Gratitude and Deliverance: A Journey of Faith
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"I love the lord because he has heard my voice and my supplications because he has inclined his ear to me therefore I will call upon him as long as I live. You got to love how psalm 116 begins with that bold declaration I love the lord he he's not just saying he's devoted to god or he honors god or he worship but I love god I love the lord and then there's a reason for the love." [00:03:39]
"Now sometimes we act as if it's wrong to love god for the ways that he blesses us that we should have this disembodied love of god you know I love god because of who he is and even if god would smash me I would still love him now let me say we should love god for who he is and only for the way he blesses us but there's nothing wrong with loving god also for the ways that he blesses you." [00:04:53]
"The psalmist was in the painful grip of death he knew nothing but did you see that phrase in verse three trouble and sorrow here's the idea lord death was all around me I thought I was going to die and a matter of fact the hebrew word that's translated there pains the pains of death it can also be understood as the ropes or the cords of death it's like I was bound by the ropes and cords of death and I felt that I was being dragged down to shield to the grave." [00:07:09]
"Real trouble produces real prayer that's true isn't it sometimes I wish it wasn't true but it is true the psalmist was in real trouble he offered for it to god real prayer and god answered so now starting at verse 5 he's going to praise the lord look at this gracious is the lord I'm reading from verse 5 and righteous yes our god is merciful the lord preserves the simple I was brought low and he saved me." [00:09:31]
"Return to your rest o my soul for the lord has dealt bountifully with you because god answered his prayer because god answered him when he felt that he was being dragged down to the world beyond dragged down to death by the cords of death that had surrounded him god delivered him and he said god you're so gracious verse five you're so righteous you are so merciful I can testify to each one of those things." [00:10:06]
"After experiencing god's deliverance, the psalmist finds rest for his soul. This rest is a return to peace after turmoil, reminding us that god offers true rest even in the midst of life's storms. You know it's not exactly what we would think of as hell but just think of as the grave the place of the dead and I'm being dragged down to there and that's when I cried out to you god." [00:11:21]
"What shall I render to the lord for all his benefits toward me I will take up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord I will pay my vows to the lord now in the presence of all his people notice this he's saying in verse 12 okay what am I gonna give to god for all his benefits he says I'm gonna do two things number one I am going to verse 13 take up the cup of salvation." [00:17:09]
"Precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints oh lord truly I am your servant I am your servant the son of your maid servant you have loosed my bonds I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and I will call upon the name of the lord I'm so pleased for verse 15 precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints you know why because the psalmist here celebrates that god delivered him from death." [00:20:43]
"Jesus Christ sang psalm 116 not 24 hours before he went to the cross and was laid in the tomb now considering that let's look back over some of the lines of the psalm verse 1 I love the lord because he has heard my voice isn't that something that Jesus could say all throughout his ministry verse three the pains of death surrounded me if there was anyone who ever felt that the cords or ropes of death were on him and wanted to drag him down to hell it was Jesus our savior." [00:28:34]
"Lord when I go to the cross you will put upon me all the guilt and wrath that mankind has accrued unto themselves but my death will be precious in your sight because it's the greatest act of love that the universe has ever seen the power the beauty the glory of god's word sometimes just knocks me back to see how what was so true for the psalmist in his present circumstance is and it's almost you know saying if it is possible but of course it's possible that it's even more perfectly fulfilled in Jesus Christ our savior." [00:32:49]
"When we consider the greatness of Jesus's work when we consider the glory of what he did for us and what it must have been like for him to sing these words with his disciples hours before he would go to the cross we say lord what do we do in response to so great a salvation that you give us I'm glad you asked that because the psalm answers it number one take up the cup of salvation dear brother sister it means nothing unless you take up that cup of salvation for yourself." [00:34:48]
"God has called you to a life of discipleship to a life of obedience to a life of generosity to a life of service god has called you to all these things and say lord I will do these things gladly unto you because what you've given me in Jesus Christ is so much greater than I can imagine I think you can tell why I love these hallel psalms well I thought you know what if I have the chance at calvary vero to talk about them I don't want to talk about just one of them I want to see if I can talk about four of them." [00:35:07]
