:11.299 of Sheol. 00:28:12.919 --> 00:28:13.739 When trouble 00:28:13.739 --> 00:28:14.500 comes knocking, 00:28:14.699 --> 00:28:15.599 we call on 00:28:15.599 --> 00:28:16.339 our great 00:28:16.339 --> 00:28:18.199 God with 00:28:18.199 --> 00:28:20.359 praise-filled 00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:21.259 prayers 00:28:21.259 --> 00:28:22.859 that shape 00:28:22.859 --> 00:28:24.699 how we 00:28:24.699 --> 00:28:25.579 live. 00:28:26.639 --> 00:28:27.299 Could you 00:28:27.299 --> 00:28:27.839 imagine that? 00:28:28.959 --> 00:28:29.859 A church 00:28:29.859 --> 00:28:30.739 of God 00:28:30.739 --> 00:28:31.679 praising God 00:28:31.679 --> 00:28:32.219 in the midst 00:28:32.219 --> 00:28:33.779 of various 00:28:33.779 --> 00:28:34.739 kinds of 00:28:34.739 --> 00:28:35.159 trouble? 00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:35.220 people? 00:28:37.700 --> 00:28:38.460 That's the 00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:39.240 second stanza. 00:28:40.220 --> 00:28:40.960 The third 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:41.500 stanza 00:28:41.500 --> 00:28:41.980 in verses 00:28:41.980 --> 00:28:42.700 14 through 00:28:42.700 --> 00:28:43.259 17 00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:45.160 can be 00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:45.759 summarized by 00:28:45.759 --> 00:28:46.000 saying, 00:28:46.120 --> 00:28:46.500 when trouble 00:28:46.500 --> 00:28:47.420 comes knocking, 00:28:48.380 --> 00:28:49.320 we call out 00:28:49.320 --> 00:28:49.960 to God 00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:51.560 with purposed 00:28:51.560 --> 00:28:52.620 praying. 00:28:54.620 --> 00:28:55.259 Persistent 00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:55.779 praying, 00:28:57.120 --> 00:28:57.740 praise-filled 00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:58.240 praying, 00:28:58.960 --> 00:28:59.660 and now 00:28:59.660 --> 00:29:00.580 purposed 00:29:00.580 --> 00:29:01.080 praying. 00:29:01.079 --> 00:29:02.699 there's 00:29:02.699 --> 00:29:03.119 nothing in 00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:03.679 this psalm, 00:29:03.779 --> 00:29:04.359 Psalm 86, 00:29:04.759 --> 00:29:05.179 that would 00:29:05.179 --> 00:29:06.159 indicate David 00:29:06.159 --> 00:29:07.099 had come 00:29:07.099 --> 00:29:07.559 through the 00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:08.079 trouble he 00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:08.659 was facing. 00:29:09.399 --> 00:29:09.899 By the end 00:29:09.899 --> 00:29:10.519 of the psalm, 00:29:10.619 --> 00:29:10.980 you're left 00:29:10.980 --> 00:29:12.579 realizing he's 00:29:12.579 --> 00:29:13.079 still in it, 00:29:13.879 --> 00:29:14.419 still in the 00:29:14.419 --> 00:29:14.899 midst of it. 00:29:15.159 --> 00:29:15.639 This is a 00:29:15.639 --> 00:29:16.699 place-in-time 00:29:16.699 --> 00:29:17.220 psalm, 00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:18.059 written in the 00:29:18.059 --> 00:29:18.460 midst of 00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:18.799 trouble. 00:29:18.939 --> 00:29:19.720 He's waiting 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.740 on God to 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:21.179 act. 00:29:23.119 --> 00:29:23.759 In verse 00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:24.539 14, we 00:29:24.539 --> 00:29:25.779 finally learn 00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:26.299 the trouble 00:29:26.299 --> 00:29:26.879 David was 00:29:26.879 --> 00:29:27.279 facing. 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:29.200 Oh God, 00:29:29.359 --> 00:29:30.000 insolent men 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.519 have risen up 00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:30.980 against me. 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.519 A band of 00:29:31.519 --> 00:29:32.119 ruthless men 00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:32.619 seeks my 00:29:32.619 --> 00:29:32.940 life. 00:29:33.379 --> 00:29:33.599 They do 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:34.160 not set you 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:34.779 before them. 00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:37.039 Insolent men, 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:37.980 ruthless men, 00:29:38.379 --> 00:29:39.579 what they're 00:29:39.579 --> 00:29:40.700 geared, 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:41.759 aimed at, 00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.240 is to kill 00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:43.660 David. 00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:45.299 They're there 00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:45.859 to take his 00:29:45.859 --> 00:29:46.220 life. 00:29:47.220 --> 00:29:47.899 Now, granted, 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:48.619 this is a little 00:29:48.619 --> 00:29:49.039 bit more 00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:49.819 significant than 00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:50.460 being criticized 00:29:50.460 --> 00:29:51.259 on Facebook, 00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:53.579 but you can 00:29:53.579 --> 00:29:54.259 still pick up 00:29:54.259 --> 00:29:54.740 on the sense 00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:55.160 of feeling 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:55.720 attacked. 