WORDS OF REST FOR LABOR DAY (10 OF 10)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Psalm 23:6
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Words of Rest for Labor Day (10 of 10)
Series: Summer In the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 23:6
(Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buLQoCN6KY) Isn't she adorable? She was anxious to get to the 'surely' part, wasn't she?! Too cute! Today, we culminate our Summer in the Psalms series with the best known and most beloved Psalm of all. Psalm 23 is memorized by more people, preached in more funerals, read in more hospitals, written on more sympathy cards, and stenciled on more coffee mugs than probably all the other Psalms put together. In many ways, it is the John 3:16 of the Old Testament. Part of its appeal is that:
It's so SIMPLE children can UNDERSTAND it.
But it's also so DEEP that theologians can DROWN in it.
As I dove into these six verses this week, I quickly realized I'm not skilled enough to teach this whole Psalm in one sermon and do it any kind of justice. So, on this Labor Day weekend, when most of us get an extra day off work, I thought we'd focus primarily on one verse in this chapter that when properly understood and applied can bring some real soul rest. Which verse is that? The one that little girl was in a hurry to get to, of course. The last one. The 'surely' verse. V6: ''Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.''
That word 'surely'. It's a word of total affirmation. It means 'certainly, completely, and exactly'.
David says, ''I know with absolute certainty that my God perfectly leads me through this life and is ready to joyfully receive me in the next.'' Listen, if the Lord is YOUR shepherd, you don't have to approach life with a question mark, you can face it with an exclamation point.
If there was ever a word from heaven that our worry-filled, stress-induced, anxiety-laden culture desperately needed to mentally understand, spiritually believe, and emotionally apply it's this one. So, if you need some peace in the present and confidence for t ...
Series: Summer In the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 23:6
(Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buLQoCN6KY) Isn't she adorable? She was anxious to get to the 'surely' part, wasn't she?! Too cute! Today, we culminate our Summer in the Psalms series with the best known and most beloved Psalm of all. Psalm 23 is memorized by more people, preached in more funerals, read in more hospitals, written on more sympathy cards, and stenciled on more coffee mugs than probably all the other Psalms put together. In many ways, it is the John 3:16 of the Old Testament. Part of its appeal is that:
It's so SIMPLE children can UNDERSTAND it.
But it's also so DEEP that theologians can DROWN in it.
As I dove into these six verses this week, I quickly realized I'm not skilled enough to teach this whole Psalm in one sermon and do it any kind of justice. So, on this Labor Day weekend, when most of us get an extra day off work, I thought we'd focus primarily on one verse in this chapter that when properly understood and applied can bring some real soul rest. Which verse is that? The one that little girl was in a hurry to get to, of course. The last one. The 'surely' verse. V6: ''Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.''
That word 'surely'. It's a word of total affirmation. It means 'certainly, completely, and exactly'.
David says, ''I know with absolute certainty that my God perfectly leads me through this life and is ready to joyfully receive me in the next.'' Listen, if the Lord is YOUR shepherd, you don't have to approach life with a question mark, you can face it with an exclamation point.
If there was ever a word from heaven that our worry-filled, stress-induced, anxiety-laden culture desperately needed to mentally understand, spiritually believe, and emotionally apply it's this one. So, if you need some peace in the present and confidence for t ...
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