WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.160 Hello, welcome back to the way UK. My name is Izzy. I'm one of your hosts today and I'm joined by Zoe and 2 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:11.000 Solomon and today we are looking at another Psalm 3 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:17.120 Yeah, I'm a classic at Psalm 23 and today we're jumping a little bit more forward and we're gonna do Psalm 27 4 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:21.040 Whoa, but before we get into that I have a request 5 00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:26.320 Please if you're on YouTube may you like and comment and subscribe and then if you're on any listening 6 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:31.880 Podcast situations like Spotify or Apple even a little rating and do whatever you can do to engage 7 00:00:31.880 --> 00:00:37.040 And there's basically just really helps our content get out there and our vision is to share the good news of Jesus with every young 8 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:44.880 Personal line and you doing that helps us do that indeed. So that's all that let's jump into it. You'd be rolled of credits 9 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:56.400 Sounds 27. Let's jump into it. That's 27. Right. I think let's split this in half so we can digest it a bit more 10 00:00:56.920 --> 00:00:58.920 Digestible. Yeah, sure 11 00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:10.480 So who's gonna read the Queen of the North? I would love to read. Great. Can you please read first one to six to me, please take us there. Take first. Okay 12 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:20.360 The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? 13 00:01:20.960 --> 00:01:26.160 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who shall stumble and fall. 14 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:33.080 The one army besiege me my heart will not fear. The war break out against me even then I will be confident 15 00:01:33.800 --> 00:01:39.800 One thing I ask from the Lord this only do I seek that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life 16 00:01:40.080 --> 00:01:43.520 To gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple 17 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:47.120 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling 18 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:52.760 He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock 19 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:58.480 Then my head will be exalted above my enemies who surround me at his sacred tent 20 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:02.360 I will sacrifice with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord 21 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:05.360 I'm gonna stand there 22 00:02:05.360 --> 00:02:09.320 We're stopping there because I feel like there's a bit of a shift in the psalm from that point 23 00:02:09.320 --> 00:02:11.320 I've heard like the first half is a lot of like 24 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:16.340 David I was David that wrote the psalm I'll go into that in a second David speaking about like 25 00:02:16.340 --> 00:02:18.680 It was a great a lot of worship a lot of like 26 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:19.360 Yeah 27 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:24.360 And then the second half is a bit more him like wrestling what that looks like when things aren't as easy 28 00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:25.360 Yeah 29 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:26.360 Definitely 30 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:30.360 Zoe would you like to give us a quick recap of who David is? Yes 31 00:02:31.040 --> 00:02:33.040 David was a shepherd boy 32 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:37.880 He was the youngest son of a man named Jesse in the Old Testament 33 00:02:37.880 --> 00:02:41.040 I think we read about him in like first Samuel and second Samuel and 34 00:02:41.440 --> 00:02:46.120 Basically he was chosen by God and anointed by prophet Samuel to be 35 00:02:46.640 --> 00:02:51.320 Future King of Israel and he's basically a very renowned and famous king 36 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:56.760 In the Bible and he went on to write a majority of the Psalms. Yeah 37 00:02:57.720 --> 00:03:01.200 Well, yeah, a majority of the Psalms. He's a worship leader a poet 38 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:05.200 He had a little bit of a more more failure. Didn't he? 39 00:03:05.200 --> 00:03:14.400 Bashiba, but he was described as a man after God's own heart. Yeah, a