BIG IDEA:
HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
(cf. Psalm 40:13-17 – minor variations)
I. (:1) HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
A. Hurry Up
Keyword = "Hasten"
Often God does not seem to move quickly enough for us
B. Rescue Me
Deliver me
Help me
II. (:2-3) TURN THE TABLES ON THE BAD GUYS = those who are out to get me
A. Let them be ashamed and humiliated
B. Let them be turned back and dishonored
III. (:4) HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR THE GOOD GUYS
A. Who are the Good Guys?
those who seek God
those who love Thy salvation
B. What constitutes a Happy Thanksgiving?
opportunity to rejoice and be happy in God
opportunity to praise God continually: "Let God be magnified"
IV. (:5) HURRY UP AND RESCUE ME!
Why? I am afflicted and needy
A. Hurry Up
do not delay
B. Rescue Me
my help
my deliverer
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DEVOTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1) Why isn’t delivering me immediately always God’s #1 priority?
2) Can you picture the ultimate shame and humiliation of those who presently seem so shameless and brazen in mocking the righteous?
3) What will truly be the extent of our rejoicing when we see Jesus?
4) Do we appreciate how God specializes in helping the afflicted and the needy?
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