May 17: UNSHAKEN
Psalm 16:8
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 16:1-11
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
1. In Unsettling Times, Praise God For Who He Is
A. GOD IS A REFUGE
Psalm 16:1
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
B. GOD IS LORD
Psalm 16:2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
C. GOD IS A GRACIOUS GIVER
Psalm 16:2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
D. GOD IS MY CHOSEN PORTION
Psalm 16:5
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
E. GOD IS IN CHARGE
Psalm 16:5
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
F. GOD IS A BEAUTIFUL INHERITANCE
Psalm16:6
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Psalm 73:25-26
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
G. GOD IS A WONDERFUL COUNSELOR
Psalm 16:7
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Psalm 16:8
8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
2. In Unsettling Times, Seek Community With Fellow Saints
Psalm 16:3-4
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.
3. In Unsettling Times, Rest in the Security and Joy of God's Presence
Psalm 16:8-11
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