shepherd boy turned king who loved Jesus 40 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.400 Love God with everything and he faced like a lot of difficulties like he 41 00:03:19.040 --> 00:03:22.200 There's a lot of guy like kept trying to kill him and he was in hiding a lot and 42 00:03:23.040 --> 00:03:28.280 So he really did face yeah, he actually did difficulties. Yeah, I think it can be really easy to 43 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.320 To look at some of the characters in the Bible and be like oh 44 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:37.200 We can see the full story so we therefore think that they're just they're only content because we know the ending 45 00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:40.240 But they didn't know the ending. He didn't know how it's all gonna work out 46 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:44.720 And so a lot of these Psalms are him like processing when he's in the midst of real difficulty 47 00:03:44.720 --> 00:03:48.280 Yeah, and that's where we jump into to here. So 48 00:03:49.040 --> 00:03:52.200 Let's start with this first half what jumps out to you guys 49 00:03:53.240 --> 00:03:55.000 What's really interesting about this first half? 50 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:57.640 And I know we mentioned the sort of the split how it almost changes 51 00:03:57.640 --> 00:04:01.600 I want to just come back to that really quick because I think if you just take this first half 52 00:04:01.600 --> 00:04:07.240 It's very triumphant, you know, it looks like yeah, or I don't say boastful, but it's almost like 53 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:10.680 You'll go wow what what a man of great faith. He's kind of got 54 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:14.840 He's got a lot going for him, you know, but then you get to the second half and you go 55 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:18.960 Oh man, there's so much beneath the surface that he's that he's battling and struggling with yeah 56 00:04:19.760 --> 00:04:21.760 almost lamenting about and 57 00:04:22.760 --> 00:04:28.000 Yeah, I find that quite interesting and this this first one the Lord is my life and my salvation 58 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:33.760 Whom shall I fear the Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? I love the double question 59 00:04:33.760 --> 00:04:35.760 I love it. It's almost like a 60 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:39.400 parallel in a way that sort of I guess emphasizes 61 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:43.960 These these parts of God that that he is a refuge 62 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:49.860 From the things that that causes fear. I think that's just very interesting. Yeah 63 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:52.180 Anything to add on the first verse 64 00:04:52.660 --> 00:04:55.780 Just that well, I just read in the in our notes here that 65 00:04:56.740 --> 00:05:01.700 Apparently, this is the only direct application of the name light to God in the Old Testament 66 00:05:02.580 --> 00:05:07.820 But in the New Testament like I think of John one five, which is their light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it 67 00:05:07.820 --> 00:05:10.180 There's such a theme of light isn't there? There's such a theme of light 68 00:05:11.300 --> 00:05:15.220 But I don't know I just I love that and it also reminds me of someone through nine 69 00:05:15.940 --> 00:05:17.940 Sorry, I keep I have something in my throat 70 00:05:18.900 --> 00:05:22.260 Hmm. Excuse me. Um, thanks for having with me 71 00:05:22.580 --> 00:05:27.140 But in someone three nine where it says and the darkness is as light to you God. Yeah. Yeah 72 00:05:27.620 --> 00:05:33.300 So I just I really like this imagery of God as light and it also kind of leads and draws us to like 73 00:05:34.260 --> 00:05:40.260 God as our shepherd and God as our rider as well because it's like you need light to be able to see, don't you? 74 00:05:40.500 --> 00:05:42.500 Yeah, so love that 75 00:05:42.500 --> 00:05:49.860 I think like inverses like looking at two and three. It's a lot about enemies a lot about army and again like David was 76 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:53.700 Oh warrior the soldier. Yeah, what counts as one there? 