PSALM CHAPTER 42
What Distinguished The Truly Godly Person’s
desires from those of A Merely Religious Man ?

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1. THE DESIRE OF THE GODLY SOUL.    V.1.
   *COMPARED TO A DEER SEEKING LIVING (RUNNING) WATERS.

                              THESE ARE CONSCIOUS, INTENSE,
                                        AND ACTIVE DESIRES !
   A. FOR GOD.
        THE LOST—BY THEMSELVES—DO NOT SEEK GOD. PS. 14:2,
             PS. 53:2.
        THE HUMBLE—WHO SUBMIT TO GOD’S WORKING IN THEM—
             THEY SEEK GOD. PS. 69:32.
        BUT, IT IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD WHO DRAWS THEM FIRST, AND
             THEY SIMPLY RESPOND HUMBLY TO HIM. JOHN 6:44,
             I JOHN 4:19.
   B. FOR THE TRUE GOD, THE LIVING GOD.
        THERE ARE MANY GODS. EX. 15:11, EX. 18:11, EX. 20:3.
        OUR GOD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD. I JOHN 5:20, JER. 10:10.
             *EMPHASIS ON “LIVING” — 2 CHRONICLES 15:3.
   C. FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD. (DEPENDS ON ACTIONS)
        DEPENDS UPON OUR WALKING WITH HIM. PS. 56:13
        MUST WALK IN THE LIGHT. I JOHN 1:6-7.

2. THE TEARS OF THE GODLY SOUL.   V. 3.

             YOU DO NOT FIND ALL THESE IN A LOST SOUL !
   A. TEARS OVER OUR OWN SINS. LUKE 7:38,44, 2 COR. 7:10.
        —TEARS OVER THEIR PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES. PS. 56:8.
   B. TEARS OVER THE REBELLION IN THIS WORLD. JER. 9:1.
        —EVEN FOR THE CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE FALLEN. ACTS 20:31.
   C. TEARS FOR THE LOST. ACTS 20:19, PS. 126:5.

3. THE MEMORY OF THE GODLY SOUL.   V. 4.
   A. IT PROCLAIMS THE WORKS OF GOD. PS. 145:7.
   B. IT REMEMBERS TO COMMITMENTS WE MADE TO GOD.
        THE AGREEMENTS. GEN. 9:15-16.
   C. IT REMEMBERS HOW GOOD THINGS COULD BE—AND ONCE
        WERE. REV. 2:5, REV. 3:3.
   D. IT REMEMBERS THE SPIRITUAL FOOD. JUDE 1:17

4. THE PAIN OF THE GODLY SOUL.    V. 5
   A. IT’S CONCERN OVER WRONG FEELINGS.
        —RELATIONSHIP TO GOD. PS. 53:1,, MATT. 5:6.
   B. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF FAITH.
        *HOW DO WE OVERCOME THOUGHTS OF DOUBT ?
        —WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF MEMORY ? ROMANS 12:2.
        —WHAT SHOULD OUR PROSPECTS BE ? V.8.
            >HAVING THE SONG OF GOD. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A
              TESTIMONIAL SONG. REV. 15:3.
            >EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH GOD. PS. 61:1-2.
   C. AGONY FROM LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF HIS PRESENCE.
        —YET GOD DIDN’T GO ANYWHERE. HEB. 13:5.
        —COMES FROM LACK OF FELLOWSHIP. I JOHN 1:7.

5. THE SOLUTION TO THE DIFFICULT QUESTION. V. 10.
   A. HOW DO YOU ANSWER “WHERE IS YOUR GOD ?”
        —DOES GOD HAVE TO ANSWER IN OUR TIME ?
              JOB 19:27, HEB. 11:13, JOHN 20:25, HEB. 4:16.
        —DOES GOD PROMISE TO ANSWER AT ALL ?
              >HE ANSWERS FAITH. JAMES 1:5-8.
              >HE ANSWERS ACCORDING TO HIS TIME. 1 PETER 5:6.