IN YOU, O LORD, I PUT MY TRUST
Text: Psalm 71
16 October 2011
(I) A LIFETIME OF BATTLE WITH WICKEDNESS
1. Deadly Enemies
a) From the hand of the wicked ( Psalm 71:4a )
b) From the hand of the unrighteous ( Psalm 71:4b )
c) From the cruel ( Psalm 71:4c )
2. Deliverance
a) Never put to shame ( Psalm 71:1b )
b) Escape ( Psalm 71:2b )
c) Salvation ( Psalm 71:2c )
(II) LESSONS LEARNED IN A LIFETIME
1. Childhood
“By You I have been upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.” Psalm 71:6
a) Upheld by God – Instinct rather than full cognition
b) God’s involvement from birth
2. Youth
“For You are my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth” Psalm 71:5
“O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.” Psalm 71:17
a) Taught by God (cognition)
b) Taught to trust and hope in God
3. Old Age
“Now also when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me;
Until I declare Your strength to this generation;
Your power to everyone who is to come.” Psalm 71:18
a) God’s strength
b) God’s power
(III) LESSONS OF TRUST SUMMARISED
1. Resorting to God in prayer (Psalm 71:1-3)
2. Hoping in God continually (Psalm 71:5, 14a)
3. Praising God (Psalm 71:6c, 14b, 22a)
4. Going in the strength of God (Psalm 71:16a)
5. Declaring the works of God (Psalm 71:17b, 18c, 24a)
6. Discovering God’s blessings (Psalm 71:20-21)
a) Revival
b) Increase of greatness
c) Comfort
7. Rejoicing in God (Psalm 71:23)