Last week, we looked at a story that took place at the end of David’s life (1 Chronicles 21-22). In it we saw how his pride led him to sin against God by taking a census of all the fighting men in Israel. Through that, we saw the process of how God was able to restore him and how, in his providence, he was able to bring David to the place where his temple would eventually be built. Although he would never see it, in his gratitude, David responded by making provisions for the building of the temple.
This week, we will look at Psalm 30 that David wrote to be sung at the dedication of the temple. As we read through it, we can see that there is a pattern of worship that we can employ as people who are being restored, as people who are grateful for the love and mercy that God has shown us!
Series: The Great Exchange
Nathan Hooper
Message: From rebellion to restoration, part 2
Harvest Bible Chapel
Text: Psalm 30
January 12, 2025
As I am restored, I will worship God by….
…. remembering his salvation (v. 1-3)
As we look for the light in the depths of darkness, we see the grace and glory of God.
- David Barker
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world. - C. S. Lewis
1 Peter 5:5-6
If you experience gratitude as a burden, you don’t know gratitude, because true gratitude is not an exertion of the will; it’s an overflow of a sense of being treated better than you deserve. - John Piper
Job 1:21
…. praising him through tears (v. 4-7)
Numbers 23:19
To fear God means that he is not to be trifled with, or taken lightly, careless, casually, or flippantly. It’s the difference between riding your bike down a muddy, waterless creek and trying to ride your bike off the North Rim of the Grand Canyon… The fear of God means that God is big. He’s not a joke. He’s not playing games. He’s not a therapist or Santa Claus. He’s not a tame lion! He’s not to be trifled with. - Kevin DeYoung
Hebrews 12:7-8
…. crying for deliverance (v. 8-10)
James 1:2-4
…. longing for a new creation (v. 11-12)
2 Samuel 7:10-11, 16
Revelation 21:4