December 06, 2023
Survival Guide for the Struggling Soul #
Psalm 43:1-5
Introduction
Sometimes we struggle in our christian life. There are times of discouragement, times of great victory, and times of simply plodding along. It is much like a life journey, sometimes we travel through long deep valleys, and sometimes we travel through mountaintops with majestic views. Sometimes there are unexpected turns, sometimes there are long downhill paths, and long climbs. Everyone’s life experiences are going to be different.
I. Struggle (1) #
A. Ungodly nation (1a) #
1. Sin #
Heb. 12:1 ¶ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2. Society #
Prov. 14:34 ¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
3. It is right to: 1. Be Concerned. 2. Call for repentance 3. Continue in Righteousness. #
B. Unjust man (1b) #
1. Deceitful - #
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
2. Unjust - #
Prov. 29:27 ¶ An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Abomination – the feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation
C. Uttered to God! “Judge me, O God” #
II. Strength (2) #
A. Understood Strength – God of MY strength #
Phil. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
B. Unanswered Questions #
1. Why dost thou cast me off? #
Is. 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
2. Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? #
III. Shining Light (3) #
A. Light #
Psa. 119:105 ¶ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
1. God’s Word is THE LIGHT! #
2. God’s Word gives us GUIDANCE #
B. Leading #
1. Private worship - Holy hill #
- Private worship – Moses went privately to the ‘holy hill’ of God.
2. Public worship – Tabernacles #
IV. Singing (4) #
A. Go – Attend unto the Altar #
B. Gladness – God’s Altar, brings praise! #
V. Soul counsel (5) #
- Questions to ask yourself: 1. Why art thou cast down? (Why are you sad?) 2. Why art thou disquieted within me? (Why are you crying?)