PSALM CHAPTER 57

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~~ Finding True Refuge in a Lifetime of Calamities ~~

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THE LATEST EVENT—DAVID WITH HOSTILE
KING SAUL IN THE CAVE. I SAMUEL 24:1-11


1. DAVID DEPENDS UPON GOD.    PSALM 62:8.
   A. EVEN THOUGH HE IS EXPERIENCED IN CALAMITIES.
        —I SAM. 18:29, 2 SAM. 15:12
   B. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS CLOSE TO GOD, HE DID NOT TAKE
        THE RELATIONSHIP FOR GRANTED.
             DO WE ? HEBREWS 4:14, 1 TIMOTHY 2:5, 1 JOHN 1:9,
             OTHERS DID NOT:
                  >ABRAHAM—GEN. 18:32,
                  >MOSES—DEUT. 9:17-21,
                  >PAUL—EPH. 3:14,
                  >JOHN—REV. 1:17.
             SOME ACTUALLY WILL DO THIS:
                  >INVITED GUEST—MATT. 22:11-12
                  >IT IS THE ATTITUDE OF THIS GENERATION. ROM. 1:32.

2. DAVID ACKNOWLEDGES HIS WEAKNESS AND SIN.   V.1-3
   A. HE CALLS OUT FOR GOD’S MERCY.
   B. HE HAS FAITH THAT GOD WILL SEND IT. V. 3.
        GAL. 3:24, LAS. 1:6-7.

3. DAVID’S FAITH THAT GOD WILL SEND HELP FROM HEAVEN.   
   A. SOME HELP CANNOT BE EXPLAINED ANY OTHER WAY.
        —THREE HEBREWS. DANIEL 3:28,
        —DANIEL IN LION’S DEN. DANIEL 6:22,
        —PETER IN PRISON. ACTS 12:11,
        —THE PROPHETS. REV. 22:6.
   B. OUR FAITH MUST BE ABSOLUTE TO WORK. V. 7.
        OUR PRAISE OF HIM MUST BE EVIDENT AT ALL TIMES.
             PSALM 112:3
        —DESPITE THE PROBLEM, OUR FAITH IS IN GOD. PS. 112:7.
        —PRAISE IS EVIDENCE. V. 7-9.
        —WORSHIP IS WORSHIP IS EVIDENCE. V.9b.
             EXAMPLES: ACTS 16:25, PS. 106:12, LUKE 2:38.
                  WHEN FAITH BECOMES ACTION. LUKE 1:64.

4. THE OUTCOME IS TO LIFT UP GOD, NOT JUST GIVE US
SUCCESS.    (WHY DO YOU EXERCISE FAITH & PRAISE THE LORD ?)
   A. IN HIS BLESSINGS. PSALM 18:46 (ISN’T SALVATION A GREAT
        BLESSING ?)
   B. IN HIS JUDGMENTS. IS. 30:18, ISAIAH 2:10-11.