Psalm 11:3 (NIV), When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
A Psalm of Trust: Psalm 11
• Psalm 11 was composed during a time of national crisis.
• Psalm 11 was composed during a time of personal crisis.
Four Truths That Will Make You UNSHAKABLE:
1. A crisis always has a way of revealing who or what you trust.
Psalm 11:1 (NKJ), In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"? 2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?
THOUGHT: Our biggest temptation when the bottom falls out on life is fear, doubt and unbelief. Our necessary response is SIMPLE TRUST… The only other option is to go for PRACTICAL ATHEISM…. A PRACTICAL ATHEIST intellectually says, “I believe God exists,” but then goes out LIVES as if God doesn’t exist…
2. Regardless of what’s going on in your world, God is still sovereign.
Psalm 11:4a (NIV), The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
Three Facts About Our UNSHAKABLE God:
• God is uncaused. He’s eternal.
Psalm 90:2 (NLT), Before the mountains were created, before you made the earth and the world, you are God, without beginning or end.
• God doesn’t change. He is immutable.
Malachi 3:6 (NLT), I am the LORD, and I do not change.
• God is in control. He is sovereign.
Psalm 11:4a (NIV), The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
“God is so powerful that He’s not even bound by the laws He created. He’s a dangerous divinity. Gravity levitates before Him. Water solidifies beneath Him. He flips galaxies like omelets against the sizzling blackness. It’s easy to play theological limbo and see how low our view of God can go. Sometimes we even treat Him like He needs a shot of espresso to get up in the morning…
Sometimes we want a housebroken God, a domesticated Deity. We want a jack-in-the-box Jesus who appears at our command. But God is wilder than that, and hairier, too. He’s not the clean shaven gentleman we pretend He is. We want an Easter bunny, but God’s a tyrannosaurus rex – a growling King who protects his cubs from the enemy, who “prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).” ~ Christian George, Godology
Psalm 147:5 (NLT), How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
Psalm 31:15a (NAS), My times are in Your hand…
3. Even when it looks like your world is falling apart, God knows the score.
Psalm 4-5 (NLT), But the LORD is in his holy Temple; the LORD still rules from heaven. He watches everything closely, examining everyone on earth. 5 The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates everyone who loves violence.
4. God is ultimately going to set everything straight.
Psalm 11:5-7 (NLT), The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates everyone who loves violence. 6 He rains down blazing coals on the wicked, punishing them with burning sulfur and scorching winds. 7 For the LORD is righteous, and he loves justice. Those who do what is right will see his face.
2 Timothy 2:19 (NIV), Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."
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Printin' out the notes and loadin' up my iPod....so sad I missed it live, but I know I'll be filled up listening to it tomorrow! Chris couldn't quit talking about how amazing the service was today. I said prayers for all of my new friends at a2 while I was helping usher a few babies into the world. What a blessed way to spend Mother's Day, right?
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