How can I live with joy that can’t be shaken?
- Call out to God as Your Shelter and Satisfaction (v.1-2)(MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
Psalm 46:1 (ESV)
1 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 91:2 (ESV)
2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Proverbs 30:5 (ESV)
5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
2) Delight in Fellowship with God’s People and Reject Competing Idols (v.3-4) (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
3) Learn to be Content in God’s Provision and Providence (v.5-6) (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
4) Experience God’s Guidance by Walking with Him (v.7-8) (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
5) Rejoice in God’s victory and Anticipate Eternal Joy (v.9-11) (MULTILINE REVEAL TINY)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.