Message Notes

INTRODUCTION

1. Instruction to be found

2. Inspiration to respond well

INSPIRATION FROM THE WORKS OF GOD

24 O Lord, how manifold are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all.

The earth is full of Your possessions—

25 This great and wide sea,

In which are innumerable teeming things,

Living things both small and great.

26 There the ships sail about;

There is that Leviathan

Which You have made to play there.

Psalm 104:24-26

1. The works of God are manifold

2. They were done with great wisdom

3. The earth is full of His possessions

4. The great and wide sea is an example of His works

a) Innumerable teeming things

b) Yet ships sail on the high seas

ALL WAIT ON THE LORD

27 These all wait for You,

That You may give them their food in due season.

28 What You give them they gather in;

You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

29 You hide Your face, they are troubled;

You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;

And You renew the face of the earth.

Psalm 104:27-30

1. All creatures wait on the Lord for their provisions

2. God faithfully gives them their food in due season

3. God’s vital role

a) He gives life

b) He also sustains life

c) If God hides His face, all are troubled

d) If He takes away their breath, they will die

e) He sends forth His Spirit to create life

f) He renews the face of the earth

THE GLORY OF THE LORD

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice in His works.

32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the hills, and they smoke.

Psalm 104:31-32

1. Two heartfelt wishes expressed

a) May the glory of God endure forever

b) May the Lord rejoice in His works

2. The majesty of the Lord

a) He looks on the earth

And it trembles

b) He touches the hills

And they smoke

PERSONAL RESPONSE

33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34 May my meditation be sweet to Him;

I will be glad in the Lord.

35 May sinners be consumed from the earth,

And the wicked be no more.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 104:33-35

1. To sing to the Lord as long as there is life

2. To praise God while we are still alive

3. Meditation to be acceptable to God

4. To be glad in the Lord

5. Concerning sinners and the wicked ones

a) May they be consumed

b) May they be no more

OUR CHALLENGE

1. To bless the Lord

a) Earnestly

b) Diligently

c) Faithfully

2. To praise the Lord

a) Personal challenge

b) Proper response to the Lord