Be of Good Courage! #
Psalm 31:1-5
Introduction
The title of the message for tonight is taken right from the last verse of the Psalm, Be of Good Courage. It is easy to be discouraged. With the day and age we live in, we can certainly be discouraged. With the circumstances of life at times, we can be discouraged. That is why the Psalms are suck a blessing to us! David too suffered from discouragement. He certainly had bad days, and days in which he was literally attacked, betrayed, slandered, and run out of his own kingdom (before he was king and even after he was king!
David had many experiences with trials in this life! Troubles with kids, grandkids, he experienced it all!
I. The Cry for Assistance (1-5) #
A. Deliverance (1) “deliver me” #
B. Defense (2-3) “house of defence… 3 - fortress” #
C. Dependence (4-5) #
1. “Pull me out of the net” (4) #
2. “Into thine hand I commit my spirit” (5) #
II. The Complaint of his Adversity (6-13) #
A. Disgust (6) #
B. Delight - My Trouble (7-8) #
1. “rejoice in thy mercy” (7) – Praise the LORD for mercy #
2. “considered my trouble” (7) #
3. “not shut me up into the hand of the enemy” (8) #
C. Despair (9-10) Negative look, while focused on problems. #
1. “I am in trouble” (9) #
2. “my life is spent with grief” (10) #
3. “my strength faileth because of mine iniquity” (10) #
D. Disgrace (11) – His thoughts, not theirs! #
E. Device (13) – His outlook #
III. The Confidence Assured (14-16) #
A. Declaration of Dependence (14) #
B. Delegation to God - Times (15) #
1. When you are truly trusting in God, you are not placing time limits on Him! #
2. God works in HIS time! #
Is. 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.