What Do I See? - Mark Brauss - March 14, 2021

☼ Waiting……Psalm 39:1-3

 

     5 Key Decisions

 

• I will watch my ways.

 

• I will keep my tongue from sin.

 

• I will put a muzzle on my mouth.

 

• I will remain silent.

 

• I will meditate.

 

       → In Eastern meditation – you empty your mind.

       → In Christian meditation – you fill your mind with God’s word.

 

 

☼ Numbering Our Days …..Psalm 39:4-6

 

      4 Observations

 

1. Life is a handbreadth.
2. Each person’s life is but a breath.
3. Rushing about in life is vain.
4. Heaping up wealth is vain without a purpose.

 

 

• Ecclesiastes 1:2

 

• Ecclesiastes 2:17

 

• Ecclesiastes 12:13

 

☼ The Scourge of Sin…..Psalm 39:7-11

 

   □ The Big Question → What do I look for?

 

    

   □ Real Confession ….

 

 

   □ The Damage of Sin.....

 

     ⌂ Rebuke & Discipline…..  Hebrews 12:7-11

 

 

     ⌂ The Issue of Wealth 

 

 

☼ Speaking to God…..Psalm 39:12-13

 

     ► A Cry for Relief….

 

 

     ► End the Discipline….

 

 

☼ Application

 

• What do I really see?

 

• Am I watching my life?

 

• What am I really looking for?

 

• Do I need to confess some sin to God?

 

• Do I need to cry out to God?