00:29:57.279 --> 00:30:00.160 This psalm 00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:00.639 doesn't really 00:30:00.639 --> 00:30:01.220 give us any 00:30:01.220 --> 00:30:02.599 clues as to 00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:03.379 when this is 00:30:03.379 --> 00:30:04.079 taking place 00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:04.639 in David's 00:30:04.639 --> 00:30:04.920 life. 00:30:05.059 --> 00:30:05.940 All we know 00:30:05.940 --> 00:30:07.019 is what David 00:30:07.019 --> 00:30:07.819 tells us, 00:30:08.180 --> 00:30:09.039 and that his 00:30:09.039 --> 00:30:10.599 life is in 00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:11.160 jeopardy. 00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:12.220 And it's in 00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:13.460 jeopardy by 00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:15.039 men who do 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:16.440 not fear 00:30:16.440 --> 00:30:17.119 God. 00:30:17.819 --> 00:30:18.420 They do not 00:30:18.420 --> 00:30:19.099 set you 00:30:19.099 --> 00:30:19.960 before him, 00:30:20.319 --> 00:30:21.259 before him, 00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:22.000 David says. 00:30:24.319 --> 00:30:25.480 Verse 14, 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:27.099 but here's 00:30:27.099 --> 00:30:27.339 what's 00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:27.779 interesting. 00:30:29.860 --> 00:30:30.720 David is 00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:31.680 very purposeful 00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:32.460 in identifying 00:30:32.460 --> 00:30:33.740 who his 00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:34.660 attackers are 00:30:34.660 --> 00:30:36.680 because he's 00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:37.779 also purposed 00:30:37.779 --> 00:30:39.779 in quoting 00:30:39.779 --> 00:30:40.380 the Bible. 00:30:42.860 --> 00:30:43.640 He's making 00:30:43.640 --> 00:30:44.500 a contrast. 00:30:46.779 --> 00:30:47.640 He says, 00:30:47.839 --> 00:30:48.059 okay, 00:30:49.220 --> 00:30:49.759 God, 00:30:49.860 --> 00:30:50.440 insolent men 00:30:50.440 --> 00:30:51.000 have risen up 00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:51.559 against me. 00:30:51.640 --> 00:30:52.079 A band of 00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:52.660 ruthless men 00:30:52.660 --> 00:30:53.519 seeks my life 00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:53.759 and they 00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:53.980 know it 00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.619 sets you 00:30:54.619 --> 00:30:55.440 before them. 00:30:55.920 --> 00:30:56.759 That's one 00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:57.240 group. 00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.119 Verse 15, 00:30:59.259 --> 00:30:59.839 but you, 00:31:00.639 --> 00:31:01.099 O Lord, 00:31:01.759 --> 00:31:02.200 and then he 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:02.960 quotes Exodus 00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:03.720 34, 00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:04.619 6 and 7. 00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:05.720 It's a quote. 00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:07.500 He's quoting 00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:08.160 his Bible. 00:31:09.579 --> 00:31:10.619 David's praying 00:31:10.619 --> 00:31:12.019 Bible here. 00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:12.579 It's very 00:31:12.579 --> 00:31:13.200 instructive. 00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:17.079 He says, 00:31:17.139 --> 00:31:17.460 but you, 00:31:17.579 --> 00:31:17.900 O Lord, 00:31:17.980 --> 00:31:18.440 are a God 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:19.180 merciful and 00:31:19.180 --> 00:31:19.480 gracious, 00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:20.119 slow to 00:31:20.119 --> 00:31:20.559 anger and 00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:21.200 abounding in 00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:21.940 steadfast love 00:31:21.940 --> 00:31:22.639 and faithfulness. 