The Lord's Day Bible Message Outlines
March 15, 2009
Pastor Dana Johnson
"Who will show us any good?"
-Psalm
4:6
There are many who say, "Who will
show us any good?" LORD, lift up the light of Your
countenance upon us.
1. In the opinion of the world having
and experiencing "good" is all-important.
a. "show us"
b. Why"
2. The "good" that many people want is
a combination of things earthly and worldly.
a.
Psalm 4:7 - You have put gladness in my heart, more than
in the season that their grain and wine
increased.
b.
Luke 16:25 - "But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in
your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise
Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are
tormented.'"
3. While a few inherit or individually
earn a life of plenty there are many "have-nots" who are
desperately seeking for someone who can give them a share of
the good life.
a. People are essentially
followers.
John 6:26-27 -
Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to
you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but
because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27"Do not labor for the food which perishes,
but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which
the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has
set His seal on Him."
b. Consider Satan's strategy in
Eden.
c. Who can help?
1 Samuel 22:6-7 -
When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him
had been discovered; now Saul was staying in Gibeah under
a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and
all his servants standing about him; 7then
Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now,
you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of
you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of
thousands and captains of hundreds?
4. Some, perhaps, among the many will
express this materialistic desire in a tone of cynicism and
despair.
a. What can extinguish the
hope?
b. Imagine the
disappointment.
5. The Psalmist, by his testimony,
encourages us as God's people to seek God and His
favor.
a. We experience a kind of
gladness that cannot be derived from anything good in
this world.
Psalm 4:7 - You
have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season
that their grain and wine increased.
b. Divine favor (the light of His
face) is bestowed on the godly who please the Lord with a
life of faith and trust.
Psalm 4:1-5 - Hear
me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have
relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my
prayer. 2How long, O you sons of men, Will you
turn my glory to shame? How long will you love
worthlessness and seek falsehood? Selah 3But
know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is
godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him.
4Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within
your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and
put your trust in the LORD.
Isaiah 59:1-2 -
Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot
save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
2But your iniquities have separated you from
your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so
that He will not hear.
(All
Scripture quoted is from the New King James
Version)
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