Wednesday 08/03/16
Series: A Loyal Heart
Message – Seeking the God I Resepct
We began tonight by asking a question…
What is a loyal heart
and what connection does it have with
seeking the Lord and the Fear of the Lord?
So we started working through the following passages as living examples of the good and the bad.
Psa 34:1-22, NKJV
“A Psalm of David When He Pretended Madness Before Abimelech, Who Drove Him Away, and He Departed. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2) My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. (3) Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. (4) I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. (5) They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. (6) This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. (7) The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. (8) Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (9) Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. (10) The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing. (11) Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. (12) Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good? (13) Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. (14) Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. (15) The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. (16) The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. (17) The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. (18) The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. (19) Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. (20) He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken. (21) Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. (22) The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.”
The book of Hosea draws a line of connection between the fear of the Lord and seeking His face.
Hos. 3:5, NKJV
“(5) Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.”
Common scripture not always used in context….
2Chron. 16:9, NKJV
“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
1 Chron. 14-16
Closing verse:
Ps. 60:11-12, NKJV
“(11) Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. (12) Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.”
To here the entire message, simply listen to the MP3 at the top of the page or on the video below.
We will be continuing in A.W. Tozer’s book, The Pursuit of God next Wednesday…Blessings!
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