True North Church
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1 Samuel 22:11 NIV
Psalms 57:5 NIV
Psalms 57:11 NIV
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
HOW DO WE GLORIFY GOD IN OUR CAVES?
I. God is glorified as we trust Him in our cAVE SEASONS (57:1‑6)
A. TRUST INVOLVES RELYING UPON GOD ALONE (57:1)
Psalms 57:1
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
Relying upon God alone means that we consciously do not rely upon two things:
We do not rely on human merit.
We do not rely on human means.
B. TRUST INVOLVES GOING TO GOD IN PRAYER (57:1‑2).
Psalms 57:1-2 NIV
C. TRUST INVOLVES SEEING GOD AS GREATER THAN THE PROBLEMS OF MY CAVES (57:4-6).
Psalms 57:4-6
I am in the midst of lions;
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.
They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
Psalms 57:4-6 NIV
HOW DO WE GLORIFY GOD IN OUR CAVES?
I. God is glorified as we trust Him in our cAVE SEASONS (57:1‑6)
II. God is glorified as we praise Him in our CAVE SEASONS (57:7-11).
A. PRAISE IS A MATTER OF DELIBERATE FOCUS (57:7-9).
Psalms 57:7-9 NIV
B. PRAISE IS A MATTER OF TESTIFYING TO OTHERS OF GOD’S GOODNESS (57:9-10).
Psalms 57:9-10 NIV
Psalms 57:3 NIV