77 00:05:54.180 --> 00:06:00.420 Yeah, he thought he did some fighting his first. Yeah, so actually like his confidence was like battle tested 78 00:06:00.900 --> 00:06:06.020 Well like this because you're speaking in such confidence of who God is and how like how God 79 00:06:06.420 --> 00:06:11.300 Works and we learn so much about God's character through David's understanding of him 80 00:06:11.620 --> 00:06:16.980 Yeah, but him speaking it is very battle tested and he knew God's goodness in the midst of danger 81 00:06:17.460 --> 00:06:22.580 And and despair and that's almost like why it's like yeah, I will be confident. I've got underlined as like 82 00:06:23.700 --> 00:06:24.900 In all of that 83 00:06:24.900 --> 00:06:28.260 And that's really powerful. You know, well, I find quite interesting about that second verse 84 00:06:29.460 --> 00:06:35.380 So when when the wicked advanced against me to devour me it is my enemies and my foes will stumble and fall in the NRSV 85 00:06:35.460 --> 00:06:39.140 I'll bring it back the NRSV in the NRSV. I've got it written down here. It says 86 00:06:40.500 --> 00:06:44.260 When evil do is a sell me to devour my flesh and it goes on from there 87 00:06:44.420 --> 00:06:52.500 But what it kind of reminds me of what Goliath says to him in a like it's like a young David for those who don't know Goliath and David had a bit of about 88 00:06:53.380 --> 00:06:58.020 In first in in first Samuel and in first Samuel 17 verse 44 89 00:06:58.820 --> 00:07:05.220 Goliath says to him come to me and I'll give you your flesh to the and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field 90 00:07:05.460 --> 00:07:12.260 I like to think in that moment when David is writing this does he think back to to Goliath in that moment of what he said and then remember 91 00:07:12.740 --> 00:07:17.540 The outcome of that and and what God brought him out of and too from there 92 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:21.060 That's just something I like to think I think it just humanizes David absolutely. I mean 93 00:07:21.460 --> 00:07:26.660 Was I probably him thinking of his past victories? Yeah to then like establish his confidence 94 00:07:26.900 --> 00:07:29.220 Yeah, which I think is like a really 95 00:07:30.100 --> 00:07:37.620 Like helpful tool for us today is like remembering and looking back when we are in times of pain or trouble 96 00:07:38.020 --> 00:07:41.460 and looking back and seeing where God has actually 97 00:07:41.940 --> 00:07:47.780 Really come alongside us and help us to get that victory and shown his faithfulness 98 00:07:48.180 --> 00:07:54.980 I think that's really helpful from David is like hey when you feel like you're in a time of trouble look back and see where God has carried you through 99 00:07:55.300 --> 00:07:58.500 Because he will have absolutely sometimes it just takes him hindsight 100 00:07:59.300 --> 00:08:03.140 Yeah, I just want to focus on these first three verses specifically 101 00:08:03.780 --> 00:08:05.140 um 102 00:08:05.140 --> 00:08:09.940 And I think it it gives a bit of a glimpse into David's relationship to 103 00:08:10.580 --> 00:08:11.460 um 104 00:08:11.460 --> 00:08:16.900 God that's sort of how intimate they are like all of like the he mentions an army busier though an army besiege me 105 00:08:17.140 --> 00:08:23.140 And he talks about how his enemies will stumble and fall and I think it just shows all of these these great odds even these like 106 00:08:23.620 --> 00:08:25.620 systematic evils 107 00:08:25.780 --> 00:08:26.820 Uh 108 00:08:26.820 --> 00:08:30.820 Chasing him down or surrounding him. He they don't paralyze him 109 00:08:31.380 --> 00:08:37.220 That he's not he's not afraid of them, which I just find I just find really interesting. Should I fear yeah 110 00:08:38.340 --> 00:08:43.700 And then his response to that is then looking at verse four is then he's he's got this confidence. He's got the 111 00:08:44.660 --> 00:08:50.020 His firmly rooted in God's powerful and there's the one thing I ask the Lord that I seek 112 00:08:50.020 --> 00:08:52.180 I made well in the house of Lord all my days 113 00:08:52.580 --> 00:08:53.940 goes in his beauty 114 00:08:53.940 --> 00:08:58.740 Seek him in his temple and then like again that tone feels a bit different where it's like it's gone from 115 00:08:59.380 --> 00:09:02.500 Big power to interrelationship. It's like contemplation 116 00:09:02.900 --> 00:09:06.180 Yeah, absolutely and one little note that I wrote that 117 00:09:06.740 --> 00:09:10.500 Like saying I just want to seek him in his temple at this time 118 00:09:10.740 --> 00:09:13.940 I mean if you've read through the Bible, there's quite a lot of temples throughout it 119 00:09:13.940 --> 00:09:16.260 When they're building ones and they get destroyed and they build some big ones 120 00:09:16.500 --> 00:09:19.220 But at this point there isn't like the temples like a tent 121 00:09:19.780 --> 00:09:24.340 Like it's not this big grand thing. It's just purely a place that where God was present 122 00:09:24.900 --> 00:09:29.300 And I think that's really beautiful and then because of Jesus coming and all that good stuff 123 00:09:29.860 --> 