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I LOVE THE LORD

Text: Psalm 116
12 August 2018

A PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

We are just one week shy of celebrating Bethany’s 40+5 Anniversary! The Psalmist who wrote Psalm 116 offers a perfectly appropriate response.

I love the LORD because He has heard my voice

And my supplications.

Because He has inclined His ear to me,

Therefore, I will call upon Him as long as I live.     Psalm 116:1-2

  1. I love the LORD

a) This is most appropriate

b) Love for the Lord should be our natural response

  1. Even if there is just one reason given

a) Because God has heard prayers

b) This was reason enough to love the Lord

  1. Therefore, I will call upon Him as long as I live

a) Love for the Lord should lead us to pray to Him

b) A strong determination was made by the Psalmist to call upon the Lord always!

REMEMBERING THE TIMES WHEN GOD HEARD OUR PRAYERS

The Psalmist remembered a special time when the Lord heard his prayers.

The pains of death surrounded me,

And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;

I found trouble and sorrow.

Then I called upon the name of the LORD;

“O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”     Psalm 116:3-4

  1. Remembering the tough times of life

a) There will be times when we go through some tough times. Some of us have had near-death situations!

  1. Trouble and sorrow

a) Some of us have also experienced times of trouble and sorrow! And in such times, human help is very limited.

  1. O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul

a) Desperate prayers were sent out to the Lord

b) In deep humility prayers were offered

  1. And He saved me     Psalm 116:6

The Psalmist could not forget how the Lord saved him out of his trouble and sorrow. The Lord delivered him from death! It was natural to express love for such a great and gracious God!

Let us speak of love for the Lord as we take time to remember His grace and goodness to us!