The God we can trust for victory

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The God we can trust for victory

• Psalm 25

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Introduction to the psalm

• 1 Samuel 30 v1-6
• David is literally surrounded by his physical
  enemies and finds enemies within as well ( my
  heart and kidneys are fighting over each other)
• He encourages himself in the Lord his God v 6

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Davids outer enemies

• v15Physical danger .. his feet are in the snare
• V3 Abuse attack and slander
• V16 Isolation and loneliness for I am lonely and
  afflicted

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David s inner enemies

• V 17 A broken heart
• V18 Regrets
• V19 20 Fear
• Vv21-22 Despair

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David s tactics

• Worship
• v1 to you o Lord I lift up my soul
• Intimacy
• The Lord confides in those who fear Him
• See also John15v15
• Confidence in the favour of God.
• V13 He will spend his days in prosperity and his
  descendants will inherit the land,

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Trusting for victory

• Christian remember the goodness of God in the
  frost of adversity
• Charles Spurgeon
• God foresaw your tribulation and has
  specifically armed you to go through it not
  without pain but without stain
• CS Lewis
• Those that tarry in Gods presence carry His
  power in battle
• S. Okeyola