00:09:38.100 It's like we have access to that like wherever we are whether we're in a bedroom or on the train or on the bus to school or whatever it is 124 00:09:38.420 --> 00:09:44.260 Yeah, is that actually we can we can seek him in those places because his present like his presence is present 125 00:09:44.420 --> 00:09:45.700 Yeah, amen 126 00:09:45.780 --> 00:09:48.020 And yeah, that's so interesting as well 127 00:09:48.820 --> 00:09:51.940 Because he says that I need dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life 128 00:09:52.020 --> 00:09:55.860 Yeah, I guess that is where God's presence was yeah for him back then 129 00:09:56.580 --> 00:09:59.700 But I love that that God's presence is actually with us and within us now 130 00:09:59.780 --> 00:10:03.700 So we don't we always have access to him. Yeah, and I also love how 131 00:10:04.660 --> 00:10:06.660 like in times of 132 00:10:06.820 --> 00:10:13.540 And like need the thing that David wants and is seeking for his strength is God's presence 133 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:15.140 Yeah, it's not like 134 00:10:15.940 --> 00:10:22.500 God you need to give me really strategic strategic battle plans of how I can conquer this enemy and do this 135 00:10:22.500 --> 00:10:27.220 And I need to know the best armor and all of this it's like actually does need to be with God 136 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:29.060 Yeah, and to seek his presence and 137 00:10:30.020 --> 00:10:32.020 To pray to him and to worship him 138 00:10:32.500 --> 00:10:34.580 And it's like in those moments of 139 00:10:35.380 --> 00:10:40.500 Being with God engaging on the beauty of God seeking him in his temple like literally 140 00:10:41.380 --> 00:10:42.900 Just 141 00:10:42.900 --> 00:10:47.700 pursuing intimate relationship with God that his strength and his confidence is then like 142 00:10:48.340 --> 00:10:53.940 Born from that. I think there's a lot to learn that because how often in times of stress or in times of turmoil 143 00:10:54.340 --> 00:10:56.340 Do we is God our immediate reaction 144 00:10:57.140 --> 00:11:01.540 Yeah, like don't go straight to God. I think oftentimes for me at least I don't know if it's the same for you guys where 145 00:11:02.260 --> 00:11:06.740 It's it's almost like are you forget the gods there you don't go straight to God you go 146 00:11:06.740 --> 00:11:11.780 Let me try fix this. Let me try to do this. Oh, maybe I can like it goes straight into like work mode of how do I solve this problem 147 00:11:12.180 --> 00:11:15.860 But I think something that David does here is he goes straight to the tabernacle you go straight to 148 00:11:16.340 --> 00:11:18.660 He just wants to be with God. God is his his 149 00:11:20.420 --> 00:11:23.460 Sanctuary here. Yeah, I think there's a lot to learn from that 150 00:11:23.780 --> 00:11:27.860 When they're so true. I think it's so easy for us to try and find answers or try and find 151 00:11:28.420 --> 00:11:32.740 Clarity and my past are recently did a whole sermon on like is clarity your idol when I was like 152 00:11:33.300 --> 00:11:35.300 Oh 153 00:11:35.300 --> 00:11:37.220 Wow, and it's like that's so interesting 154 00:11:37.220 --> 00:11:41.220 You'll just what you guys are saying right is for a challenge, which is like yeah it's going to him 155 00:11:41.700 --> 00:11:47.060 And then that's where he will you know be kept safe in his dwelling and he'll be hidden in like in the shelter and 156 00:11:47.380 --> 00:11:50.020 Like God will place him on a high rock and care for him 157 00:11:50.020 --> 00:11:52.820 And that's actually the solution to what's going on 158 00:11:52.900 --> 00:11:58.820 And again the second half goes into more like his like I'm struggling here God. Yeah, but this is his like 159 00:11:59.300 --> 00:12:03.620 This is his bread and barley. This is what this is what he does. This is what he does is what he does 160 00:12:04.500 --> 00:12:07.940 Um, do you guys have anything to add for verse five or verse six? 161 00:12:08.500 --> 00:12:12.900 I think just the thing it stands out to me there is how his responses to worship God 162 00:12:13.620 --> 00:12:18.020 Like in in the it seems like in the presence of his enemies or like this is the 163 00:12:18.580 --> 00:12:25.380 Formula dinner of like of victory is to literally worship God and put God first and it reminds me of um 164 00:12:26.260 --> 00:12:30.980 The Gideon when he went into battle and it was not looking good for him 165 00:12:31.460 --> 00:12:34.820 I can't remember where in the Bible is but um we'll trust you 166 00:12:35.300 --> 00:12:38.580 That's right double check um, but basically 167 00:12:39.860 --> 00:12:45.620 There's this battle that Gideon and his army about to go into and they do not have enough men for the amount of