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Text: Psalm 28
Strength of His voice (vss 1-3)
- His voice keeps me from falling
- Bible reading, preaching, singing hymns – the voice of the Lord
- Is it necessary for God to reveal Himself to man? Yes. The need for Lord’s revelation is here.
- Need God to tell me what He likes otherwise I’ll assume if I like it, God likes it
- Cain’s religion
- Lent. Who cares what you give up if God isn’t in it?
- Need God to tell me what He means.
- Love as Christ loved.
- Love me, keep my commandment
- Be forgiving as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you
- Need God to tell me what I’m doing otherwise self deception
- Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. It doesn’t matter what you do, it will be right to you until God shines light on it for you.
- Proverbs 3:5, 7 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. … 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
- Need God to tell me who He is
- Thou art the Christ…flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto you
- His voice is what I cling to. He’s my rock. His voice is my stability.
- His voice sanctifies my prayer life
- Lift up hands toward thy holy oracle.
- Need to know what you’re reaching for, specifically that it is the word of God.
- Prayer can’t replace a filthy life.
- His voice counters the lies of the wicked
- Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Strength of His judgment (vss 4-5)
- Salvation is not of works, but damnation sure is (vs 4)
- Works will not be fully accounted for in this life. God will judge all.
Strength of His answers to prayer (vss 6-7)
- That means prayer was specific and answerable.
- That means it was within the parameters of what God is doing.
- We want God to hear us more than we want to pay attention to what He says.
- David trusted and was helped. Now because of that David will sing to the Lord.
- The LORD who heard David’s prayer will also hear David’s song.
Strength of His Spirit (vss 8-9)
- Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power…
- 2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
- 1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
- You see the procedure of the Holy Spirit of God in verse 9
- Save sinners by confronting them about their sin and judgment. John 16:7-11 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
- Blessings bestowed on sinners that will be saved. Fruit of the Spirit. Gifts of the Spirit.
- Feed these saints that have come out of sin. Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- Lift them from mortality to immortality. Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
