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RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH – CHRYSTAL F. Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms
Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2) I.
WHEN THE LORD HIDES HIS FACE
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not leave me nor forsake me, oh God of my salvation. (Psa. 27:7-9) A.
In our last session we studied about how David found joy in coming into the house of God. When we discover that the Lord is our light and our salvation, we begin to grasp the grace with which He saved us when we did not deserve His kindness. When He extends the light of revelation to us through prophetic words, dreams, visions, the Holy Spirit breathing upon Scripture, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, impressions, and so on, He does so for the purpose of liberating us to walk with Him in freedom. A heart that is open to Him in the warmth and fullness of His love is a life yielded to Him that will change the world around it.
B.
In the second half of Psalm 27, David’s tone shifts from speaking about the Lord, His greatness, and the safety of His love, to speaking to the Lord. David’s first words to the Lord are an appeal that He would hear him. Despite the confidence that David had in God’s hand on his life, there were still times when he felt alienated from the Father. His desire to dwell daily in the house of the Lord, to gaze on His beauty and to inquire of Him now comes into context—he was in a season when he could not see the Lord.
C.
Sometimes worship involves a period of blindness, when we do not have the revelation of the Lord. Walking under a prophetic mandate requires that we learn to seek to hear even when God seems to withdraw from us. God often speaks in ways that don’t seem to make sense at the time because of our limited perception. We must be faithful in pursuing His Word and analyzing that last thing we heard from Him until we hear His voice again. 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth." (Rev. 5:9-10) [It is] the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter. (Pro 25:2)
D.
Not only do we learn to have faith in God’s mercy and provision during a season of sightlessness, but we have the privilege of trying to search out the mysteries of what He’s saying. The word used in Proverbs 25:2 for “glory” is the Hebrew word “kabowd” (Strongs H3519) which is also translated: honor, dignity, and reputation.
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Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
E.
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God receives honor when He hides things from us, because it humbles our pride and leaves us to acknowledge that only One vastly superior to us could fully understand the mysteries of the universe. However, in His kindness, God allows us to partner with Him in searching out answers to His mysteries. The man or woman who comes out of his or her prayer closet with prophetic revelation from the Lord often receives the honor and respect from those who hear the revelation. God delights in showing His favor towards those who spend time seeking Him. 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. (Psa. 8:4-5) 7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. 8 He raises the poor from the dust [And] lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set [them] among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. "For the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD's, And He has set the world upon them. (1 Sam. 2:7-8) 11 Then God said to Solomon: "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life--but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king-- 12 wisdom and knowledge [are] granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who [were] before you, nor shall any after you have the like." (2Ch 1:11-12)
II.
A PEOPLE CRYING OUT A.
David marks the difference between quiet contemplation and raising his voice. While there is a time to be quiet and simply listen in the Presence of God, we cannot be afraid to hear ourselves pray. Raising our voices denotes earnestness and desperation in prayer.
B.
God desires to release a spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph. 1:17-19) on those who will earnestly seek Him in the prayer closet, but this anointing will benefit no one if we do not open our mouths at His instruction to share what He reveals.
C.
The enemy often uses intimidation and fear to silence the prayers of the saints. While there is nothing wrong with praying silently in our hearts, the mind is a battleground. Often, we lose focus in silent prayer as Satan plants thoughts in our minds to distract us from our purpose. Praying aloud often helps to ensure we stay on target, as our thoughts automatically gravitate toward what we say. If Satan can keep the intercessors silent and distracted, he wins. “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up your voice like a trumpet. . ." (Is. 58:1)
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Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
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“Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. . ." (Lam. 2:19) D.
God’s heart is broken over the injustice and evil of the age, and we must be ready to cry out to Him loudly and with urgency for mercy. History shows us that there is an anointing for prophetic revelation that comes with repentance. The promise of the outpouring of prophetic revelation in Joel 2 comes after a season of divinely inspired repentance. 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room. 17 Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” (Joel 2:15-17)
E.
