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When the Song Returns
David had endured many trials.
1. Saul sought for him to end his life.
2. We all pass through trials and afflictions.
B. Some here today may feel like giving up.
If we’re honest, we’ve all been there.
1.
But don’t give up; look up.
2. Stop trembling and start trusting.
C. David expected his song to return.
He Expected to Sing of God’s Power (16)
1.
David said he would sing of God’s power.
a. God’s power is greater than our problems.
b.
God is stronger than our adversaries.
c.
We can rest in the power of God to deliver us.
2. David could remember powerful deliverances in the past.
a.
He had been protected while watching his sheep.
(1 Sam.
17:32-37)
b.
He had been given power to defeat mighty Goliath (1 Sam.
17:45-50)
c.
Memory enables us to draw on God’s faithfulness in the past.
3. Faith enables us to expect God to come through.
David Expected to Sing of God’s Mercy (16)
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David said he would sing aloud of God’s mercy.
2. “The greater our present trials the louder our future songs and the more intense our future gratitude will be” (C.
H. Spurgeon)
3. God has been merciful to us all.
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The cross announces the mercy of God to sinners (Titus 3:5)
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The mercy of God ought to challenge us to service (Rom 12:1)
4. David expected the protection of God to arrive in time (in the morning).
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He believed God would protect him (“my defense”)
b.
He trusted God to hide him from his enemies (“my…refuge”)
David Expected God to Give Him Strength (17)
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David would sing of God’s strength.
a.
Here is confidence in God’s protection.
b.
Here is a man convinced of deliverance.
2. Confidence in God’s power, mercy and strength brings a song.
a. “Oh, choice song!
My soul shall sing it now and in defiance of all the dogs of hell” (C.
H. Spurgeon)
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Christians have no business living “under the circumstances”.
Conclusion:
A. Faith brings a song before deliverance arrives.
B. We can be triumphant in trials because God is alive.
C. Our living Lord will make our song return.
(1 Cor.
15:57-58)
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