people 168 00:12:45.620 --> 00:12:48.500 They're going up against yeah, but 300 300 169 00:12:49.460 --> 00:12:55.300 I have no idea it's a longness. Yeah, but basically I just remember that God said to put send the worshipers out 170 00:12:55.380 --> 00:12:58.260 First yeah, I'm pretty sure and then they won the battle 171 00:12:58.580 --> 00:13:01.620 And so I think there's something really powerful um in using 172 00:13:02.100 --> 00:13:04.420 worship not only as a tool of growing 173 00:13:05.300 --> 00:13:09.300 Tall isn't right word, but as a way of growing closer to Jesus to God 174 00:13:09.620 --> 00:13:15.140 But also um as weapon in times of as a weapon in times of trouble. Absolutely. Um, yeah 175 00:13:15.300 --> 00:13:20.260 There's so many songs that speak into that too actually isn't it is like this is how I felt my battles all like 176 00:13:20.820 --> 00:13:26.340 It's in razor hallelujah where it's speaking about like it's like my weapon is a melody. Yes, all of that 177 00:13:26.820 --> 00:13:32.980 Um, I think the little note I had because about like my head will be exalted or lifted and there's two things that make 178 00:13:34.020 --> 00:13:36.820 The head like hang low and that's on like fear and shame 179 00:13:37.460 --> 00:13:42.100 And how like hope eases both of these things and actually a lot of the time it's like 180 00:13:43.140 --> 00:13:48.260 In worship that is us being like I'm putting my hope in something beyond my circumstances. Yeah 181 00:13:48.980 --> 00:13:52.740 Yeah, I hope I'm not quite helpful. Yeah, I love that and as well 182 00:13:53.460 --> 00:13:57.860 It when we worship it's like we're very intentionally fixing our gaze on God 183 00:13:58.340 --> 00:14:01.380 And it's quite hard to I know it's easy if you want to drift 184 00:14:01.380 --> 00:14:05.940 But at the same time when you're in an environment of worship and when you're being really intentional about it 185 00:14:06.180 --> 00:14:07.700 It's like okay 186 00:14:07.700 --> 00:14:09.700 Like you're choosing to 187 00:14:09.780 --> 00:14:13.940 Lay everything else down. Yeah, it's be like okay, God am laying everything down so I can lift you up 188 00:14:14.340 --> 00:14:18.900 Already trying to a trying to I think that's what I find I find quite encouraging come like I don't I'm doing it 189 00:14:18.900 --> 00:14:24.260 I'm trying and I think God sees that and God does see that good like the heart and behind it which I love 190 00:14:24.580 --> 00:14:27.940 Yeah, so that's the first half should we move to the second half? 191 00:14:27.940 --> 00:14:34.340 Yeah, so that's a lot of like celebration a lot of confidence and then the second half is like oh, he does have some struggles 192 00:14:34.420 --> 00:14:39.380 Yeah, and he's a bit confused so Zoe would you like to read the second half which is seven to the end? 193 00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:44.420 Of course here my voice when I call Lord be merciful to me and answer me 194 00:14:45.060 --> 00:14:48.980 My heart says of you seek his face your face Lord. I will seek 195 00:14:49.780 --> 00:14:53.620 Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger 196 00:14:54.100 --> 00:14:58.660 You have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me God my savior 197 00:14:59.140 --> 00:15:02.420 Though my father and mother forsake me the Lord will receive me 198 00:15:03.060 --> 00:15:06.900 Teach me your way Lord lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors 199 00:15:07.380 --> 00:15:14.580 Do not hand me over to the desire of my foes for false witnesses rise up against me spouting malicious accusations 200 00:15:15.380 --> 00:15:20.180 I remain confident of this. I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living 201 00:15:20.820 --> 00:15:24.980 Wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord 202 00:15:26.660 --> 00:15:30.260 Well, it was real dinner. Yeah, there's a lot here 203 00:15:31.060 --> 00:15:34.580 So what jumps out to you the first thing that jumps out to me is something that mean 204 00:15:35.540 --> 00:15:37.780 Zoe and actually Joel you can't see Joel 205 00:15:37.780 --> 00:15:41.460 But he sat over there. We've been speaking about this a lot recently and it's um 206 00:15:42.260 --> 00:15:46.180 I want to come back to it where it says my heart says if you seek his face your face Lord 207 00:15:46.180 --> 00:15:52.020 I will seek and then here do not hide your face from me do not turn your servant away in anger and 208 00:15:53.140 --> 00:15:55.140 That right that seems to imply that 209 00:15:56.100 --> 00:16:03.700 Almost as though David feels the God is is distant right and I find quite interesting that in his in that feeling 210 00:16:04.660 --> 00:16:09.700 He doesn't turn away out of disappointment David doesn't kind of go. Oh, well, this