00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:24.600 He's purposefully 00:31:24.600 --> 00:31:26.800 contrasting 00:31:26.800 --> 00:31:28.480 these two 00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:29.820 groups of 00:31:29.820 --> 00:31:30.259 people, 00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:31.900 ruthless men 00:31:31.900 --> 00:31:32.640 and his 00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:33.040 God, 00:31:33.500 --> 00:31:34.040 and their 00:31:34.040 --> 00:31:34.520 posture 00:31:34.520 --> 00:31:35.200 towards him. 00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:37.700 These 00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:38.560 ruthless men, 00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:40.820 they are 00:31:40.820 --> 00:31:41.240 full of 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:41.640 spite, 00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:43.580 full of 00:31:43.580 --> 00:31:43.900 hate, 00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:44.860 quick to 00:31:44.860 --> 00:31:45.240 anger, 00:31:46.060 --> 00:31:46.440 abounding 00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:47.140 in malice, 00:31:47.320 --> 00:31:47.920 abounding 00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:49.000 in ruthlessness 00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:50.060 towards David 00:31:50.060 --> 00:31:51.380 to take his 00:31:51.380 --> 00:31:51.720 life. 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:53.980 David's God, 00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:55.000 the God 00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:55.500 who's bound 00:31:55.500 --> 00:31:56.360 himself to 00:31:56.360 --> 00:31:56.700 David, 00:31:57.940 --> 00:31:58.540 the God 00:31:58.540 --> 00:31:59.259 of Exodus 00:31:59.259 --> 00:32:00.280 34, 00:32:00.600 --> 00:32:01.440 6 and 7, 00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:03.000 he's full 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:03.940 of mercy 00:32:03.940 --> 00:32:05.020 and grace, 00:32:05.380 --> 00:32:05.880 slow to 00:32:05.880 --> 00:32:06.320 anger, 00:32:06.980 --> 00:32:07.940 abounding in 00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:09.259 steadfast love 00:32:09.259 --> 00:32:10.000 and faithfulness. 00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:10.580 That's the third 00:32:10.580 --> 00:32:12.259 time steadfast love 00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:12.940 has showed up 00:32:12.940 --> 00:32:13.920 in this 00:32:13.920 --> 00:32:14.660 psalm 00:32:14.660 --> 00:32:15.560 in the midst 00:32:15.560 --> 00:32:16.040 of trouble. 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:20.659 David is 00:32:20.659 --> 00:32:21.420 comparing and 00:32:21.420 --> 00:32:22.200 contrasting 00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:22.920 those people 00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.519 who are 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.599 postured 00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:25.440 towards him. 00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:26.220 One group 00:32:26.220 --> 00:32:26.879 seeking to 00:32:26.879 --> 00:32:27.420 kill him, 00:32:28.259 --> 00:32:29.379 God is 00:32:29.379 --> 00:32:30.139 seeking to 00:32:30.139 --> 00:32:31.440 be for him, 00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:33.599 to demonstrate 00:32:33.599 --> 00:32:34.180 his love 00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:34.819 towards him. 00:32:36.420 --> 00:32:37.119 So it's 00:32:37.119 --> 00:32:37.460 kind of like 00:32:37.460 --> 00:32:37.700 this, 00:32:37.779 --> 00:32:38.480 David is 00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:39.480 stepping back 00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:39.759 and he's 00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:39.940 saying, 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:40.220 okay, 00:32:40.399 --> 00:32:40.920 insolent, 00:32:41.159 --> 00:32:41.460 ruthless 00:32:41.460 --> 00:32:42.079 men 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:43.500 compared to 00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:44.620 my Exodus 00:32:44.620 --> 00:32:45.680 34, 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:47.079 6 and 7 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:47.559 God, 00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:48.660 full of 00:32:48.660 --> 00:32:49.100 grace, 00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:49.759 full of 00:32:49.759 --> 00:32:50.220 mercy, 00:32:50.420 --> 00:32:50.880 slow to 00:32:50.880 --> 00:32:51.400 anger and 00:32:51.400 --> 00:32:52.019 abounding in 00:32:52.019 --> 00:32:52.779 steadfast love 00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:53.519 and faithfulness 00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:54.259 to me. 00:32:55.779 --> 00:32:56.559 Who's 00:32:56.559 --> 00:32:56.900 greater? 00:32:59.039 --> 00:32:59.840 Who's 00:32:59.840 --> 00:33:00.440 more glorious? 00:33:01.900 --> 00:33:02.680 Who's 00:33:02.680 --> 00:33:03.680 more praiseworthy? 00:33:04.660 --> 00:33:05.100 Who's 00:33:05.100 --> 00:33:05.700 worthy of 00:33:05.700 --> 00:33:06.819 thanksgiving 00:33:06.819 --> 00:33:07.579 and gratitude? 00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:08.779 Who is 00:33:08.779 --> 00:33:09.160 more 00:33:09.160 --> 00:33:09.920 trustworthy? 