Pastor Rick Donald
What Are You Looking At? Pastor Rick Changed the title to “Revealed…Seeing The Invisible God”
Psalm 19
Communion was done this morning
Pastor Rick announced that they were celebrating the birth of their new beautiful granddaughter – Kylie Ann
1) When I look into the sky I see your presence. (v. 1-6)
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
We have a risen Savior! You cannot miss that message at our Easter service. In Psalm 19, he is comparing the creation of God to a choir singing His praises. God is our Creator and Designer, we are put here in this place to manifest His glory.
Creation is singing it – there is a Creator, a Designer and He is awesome.
Creation’s message is visual, it is so clear, it is so great, you only need to open your heart to see it.
It’s available – no matter who you are or where you are, we all see the same creation of God and it’s available to us all.
The sun is amazing – Stats:
- Size much bigger then earth 864,000 miles wide
- A million earths can fit inside it
- 93 million miles away from the earth
- 10,000 degrees at surface ??? Degrees at it’s core
God spoke it and the sun was there
Pastor made a parallel to his son Jordan’s marriage
The sun has a very specific course – rises in the east and sets in the west. God is in control.
There is nothing that escapes the light and heat of the sun.
What am I suppose to get from this? The psalmist wants us to walk away with the heavens declare the glory of God…it’s Who God is. The creation reminds us of Who God is.
Four things God’s creation reminds us:
- God is faithful. You can count on Him Hebrews 10:22
- God is powerful. If God can speak creation into existence…there is nothing that can come into your life (which He allows) that He can’t handle Jeremiah 17:32
- God is personal. Luke 12:6-8
- Praise. God’s creation continually sings out to God of His Glory. My life should bring God glory.
Question…which of those 4 things is God reminding you that you needed to hear?
2) When I look into the Word I see your promises. (v. 7-11)
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Pastor Rick made an analogy about the promises he made 30 years ago this May at the alter when he married Lynn. He noted that he has not been perfect over the 30 years with his promises.
God never falls short on his promises.
Six specific promises God makes:
- The law of the Lord is perfect – it revives the soul. It warns us. God’s Word is reliable. It makes wise the simple (openness)…you can take the truth of God’s Word and apply it to your everyday life
- God’s Word always directs and orders our path. Keeps us from bringing harm to ourselves.
- The commandment of the Lord is pure. It is without blemish. It gives me a clear accurate picture of who God is…joy, mercy righteous, judge
- The rules of the Lord are true and righteous all together. God’s Word is very specific on right and wrong
- God is a God who is consistent. He never changes.
- The psalmist wants us to have an insatiable hunger toward God’s Word and living it out in God’s world
When I look into my heart I see your purposes. (v. 12-14)
12 Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
There is a very clear procession
Observation and creation
Information and promises
Transformation and change
God’s Word is not just informational…It is not just to be memorized or learned… it is to be transformational. He wants the Word to change us into His likeness.
Like the sun in verses 4-6
God’s Word wants to expose sin:
- Hidden sins
- Unintentional sins
- Sins of ignorance
- Secret hidden sins that we are aware of that nobody else knows…the ones we are hanging onto.
God’s Word wants to expose those.
Presumptuous sins…I know what God’s Word says but I want what I want. As we expose ourself to God’s Word, God will change us.
God’s Word wants to expose our sins…
Why?
Because there needs to be a change…I need to take some things off and put some new things on.
He wants my life to reflect Him and His glory and greatness but I can’t do that until I deal with my sin.