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"Now sometimes we act as if it's wrong to love god for the ways that he blesses us that we should have this disembodied love of god you know I love god because of who he is and even if god would smash me I would still love him now let me say we should love god for who he is and only for the way he blesses us but there's nothing wrong with loving god also for the ways that he blesses you." [00:04:53]
"The psalmist was in the painful grip of death he knew nothing but did you see that phrase in verse three trouble and sorrow here's the idea lord death was all around me I thought I was going to die and a matter of fact the hebrew word that's translated there pains the pains of death it can also be understood as the ropes or the cords of death it's like I was bound by the ropes and cords of death and I felt that I was being dragged down to shield to the grave." [00:07:09]
"Real trouble produces real prayer that's true isn't it sometimes I wish it wasn't true but it is true the psalmist was in real trouble he offered for it to god real prayer and god answered so now starting at verse 5 he's going to praise the lord look at this gracious is the lord I'm reading from verse 5 and righteous yes our god is merciful the lord preserves the simple I was brought low and he saved me." [00:09:31]
"Return to your rest o my soul for the lord has dealt bountifully with you because god answered his prayer because god answered him when he felt that he was being dragged down to the world beyond dragged down to death by the cords of death that had surrounded him god delivered him and he said god you're so gracious verse five you're so righteous you are so merciful I can testify to each one of those things." [00:10:06]
"After experiencing god's deliverance, the psalmist finds rest for his soul. This rest is a return to peace after turmoil, reminding us that god offers true rest even in the midst of life's storms. You know it's not exactly what we would think of as hell but just think of as the grave the place of the dead and I'm being dragged down to there and that's when I cried out to you god." [00:11:21]
"What shall I render to the lord for all his benefits toward me I will take up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord I will pay my vows to the lord now in the presence of all his people notice this he's saying in verse 12 okay what am I gonna give to god for all his benefits he says I'm gonna do two things number one I am going to verse 13 take up the cup of salvation." [00:17:09]
"Precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints oh lord truly I am your servant I am your servant the son of your maid servant you have loosed my bonds I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and I will call upon the name of the lord I'm so pleased for verse 15 precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints you know why because the psalmist here celebrates that god delivered him from death." [00:20:43]
"Jesus Christ sang psalm 116 not 24 hours before he went to the cross and was laid in the tomb now considering that let's look back over some of the lines of the psalm verse 1 I love the lord because he has heard my voice isn't that something that Jesus could say all throughout his ministry verse three the pains of death surrounded me if there was anyone who ever felt that the cords or ropes of death were on him and wanted to drag him down to hell it was Jesus our savior." [00:28:34]
"Lord when I go to the cross you will put upon me all the guilt and wrath that mankind has accrued unto themselves but my death will be precious in your sight because it's the greatest act of love that the universe has ever seen the power the beauty the glory of god's word sometimes just knocks me back to see how what was so true for the psalmist in his present circumstance is and it's almost you know saying if it is possible but of course it's possible that it's even more perfectly fulfilled in Jesus Christ our savior." [00:32:49]
"When we consider the greatness of Jesus's work when we consider the glory of what he did for us and what it must have been like for him to sing these words with his disciples hours before he would go to the cross we say lord what do we do in response to so great a salvation that you give us I'm glad you asked that because the psalm answers it number one take up the cup of salvation dear brother sister it means nothing unless you take up that cup of salvation for yourself." [00:34:48]
"God has called you to a life of discipleship to a life of obedience to a life of generosity to a life of service god has called you to all these things and say lord I will do these things gladly unto you because what you've given me in Jesus Christ is so much greater than I can imagine I think you can tell why I love these hallel psalms well I thought you know what if I have the chance at calvary vero to talk about them I don't want to talk about just one of them I want to see if I can talk about four of them." [00:35:07]
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