FIXING HALF-HEARTED CELEBRATION
Psalm 33
Summer Psalms (2022) – Part 2 of 6
v. 1 “… it is fitting for the upright to praise [God].” (niv)
v. 5 “… the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.” (esv)
Mark 9.24 “I believe; help my unbelief!” (esv)
WE CELEBRATE BECAUSE …
The World Belongs TO GOD
v. 6 “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made …” (esv)
v. 9 “… he spoke, and it came to be …” (esv)
History Answers TO GOD
v. 11 “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.” (esv)
Our Lives Matter TO GOD
v. 18 “… the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love …” (esv)
v. 17 “The war horse is a false hope for salvation …” (esv)
Romans 5.2-5 “… we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit …” (niv)
1 John 4.9 “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” (niv)