00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:11.720 who alone 00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:12.600 is God? 00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:13.519 That's the 00:33:13.519 --> 00:33:14.019 one I will 00:33:14.019 --> 00:33:14.279 fear. 00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:19.039 Maybe you're 00:33:19.039 --> 00:33:19.560 in the room 00:33:19.560 --> 00:33:20.180 this morning 00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:21.759 and you 00:33:21.759 --> 00:33:22.240 have some 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:22.600 kind of 00:33:22.600 --> 00:33:23.180 chronic 00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.960 physical 00:33:23.960 --> 00:33:24.560 trouble. 00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:26.820 Let's 00:33:26.820 --> 00:33:27.500 compare them. 00:33:29.259 --> 00:33:29.500 Your 00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:29.940 chronic 00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.500 physical 00:33:30.500 --> 00:33:31.259 trouble 00:33:31.259 --> 00:33:32.180 compared to 00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:32.779 the Exodus 00:33:32.779 --> 00:33:33.460 34, 00:33:33.759 --> 00:33:34.259 6 and 00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:34.940 7 God. 00:33:35.300 --> 00:33:35.620 Who's 00:33:35.620 --> 00:33:36.019 greater? 00:33:36.580 --> 00:33:36.860 Who's 00:33:36.860 --> 00:33:37.060 more 00:33:37.060 --> 00:33:37.560 glorious? 00:33:37.940 --> 00:33:38.140 Who's 00:33:38.140 --> 00:33:38.340 more 00:33:38.340 --> 00:33:39.019 praiseworthy? 00:33:39.019 --> 00:33:39.740 Who's 00:33:39.740 --> 00:33:40.460 worthy of 00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:41.200 gratitude and 00:33:41.200 --> 00:33:41.799 thanksgiving? 00:33:42.319 --> 00:33:42.839 Who is 00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:43.339 trustworthy? 00:33:44.019 --> 00:33:44.539 Who is 00:33:44.539 --> 00:33:45.359 God in 00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:45.779 your life? 00:33:48.339 --> 00:33:49.259 If you're 00:33:49.259 --> 00:33:49.779 experiencing 00:33:49.779 --> 00:33:50.740 criticism from 00:33:50.740 --> 00:33:51.339 other people, 00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:52.059 you feel like 00:33:52.059 --> 00:33:52.879 they're attacking 00:33:52.879 --> 00:33:53.900 you and 00:33:53.900 --> 00:33:54.460 you're tempted 00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:55.119 to be more 00:33:55.119 --> 00:33:55.960 concerned about 00:33:55.960 --> 00:33:56.480 what these 00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:57.019 people think 00:33:57.019 --> 00:33:57.460 about you 00:33:57.460 --> 00:33:57.799 than what 00:33:57.799 --> 00:33:58.379 God thinks 00:33:58.379 --> 00:33:58.980 about you, 00:33:59.379 --> 00:33:59.920 compare them. 00:34:01.480 --> 00:34:02.279 Which one's 00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:02.599 greater? 00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:03.619 Which one's 00:34:03.619 --> 00:34:04.259 more glorious 00:34:04.259 --> 00:34:05.079 and praiseworthy? 00:34:05.480 --> 00:34:05.940 Worthy of 00:34:05.940 --> 00:34:06.700 thanksgiving and 00:34:06.700 --> 00:34:07.139 praise? 00:34:07.619 --> 00:34:07.920 Who's 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:08.380 trustworthy? 00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:09.500 Who is 00:34:09.500 --> 00:34:09.880 God? 00:34:13.780 --> 00:34:14.660 David is 00:34:14.660 --> 00:34:15.880 purposefully 00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:16.960 contrasting 00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:17.599 these two 00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:19.440 to help 00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:19.920 us see 00:34:19.920 --> 00:34:20.579 who shall 00:34:20.579 --> 00:34:21.360 we fear 00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:21.940 in the 00:34:21.940 --> 00:34:22.240 day of 00:34:22.240 --> 00:34:22.579 trouble. 00:34:24.680 --> 00:34:25.440 We're to 00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:25.980 ask God 00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.579 to unite 00:34:26.579 --> 00:34:27.820 our hearts 00:34:27.820 --> 00:34:28.800 to fear 00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:29.280 him. 00:34:30.019 --> 00:34:30.740 More than 00:34:30.740 --> 00:34:31.780 fearing change, 00:34:32.059 --> 00:34:32.420 more than 00:34:32.420 --> 00:34:33.119 fearing the 00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:33.559 unknown, 00:34:34.079 --> 00:34:34.579 fearing what 00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:35.180 people think 00:34:35.180 --> 00:34:35.760 about you, 00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:36.580 fearing of 00:34:36.580 --> 00:34:37.080 what's going 00:34:37.080 --> 00:34:37.460 on in 00:34:37.460 --> 00:34:38.660 your body, 00:34:39.100 --> 00:34:40.200 we fear 00:34:40.200 --> 00:34:41.600 our glorious 00:34:41.600 --> 00:34:42.080 God. 00:34:42.640 --> 00:34:43.700 That governs 00:34:43.700 --> 00:34:44.740 our lives. 00:34:45.340 --> 00:34:45.560 And in 00:34:45.560 --> 00:34:46.260 verses 16 00:34:46.260 --> 00:34:47.000 and 17, 00:34:47.180 --> 00:34:47.500 David, 00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:49.580 it's like a 00:34:49.580 --> 00:34:50.280 springboard. 