Longing for God
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7 The path of the righteous is level;
you make level the way of the righteous.
8 In the path of your judgments,
O Lord, we wait for you;
your name and remembrance
are the desire of our soul.
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Introduction:
Hope is our first monthly theme, which is supporting our 2021 theme of “Everyday Christian.”
A Level Field
A Level Field
In the world we want everything to be fair and just.
We want a level playing field.
The way of the Lord is level and righteous.
Question is what level do you want to walk in.
some days we seem to want to walk in righteousness
other days it seems we want to walk as the world
23 I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.
24 So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
The Lord may seem a certain way because of the road or way that you have chosen to follow...
8 And a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
or fools shall not wander in it
[Let’s make sure we are traveling the highway of righteousness]
12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
[That walk on the highway of righteousness will require patience and consistency]
Waiting on the Lord
Waiting on the Lord
It can certainly seem like the Lord has forgotten us.
1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
There is a preferable posture while we wait.
1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Let patience have it’s perfect work.
As your desire increases your soul will yearn.
My Soul Yearns
My Soul Yearns
Despair is not the result of yearning, it is joy
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
You do the yearning let God do the blessing
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Be diligent Saints and never give up
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.
Conclusion:
Invitation:
45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—
24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,