I’m not afraid to ask!

Word for the Week is Salvation: It is a spiritual deliverance which includes being freed by God through Christ from the penalty of sin, is presently being freed from the power of sin, and will be freed from the presence of sin. God redeems, rescues, regenerate, and reconciles sinners.

Memory Verse: Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people.

Sermon Passage: Psalms 85:1-13

Psalm 85:1–13 NKJV

1 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah 3 You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger. 4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease. 5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? 6 Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation. 8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

I AM GOING TO ASK!

FOR RESTORATION

Psalm 85:4 NKJV

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

FOR RELIEF

Psalm 85:4–5 NKJV

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease. 5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

FOR RENEWAL

Psalm 85:6 NKJV

6 Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

FOR REVELATION

Psalm 85:7 NKJV

7 Show us Your mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation.

What makes you think that He will hear you?

What makes you think that He will answer you?

BECAUSE OF HIS CUSTOM

HE FAVORS

Psalm 85:1 NKJV

1 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Lord,

You have been favorable to Your land;

You have brought back (TURN BACK) the captivity of Jacob.

HE FORGIVES

Psalm 85:2–3 NKJV

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah 3 You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

You have forgiven (take away, guilt, iniquity, transgression, etc., i.e. forgive) the iniquity (iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity) of Your people;

You have covered all their sin. Selah

3 You have taken away all Your wrath;

You have turned from the fierceness (burning of) anger) of Your anger (TO BREATHE, also to emit breath through the nostrils, as a verb only figuratively, to be angry ).

PRESENTED GOD’S PREVIOUS ACTS

BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER

Psalm 85:10–11 NKJV

10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Mercy (zeal toward them, faithful love or compassion or lovingkindness) and truth have met together;

Righteousness (attribute of God as King or ruler He does what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness) and peace (with God, friendship) have kissed.

He will not lower his righteous standards; yet he will extend grace to the unworthy because, in Paul’s NT language, he is both just and justifier

Romans 3:21–26 NKJV

21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

11 Truth (used as an attribute of God, His faithfulness) shall spring out of the earth,

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good (welfare, prosperity, happiness);

And our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness will go before Him,

And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Righteousness and peace have kissed

righteousness shall look down from heaven

Righteousness will go before Him

BECAUSE OF HIS CONSISTENCY

Speak Peace (with God, friendship)

Psalm 85:8–9 NKJV

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

9 Surely His salvation (deliverance, aid, rescue, salvation) is near to those who fear (revere, respect, admire) Him,

THOSE WHO REVERE AND RESPECT THE LORD

THOSE WHO HOLD THE LORD IN HIGH ESTEEM

THOSE WHO BOW BEFORE HIS

That glory may dwell in our land.

THAT THE BEAUTY, GOODNESS, AND GREATNESS OF GOD MAY DWELL IN THEIR LAND

Psalm 85:12 NKJV

12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.

Restore us, O God of our salvation

And grant us Your salvation

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him

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