II. THE CONCERN OF ENDURANCE (Psalm 13:3-4) (Solution: Go to God in Prayer)
ENCOURAGEMENT • Who was this David that cried out like this? 1 Samuel 13:8-14; Acts 13:21-23 • This should offer everyone a sense of relief since David showed the same humanity as we do as he felt like God had abandoned him. • The contrast with Saul and his actions should make keep us on our toes; Samuel showed up at the appointed time (on the 7th day), but Saul's impatience was his undoing. Imagine living your whole life for Christ and at quitting the day He returns.
A. The Concern of Death (Psalm 13:3)
1. His rational thinking a. David was not an escapist looking to get out through death. b. He wanted to be removed from the troubles at hand, but not from life itself. c. While several people in the Bible did request death to escape their troubles, ending one's life is an act of selfishness, not one of selflessness. 2. His twofold request a. Consider and hear me b. Lighten mine eyes; a renewal from the Lord (Ezra 9:8) 3. His concern—"lest I sleep the sleep of death"
B. The Concern of Defeat (Psalm 13:4)
1. The people of concern a. Mine enemy b. Those that trouble me 2. The nature of concern a. The enemy's boast of prevailing against him b. The troublers' rejoicing when he was moved
III. THE HOPE OF ENDURANCE (Psalm 13:5-6) (Result: God lifts his burden and blesses His heart, gives him joy and gladness)
A. The Expression of His Trust (Psalm 13:5)
1. I have trusted 2. In thy mercy a. Grace is typically defined as God giving good things to those who are undeserving. b. Mercy is typically defined as God withholding bad things from those who are truly deserving of those bad things. Isaiah
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