Daniel received his revelation of the end times when he was crying out on behalf of the people. To function in a prophetic anointing requires a level of selflessness on our parts. Daniel was able to confess the sins of his people on a national level because he had assured the purity of his heart on a personal level. In the same way, we cannot cry out on behalf of our generation until we first deal with our own sin—and we only reach purity through the grace of Christ as we meditate on His word (Eph. 5:26) 20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God, 21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.” (Dan. 9:20-22)
III.
CONFIDENCE IN GOD
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD! (Psa. 27:1014)
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Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
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A.
David emerges from his season of searching for the Lord with a renewed awareness of God’s grace in his life. Although he is orphaned and abandoned in the natural, he is intimately aware of the strength and provision of God in his life. Often we come out of a season in the wilderness with a renewed vision of who God is to us (and, by extension, who He can be to others). We often do not fully grasp and appreciate the provision of the Lord until we have first experienced a season of want.
B.
Part of our Christian walk is an awareness that our struggles in life are not against people, but are against demonic forces that endeavor to control circumstances. (Eph. 2:2, 6:12; 2 Cor. 9:24-26, 10: 5; Dan. 10:13). David discovered that a source of strength in the times when we feel that evil is abounding is an unshaken belief that we will see God perform what He has promised.
C.
When we believe in the fundamental goodness of God and His love toward us, we gain the strength to speak in faith. David waited patiently on the Lord’s timing because he believed that God’s plans were for his good. What we speak in faith often shapes the outcome of our circumstances. We cannot say that we believe that our Father loves us unless we accept that His plans are for our good. Faith rises when we grasp that He is able to do what He promised, and we gain the strength to prophetically speak life over what appears dead. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Pro. 18:21)
Download at http://chrystalf.blogspot.com
Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2) I.
WHEN THE LORD HIDES HIS FACE
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not leave me nor forsake me, oh God of my salvation. (Psa. 27:7-9) A.
In our last session we studied about how David found joy in coming into the house of God. When we discover that the Lord is our light and our salvation, we begin to grasp the grace with which He saved us when we did not deserve His kindness. When He extends the light of revelation to us through prophetic words, dreams, visions, the Holy Spirit breathing upon Scripture, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, impressions, and so on, He does so for the purpose of liberating us to walk with Him in freedom. A heart that is open to Him in the warmth and fullness of His love is a life yielded to Him that will change the world around it.
B.
In the second half of Psalm 27, David’s tone shifts from speaking about the Lord, His greatness, and the safety of His love, to speaking to the Lord. David’s first words to the Lord are an appeal that He would hear him. Despite the confidence that David had in God’s hand on his life, there were still times when he felt alienated from the Father. His desire to dwell daily in the house of the Lord, to gaze on His beauty and to inquire of Him now comes into context—he was in a season when he could not see the Lord.
C.
Sometimes worship involves a period of blindness, when we do not have the revelation of the Lord. Walking under a prophetic mandate requires that we learn to seek to hear even when God seems to withdraw from us. God often speaks in ways that don’t seem to make sense at the time because of our limited perception. We must be faithful in pursuing His Word and analyzing that last thing we heard from Him until we hear His voice again. 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth." (Rev. 5:9-10) [It is] the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter. (Pro 25:2)
D.
Not only do we learn to have faith in God’s mercy and provision during a season of sightlessness, but we have the privilege of trying to search out the mysteries of what He’s saying. The word used in Proverbs 25:2 for “glory” is the Hebrew word “kabowd” (Strongs H3519) which is also translated: honor, dignity, and reputation.
Download at http://chrystalf.blogspot.com
Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
E.