is I'm I'm through I'm done 211 00:16:10.100 --> 00:16:14.500 I'm over it. No, he actually presses in deeper. Yeah, and I think that is we spoke about this yesterday 212 00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:17.780 right it's an invert when God does feel distant. I think there is a 213 00:16:19.060 --> 00:16:21.220 invitation to 214 00:16:21.220 --> 00:16:28.180 Press deeper and to and to actually remind yourself who is God who do I know God to be what is his character right and base 215 00:16:28.180 --> 00:16:34.500 Myself on truth rather than how I feel at the time because if anything about this section this entire last half is 216 00:16:34.580 --> 00:16:35.940 pretty anxious 217 00:16:35.940 --> 00:16:41.540 Yeah, and um, I think that oftentimes in those sort of impulsive moments we do throw our hands up 218 00:16:41.780 --> 00:16:43.380 But instead I would 219 00:16:43.380 --> 00:16:47.140 Recommend and I think that looks at things David will recommend to press in 220 00:16:47.780 --> 00:16:53.940 Yeah, I wrote a very similar thing actually because I think it's like God invites us to seek and I think in this 221 00:16:54.980 --> 00:17:00.420 Situation David felt like he was invited to seek but then God felt hidden. Yeah, and it's like in his response 222 00:17:00.500 --> 00:17:07.380 Isn't anger is like actually in the disappointment he instead like means and even more and that goes to him and asks more 223 00:17:08.020 --> 00:17:12.260 And I do think also again like looking back what we even read in just a second ago 224 00:17:12.580 --> 00:17:18.900 Is that actually it's his past help from God is a reason for him to like expect future help as well as you were saying 225 00:17:18.900 --> 00:17:23.860 Like it's reminding that God is faithful that God does take you through staff God is all of that 226 00:17:23.940 --> 00:17:28.580 But I think it's beautiful that his response exactly as you were saying is like it's not 227 00:17:29.220 --> 00:17:34.580 To be like oh you told me to seek and you're not here. So bye. It's actually like you told me to seek 228 00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:39.940 I don't see you so I'm gonna push and even more. I think that's like such a challenge 229 00:17:40.020 --> 00:17:42.020 But also such an encouragement. Yeah 230 00:17:42.020 --> 00:17:47.220 Yeah, I agree and he actually goes in from literally from there. He goes you have been my helper 231 00:17:47.540 --> 00:17:51.140 Right, so he goes back to once again what we just said who he knows God to be 232 00:17:51.220 --> 00:17:54.900 Yeah, he looks back and goes wow look at all these times. God has helped me and that God has been my 233 00:17:55.540 --> 00:18:00.980 Let's go back to the very start sanctuary right my light my salvation my stronghold. Yeah, he will do that again 234 00:18:01.780 --> 00:18:04.420 And I think yeah, what once again David 235 00:18:05.060 --> 00:18:08.260 Dropping a bit of wisdom. Yeah, and I think as well like 236 00:18:09.220 --> 00:18:11.220 inverses nine 237 00:18:11.460 --> 00:18:12.980 it's 238 00:18:12.980 --> 00:18:16.500 I feel like there's an invitation there for us to 239 00:18:17.300 --> 00:18:23.380 Be honest with God. Mm-hmm. It's like in the in the midst of this pain and this I don't know 240 00:18:24.100 --> 00:18:27.700 Not I don't know exactly how David was feeling in this moment 241 00:18:27.780 --> 00:18:31.140 But in the midst of all of these feelings he didn't choose to hide 242 00:18:31.860 --> 00:18:38.660 His how he truly felt from God. Yeah, because he he knows that he can come before God exactly as he is 243 00:18:39.140 --> 00:18:41.140 and I think that that's 244 00:18:41.140 --> 00:18:48.260 Really telling of God's character as a loving father who is like always there to welcome us in and like to hide us 245 00:18:48.980 --> 00:18:50.980 in the shadow of his wing and 246 00:18:51.780 --> 00:18:55.780 Just care for us and so I do think there's an invitation. They're like when we're going through 247 00:18:56.340 --> 00:19:01.700 Hard times or whatever it is like we can be honest with God because he can handle our big emotions 248 00:19:02.180 --> 00:19:04.180 And we don't just have to be all pristine 249 00:19:04.980 --> 00:19:06.980 Absolutely what are you gonna say so? 250 00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:11.380 I haven't moved my legs in a while and now this one is numb 251 00:19:12.340 --> 00:19:17.460 I can't feel it. Oh, no. Got those pins and needles. I gotta move a little bit. Well, please continue 252 00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:23.060 I'm gonna be thus along. I want to look at briefly verse 11. It says teach me your ways Lord 253 00:19:23.300 --> 00:19:29.380 Lead me in a straight path. I think that verse like those words like