September 23 lesson

David’s Godly Example of a Godly Outlook

Text: Psalm 27:7-14

Purpose: To show how David is just like we are. He has all the confidence in God at the beginning of the psalm, yet still cries out to God before the psalm is finished. What a great man and a great example to us.

Introduction: A quick look at last week: David’s CONFIDENCE in the Lord and David’s CONCENTRATION on the Lord. We have learned some very helpful things from David up to this point. If we could get those first two points nailed down in our lives, we would be well on our way to a happy Christian life. In finishing this psalm, we will see how David goes from confidence to crying, from victory to fainting, etc…

Body:


“David’s CRY to the Lord.” (v 7-13)

David notes here that he cried out with an audible voice to God. David had a personal relationship with the Lord. He cried out to God audibly just like a child would to a parent. I trust we all will have that type of a relationship with the Lord.

*David asked for God’s mercy. (v 7)

*David obeyed the Lord’s command. (v 8)

*David begs for God’s presence. (v 9)

*David asked for God’s direction. (v 11)

*David asked for victory in battle. (v 12)

*David acknowledged that he would have “fainted” if not for the Lord. (v 13)

David covered a lot of ground in these 7 verses! He goes through a long list with God. Sometimes in our lives, we don’t take the time to really cry out to the Lord. He wants to have that personal relationship with us. He wants our relationships to grow stronger with Him. Many times we just do not take the time to talk to Him.


“David’s COMMAND to us.” (v 14)

This is a very odd verse David places at the end of this psalm. After that big, long prayer, David tells us to wait on the Lord. That’s life. Hurry up….ask God for all these things….then wait on Him. You know, we are not God. We do not really know what is best for us...or when it is best for us. After we bring situations to the Lord, we then have to trust that He will come through when He sees fit.

Lazarus’ sisters learned this lesson. They asked the Lord to come help their brother, and they thought He had let them down. He was four days late. Lazarus had been buried and all hope seemed lost. But the Lord knew exactly what Mary, Martha, and Lazarus needed. He showed up “right on time.” We have to learn patience in our Christian lives. We cannot always get everything we ask for at the exact moment we think we should get it. Wait, I say, on the Lord.


Conclusion: I hope we have learned from this psalm. I know I have. There’s nothing spectacular or supernatural that David talks about here. It is just a man that is describing his outlook on life and God. I trust we can strive to have the same outlook.