PSALM CHAPTER 28
MAINTAINING HAPPINESS:
Knowing That God Will Hear

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*THIS IS ONE OF THE FEARS THAT DAVID OVERCAME THROUGH FACTS
INVOLVING HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

1. WHAT IF GOD DIDN’T HEAR US ?    O HORRIBLE THOUGHT !!!
   A. A VERY HUMAN FEAR. * MANY NEVER ESCAPE IT.
   B. A FEAR THAT CAN BE OVERCOME BY TRUTH. V. 1 & 3.
        —GOD DOESN’T TREAT HIS CHILDREN LIKE HE TREATS THE
             CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL. MICAH 7:7-9.
2. TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT GOD WILL NOT HEAR US.
   A. PUTTING OTHER THINGS AHEAD OF GOD. JER. 11:14
   B. FOR VIOLENCE AND ABOMINATIONS. EZEK. 8:18.
   C. HATE GOOD, LOVE EVIL, HURT THE JEWS. MICAH 3:4.
   D. IF I REGARD INIQUITY IN MY HEART. PS. 66:18.
   E. FOR DISOBEDIENCE: DOING THINGS OUR WAY INSTEAD
        OF HIS. DEUT. 3:26.
   F. SPECIAL EVIL ACTIONS POINTED OUT:
        —V. 3—SPEAK PEACE, BUT WORK MISCHIEF. JER. 8:11.
        —V. 5—FAIL TO REGARD THE WORKS OF GOD
               BRINGING CONVICTION, REPENTANCE, ETC. JOHN 16:8
               WORKS THAT SHOULD BUILD FAITH. JOHN 6:29.
               DISRESPECTING HIS WORD. EX. 32:16.