00:34:51.220 --> 00:34:51.960 This truth of 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:52.820 who God is, 00:34:53.040 --> 00:34:54.740 and verse 15, 00:34:54.980 --> 00:34:56.280 David makes a 00:34:56.280 --> 00:34:57.120 series of more 00:34:57.120 --> 00:34:57.660 petitions. 00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:58.260 He says, 00:34:58.740 --> 00:34:59.600 turn to me 00:34:59.600 --> 00:35:00.760 and be gracious 00:35:00.760 --> 00:35:01.460 to me. 00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:03.699 Give your 00:35:03.699 --> 00:35:04.820 strength to 00:35:04.820 --> 00:35:05.539 your servant. 00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:06.720 Save the 00:35:06.720 --> 00:35:07.300 son of your 00:35:07.300 --> 00:35:07.980 maidservant. 00:35:08.360 --> 00:35:09.340 Show me a 00:35:09.340 --> 00:35:10.300 sign of your 00:35:10.300 --> 00:35:10.900 favor. 00:35:11.780 --> 00:35:12.639 More petitions, 00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:13.940 more pleadings, 00:35:14.179 --> 00:35:14.760 but these are 00:35:14.760 --> 00:35:15.519 coming from 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:16.800 this solid 00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:17.900 understanding 00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:18.740 and resting 00:35:18.740 --> 00:35:19.740 and who 00:35:19.740 --> 00:35:20.380 his God 00:35:20.380 --> 00:35:21.360 is and 00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:22.500 his posture 00:35:22.500 --> 00:35:23.420 of steadfast 00:35:23.420 --> 00:35:24.679 love towards 00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:25.199 David, 00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:25.780 which brings 00:35:25.780 --> 00:35:27.460 me to 00:35:27.460 --> 00:35:28.380 another purpose 00:35:28.380 --> 00:35:29.420 in this. 00:35:29.420 --> 00:35:31.440 In verse 00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:32.000 14, 00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:33.840 David says 00:35:33.840 --> 00:35:34.159 of these 00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:35.139 insolent men, 00:35:36.059 --> 00:35:36.539 they do not 00:35:36.539 --> 00:35:37.220 set you, 00:35:37.400 --> 00:35:37.599 God, 00:35:37.680 --> 00:35:38.280 before them. 00:35:38.340 --> 00:35:38.700 They don't 00:35:38.700 --> 00:35:39.519 fear God. 00:35:40.240 --> 00:35:40.980 But here in 00:35:40.980 --> 00:35:41.480 17, 00:35:42.420 --> 00:35:43.099 David makes 00:35:43.099 --> 00:35:43.960 this request. 00:35:44.420 --> 00:35:45.079 Show me a 00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:45.559 sign of your 00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:46.920 favor for a 00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:48.639 purpose that 00:35:48.639 --> 00:35:49.800 those who 00:35:49.800 --> 00:35:50.720 hate me may 00:35:50.720 --> 00:35:51.240 see. 00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:55.480 What David 00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:56.019 is seeing 00:35:56.019 --> 00:35:57.860 here is an 00:35:57.860 --> 00:35:58.800 opportunity for 00:35:58.800 --> 00:36:00.180 his Exodus 00:36:00.180 --> 00:36:00.920 34, 00:36:01.220 --> 00:36:01.519 6, 00:36:01.600 --> 00:36:02.100 and 7, 00:36:02.300 --> 00:36:02.720 God, 00:36:03.340 --> 00:36:04.060 to be 00:36:04.060 --> 00:36:04.820 exalted 00:36:04.820 --> 00:36:06.000 through this 00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:07.300 trouble and 00:36:07.300 --> 00:36:08.100 be seen by 00:36:08.100 --> 00:36:08.900 his enemies. 00:36:10.720 --> 00:36:11.640 For God to 00:36:11.640 --> 00:36:12.260 be exalted 00:36:12.260 --> 00:36:13.039 and glorified 00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:13.760 and for David 00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:15.120 to be vindicated. 00:36:16.460 --> 00:36:17.519 As David 00:36:17.519 --> 00:36:18.480 is praying 00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:20.600 that God 00:36:20.600 --> 00:36:21.120 would show 00:36:21.120 --> 00:36:22.220 himself faithful, 00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:23.740 he's praying 00:36:23.740 --> 00:36:24.760 this with 00:36:24.760 --> 00:36:25.840 those who 00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:26.960 are attacking 00:36:26.960 --> 00:36:28.340 him in mind. 00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:29.580 that they 00:36:29.580 --> 00:36:30.260 would see 00:36:30.260 --> 00:36:32.580 and be put 00:36:32.580 --> 00:36:33.140 to shame. 00:36:35.060 --> 00:36:36.160 It's purposed. 00:36:36.940 --> 00:36:37.620 It's a 00:36:37.620 --> 00:36:37.960 purposed 00:36:37.960 --> 00:36:39.400 praying in 00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:39.800 the day of 00:36:39.800 --> 00:36:40.120 trouble. 