teach me your way 254 00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:34.100 Yeah, it's like I don't understand show me your way. That's it. This is his prayer now 255 00:19:34.100 --> 00:19:39.860 This is where are you and this is what he's now saying and then lead me in a straight path like he's not actually asking for an easy path 256 00:19:40.020 --> 00:19:43.460 He's asking for like a level path. He's looking for one that 257 00:19:44.180 --> 00:19:51.620 Like there's no pitfalls or like his foes like waiting for him. He just wants like a part like lead me in a straight path 258 00:19:51.860 --> 00:19:55.700 And I think that's even again, he hasn't God hasn't promised us a world of comfort 259 00:19:56.260 --> 00:19:59.940 Like we're not meant to be comfortable when feeling super safe all the time 260 00:20:00.340 --> 00:20:04.900 But it's like we are praying for our paths to be straight and that yeah that will walk along that 261 00:20:04.980 --> 00:20:11.380 So that those little words have always stood out to me. Yeah, I love that and as you're speaking I was reminded of Isaiah 55 262 00:20:12.260 --> 00:20:14.260 verses I think 263 00:20:14.260 --> 00:20:21.620 Yeah, verses eight and nine for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways to cleanse the Lord as the heavens are higher than the earth 264 00:20:21.620 --> 00:20:24.900 So in my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts 265 00:20:25.460 --> 00:20:31.060 And it's like we can trust in God in his way in his ways because his ways are better. We don't see it or nowhere 266 00:20:31.060 --> 00:20:33.540 Even if we don't see it or know it and 267 00:20:34.340 --> 00:20:39.780 Just jumping ahead a little bit to the last two verses. Yeah, 1314. I 268 00:20:40.260 --> 00:20:47.540 Is like the theme of confidence has come back in again at the very end after all of this lament after end of his prayer is like okay 269 00:20:47.780 --> 00:20:50.580 Yeah, victory celebration like God 270 00:20:51.220 --> 00:20:58.980 I I remember who you are in the midst of all of my pain and my troubles and my laments and I remember who you are God 271 00:20:59.460 --> 00:21:05.060 And there was like a note on verse 13 on on the land of the living. I like what does that actually mean and 272 00:21:06.020 --> 00:21:11.460 Uh, somebody wrote that it was like the now the present like this earth and 273 00:21:12.180 --> 00:21:18.180 David was remembering in that moment that God is with him right now and he will see the goodness of God right now 274 00:21:18.580 --> 00:21:22.500 And I think that yeah, that is like a testament to us today as well like 275 00:21:23.540 --> 00:21:26.660 We can look around and even though our circumstances may look 276 00:21:27.380 --> 00:21:29.220 dreary and dull 277 00:21:29.220 --> 00:21:36.660 Actually the goodness of God and his character is steadfast and remains the same and we can like latch on to that truth 278 00:21:37.540 --> 00:21:40.900 And to strengthen us in the in the midst of that and then 279 00:21:41.700 --> 00:21:44.660 Also verse 14. I'd love to tell you guys think about this as well 280 00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:48.980 But verse 14 wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord 281 00:21:49.620 --> 00:21:51.620 That is like 282 00:21:51.620 --> 00:21:53.620 Such a hard thing to do 283 00:21:53.780 --> 00:21:55.780 Waiting is like 284 00:21:57.220 --> 00:21:59.220 Wasting is 285 00:22:01.780 --> 00:22:05.860 It's difficult. I don't have patience. I don't want patience. I just 286 00:22:06.820 --> 00:22:11.540 I just don't want to have to wait. It's a hard thing, bro. It's like it can be boring 287 00:22:11.780 --> 00:22:16.500 You don't know what to do. I'm certain uncertain. What am I waiting for the clarity as well? 288 00:22:16.900 --> 00:22:19.780 Stressful especially when I think a lot of us 289 00:22:20.500 --> 00:22:24.500 Enjoy the idea of having some sort of control. Yeah, the trajectory of our lives 290 00:22:24.900 --> 00:22:28.100 And so like just waiting for something that you don't really know 291 00:22:28.740 --> 00:22:32.900 Yeah, well actually it's not that you don't really know we're waiting for God. Yeah, this we really know 292 00:22:33.460 --> 00:22:38.740 And but it's more what is gonna what is God gonna bring after the waiting? What is he bringing with him? 293 00:22:38.740 --> 00:22:44.980 What is he inviting us to step into to learn through the waiting period as well as what he's gonna bring us at the end of that 294 00:22:45.940 --> 00:22:48.660 And there was a commentary that reminded me of 295 00:22:49.140 --> 00:22:51.380 Isaiah chapter 40 verse 31 296 00:22:51.620 --> 00:22:54.260 Which is but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength 297 00:22:54.580 --> 00:22:59.700 