it was the worst of times
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Seeing all the evil in the world is vexing to the righteous. Psalm 37 teaches us that God knows what is happening, that He will act, and how we should live before Him: in trust, delight, doing right, and waiting for Him. (This lesson, for the most part, is completely the work of Joe Griffen.)TRANSCRIPT
“Itwastheworstoftimes...”Psalm 37 CB OT p. 872
Psalm 37CB OT p. 872
The Wicked
“prospers in his way” (7)
“plots against the righteous” (12)
“draw sword and bend their bows” (14)
Our Temptation
Fret
Envy
“tends only to evil”
FRET NOT!
God knows!
God sees!
God sees!
God will act!
“but Jehovah laughs at the wicked, for He sees that his day is coming.”
Psalm 37.13CB OT p. 872
God will act!
“I have not seen the righteous forsaken”
“there is a future”
What do I do right now?
Trust in Jehovah
Delight in Jehovah
Commit Your Wayto Jehovah
Be Still Before Jehovah
Will today be the day you decide to
be saved?
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It Was the Worst of TimesPsalm 37
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart25 July, 2010
Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Seeing all the evil in the world is vexing to the righteous. Psalm 37 teaches us that God knows what is happening, that He will act, and how we should live before Him: in trust, delight, doing right, and waiting for Him. (This lesson, for the most part, is completely the work of Joe Griffen.)
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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