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God receives honor when He hides things from us, because it humbles our pride and leaves us to acknowledge that only One vastly superior to us could fully understand the mysteries of the universe. However, in His kindness, God allows us to partner with Him in searching out answers to His mysteries. The man or woman who comes out of his or her prayer closet with prophetic revelation from the Lord often receives the honor and respect from those who hear the revelation. God delights in showing His favor towards those who spend time seeking Him. 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. (Psa. 8:4-5) 7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. 8 He raises the poor from the dust [And] lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set [them] among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. "For the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD's, And He has set the world upon them. (1 Sam. 2:7-8) 11 Then God said to Solomon: "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life--but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king-- 12 wisdom and knowledge [are] granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who [were] before you, nor shall any after you have the like." (2Ch 1:11-12)
II.
A PEOPLE CRYING OUT A.
David marks the difference between quiet contemplation and raising his voice. While there is a time to be quiet and simply listen in the Presence of God, we cannot be afraid to hear ourselves pray. Raising our voices denotes earnestness and desperation in prayer.
B.
God desires to release a spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph. 1:17-19) on those who will earnestly seek Him in the prayer closet, but this anointing will benefit no one if we do not open our mouths at His instruction to share what He reveals.
C.
The enemy often uses intimidation and fear to silence the prayers of the saints. While there is nothing wrong with praying silently in our hearts, the mind is a battleground. Often, we lose focus in silent prayer as Satan plants thoughts in our minds to distract us from our purpose. Praying aloud often helps to ensure we stay on target, as our thoughts automatically gravitate toward what we say. If Satan can keep the intercessors silent and distracted, he wins. “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up your voice like a trumpet. . ." (Is. 58:1)
Download at http://chrystalf.blogspot.com
Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
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“Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. . ." (Lam. 2:19) D.
God’s heart is broken over the injustice and evil of the age, and we must be ready to cry out to Him loudly and with urgency for mercy. History shows us that there is an anointing for prophetic revelation that comes with repentance. The promise of the outpouring of prophetic revelation in Joel 2 comes after a season of divinely inspired repentance. 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room. 17 Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” (Joel 2:15-17)
E.
Daniel received his revelation of the end times when he was crying out on behalf of the people. To function in a prophetic anointing requires a level of selflessness on our parts. Daniel was able to confess the sins of his people on a national level because he had assured the purity of his heart on a personal level. In the same way, we cannot cry out on behalf of our generation until we first deal with our own sin—and we only reach purity through the grace of Christ as we meditate on His word (Eph. 5:26) 20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God, 21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.” (Dan. 9:20-22)
III.
CONFIDENCE IN GOD
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD! (Psa. 27:1014)
Download at http://chrystalf.blogspot.com
Worship and Prophecy Through the Psalms – CHRYSTAL F. Session 4 Earnestly Desiring God – Psalm 27 (part 2)
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A.
David emerges from his season of searching for the Lord with a renewed awareness of God’s grace in his life. Although he is orphaned and abandoned in the natural, he is intimately aware of the strength and provision of God in his life. Often we come out of a season in the wilderness with a renewed vision of who God is to us (and, by extension, who He can be to others). We often do not fully grasp and appreciate the provision of the Lord until we have first experienced a season of want.
B.
Part of our Christian walk is an awareness that our struggles in life are not against people, but are against demonic forces that endeavor to control circumstances. (Eph. 2:2, 6:12; 2 Cor. 9:24-26, 10: 5; Dan. 10:13). David discovered that a source of strength in the times when we feel that evil is abounding is an unshaken belief that we will see God perform what He has promised.
C.
When we believe in the fundamental goodness of God and His love toward us, we gain the strength to speak in faith. David waited patiently on the Lord’s timing because he believed that God’s plans were for his good. What we speak in faith often shapes the outcome of our circumstances. We cannot say that we believe that our Father loves us unless we accept that His plans are for our good. Faith rises when we grasp that He is able to do what He promised, and we gain the strength to prophetically speak life over what appears dead. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Pro. 18:21)
Download at http://chrystalf.blogspot.com
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