Forever, The Joy of the Lord, God is the Strength of My Heart, Not for A Moment

What about the latest news here and around the world makes you feel like life doesn’t make sense?

²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
²⁷ For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
²⁸ But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.

INTRO: (Mark 7:6-8, 1 Samuel 15:22)

Asaph’s dilemma and wrong focus on evil people (Psalm 73:1-16)

Asaph’s change in perspective through worship (Psalm 73:17-26, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 16:11, Matthew 11:28, Psalm 36:9, 2 Kings 6:15-27, Philippians 1:21)

Asaph’s powerful conclusion (Psalm 73:27-28, 2 Timothy 4:1)

Restate the verse in your own words.

• What did you like about these verses?
• What did you learn about God?
• What did you learn about people?
• What did you learn about true worship?
• What did you learn about following Jesus?

Based on this lesson on “WHEN LIFE DOESN’T MAKE SENSE, WORSHIP GOD!”, write down your action point to apply what you learned. Make it your “I Will…” statement and follow the S.M.A.R.T guideline to come up with a do-able action point.

Simple

Measurable

Appropriate

Realistic

Time-bound

“I Will _____________________________”

Who will you share these truths to this week?

Pray for the Lord to raise up multitudes of new worshippers who will worship Him in Spirit and truth.

Practice R.E.A.L worship every day.

Share about God’s goodness in your life and tell others about Jesus!

• Worship God for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do in our lives.

• Upright and moral governance of public servants; repentance and salvation for government leaders and citizens for a Christ-centered Philippines.

• For legislators to promote and support bills and laws aligned with God’s Word.

• War in Ukraine to end, loss of lives prevented.

• For the rest of the Israeli hostages to be restored to their families safely. For Israel’s war with terrorists to end according to God’s purpose and for His glory.

• For the civil war in Syria to end peacefully, protection for Christians and other minorities; that there will be freedom from oppression for Syrians. Pray for the gospel to spread rapidly throughout the country.

• Pray for Nigeria and persecuted Christians there; earnestly seek God’s intervention to stop the bloodshed. Pray for freedom from oppression, that God’s word and His people bring them comfort and hope.

• That CCF Members would honor and love God and make disciples.

• Elders, pastors, dleaders, and families (holy, humble, harmonious, happy, heart-working).

• Ministries and churches expand worldwide.

• Worship and Training Center

• Prayer Mountain

• Deeper intimate relationship with God.

• Righteous living.

• Salvation of family and friends.

25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.