Scriptural Reference: Psalm 22:1 – 10
Sermon by: REV. DR. ROY KENNEDY FARLEY JR.
Publication Date: MAY 2010
Introduction
We find David at such a low pivotal point in his life. A king of Israel, a man made
after God’s own heart, a young man whose faith in God led him to defeat Goliath, but yet
he finds himself in a moment of loneliness and despair. In this psalm David paints, with
his words, an exact portrait of what Jesus went through leading up to his death. Just like
Jesus, David feels forsaken (destitute) and abandoned. He’s calling on God, but no
response in return. Day & night he’s crying out hoping that God would do more than just
make sense of his dilemma, but to release him from the very trouble that’s causing him to
feel alone. Here we have a king, songwriter, shepherd, worshipper, and a praiser who has
reached a great level of loneliness. The question comes to mind “what has made David
stoop to a level where he feels that God is nowhere near the vicinity of his vanquishing
(proximity of his problem, apex of his agony, surrounding of his situation)?
Points of Interest from David: Why David feels he’s alone?
1) His attempt to dialogue with God becomes a lonely monologue v.2
2) He digresses (strays) from his position as a man v.6
3) He focuses on the reproach (scolding) of people v.6-8
Seeing that David is at a level of feeling that the appearance & the arrival of God is
absent, how can David resurrect my hope that God is with me even at a time where I feel
that he’s not? What can bring me to a place of assurance that God is sitting in the midst
of my mayhem?
Key Points to us: How can I feel confident that God is with me?
1) Don’t stop talking to God v.2
“A Word When You Feel Alone”
A) When I stop talking, I bring distance to the relationship (Luke 18:1; 1Thessalonians 5:17; Luke 11:1)
B) Remind God for what He’s already done v.4-5
2) Never feel less than what God created you v.6
A) God made you for a reason v.6a (Gen. 1:26)
B) Don’t focus on what people say or do v.6-8 (Matt. 5:11-12)
3) Know that God sits in the midst of your dilemma v.3
A) Remind God of His position
B) His praises rests within His people
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