God: The Great Adventure
06/22/2008 Filed in: A Season of Psalms
God: The Great Adventure
(Psalm 86)
¨ God’s Covenant is Secure
[1] Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. [2] Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. [3] Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. [4] Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. [5] You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. [6] Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. [7] In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.
Covenant: A binding agreement made by two or more persons.
· Eternal Covenant (Heb. 13:20) – between the Father and the Son. by this covenant we have eternal redemption through the Son’s death and resurrection.
· Edenic Covenant (Gen. 1:26-28) – between God and the newly created man, regulating man’s dominion and subjugation of the earth and presenting a simple test of obedience.
· Adamic Covenant (Gen. 3:14-19) – the covenant conditioning fallen man’s life on the earth.
· Noahic Covenant (Gen. 8:20-9:6) – the covenant of human government. Man is to govern his fellow men for God.
· Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3) – the covenant of promise. Abraham’s posterity was to be made a great nation. In him (through Christ) all the families of the earth were to be blessed.
· Mosaic Covenant (Ex. 20:1-31:18) – the legal covenant, given solely to Israel.
· Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:4-17; 1 Chr. 17:4-15) – the kingdom covenat regulating the temporal and eternal rule of David’s posterity.
· New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-33; Matt. 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Heb. 8:8-12) – the covenant of unconditional blessing based upon the finished redemption of Christ.
¨ God’s Character is Unchanging
[8] Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. [9] All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. [10] For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. [11] Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. [12] I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. [13] For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
David asks 3 things in his own walk with the Lord:
· Teach me
· Truth me
· Tie me
¨ God’s Glory Shall Prevail
[14] The arrogant are attacking me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life--men without regard for you. [15] But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. [16] Turn to me and have mercy on me; grant your strength to your servant and save the son of your maidservant, [17] Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
(Psalm 86)
¨ God’s Covenant is Secure
[1] Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. [2] Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. [3] Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. [4] Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. [5] You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. [6] Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. [7] In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.
Covenant: A binding agreement made by two or more persons.
· Eternal Covenant (Heb. 13:20) – between the Father and the Son. by this covenant we have eternal redemption through the Son’s death and resurrection.
· Edenic Covenant (Gen. 1:26-28) – between God and the newly created man, regulating man’s dominion and subjugation of the earth and presenting a simple test of obedience.
· Adamic Covenant (Gen. 3:14-19) – the covenant conditioning fallen man’s life on the earth.
· Noahic Covenant (Gen. 8:20-9:6) – the covenant of human government. Man is to govern his fellow men for God.
· Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3) – the covenant of promise. Abraham’s posterity was to be made a great nation. In him (through Christ) all the families of the earth were to be blessed.
· Mosaic Covenant (Ex. 20:1-31:18) – the legal covenant, given solely to Israel.
· Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7:4-17; 1 Chr. 17:4-15) – the kingdom covenat regulating the temporal and eternal rule of David’s posterity.
· New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-33; Matt. 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Heb. 8:8-12) – the covenant of unconditional blessing based upon the finished redemption of Christ.
¨ God’s Character is Unchanging
[8] Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. [9] All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. [10] For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. [11] Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. [12] I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. [13] For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
David asks 3 things in his own walk with the Lord:
· Teach me
· Truth me
· Tie me
¨ God’s Glory Shall Prevail
[14] The arrogant are attacking me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life--men without regard for you. [15] But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. [16] Turn to me and have mercy on me; grant your strength to your servant and save the son of your maidservant, [17] Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.