WITH GOD I AM…
BIBLE PASSAGE: PSALM 16:1-11
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Lesson Prepared by: Krisha of
Solomon’s Wisdom FB page
Lesson
ideas taken from: https://www.blueletterbible.org/
JULY 25, 2021
MEMORY VERSE
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of
my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
PSALM 16:5
INTRODUCTION:
We always hear the word “contentment” from sermons and
mention by Christians and unbelievers even in conversations. In real life, it’s
hard for most people to be contented in this life with this world loaded with
many tangible things that look very attractive to human’s eyes. In addition, we
have the television, the social media, the influencers and even our loved ones. They
influence us unknowingly. But David found the secret of contentment and great
gladness even in pressing times.
LESSON OUTLINE:
How to
feel confident in this world? Of course, you have good education, financially
stable, good career, good house to dwell in, security on food and future
investments for your family. These are some people think in life, but we can see
from the experiences of some that these things are not guaranteed to make you
confident all throughout. Let me ask you. What would your life be like
without God? In Luke 12:16-20, the rich man was confident on the things he
possessed and prepared everything in order for him to just sit down and relax.
Verse 19 says, “And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”
Sad to say that was also his
last day on earth. In verse 20 says, “But God
said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then
whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” Who among here know when will
be his last day on earth? None.The fact
is we have no idea whether we leave out this week. James 4:14-15 reminds us,
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your
life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth
away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do
this, or that.
WHERE
DID HIS CONFIDENCE COME FROM? His
confidence came from trusting the Lord
1 Preserve me, O
God: for in thee do I put my trust.
a) With GOD, I am SAFE (v.1)
Some scholars seem to
believe that David wrote this in time of trouble and despite his trouble, he
had a praising confidence in God. Bible says from Psalm 118:8,
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put
confidence in man.”
b) With GOD, I am GOOD (v.2)
The second verse says, 2 O my soul, thou
hast said unto the Lord, Thou
art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Tagalog: “Ikaw’y aking Panginoon,” ang wika ko sa
aking Diyos, “Kabutihang tinatanggap ko, ay ikaw ang nagkaloob.”
David knew that at his very best - all of his goodness -
was nothing apart from God. David simply expresses that God can provide for
his welfare (kapakanan).
c) With GOD, I AM SATISFIED (v.3-4)
3 But to the
saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten
after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up
their names into my lips.
Tagalog: Mga lingkod ng Panginoon ay dakila’t
marangal! Ligaya na ng sarili ang sila ay makapisan. Silang bumaling sa ibang diyos, sulirani’y abut-abot, Sa pagsambang gawi
nila, ako ay hindi lalahok.
David knew that his life, lived
after God, was not an easy one. He experienced many hardships because he
remained faithful to God. Nevertheless, he also knew that life lived
after another god was even more difficult. With
this, he may able to serve the true God.
David’s satisfied with God because he knows the
awful results of falling away from God.
Again, He’s
satisfied with God and knows that only sorrows will come from turning from the
Lord.
d) With GOD, I AM FILLED AND TAKEN CARE OF (PS. 16:5)
The Lord is
the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Tagalog: Ikaw lamang, O Yahweh ko, ang lahat sa
aking buhay, Ako’y iyong tinutugon sa lahat kong kailangan.
Now, there WAS a
group in Old Testament Israel who didn’t receive ANY land. Do you remember what
group that was? The priests. The very ones that David was just reporting on –
that some of their most powerful and wealthy were abandoning their inheritance –
that is, the Lord. In CONTRAST then – and this explains why David starts
speaking of land inheritance after he revealed the faithlessness of some of
these saints – David DOES have literal physical land granted to him. But even
if he WAS a priest with NO land inheritance — because the Lord was to be their
inheritance – David says that he’d be satisfied with that arrangement. With God
as his only inheritance – his only earthly possession.
Bible
scholars believe that when David wrote this, he was a fugitive, with no home,
with the moss for a mattress and the caves and forests for shelter.
To David, God was everything.
In having God, he had a hold on the promises of God to Him. In having God, he
had everything he needed.
And you and I
know what that’s like. We have stuff. We have gadgets. We have clothing and
food and homes. But when it comes down to it – we’d rather have Jesus than
those houses or lands. And really, what good are those houses or lands or
whatever other material possession – if
we don’t have God? Even if we were incredibly wealthy, without God we’d be
truly impoverished.
As you have made
Jesus your Lord and savior, He is your inheritance, and He will make sure to
maintain the lot or portion allotted to you. You are the light of the world
because Jesus the light is your inheritance.
