Clean House! (5 of 5)
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Keith Krell
Psalm 139:1-24
Two weeks ago the Seattle Seahawks orchestrated one of the most improbable playoff comebacks in NFL history. After the victory, quarterback Russell Wilson thanked God and credited Him for setting it up. Needless to say Russell's comments caused quite a stir in the media. Several days after losing to Russell, Aaron Rogers, the Christian quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, stated he doesn't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sides with Rogers and believes God has other things more pressing than football games. So who's right? According to a new study, twenty-six percent of Americans believe the Super Bowl will go to the team favored by the Lord. So is God a Patriots fan or has Russell Wilson's devotion to the Lord given the Seahawks a leg up? Do Brady and the Patriots stand a chance after ''deflate gate''?
So does God care about who wins the Super Bowl? The more important issue is: Who is God and does He care about us at all? Psalm 139 will answer these questions and impart four truths about God.
1. God knows us intimately (139:1-6). This section informs us that only God truly knows who we really are. David declares: ''O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize [lit. ''winnow, sift''] my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it all'' (139:1-4). Verses 1-6 use God's name twice (Yahweh) and pronouns referring to God ten times. David also refers to himself eleven times. Hence, there's an obvious emphasis upon the interplay between God and man. Furthermore, notice all the strong verbs underlined in these first four verses. God's knowledge is both convicting and overpowering. The key verb ''k ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Keith Krell
Psalm 139:1-24
Two weeks ago the Seattle Seahawks orchestrated one of the most improbable playoff comebacks in NFL history. After the victory, quarterback Russell Wilson thanked God and credited Him for setting it up. Needless to say Russell's comments caused quite a stir in the media. Several days after losing to Russell, Aaron Rogers, the Christian quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, stated he doesn't think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sides with Rogers and believes God has other things more pressing than football games. So who's right? According to a new study, twenty-six percent of Americans believe the Super Bowl will go to the team favored by the Lord. So is God a Patriots fan or has Russell Wilson's devotion to the Lord given the Seahawks a leg up? Do Brady and the Patriots stand a chance after ''deflate gate''?
So does God care about who wins the Super Bowl? The more important issue is: Who is God and does He care about us at all? Psalm 139 will answer these questions and impart four truths about God.
1. God knows us intimately (139:1-6). This section informs us that only God truly knows who we really are. David declares: ''O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize [lit. ''winnow, sift''] my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it all'' (139:1-4). Verses 1-6 use God's name twice (Yahweh) and pronouns referring to God ten times. David also refers to himself eleven times. Hence, there's an obvious emphasis upon the interplay between God and man. Furthermore, notice all the strong verbs underlined in these first four verses. God's knowledge is both convicting and overpowering. The key verb ''k ...
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