How do we trust God through pain and suffering?

We can have the greatest treasure in the universe, if we know the risen Jesus.

In this sermon we start with Colossians 2:13-14, which shows that God has already forgiven all the sins of all who trust Christ, and then learn from Psalm 51 that the reason we confess sin is to confirm to us that we are already forgiven, and to cleanse and fill us with God's forgiving love in Christ.

God blesses his people that that he may be worshiped joyfully among all nations.

When we are threatened by wicked people, Psalm 36 reminds us to meditate on God's love and faithfulness and to pray that we may experience God as a refuge and treasure.

God’s omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence reveal His greatness, yet Psalm 139 shows He is not distant. He knows us completely, is with us always, and loves us faithfully.

Psalm 22- Jesus says in Luke 24:44 that everything written about him in the Psalms must be fulfilled. Psalm 22 is referred to often in the New Testament, particularly in relation to Jesus' crucifixion. Seeing such connections help us to treasure Jesus, rejoice in our salvation, and learn how to suffering well in faith with Christ to the glory of God.

In Psalm 19 David's aim is to help us feel the value and pleasure we have in God's Word, so we will devote ourselves both to God's Word, and to prayer that God will use his Word in our lives.

This psalm teaches us how we should respond when we're trusting Christ, walking in obedience, but have been feeling far from God for a while.

If God is your shepherd, you can trust him to give and be everything you truly need.