Episode 235: Sermon - 5.4.25 - Psalm 30 - Out of the Depths

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{ILS} Coach running to hug a player

• I have been through the ringer
• No one thought it would happen
• I want someone to hug

{SCR} Psalm 30:1 I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 2 Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit. 4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 6 When I felt secure, I said,  “I will never be shaken.”

{MPT} I misjudged momentary security

• Young Joseph told his brothers he was the most special and loved by his father 

{MPT} You lifted me out of the depths

• Joseph found himself in prison, proved his worth, but he was forgotten for two years

{SCR} Psalm 30:7 Lord, when you favored me,  you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed. 8 To you, Lord, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: 9 “What is gained if I am silenced,  if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? 10 Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me; Lord, be my help.” 11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.  Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

{MPT} My heart will sing your praises

• Joseph navigated arrogance, rejection, imprisonment, famine, isolation, and unresolved feelings to welcome his brothers