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TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY SOUL

Text: Psalm 25
7 September 2025

COMMENCING A NEW YEAR OF MINISTRY

We commence our 53rd year of ministry at Bethany. How should we begin the new year of ministry?

1 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.

2 O my God, I trust in You;

Let me not be ashamed;

Let not my enemies triumph over me.

3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;

Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.     Psalm 25:1-3

  1. Lifting up of the soul to the Lord

a) This is a reference to seeking God in prayer

b) Prayer is not a mere litany of words

c) Prayer involves the soul being lifted up to seek God

  1. Trusting the Lord

a) Trust in the Lord is not a static thing

b) It must be evaluated

c) It must be renewed and deepened

  1. Problems in life

a) There will always be problems

b) They may come in different forms

  1. Human problems are the most difficult to live with

a) There are “enemies”

b) There are those who are treacherous

OUR PRAYER AS WE COMMENCE A NEW YEAR OF MINISTRY

  1. That those who oppose will not triumph
  1. That those who trust in God would never be ashamed of their faith

May the Lord bless as we commence our 53rd year of ministry!