Tuesday, August 18, 2015
2 Samuel 22:1-7 NIV
1 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent people you save me. 4 "I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. 5 The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. 7 "In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did David do after the Lord delivered him from his enemies? (v.1)
2) What did David sing about the Lord? (v.3-4)
3) What did the king sing about his season of testing and trial against his enemies? (v.5-6)
4) What did David do when he was overwhelmed by his enemies and how did the Lord respond? (v.7)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Has anyone ever attacked you, your character, or your integrity?
6) If so, how did you respond?
LIFE LESSONS
7) Our best offense against the destruction that our enemies attempt to inflict on us is to praise the Lord.
8) There is no need to fight against our enemies. When the Lord is on our side, He will fight for us.
9) Praise is a spiritual weapon.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
God's Purpose for me
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Psalm 57:1-6
1 [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Under what circumstances was this psalm written? (v.1a)
2) What did David ask of the Lord and why? (v.1b)
3) What was David going to do and for how long? (v.2)
4) What did David expect the Lord to do in response? (v.3)
5) How did David describe his situation? (v.4,6)
6) What did David desire from the Lord? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) What do you typically do when going through spiritual warfare?
8) What do you typically do to demonstrate your trust in the Lord during such times?
9) Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your circumstances that you could not praise God? If so, please describe one such instance.
PRINCIPLES
10) God is so merciful that He does not mind when we complain about our troubles.
11) The Lord wants us to trust Him with whatever vexes our souls.
12) God expects His people to cry out to Him for deliverance from whatever distresses us.
Psalm 57:1-6
1 [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Under what circumstances was this psalm written? (v.1a)
2) What did David ask of the Lord and why? (v.1b)
3) What was David going to do and for how long? (v.2)
4) What did David expect the Lord to do in response? (v.3)
5) How did David describe his situation? (v.4,6)
6) What did David desire from the Lord? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) What do you typically do when going through spiritual warfare?
8) What do you typically do to demonstrate your trust in the Lord during such times?
9) Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your circumstances that you could not praise God? If so, please describe one such instance.
PRINCIPLES
10) God is so merciful that He does not mind when we complain about our troubles.
11) The Lord wants us to trust Him with whatever vexes our souls.
12) God expects His people to cry out to Him for deliverance from whatever distresses us.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Be Merciful to me, O God
Friday, October 3, 2014
Psalm 56:1-7
1 [To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the psalmist ask of the Lord? Why? (v.1-2)
2) When does the psalmist say that he will trust in God? (v.3)
3) How will the psalmist demonstrate his trust in the Lord? (v.4)
4) What are the psalmist's enemies like? (v.5-6)
5) What does the Psalmist ask the Lord to do? (v.7)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What frightens (or angers) you most?
7) How does that fear (or anger) manifest in your life?
8) How do you manage your emotional enemies?
PRINCIPLES
9) Any person, place, or thing that takes our focus off God is an enemy.
10) The worst thing that Christians can do when facing enemies is to focus more on the enemy (or self) than to focus on Jesus.
11) The Lord understands our weaknesses and will deliver us from our enemies or give us grace to endure their attacks.
Psalm 56:1-7
1 [To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God.
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the psalmist ask of the Lord? Why? (v.1-2)
2) When does the psalmist say that he will trust in God? (v.3)
3) How will the psalmist demonstrate his trust in the Lord? (v.4)
4) What are the psalmist's enemies like? (v.5-6)
5) What does the Psalmist ask the Lord to do? (v.7)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What frightens (or angers) you most?
7) How does that fear (or anger) manifest in your life?
8) How do you manage your emotional enemies?
PRINCIPLES
9) Any person, place, or thing that takes our focus off God is an enemy.
10) The worst thing that Christians can do when facing enemies is to focus more on the enemy (or self) than to focus on Jesus.
11) The Lord understands our weaknesses and will deliver us from our enemies or give us grace to endure their attacks.
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