You Are God, the Eternal One (1-2)
We Are Dust, Time Comes For Us All (3-10)Teach Us - A Different Kind of Prayer (11-12) Satisfy Us - The Heart of the Prayer (13-17)
START: Read Psalm 90:1-17 together before you begin.
Western, American life trains us to optimize almost everything - our schedules, our health, our careers,even our faith. Where do you notice that same pragmatic instinct creeping into your prayer life or worship,chasing a result instead of simply enjoying God?“Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations… from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:1-2)
Psalm 90 opens with Moses adoring God’s eternity before he asks God for anything. Why do you think he starts there instead of leading with requests? Why is this a good place to start in prayer? The Key of the Psalm: Verses 12 and 14
“So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)
Moses doesn’t ask God for more time in verse 12 - he asks for a different heart. What’s the difference between wanting more time and wanting wisdom to rightly use the time you have?“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:14)
The sermon distinguished “praying to get” from “praying to be.” What would it look like this week to pray simply to be with God, rather than to get something from him?The sermon talked about the temptation to “stockpile” our days - treating security or certainty as something we can control for ourselves (see the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21). Where are you tempted to do this right now?Close your time by praying verses 12 and 14 together, out loud, as a group:
“Lord, teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom. Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”