REAL PEOPLE: David
What does a deep relationship with God look like?
36 “David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared…” Mark 12:36 ESV
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. Psalm 139:1-6 ESV
1. God knows everything about us.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…the exact nature of my entire life?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 ESV
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7 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:7-10 ESV
2. God is always present with us.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…the specific ways that I have avoided Him?
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 ESV
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11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” 12 even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. Psalm 139:11-12 ESV
3. God remains in control as our circumstances change.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…the ways that I have tried to control myself and others?
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 ESV
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13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. Psalm 139:13-18 ESV
4. God created us which gives our lives purpose & value.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…the various ways that I have denied my God-given identity?
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 ESV
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19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! 20 They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain. 21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? 22 I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies. Psalm 139:19-22 ESV
5. God is the only perfect judge.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…the times that I have been judgmental and condemning?
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 ESV
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23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139:23-24 ESV
6. God guides us into the way of eternal life.
Am I willing to confess to God…
…all of my sin so that I can live free and forgiven in Jesus Christ?
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 ESV
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What could you share about your relationship with God?
12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV
7 In [Jesus Christ] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. Ephesians 1:7 ESV
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