DAVID: TURNING LONELY HOURS INTO WORSHIP TIMES (49 OF 49)
by John Barnett
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David: Turning Lonely Hours Into Worship Times (49 of 49)
John Barnett
A life long personal pursuit of worshiping God is not only what God came seeking for (John 4), and what we will be doing forever as Revelation 4 onward teaches us—it is what we are to be now. The definition of true believers as worshipers is at the heart of the church. Look for a moment at
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
But with all that truth, reality is often much less, isn't it? We often move deeper in our studies—but not closer to the Lord.
We often have more contact with the truth—but less touch with God's power in our own personal lives.
We have more and more relationships at church, in groups, and in activities—but less and less depth.
And outside the church, the world is going faster, life is getting harder and spiritual lives need deepening. Could it be that the three thousand year old secret of David still works today?
DAVID SOUGHT GOD THROUGH HIS LONELINESS
We need a new generation of God hearted, Spirit empowered, Christ seeking worshipers.
Believers like David who used every tense of life to describe his pursuit of the Lord. He says this has been my past pursuit:
Psalm 63:2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
And even in the hot, empty, lifelessness of the bleak and hostile desert seeking God was his present pursuit even as he was being chased by Absalom (most likely the context of this Psalm):
Psalm 63: v.1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. v.3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. v. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. v.8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
Then as David always look ...
John Barnett
A life long personal pursuit of worshiping God is not only what God came seeking for (John 4), and what we will be doing forever as Revelation 4 onward teaches us—it is what we are to be now. The definition of true believers as worshipers is at the heart of the church. Look for a moment at
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
But with all that truth, reality is often much less, isn't it? We often move deeper in our studies—but not closer to the Lord.
We often have more contact with the truth—but less touch with God's power in our own personal lives.
We have more and more relationships at church, in groups, and in activities—but less and less depth.
And outside the church, the world is going faster, life is getting harder and spiritual lives need deepening. Could it be that the three thousand year old secret of David still works today?
DAVID SOUGHT GOD THROUGH HIS LONELINESS
We need a new generation of God hearted, Spirit empowered, Christ seeking worshipers.
Believers like David who used every tense of life to describe his pursuit of the Lord. He says this has been my past pursuit:
Psalm 63:2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
And even in the hot, empty, lifelessness of the bleak and hostile desert seeking God was his present pursuit even as he was being chased by Absalom (most likely the context of this Psalm):
Psalm 63: v.1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. v.3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. v. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. v.8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
Then as David always look ...
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