00:36:43.640 --> 00:36:44.480 David is 00:36:44.480 --> 00:36:45.000 governed by 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:45.420 God's 00:36:45.420 --> 00:36:46.980 greatness and 00:36:46.980 --> 00:36:48.039 it's informing 00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:49.380 how he thinks 00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:50.240 about people 00:36:50.240 --> 00:36:50.940 in the day 00:36:50.940 --> 00:36:51.480 of trouble. 00:36:53.480 --> 00:36:54.440 He sees it 00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:55.080 an opportunity 00:36:55.080 --> 00:36:55.800 for God to 00:36:55.800 --> 00:36:56.420 be exalted. 00:36:56.420 --> 00:36:56.559 David. 00:36:59.200 --> 00:37:00.159 And what's 00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:00.780 got him 00:37:00.780 --> 00:37:01.180 there 00:37:01.180 --> 00:37:03.280 is a 00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:04.159 series of 00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.700 petitions 00:37:04.700 --> 00:37:05.880 of praying 00:37:05.880 --> 00:37:06.659 his heart 00:37:06.659 --> 00:37:07.480 to settle 00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:08.519 on his 00:37:08.519 --> 00:37:09.059 God, 00:37:09.159 --> 00:37:09.460 the God 00:37:09.460 --> 00:37:10.220 of steadfast 00:37:10.220 --> 00:37:10.700 love, 00:37:11.260 --> 00:37:12.380 to recognizing 00:37:12.380 --> 00:37:13.980 how awesome 00:37:13.980 --> 00:37:14.680 and glorious 00:37:14.680 --> 00:37:15.900 God is 00:37:15.900 --> 00:37:16.700 and asking 00:37:16.700 --> 00:37:17.480 God to unite 00:37:17.480 --> 00:37:18.079 his heart 00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:18.700 to fear 00:37:18.700 --> 00:37:19.860 God's name. 00:37:19.860 --> 00:37:20.720 And here 00:37:20.720 --> 00:37:21.160 we have 00:37:21.160 --> 00:37:21.539 now 00:37:21.539 --> 00:37:22.380 purposed 00:37:22.380 --> 00:37:22.860 praying 00:37:22.860 --> 00:37:24.059 that God 00:37:24.059 --> 00:37:25.000 wants those 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:25.940 attacking him 00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:26.900 to see 00:37:26.900 --> 00:37:27.760 God's 00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:28.400 character 00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:29.539 on display 00:37:29.539 --> 00:37:30.920 working on 00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:31.360 David's 00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:31.860 behalf. 00:37:34.860 --> 00:37:35.800 It kind of 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:36.260 raises the 00:37:36.260 --> 00:37:36.680 question, 00:37:36.840 --> 00:37:37.460 should we be 00:37:37.460 --> 00:37:38.300 praying for 00:37:38.300 --> 00:37:39.400 a sign 00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:40.620 that God 00:37:40.620 --> 00:37:41.420 would demonstrate 00:37:41.420 --> 00:37:42.380 his character 00:37:42.380 --> 00:37:43.680 on our behalf 00:37:43.680 --> 00:37:44.059 in the day 00:37:44.059 --> 00:37:44.480 of trouble? 00:37:44.920 --> 00:37:45.480 Absolutely. 00:37:46.120 --> 00:37:46.720 Pray away. 00:37:47.500 --> 00:37:48.000 Ask God 00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:48.280 to do 00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:48.559 that. 00:37:50.239 --> 00:37:50.840 But I 00:37:50.840 --> 00:37:51.159 just want 00:37:51.159 --> 00:37:51.500 to remind 00:37:51.500 --> 00:37:51.719 you of 00:37:51.719 --> 00:37:51.980 something. 00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:54.860 We already 00:37:54.860 --> 00:37:55.260 have the 00:37:55.260 --> 00:37:55.519 greatest 00:37:55.519 --> 00:37:55.980 sign. 00:37:57.980 --> 00:37:58.800 The greatest 00:37:58.800 --> 00:37:59.659 sign has 00:37:59.659 --> 00:38:00.079 already been 00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:00.860 given that 00:38:00.860 --> 00:38:01.519 demonstrates 00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:02.519 God's 00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:03.440 steadfast 00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:04.420 love in 00:38:04.420 --> 00:38:05.380 action on 00:38:05.380 --> 00:38:06.139 our behalf. 00:38:06.139 --> 00:38:06.960 And that 00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:08.219 sign is 00:38:08.219 --> 00:38:09.119 the cross 00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:10.059 of Jesus 00:38:10.059 --> 00:38:10.719 Christ. 00:38:11.199 --> 00:38:11.519 At the 00:38:11.519 --> 00:38:12.159 cross, 00:38:12.900 --> 00:38:14.219 God in 00:38:14.219 --> 00:38:15.559 his abounding 00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:16.139 steadfast 00:38:16.699 --> 00:38:17.360 love 00:38:17.360 --> 00:38:18.680 turned to 00:38:18.680 --> 00:38:19.500 us and 00:38:19.500 --> 00:38:20.220 was gracious 00:38:20.220 --> 00:38:21.220 to us 00:38:21.220 --> 00:38:22.059 in our 00:38:22.059 --> 00:38:22.760 greatest 00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:23.640 day of 00:38:23.640 --> 00:38:24.079 trouble. 