The Blessings of Delighting in God
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Selective Psalms, August 2023
Psalm 1.
ETS: God watches over those who delight in Him.
ESS: We should delight ourselves in God.
OSS: [Devotional] {I want the hearers to commit to delight themselves in God, no matter the circumstances of life.}
PQ: What are the blessings of delighting oneself in God?
UW: Blessings
Intro.:
TS: Let us examine a few blessings of delighting oneself in God:
The one who delights in God experiences contentment. [1-2]
The one who delights in God experiences the provision of God. [3]
The one who delights in God avoids the judgement of God. [4-5]
The one who delights in God experiences the protection of God. [6]
CONCLUSION:
[1] Do you consider yourself to know the blessings from delighting in God?
[2] If not, then what could you change this week to delight in Him?
Schedule?
Commitments/Priorities?
Apathy?
Work Ethic?
Evangelism?
CONSULTED RESOURCES:
[1] J. Josh Smith and Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 1–50, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022).
[2]Derek Kidner, Psalms 1–72: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 15, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973).
[3]Bruce K. Waltke, James M. Houston, and Erika Moore, The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010).
[4]Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament: Psalms, vol. 1 (London: Blackie & Son, 1870–1872).
[5]Kevin R. Warstler, “Psalms,” in CSB Study Bible: Notes, ed. Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).