Thanksgiving & Certain Triumph | Psalm 9
- Preacher
- Richard Caldwell
- Tradition
- Christian (Unspecified)
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- Length
- 53:06
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About this sermon
When we think about all the ways that God has blessed us IN THIS TEMPORAL AGE, our reasons for Thanksgiving are overwhelming. OUR GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO US! Every believer, even those who experienced horrific things in life, has reason for GREAT PRAISE, because God has forgiven us and made us His children through faith in Jesus Christ. But our reasons for Thanksgiving are not LIMITED to the present age. And when we keep the transcendent reasons for Thanksgiving in our minds, it increases our Thanksgiving IN THE PRESENT AGE. Our reasons for Thanksgiving reach beyond this momentary existence. They reach beyond what the eye can see. Today I want us to remember a transcendent reason for Thanksgiving. A reason for Thanksgiving that is above all that takes place in the present age, constantly controls the present age (though in a way lost men don’t recognize), but in a future age will be acknowledged by all. Today we give thanks THAT OUR GOD IS KING. He is King over His world. He is King over all the Kingdoms of this world. He is King over all the circumstances that we face in this world. He is King over the great ones of the earth. He is King over the small ones of the earth. HE IS KING OVER ALL. HE IS KING EVEN IN OUR SORROWS. The world is full of many troubles. The very next Psalm, which has a close relationship to this one — is a Psalm of lament. Psalm 10 acknowledges the difficulties of life in a fallen world. We encounter many true dangers, we sometimes have true enemies, we sometimes encounter powerful fear and anxiety in our hearts, and yet we can know THAT BECAUSE OUR GOD ALWAYS TRIUMPHS HIS PEOPLE ALWAYS TRIUMPH. NAS 2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. NAS Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written, "For Thy sake we are being put to death all day long; We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. And it is THAT knowledge — the knowledge of the rule and authority of our God that guarantees our ultimate triumph in Christ — that allows us to be thankful in any and every circumstance. ESV Philippians 4:5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Today we think about THE BELIEVER’S THANKSGIVING INFORMED BY THE CERTAINTY OF VICTORY. This Psalm divides into two main sections. Verses 1-12, thanksgiving’s vision in the form of proclamation. Verses 13-20, thanksgiving’s vision in the form of prayer. I. THANKSGIVING’S VISION IN THE FORM OF PROCLAMATION (vs.1-12) This is a Psalm of David. This is a Psalm of praise. And the kind of praise that we find in this Psalm is the kind of praise that would be on the lips of A GODLY KING. Much of what he says would seem to have no direct connection with anything we’re facing today. And yet, his praise relates to more than his own circumstances. His praise relates to more than his own life. And so, it should be with us.
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