00:38:26.079 --> 00:38:26.780 His 00:38:26.780 --> 00:38:27.300 steadfast 00:38:27.300 --> 00:38:27.900 love in 00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:28.840 Christ saved 00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:29.680 us from 00:38:29.680 --> 00:38:30.740 an eternal 00:38:30.740 --> 00:38:32.840 trouble over 00:38:32.840 --> 00:38:33.559 our sin 00:38:33.559 --> 00:38:34.960 separating us 00:38:34.960 --> 00:38:35.539 from God. 00:38:37.200 --> 00:38:38.120 So we 00:38:38.120 --> 00:38:38.740 always, 00:38:39.140 --> 00:38:39.559 if you're a 00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:39.800 Christian, 00:38:39.960 --> 00:38:40.740 have some 00:38:40.740 --> 00:38:41.720 sign to 00:38:41.720 --> 00:38:42.480 point to 00:38:42.480 --> 00:38:42.920 on the 00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:43.280 day of 00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:43.640 trouble. 00:38:44.700 --> 00:38:45.640 The cross, 00:38:45.639 --> 00:38:47.119 God has 00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:47.699 demonstrated 00:38:47.699 --> 00:38:48.159 his love 00:38:48.159 --> 00:38:48.599 for us 00:38:48.599 --> 00:38:48.980 already. 00:38:50.039 --> 00:38:50.599 So let's 00:38:50.599 --> 00:38:50.980 say there 00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:51.379 comes a 00:38:51.379 --> 00:38:51.799 day when 00:38:51.799 --> 00:38:52.039 you're in 00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:52.599 the face 00:38:52.599 --> 00:38:53.079 of trouble 00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:54.219 and you 00:38:54.219 --> 00:38:55.359 have petitioned 00:38:55.359 --> 00:38:56.119 your way 00:38:56.119 --> 00:38:56.879 down into 00:38:56.879 --> 00:38:57.379 a settled 00:38:57.379 --> 00:38:58.059 trust in 00:38:58.059 --> 00:38:58.739 God's very 00:38:58.739 --> 00:38:59.379 character. 00:38:59.940 --> 00:39:00.699 Your heart 00:39:00.699 --> 00:39:01.219 is saying, 00:39:01.420 --> 00:39:01.900 oh God, 00:39:02.239 --> 00:39:02.779 there's none 00:39:02.779 --> 00:39:03.179 like you 00:39:03.179 --> 00:39:03.619 among the 00:39:03.619 --> 00:39:04.039 gods. 00:39:04.420 --> 00:39:04.920 Unite my 00:39:04.920 --> 00:39:05.319 heart to 00:39:05.319 --> 00:39:05.819 fear your 00:39:05.819 --> 00:39:06.239 name. 00:39:06.759 --> 00:39:07.039 And that 00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:07.460 you're like, 00:39:07.539 --> 00:39:07.920 okay, 00:39:08.059 --> 00:39:08.299 you know 00:39:08.299 --> 00:39:08.599 what? 00:39:08.960 --> 00:39:09.599 This is 00:39:09.599 --> 00:39:10.000 tough, 00:39:10.420 --> 00:39:11.199 but compared 00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:11.679 to God, 00:39:11.819 --> 00:39:12.480 it doesn't 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:12.859 stand. 00:39:12.860 --> 00:39:14.980 And someone 00:39:14.980 --> 00:39:15.579 comes up to 00:39:15.579 --> 00:39:16.019 you on that 00:39:16.019 --> 00:39:16.420 day of 00:39:16.420 --> 00:39:16.940 trouble and 00:39:16.940 --> 00:39:17.160 they say, 00:39:17.260 --> 00:39:17.620 why are 00:39:17.620 --> 00:39:18.120 you so 00:39:18.120 --> 00:39:18.740 calm? 00:39:20.720 --> 00:39:21.019 You know 00:39:21.019 --> 00:39:21.200 what you 00:39:21.200 --> 00:39:21.480 get to 00:39:21.480 --> 00:39:21.720 say? 00:39:25.660 --> 00:39:26.579 The cross. 00:39:29.160 --> 00:39:29.740 God in 00:39:29.740 --> 00:39:30.340 his steadfast 00:39:30.340 --> 00:39:30.800 love is 00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:31.820 taking care of 00:39:31.820 --> 00:39:32.240 the greatest 00:39:32.240 --> 00:39:32.760 trouble I 00:39:32.760 --> 00:39:33.240 can face. 00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:33.660 This is, 00:39:34.400 --> 00:39:35.519 this follows. 00:39:36.320 --> 00:39:36.599 This is 00:39:36.599 --> 00:39:36.880 icing. 00:39:38.140 --> 00:39:38.860 This doesn't 00:39:38.860 --> 00:39:39.620 change my 00:39:39.620 --> 00:39:40.220 trusting of 00:39:40.220 --> 00:39:40.460 him. 00:39:42.860 --> 00:39:44.180 We see 00:39:44.180 --> 00:39:44.440 here, 00:39:44.539 --> 00:39:45.000 purposed 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:45.500 praying. 00:39:48.800 --> 00:39:49.579 Days of 00:39:49.579 --> 00:39:50.059 trouble are 00:39:50.059 --> 00:39:50.760 opportunities 00:39:50.760 --> 00:39:52.400 for God's 00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:52.760 glory. 00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:54.700 When trouble 00:39:54.700 --> 00:39:55.519 comes knocking, 00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:56.700 we must call 00:39:56.700 --> 00:39:57.579 out to God 00:39:57.579 --> 00:39:58.360 with persistent 00:39:58.360 --> 00:39:58.820 praying, 00:40:00.059 --> 00:40:00.900 with praise 00:40:00.900 --> 00:40:02.980 filled praying, 00:40:03.980 --> 00:40:05.099 and purposed 00:40:05.099 --> 00:40:05.760 praying. 00:40:06.260 --> 00:40:06.640 And there's 00:40:06.640 --> 00:40:07.260 where we find 00:40:07.260 --> 00:40:07.579 help. 00:40:09.059 --> 00:40:09.700 Psalm 86 00:40:09.700 --> 00:40:10.780 is an 00:40:10.780 --> 00:40:11.460 example for 00:40:11.460 --> 00:40:12.840 us of 00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:13.620 how to 00:40:13.620 --> 00:40:14.660 trust God 00:40:14.660 --> 00:40:14.920 in the 00:40:14.920 --> 00:40:15.320 day of 00:40:15.320 --> 00:40:15.680 trouble, 00:40:16.260 --> 00:40:16.720 and to 00:40:16.720 --> 00:40:17.460 find comfort 00:40:17.460 --> 00:40:18.500 and help 00:40:18.500 --> 00:40:19.579 from him. 00:40:20.260 --> 00:40:20.640 And in 00:40:20.640 --> 00:40:21.100 closing, I 00:40:21.100 --> 00:40:21.460 just want to 00:40:21.460 --> 00:40:21.920 add one 00:40:21.920 --> 00:40:22.440 more thing. 