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9. Experiencing God in Daily Life. Psalm 16 (p 505). Joy. Living in JOY 1 Pet 1:8 ... you are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy ... Isa 35: 10 ... everlasting joy will crown their heads ... Rom 14:17 Kingdom of God ... righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
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9. Experiencing God in Daily Life Psalm 16 (p 505)
Joy ... • Living in JOY 1 Pet 1:8 ... you are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy ... Isa 35: 10 ... everlasting joy will crown their heads ... Rom 14:17 Kingdom of God ... righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit Gal 5:22 ... fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, ... • The importance of the power of God (1 Cor 2:4-5; 1 Ths 1:4-5) • A form of godliness without power (2 Tim 3:5) • Joy that supersedes our circumstances (2 Cor 6:4-10)
1. Joy & Righteousness • Righteousness – right living, making right choices. • A consequence of being citizens of the Kingdom of God (Rom 14:17) • Making our Joy complete (John 15:9-11) • Psalm 16 – a psalm of confidence • A firm assurance for all who “take refuge” in God (v 1) • What is your refuge? Where do you put your trust? • What does your lifestyle say? (v 2) • When we try to hedge our bets we will find joy elusive!
1. Joy & Righteousness . . . • You assign my portion and cup; you show me the path of life (v 5, 11) • When God is our refuge • When we realize we have no good thing apart from Him • When we walk in the path of life He has laid out for us THEN we will be filled with JOY • Some Practicalities: • It starts with making God our refuge (v 1)
1. Joy & Righteousness . . . • Some Practicalities: • It starts with making God our refuge (v 1) • Being smart about who we associate with (v 3, 4) • Be careful which way influence is flowing – to God or away from God? • Living in Thankfulness (v 5, 6) • David’s inheritance in the Promised Land – it is “pleasant”, “delightful”, “secure” • Media today tries to make us discontent - We need to recapture our thankfulness. • Keeping our eyes always on the Lord (v 7, 8) • “When your words came I ate them, they were my joy ...” (Jer 15:16) • There is no other soul food!
2. Joy & Peace • What happens when we put our trust in God? (v 8-11) • In the Shalom [peace, wellbeing] of God we have peace in our souls • We are unshakable, glad, rejoicing, secure, filled with joy. • Fullness of the promises here applied to Jesus – • By Peter (Acts 2:25-28) and Paul (Acts 13:35) • He is “the firstborn from among the dead” (Col 1:18) • Our ultimate end – eternal pleasures at God’s right hand (v 11)
Righteousness, Peace & Joy You cannot pursue Joy But if you pursue God and his ways with all your heart Joy will pursue you