The Path to Peace in Trying Times
Drew Hunter
Psalm 4
So, we're turning to the book of Psalms this morning, and in particular Psalm 4. So, please grab a Bible and have it open in front of you.
The book of Psalms is a magnet for those in suffering. Many of these psalms were written out of distress. And they were written for people to find deep hope and comfort and joy in the midst of hard circumstances. They give words for us to pray. They give voice to our emotions. They teach us to turn to God in our trials.
I'm going to be spending these next months immersing myself in the Psalms. I try to read a psalm every day anyway, but I'm going to be engaging with more focus. And I invite you all as a church family to join me. Here are three ways to consider doing this:
1. Read it out loud. There is something significant about engaging more of our senses with God's word. Use your voice to speak it; use your ears to hear it; use your eyes to see it; use your heart to engage with it. Read it out loud.
2. Read it in community. Find a friend to read it together over the phone each day. If you're married, read a psalm to start the day or before going to sleep. If you have a larger family, read it with your children.
3. Read it responsively. Consider reading it through once to get the sense of it; and then read it again as a prayer. Pray the psalm back to God. Respond to various lines in the Psalm and pray things that come to mind in response. You can use the acronym ACTS to guide your response: Adore him for what you learn of him; Confess sins in response to it; Thank him for all his blessings; and supplication-pray for specific things that come to mind in response to this text.
And now let's look at Psalm 4.
This is especially relevant to us today. Psalm 4 is about finding inward peace in the midst of outward trials.
King David wrote it three thousand years ago-and it's just as relevant for us today. He was in a terrible situation. And ye ...
Drew Hunter
Psalm 4
So, we're turning to the book of Psalms this morning, and in particular Psalm 4. So, please grab a Bible and have it open in front of you.
The book of Psalms is a magnet for those in suffering. Many of these psalms were written out of distress. And they were written for people to find deep hope and comfort and joy in the midst of hard circumstances. They give words for us to pray. They give voice to our emotions. They teach us to turn to God in our trials.
I'm going to be spending these next months immersing myself in the Psalms. I try to read a psalm every day anyway, but I'm going to be engaging with more focus. And I invite you all as a church family to join me. Here are three ways to consider doing this:
1. Read it out loud. There is something significant about engaging more of our senses with God's word. Use your voice to speak it; use your ears to hear it; use your eyes to see it; use your heart to engage with it. Read it out loud.
2. Read it in community. Find a friend to read it together over the phone each day. If you're married, read a psalm to start the day or before going to sleep. If you have a larger family, read it with your children.
3. Read it responsively. Consider reading it through once to get the sense of it; and then read it again as a prayer. Pray the psalm back to God. Respond to various lines in the Psalm and pray things that come to mind in response. You can use the acronym ACTS to guide your response: Adore him for what you learn of him; Confess sins in response to it; Thank him for all his blessings; and supplication-pray for specific things that come to mind in response to this text.
And now let's look at Psalm 4.
This is especially relevant to us today. Psalm 4 is about finding inward peace in the midst of outward trials.
King David wrote it three thousand years ago-and it's just as relevant for us today. He was in a terrible situation. And ye ...
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