They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint 298 00:23:01.300 --> 00:23:04.740 That's a really that's really similar actually isn't it like the parallels of even like 299 00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:10.020 Same be strong and take heart as basically saying like there's strength in the Lord for those who seek him and trust him 300 00:23:10.980 --> 00:23:18.020 And I guess we have to just trust that in the waiting that is not purposeless that like God's in it 301 00:23:18.500 --> 00:23:21.060 Yeah, and like actually his promises are true 302 00:23:21.460 --> 00:23:26.420 So we just have to wait for it and like yeah, and then what this promises are is not necessarily gonna be promised a sports car 303 00:23:26.500 --> 00:23:28.660 But like actually he's promised to be present 304 00:23:28.740 --> 00:23:33.060 He's promised that when you when you seek him you will find him and maybe that's what um 305 00:23:33.460 --> 00:23:36.980 David's chat about in this which is like you promised me that I can find you 306 00:23:37.620 --> 00:23:44.740 Where you at yeah, it's like it's it's holding on to those promises that are actually true and the ones that are in the Bible about his love and his presence and all that good stuff 307 00:23:45.060 --> 00:23:48.740 You know one thing I quite like about um how this ends it ends on quite a hopeful note 308 00:23:49.220 --> 00:23:54.020 Like in the middle of all this sort of anxiety where he's writing about how you know, don't do not reject me 309 00:23:54.020 --> 00:23:59.860 Do not like don't leave me don't don't run away from me be here right it ends it ends on 310 00:24:00.820 --> 00:24:01.780 A 311 00:24:01.780 --> 00:24:04.900 Almost like an assertion that that God is coming to the rescue 312 00:24:04.980 --> 00:24:08.980 And it feels like he's talking to his readers. It feels like he's talking to me. Yeah, do you know what I mean? 313 00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:16.180 Yeah, he's he's writing from his wet like deep well of experience of God as a stronghold right verse one 314 00:24:16.900 --> 00:24:18.900 that if I know God 315 00:24:19.700 --> 00:24:25.620 Wait for him. He is coming and that that's how that's how I kind of take that last sort of couple verses there 316 00:24:26.020 --> 00:24:30.020 Yeah, I also think like really practically we can take the structure in our own prayer lives 317 00:24:30.420 --> 00:24:36.820 And like I think of because I journal a lot and I always try to begin with thanksgiving and then also like end and thanksgiving 318 00:24:37.220 --> 00:24:40.980 Otherwise, it can be a lot of like I'm in pain. I'm really sad. Where are you? 319 00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:49.380 Why is this happening? What am I waiting for yeah, but instead it's like what it should be sandwiched in the confidence of who God is you and like being rooted in that 320 00:24:50.420 --> 00:24:52.740 It's transformative like even if our prayers don't 321 00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:59.060 Feel like they're changing anything like they're going to be changing us if that's our mentality because it's like a grateful heart and seeking God in that 322 00:24:59.300 --> 00:25:01.780 Yeah, any final thoughts final thoughts 323 00:25:03.540 --> 00:25:07.460 I like the sum you do like the sum don't you? I like the sum a lot 324 00:25:08.260 --> 00:25:09.940 Yeah, anyways 325 00:25:09.940 --> 00:25:11.940 That's it 326 00:25:12.500 --> 00:25:19.060 I too like the sum it's good. I am I like what you said there about the we take this 327 00:25:19.700 --> 00:25:24.900 Sort of the way this is written and use it in our prayer lives and in our own sort of personal walks with God 328 00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:25.940 I agree 329 00:25:26.100 --> 00:25:30.900 I think that's a really good point that I'm gonna take on board. Thank you, Izzy. You're welcome 330 00:25:32.340 --> 00:25:40.420 Right, well, I think that's what we've got for today. Thank you for looking at a song with me and me and also me 331 00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:46.740 Come get some okay great. I can't think of any of our jades put in um 332 00:25:47.860 --> 00:25:49.860 Maybe light like the sun 333 00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:55.700 The Lord is a light a little sunshine a little light bulb. Yeah, anything that illuminates star 334 00:25:56.420 --> 00:26:00.580 Star the moon as a reflection. Anyway, um, thank you so much for joining us 335 00:26:01.620 --> 00:26:06.820 Please join us again. These be blessed be blessed. Just a pleasure. Thank you. Thank you for being here 336 00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:09.780 Have a nice day. We're nice evening. Whatever you're doing. Good bye