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Psalm 11 : 1-7 (NKJV)

1

In

the

Lord

I put my trust;

How can you say to my soul,

“Flee

as

a bird to your mountain”?

2 

For look! The wicked bend

their

bow,

They make ready their arrow on the string,

That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.

3 

If the foundations are destroyed,

What can the righteous do

?Slide2

Psalm 11 : 1-7 (NKJV)

4 

The

Lord

is

in His holy temple,

The

Lord

’s throne

is

in heaven;

His eyes behold,

His eyelids test the sons of men.

5 

The

Lord

tests the righteous,

But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.Slide3

Psalm 11 : 1-7 (NKJV)

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Upon the wicked He will rain coals;

Fire and brimstone and a burning wind

Shall be

the portion of their cup.

7 

For the

Lord

is

righteous,

He loves righteousness;

His countenance beholds the upright

.Slide4

Is There Any Hope?Psalm 11:1-7Slide5

Is There Any Hope?

Have you ever been

discouraged

in your life?

I believe most, if not all of us have faced this at one point or another in our lives

It could be a general discouragement over the direction of society in today’s worldSlide6

Is There Any Hope?

Perhaps it’s a personal discouragement over something that has happened to you or a threat made against you

We become frightened, discouraged and saddened as a result

All of a sudden our view on life becomes

dark

and

bleakSlide7

Is There Any Hope?

If you have felt that way, then you are not alone

Elijah became discouraged when his life was threatened (I Ki. 19)

Peter became discouraged when Jesus died upon the cross and was no longer with him (Jn. 21)Slide8

Is There Any Hope?

David, as chosen king, was often a target in his life (ex. Saul, Absalom, etc.)

David was certainly no stranger to things that discourage (v. 1-3)

So why did

David

trust and rely on God when wicked, evil people tried to

overpower

him?Slide9

Is There Any Hope?

1. Because God

rules

from

heaven

(v. 4)

David could have hope and assurance based upon the fact that God rules from heaven

This indicates that God

knows

all, that He

sees

all, and that He is in

control

!

Psalm 2 – God is watching over the affairs of

manSlide10

Is There Any Hope?

1. Because God rules from heaven (v. 4)

“Thus says the Lord; ‘Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool…’” (Is. 66:1)

We know that we can approach that throne for

help

(Heb. 4:16; I Pet. 5:7)

David understood that he served a God that ruled from heaven and truly cared for himSlide11

Is There Any Hope?

2. Because God

sees

and

examines

mankind (v. 4)

It’s not just the fact that God rules from heaven

It’s the fact that “His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men”

God sees and knows what is going on around us, especially with His peopleSlide12

Is There Any Hope?

2. Because God sees and examines mankind (v. 4)

God saw the plight of the

Israelites

and heard their cries long ago (Ex. 1:20; 2:23-25)

God continues to see and hear

us

today as well (Prov. 15:3; Jer. 23:24; Heb. 4:13)Slide13

Is There Any Hope?

2. Because God sees and examines mankind (v. 4)

This is why David was able to trust in His God, even when things seemed dark

You and I need not worry about what

man

will do to us, but rather put our trust in the God who sees all (Ps. 56:3-4, 11)Slide14

Is There Any Hope?

3. Because God

hates

the wicked and

punishes

their evil (vs. 5-6)

There may be some who think that God does not care about what men do

Asaph

almost stumbled because he thought the wicked man

prospered

and actually faired better than the righteous (Ps. 73)Slide15

Is There Any Hope?

3. Because God hates the wicked and punishes their evil (vs. 5-6)

Just because God does not strike the wicked dead here and now does not mean that there is no punishment for them

God will certainly

deal

with the

wicked

(II Thess. 1:8-9; Rev. 21:8)Slide16

Is There Any Hope?

4. Because God is

righteous

and

loves

righteousness (v.

7

)

There is no need for us to fear and be discouraged because we serve a God that is on our side

He is not like man, who is perhaps undependable or not trustworthy to do the right thingSlide17

Is There Any Hope?

4. Because God is righteous and loves righteousness (v.

7

)

“For the Lord is righteous” meaning that God Himself defines righteousness

There is no question as to

what

God will do or

who

He will side with

We can depend on Him because He is righteousSlide18

Is There Any Hope?

4. Because God is righteous and loves righteousness (v.

7

)

Because God is righteous it tells us that He loves righteousness and those who seek to live righteous lives

As we seek to

live

for Him and carry out His

will

, we can be assured that He is

for

us

(Rom. 8:31)Slide19

Is There Any Hope?

5. Because God looks on the

upright

with

favor

and affection (v. 7)

Because God is righteous He loves righteousness, along with those who

practice

such

God, therefore, also looks upon those who are upright with both favor and affectionSlide20

Is There Any Hope?

5. Because God looks on the upright with favor and affection (v. 7)

This is the

opposite

of the message given by man in verse 1

David’s message concerning God was that He is one who looks down upon the upright with favor, as a

protector

for them