The Power and the Glory

The Prayer of Prayers PART VIII
Dr. Timothy Keller
16 November 2014

Psalm 27:1-14
1The Lord is my light and my salvation--
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life--
of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked advance against me
to devour me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me up high upon a rock.
6Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9Do not hide you face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Savior.
10Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me straight in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13I remain confindent of this:
I will se the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

Resting in God - We have all we need when we have Him

WHAT DAVID IS FACING
--Evil; army--people coming after David.
--Internal and external threats.
--Do not deny the terror of your life.

WHAT HE DOES ABOUT IT
--Arises out of a transaction with God through prayer. v.4
--Spend time gazing at God, not just asking for things.
--Seeking GOD
--No tranquility when we set our hearts on things of this world.
--But don't detach yourself from this world.

HOW DOES HE GET THIS
--Gaze at God and seek Him in the temple.
--Gaze means to 1)Praise, 2)Find him beautiful...not just your laundry list.
--Pray for things, but the only thing that can really hurt us is sin--which you've covered.
--v.5-6 - Not denying the bad things that happen, but knows it doesn't matter what happens to me.

WHY SO CONFIENT
--Seeing the altar and knowing sin was atoned for.
--v.10 (Family was everything back then, but everyone let's us down at some point)
--Except Our Father that never dies.