A LIFETIME OF LEARNING TO TRUST THE LORD
Text: Psalm 71
18 March 2007
(I) THE THREE STAGES OF LIFE
1. Birth
“By You I have been upheld from birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb” Psalm 71:6
2. Youth
“For You are my hope, O LORD God;
You are my trust from my youth” Psalm 71:5
3. Old Age
“Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails” Psalm 71:9
“Now I am old and grayheaded…” Psalm 71:18
(II) LESSONS OF TRUST
“O God, You have taught me from my youth,
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works” Psalm 71:17
1. That God is Righteous (Psalm 71:2, 15, 19, 24)
2. That God is our Strong Refuge, Rock, Fortress (Psalm 71: 3, 7)
3. That God is our Hope (Psalm 71:5, 14)
4. That God is our strength (Psalm 71:16)
5. That God will deliver us (Psalm 71:2, 4)
6. That God will be our comfort (Psalm 71:21)
7. That God will always be faithful (Psalm 71:22)
(III) APPROPRIATE EXPRESSIONS OF TRUST
1. Steadfast trust (Psalm 71:1)
2. Prayer (Psalm 71:2-13)
3. Hope (Psalm 71:14)
4. Strength (Psalm 71:16)
5. Proclamation of trust in God (Psalm 71:18, 24)
6. Praise (Psalm 71:22)
7. Rejoice (Psalm 71:23)