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Introduction
Greetings…
The theme of these lessons has been to examine the “Lessons From The Psalms.”
They are a vital study for any child of God desiring to learn how to worship God properly.
Over the last several weeks we have looked at a number of different psalms.
Today, we find ourselves looking at Psalm 16.
The heading of this psalm is said to be “A Miktam of David.”
No one knows the actual meaning of this word though some have rabbinical sources hypothesize it to mean, “a golden psalm.”
So, our lesson this evening is going to be looking at “David’s Golden Secret.”
David’s secret, spoiler alert, was that he placed his trust in the LORD, delighted in the LORD’s saints, and found the LORD’s inheritance to be good.
With this in mind let’s examine our lesson for this evening.
In Psalm 16:1-8 we read of David finding refuge in life.
The same refuge David found can be…
Our Refuge In Life
The LORD Is Our Lord.
In Psalm 16:1-3 we find two important factors in determining if “the LORD is our Lord.”
The LORD is our lord if…
We can take refuge in our LORD.
We can delight in our LORD’s saints, i.e., delight in fellowship.
The LORD is our Lord if we take refuge in him and delight in his saints.
We also see what it’s like not having “the LORD as our Lord.”
Idol worship only leads to sorrow.
Our refuge in life is making “the LORD our Lord.”
King David continues in the next two verses showing how…
The LORD Is Our Portion.
When God created mankind he allowed us to have freedom of choice.
This meant we could “choose to love him and find refuge in him or choose not to.”
For the one that trusts in the LORD however, there is no real choice.
Why, because who would choose the dangers and outcomes of choosing to not put one’s portion with the LORD.
The word “portion” means “fate, or fortune.”
When we put our “fate” in God’s hands there is literally no draw backs.
We will have a better physical life being taken care of by God.
We will have a better emotional life being taken care of by God.
I understand there will be persecution with living godly lives, but those, for the one that makes the LORD their portion, are only blips on the timeline of eternity.
Our refuge in life is making the LORD our Lord and by choosing to make him our portion.
David then describes how…
The LORD Is Our Strength.
When God is our master there is strength in knowing that he is on our side and when we grasp that reality we cannot help but bless or be joyfully grateful to the LORD.
Overcoming this old sinful world and learning to rejoice in even the darkest of situations is what separates those that have made the LORD their master and portion or not.
We do not possess the strength to defeat Satan and sin on our own but we can do so with God’s strength, guarding us.
Summary
David’s golden secret is to take refuge in this life by choosing the LORD as our LORD, making him our portion, and defeating Satan and sin with God on our side.
Not only is God our refuge in this life but he is even…
Our Hope In Death
Our Joy & Assurance.
Because God provides us with a life of refuge based in eternity, we can rejoice and have a heart that is glad.
We have this joy because of the assurance of…
Our Hope In The Resurrection.
God has promised every soul that if they put their portion with him he will not leave us in Sheol nor let us see corruption.
Because of this hope in the afterlife we are not like those who have not this hope.
No, like David, we must not be afraid of what comes next after this life.
In fact we are to anticipate the future.
Our Anticipation Of The Future.
God has not been silent on the bountiful blessings of an afterlife with him.
There will be no sorrow, no death, no sin!!!
For every child of God we are living in this life with an anticipation of the future that lies ahead of us in heaven with God.
God will not allow his children to be left separated from him for eternity but rather will ransom us to him.
Why, because according to God…
Summary
As the great apostle Paul would write to the church in Thessalonica, “we are not like those without hope.”
We have a hope secured with a promise of “eternal life.”
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