Point of Grace Online Worship         3.29.2020

“It’s All Sinking In!”

Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast?    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him,  my Savior and my God.

“Yet” recognizes reality then sends us in a new “God-life” direction. 

Lamentations 3
17 I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.

21 Yet … this… I call to mind … and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning;   
   Great is your faithfulness.

24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;    therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly  for the salvation of the Lord.

21 Yet …
                    this…      (I need a “this” list.)
                                I call to mind … and therefore I have hope:

My “this” list:

·       The Lord’s great love and unfailing compassion are new every morning

·       Great is His faithfulness

·       The Lord is my portion therefore I will wait…

·       The Lord is good and it is good to wait quietly for the His salvation.    

Philippians 4 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

An addition to my “this” list:

·       “In Christ … I Can”

Resources for “This, I Call to Mind”:

Study Guide

Solitude, Scripture & Prayer 

Find a quiet place and 15 minutes.

Solitude – Spend TWO minutes quietly alone.  Take some deep breaths… Just be… … ”Holy Spirit, speak to me through Your Word!”

Scripture – Read slowly, out loud if possible, listen, reread, dwell, notice words & phrases you are drawn to & return there! 

Prayer – Have a conversation with God, “What are You saying to me, God?”  Talk about what you notice is on your heart.

Finish - Spend TWO minutes again with God

Mon – Lamentations 3:17:26
Tues – Philippians 4:6-13
Wed – Ephesians 3:14-21
Thu –  2 Corinthians 4:4-9
Fri –    1 Peter 1:3-9
Sat  - Psalm  34

The “One Minute Pause” App  (use is multiple times every day)

Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Book) or Jesus Calling Daily Email  https://www.jesuscalling.com/daily-email/

Restoration Year by John Eldridge – A 365 Day Devotional