Message Notes

WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO

1. Seek His face

a. Know Him

b. Relate to Him

c. Trust Him

2. Context

a. Life’s challenges

i. Problems

ii. Changes in the stages of life

b. The best answers may be found when we seek God’s face

LEARNING FROM THE EXAMPLE OF DAVID

1. David faced many problems in his life (v2, v6, v12)

2. At first, he did not seek God as he should have

a. False sense of confidence (v1 – 3)

i. In his past experiences

ii. In himself

b. He had his own ideas of how to seek God (v4 – 6)

i. To dwell in the tabernacle of the LORD

ii. To inquire in His temple

3. He had to be corrected

a. Through the Word of God

b. “Seek My face” (v8)

4. He learnt to seek God’s face

a. Whole-hearted response (v8)

i. My heart said to You

ii. “Your face, LORD, I will seek”

b. Prayer (v11)

i. “Teach me Your way, O LORD”

ii. “Lead me in a smooth path”

c. Believe (v13)

i. “I would have lost heart”

ii. “Unless I had believed”

iii. “That I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living”

d. Wait (v14)

i. “Be of good courage”

ii. “He shall strengthen your heart”

APPLICATION TO BILINGUAL BRETHREN

1. Begin with God

a. God wants us to seek His face

b. Let us bring God into our lives!

2. Problems

a. Health

b. Old age

3. Our answer lies in seeking God’s face

a. Whole-hearted response

b. Prayer

c. Believe

d. Wait

4. What God will do

a. He will give us courage

b. He will strengthen our heart