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When we find ourselves surrounded by our enemies, it’s often difficult to know how to respond.
Do I ignore them?
Do I run from them?
Do I hide from them?
Do I retaliate?
The author of the Psalm, David, had been a shepherd, but he was also a king, who was expected to be a gracious host.
So as David writes these words, it is reasonable for him to think of God as both a shepherd and a king/host.
God’s path will never lead me where the grace of God will not preserve me.
HOW TO LET GOD’S GRACE PRESERVE ME
1. Have the right expectations
2 Cor 12:9
It is okay to ask God to remove the difficulty or to defeat our enemies.
But we ought to pray that way understanding that in many cases God isn’t going do that...
If I want God’s grace to preserve me, it begins with having the right expectations
HOW TO LET GOD’S GRACE PRESERVE ME
1. Have the right expectations
2. Develop an attitude of gratitude
1 Thess 5:16-18
He didn’t really care how full or empty his glass was because he always had a pitcher of God’s grace available to him from which God could always fill his glass until it overflowed.
...you need to develop an attitude of gratitude because God’s grace is available to you to fill that glass to overflowing.
HOW TO LET GOD’S GRACE PRESERVE ME
1. Have the right expectations
2. Develop an attitude of gratitude
3. Spend my time feasting with Jesus, not fighting my foes
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Have the right expectations
Why settle for a microwave meal when you can have a gourmet feast?
2. Develop an attitude of gratitude
God’s path will never lead me where the grace of God will not preserve me.
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