At some point in life, we all find ourselves becoming a bit muddled. For some, a lot muddled. We’re talking mixed up, disoriented, feeling like you’re in a fog. Nothing is coming together but all is confused. David faced a situation like that for many years prior to assuming the throne of Israel as her king. As he faced the muddleness of his life, the challenge assaulted his identity, his view of God’s sovereignty, and his interpretation of people and events around him. In 1 Samuel 21:10-22:5 we’ll see how God provides him with clarity to navigate through the mud (yes, that’s the word origin), and we find some hope for ourselves so that we can move from muddled to grateful in our own lives. We’ll look at the narrative this week and then David’s response to it all in song in Psalm 34 on Thanksgiving Sunday.

Series: The Great Exchange

Todd Dugard

Message: 4 – From muddled to gratitude Part 1

Harvest Bible Chapel

Text: 1 Samuel 21:10-15; 22:1-5

October 6, 2024

When life is muddled, will I see God at work…

…in establishing my identity? (21:10-11)

Revelation 7:9–10

…in demonstrating his sovereignty? (21:12-13)

[The sovereignty of God] is [his] unstoppable power and authority over all things, including the human will, [all of which is] in accord with infinite wisdom, infinite justice, infinite mercy through Jesus Christ.

John Piper

The presence of hope in the invincible sovereignty of God drives out fear.

John Piper

When you go through a trial, the sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which you lay your head.

Charles Spurgeon

"What is the Sovereignty of God?"

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/what-is-the-sovereignty-of-god

Desiring God

…in orchestrating the outcomes? (21:14-15; 22:1-5

קָטֹן

qâṭân kaw-tone'

Isaiah 53:2b–3

John 1:46

John 7:52b

Matthew 13:55–56a

Philippians 2:5–8

1 Corinthians 1:26–29

1 Corinthians 1:30–31

2 Corinthians 12:9a