00:40:26.160 --> 00:40:27.039 You only 00:40:27.039 --> 00:40:29.019 have a 00:40:29.019 --> 00:40:29.620 certain amount 00:40:29.620 --> 00:40:30.260 of this kind 00:40:30.260 --> 00:40:30.780 of praying 00:40:30.780 --> 00:40:31.420 you'll ever 00:40:31.420 --> 00:40:31.680 do. 00:40:33.940 --> 00:40:35.100 These prayers 00:40:35.100 --> 00:40:35.600 in the midst 00:40:35.600 --> 00:40:36.220 of trouble, 00:40:37.380 --> 00:40:37.960 we'll only 00:40:37.960 --> 00:40:38.660 pray them for 00:40:38.660 --> 00:40:39.140 a short 00:40:39.140 --> 00:40:39.640 while. 00:40:39.639 --> 00:40:39.739 God. 00:40:41.859 --> 00:40:42.579 Because there's 00:40:42.579 --> 00:40:43.199 no need to 00:40:43.199 --> 00:40:43.739 pray these 00:40:43.739 --> 00:40:44.299 prayers in 00:40:44.299 --> 00:40:44.559 the new 00:40:44.559 --> 00:40:45.059 Jerusalem, 00:40:45.239 --> 00:40:45.500 in the new 00:40:45.500 --> 00:40:45.859 heavens, 00:40:45.960 --> 00:40:46.179 in the new 00:40:46.179 --> 00:40:46.480 earth. 00:40:47.460 --> 00:40:48.159 There's no 00:40:48.159 --> 00:40:48.839 trouble there. 00:40:50.579 --> 00:40:51.339 There's only 00:40:51.339 --> 00:40:51.960 fullness of 00:40:51.960 --> 00:40:52.779 peace with 00:40:52.779 --> 00:40:53.179 God, 00:40:53.299 --> 00:40:53.739 yourself, 00:40:54.039 --> 00:40:54.719 each other, 00:40:55.359 --> 00:40:55.819 the new 00:40:55.819 --> 00:40:56.460 creation. 00:40:58.039 --> 00:40:58.739 So our 00:40:58.739 --> 00:40:59.480 time is 00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:00.219 limited in 00:41:00.219 --> 00:41:00.940 praying in 00:41:00.940 --> 00:41:01.279 the midst 00:41:01.279 --> 00:41:01.879 of trouble, 00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:03.179 but we'll 00:41:03.179 --> 00:41:03.679 have trouble. 00:41:03.679 --> 00:41:06.299 And when 00:41:06.299 --> 00:41:07.019 we're either 00:41:07.019 --> 00:41:07.859 being attacked 00:41:07.859 --> 00:41:08.419 or there's 00:41:08.419 --> 00:41:09.000 something going 00:41:09.000 --> 00:41:09.500 on inside 00:41:09.500 --> 00:41:09.779 of your 00:41:09.779 --> 00:41:10.219 body, 00:41:10.719 --> 00:41:11.699 on those 00:41:11.699 --> 00:41:12.259 days, 00:41:12.519 --> 00:41:13.279 we call 00:41:13.279 --> 00:41:13.719 out to 00:41:13.719 --> 00:41:14.319 our great 00:41:14.319 --> 00:41:15.799 God who 00:41:15.799 --> 00:41:16.339 has promised 00:41:16.339 --> 00:41:16.759 to help 00:41:16.759 --> 00:41:17.059 us. 00:41:17.919 --> 00:41:18.339 Let's pray. 00:41:20.519 --> 00:41:21.279 God, thank 00:41:21.279 --> 00:41:21.839 you so much 00:41:21.839 --> 00:41:22.679 for Psalm 86. 00:41:25.879 --> 00:41:26.579 Would you 00:41:26.579 --> 00:41:28.259 take your 00:41:28.259 --> 00:41:29.480 powerful word 00:41:29.480 --> 00:41:31.579 despite my 00:41:31.579 --> 00:41:32.859 weak words, 00:41:33.679 --> 00:41:34.699 and God, 00:41:34.779 --> 00:41:35.099 would you 00:41:35.099 --> 00:41:35.899 press it 00:41:35.899 --> 00:41:36.519 into our 00:41:36.519 --> 00:41:38.639 hearts so 00:41:38.639 --> 00:41:39.279 that Psalm 00:41:39.279 --> 00:41:40.480 86 would 00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:41.799 sing to us 00:41:41.799 --> 00:41:42.539 when trouble 00:41:42.539 --> 00:41:43.299 comes knocking. 00:41:44.779 --> 00:41:45.559 Lord, we 00:41:45.559 --> 00:41:47.199 know that 00:41:47.199 --> 00:41:47.559 you're the 00:41:47.559 --> 00:41:48.199 sovereign over 00:41:48.199 --> 00:41:49.719 all, that 00:41:49.719 --> 00:41:50.179 when trouble 00:41:50.179 --> 00:41:51.819 comes, you 00:41:51.819 --> 00:41:52.519 don't bolt out 00:41:52.519 --> 00:41:53.379 the back door, 00:41:53.879 --> 00:41:54.639 but you are 00:41:54.639 --> 00:41:56.179 with us in 00:41:56.179 --> 00:41:57.159 all your glory 00:41:57.159 --> 00:41:58.179 and all your 00:41:58.179 --> 00:41:59.639 power and all 00:41:59.639 --> 00:42:00.519 your sovereignty 00:42:00.519 --> 00:42:02.159 to give us the 00:42:02.159 --> 00:42:02.779 strength we 00:42:02.779 --> 00:42:03.159 need. 00:42:04.279 --> 00:42:05.059 God, help 00:42:05.059 --> 00:42:06.440 us to 00:42:06.440 --> 00:42:07.239 respond in 00:42:07.239 --> 00:42:07.619 the day of 00:42:07.619 --> 00:42:09.139 trouble in a 00:42:09.139 --> 00:42:09.859 way that honors 00:42:09.859 --> 00:42:10.239 you. 00:42:10.819 --> 00:42:11.579 It's your name 00:42:11.579 --> 00:42:11.940 we pray, 00:42:12.099 --> 00:42:12.419 Jesus. 00:42:13.019 --> 00:42:13.299 Amen. 00:42:13.679 --> 00:42:14.559 Amen. 00:42:14.699 --> 00:42:14.839 Amen. 00:42:15.059 --> 00:42:15.679 Amen. 00:42:24.199 --> 00:42:24.759 Amen. 00:42:24.899 --> 00:42:26.199 Amen. 00:42:26.259 --> 00:42:27.000 Amen. 00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:30.500 Amen. 00:42:30.699 --> 00:42:30.980 Amen. 00:42:31.319 --> 00:42:32.299 Amen. 00:42:32.299 --> 00:42:32.699 Amen. 00:42:32.699 --> 00:42:32.879 Amen. 00:42:32.879 --> 00:42:33.399 Amen.