Sermon Tone Analysis

- NRSV 1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; 2 for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.

3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.

5 They will receive blessing from the Lord, and vindication from the God of their salvation.

6 Such is the company of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

Selah 7 Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in.

8 Who is the King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in.

10 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

Selah

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place?

4 Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,

who do not lift up their souls to what is false,

and do not swear deceitfully.

5 They will receive blessing from the Lord,

and vindication from the God of their salvation.

6 Such is the company of those who seek him,

who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[a]Selah

6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob.

Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates!

and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

that the King of glory may come in.

8 Who is the King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O gates!

and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

that the King of glory may come in.

10 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory.Selah

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

Selah.

There was a story about a little boy who went to a country store with his mother.

When they got to the register to check out, there was a jar of candy sitting on the counter.

The little boy looked at the jar of candy and the store owner said, young man it’s free reach in and grab yourself a handful, the boy looked at his mother.

The store owner again said, son it’s free, reach in and grab yourself a handful.

And the boy just stood there and looked up at his mother.

Finally, the store owner reached in and grabbed a handful of candy and gave it to the little boy, the little boy said thank you and he and his mother left the store.

When they got outside, the mother asked her son, Son why didn’t you reach in and get some candy when the man said it was free?

To which the boy, with a big smile on his face, responded, “Because mommy, his hands were bigger than mine.”

For a message title this morning: He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands.

For those of you who are juggling this and that; dealing with this trial and that one; you’re standing on your toes yet, the waters are rising around you, they’re up to your nose and you feel like you’re about to drown; for those of you who feel like you’re in a pit and there is no way out, I’ve come this morning to encourage you, I’ve come to tell you, to stand there.

Just, stand there and look up.

Stand there and look up; wait and recognize, God’s hands are bigger than yours, he’s got the whole world in His hands and that includes you and whatever you find yourself dealing with right now, knowing that what you’re dealing with now is temporary, but heaven is eternal.

David is the author of this 24th division of the Psalm and it reflects David’s joyous attitude as a result of capturing the city of Zion and moving the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.

There are six things we’re going to see in this Psalm that is classified as a hymn; they are 1) creation, 2) God, 3) character, 4) blessing, 5) glory, and 6) power.

He begins with creation, The earth.

The earth is what God fashioned on the first day of creation.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

There was God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, then God the Father spoke and the earth was formed.

He formed it, founded it, and fitted it for man’s use, but it’s still His.

He begins with creation, The earth.

The earth is what God created on the first day of creation.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

There was God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, then God the Father spoke and the earth was formed.

He formed it, founded it, and fitted it for man’s use, but it’s still His.

Next, David establishes that its owner is God --“The earth is the Lord’s”, God created it and it belongs to Him.

No matter what you see, hear, feel, experience, or what anyone says, it doesn’t change the fact, God created it and it belongs to Him.

Not only is the earth the Lord’s, but everything and everyone in it.

From the worst to the best, from the least to the greatest, it and they are all His.

Man would try to have us believe that he discovered, created, manufactured, founded, invented, and built on the earth; but the truth is we are all just here temporarily, everything that’s made still comes from God. God placed it all here, we’re just finding new uses for what He gave us.

Not only is the earth the Lord’s, but everything and everyone in it.

From the worst to the best, from the least to the greatest, it and they are all His.

Man would try to have us believe that he discovered, created, manufactured, founded, invented, and built on the earth; but the truth is we are all just here temporarily, everything that’s made still comes from God. God placed it all here, we’re just finding new uses for what He gave us.

Man is constantly looking for the latest and greatest, the newest and best, but in the end everything man makes will eventually return to its original state.

For some things it may take hundreds of years to biodegrade but it will eventually erode, or expose it to the right conditions and everything will break down.

We are all just passing through and nothing remains ours.

All we acquire here will pass on to the next generation and hopefully we’ll teach them to be good stewards over what he’s given through our example.

Build your treasures in heaven where moths and rust can’t destroy it because naked we came into this world and naked we shall go out.

Even we are not our own, our bodies and our souls belong to God, because not only did He create the world he created mankind in his own image, he created us perfect and gave us freewill to choose.

Even we our not our own, our bodies and our souls belong to God, because not only did He create the world he created mankind in his own image, he created us perfect and gave us freewill to chose.

He founded it, he laid the foundation on the seas and fixed it or set it on the rivers.

He laid the foundation on the seas and fixed it or set it on the oceans.

And then David talks about character, he asks the question, “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place?”

And he doesn’t leave us guessing.

In verse four he tells the reader, “Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully”

So let me ask you something, how’s your character?

Have you consider your nature?

Are you growing, or are you standing still?

Have you gotten stagnate and satisfied with just good enough and stop desiring the best God has for you.

Have you been told no, you’re not good enough, you don’t know enough so long you’ve stopped seeking God for more?

What is your nature?

Have you put any thought into your origin?

Do you know where you come from?

Are you subscribing to the evolutionists that would tell you, you evolved from the apes?

Is your nature to listen to what others say about you or is it to delve into the Word of God for yourself and see what God says about you?

Because we fail to find out what God says about us, who He says we are, we battle low self esteem and depression and live beneath where we should be living, and poverty and sickness and disease.