2. SECURE (PSALMS 16: 7-10)
a.
With GOD, I AM PERSONALLY
SECURE (V.6)
The lines
are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Tagalog:
Ang biyayang kaloob mo ay kahanga-hangang tunay, Kay inam ng kaloob mong sa
akin ay ibinigay. (Heritage- something inherited)
The psalmist
declares I have a goodly heritage, not just a heritage but qualifies it as
goodly that is it was excellent and pleasing in its appearance.
Every heritage
meaning ...something inherited, ...heritage, ...to inherit, ...inheritance,
...possession, is made to an heir and the bible says we are the heirs of God
and co-heirs with Christ Jesus.
And if children,
then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with him, that we may be also glorified together. Rom 8:17
The “lines”
then in verse 6 are speaking of the same basic concept. Apparently, the picture
is of lines being laid down or drawn on the ground to demark where one region
or territory stopped and the other started.
And David says
that this poetic dividing of his portion of land from others has happened to
him “pleasantly”. He likes the way his inheritance has fallen out to him.
That’s what that second line means. David has a “goodly heritage” – or in other
words “my inheritance in pleasant to me” he says. God is satisfying to David (Satifasction with God).
b.
With GOD, I AM GUIDED (V.7)
I will
bless the Lord,
who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
The false
gods of the nations could never give counsel the way the LORD gave it to
David. When David needed guidance, God gave it to him, and therefore David
praised God. MY Reins also instruct me
in the night season: This was because David's heart was instructed first by
God and His Word and therefore could also instruct him in the ways of God.
Sometimes this counsel of God
comes to us in the watches of night. As some have said “At times the pillow is
the best counselor”. David often meditated upon God in the night.
c.
With GOD, I AM NOT SHAKEN
(V.8)
I have set
the Lord always
before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Tagalog:
Nababatid ko na SIya’s kasama ko oras-oras, Sa piling N’ya kailanma’y hindi ako matitinag.
Again, there are times that these things may not seem evident
in your life; but it can be if you are being obedient to God.
When God is everything to us and we have set Him in His
rightful place in our lives then we find ourselves protected and better
equipped when it comes to sin and temptation.
d.
With GOD, I AM ETERNALLY
SECURE (V.9-10)
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also
shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer
thine Holy One to see corruption.
This decision brought gladness and glory to
David's life. My flesh also shall rest
in hope for thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: David described a further
benefit of his life decision to set the Lord always before him. It was the
confidence of God's care and blessing in the life beyond. David had the
settled hope (a
confidence, not a simple wish), that God would not leave his soul in the
grave (Sheol), but that
his life would continue on in the presence of God. This statement is a
wonderful declaration of trust in some sort of resurrection and afterlife.
Neither wilt
thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption: Only Jesus
Christ fulfills this in His resurrection.
These verses quoted by Peter on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2:25-31. In quoting
and applying this passage from Psalm 16 to the
death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, Peter showed a remarkably
sophisticated understanding of the work of Jesus on the cross. He understood
that because Jesus bore our sin without becoming a sinner, He remained
the Holy One, even in His
death. Resurrection was absolutely inevitable.
CONLUSION:
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Tagalog: Ituturo mo ang landas na buhay ang hahantungan, Sa piling Mo’y madarama
ang lubos na kagalakan; ang tulong Mo’y nagdudulot ng ligayang walang hanggan.
(For New attendees and no personal relationship
with the Lord) The way to Heaven, the way to being right and a peace with God
is this: Jesus Christ. Jesus said “I am the way and the truth and the life, no
one comes to the Father but by me”
There is no other way. There is no other mediator.
There is no other way to be saved and forgiven of your sins. By faith in Jesus
alone.
(For
believers) With these words from this verse, David seemed to understand that
the benefits of this life commitment to God were received in both this life,
and the life beyond. The path of life is something enjoyed by the
believer both now, and in eternity. God gives us eternal life to enjoy as a present gift, extending into
eternity. In thy presence is fullness of
joy: This was a joy David could
experience now (in the context of his previously mentioned gladness and
rejoicing), but also ultimately receive when in the more immediate presence
of God.
At thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore:
David had full confidence that his life with
God - both now and forevermore -
would be marked by the highest and best pleasures. This is life lived above shallow
entertainments and excitements.
With God, do we
have to worry?
Luke 11:11-13
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give
him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
Matthew 6:34
34 Take therefore no thought
for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
David is
satisfied with God. Are we satisfied with GOD?
