Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Psalm 6
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Psalm 6

The Big Picture:

Overcoming the Vice Grip of
Sin and Suffering
 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Psalm 6

In this world you will have

trouble! (John 16:33)

Thilpis
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Satan uses our guilt over sin
and our grief over suffering to
tempt us to squeeze God out of
our souls
 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
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In this world you will have
trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world (John 16:33).
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God uses His forgiveness of our
sin and His compassion for our
suffering to draw our souls closer
to His faithful heart
 When Beaten Down By Sin, We Cry
Out to Our Gracious Savior and He
Hears Our Cry for Mercy

O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful
to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal
me, for my bones are in agony (Ps. 6:1-2).
 Satan Uses Our Guilt Over Sin to
Tempt Us to Doubt Gods Mercy:
Psalm 6:1-2

O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful
to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal
me, for my bones are in agony (Ps. 6:1-2).
 Satan Uses Our Guilt Over Sin to
Tempt Us to Doubt Gods Mercy:
Psalm 6:1-2

Correct me, LORD, but

only with justicenot in
your anger, lest you reduce
me to nothing (Jer. 10:24).
 God Uses His Forgiveness of Our
Sin to Draw Us Closer to His
Merciful Heart: Psalm 6:2, 9

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O

LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony
(Ps. 6:2).
 God Uses His Forgiveness of Our
Sin to Draw Us Closer to His
Merciful Heart: Psalm 6:2, 9

Then the LORD came down in the cloud and

stood there with Moses and proclaimed his name,
the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses,
proclaiming, The LORD, the LORD, the
compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger,
abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining
love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness,
rebellion, and sin (Exodus 34:5-7).
 God Uses His Forgiveness of Our
Sin to Draw Us Closer to His
Merciful Heart: Psalm 6:2, 9

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;

O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in
agony (Ps. 6:2).
 God Uses His Forgiveness of Our
Sin to Draw Us Closer to His
Merciful Heart: Psalm 6:2, 9

You say that the sins which we commit every day

offend God, and therefore we are not saints. To
this I reply: Mother love is stronger than the filth
and scabbiness on a child, and so the love of God
toward us is stronger than the dirt that clings to
us. Although we are sinners, we do not lose our
family relationship on account of our filthiness,
nor do we fall from grace on account of our sin.
 God Uses His Forgiveness of Our
Sin to Draw Us Closer to His
Merciful Heart: Psalm 6:2, 9

The LORD has heard my cry for

mercy (Ps. 6:9).
When Beaten Up by Suffering, We
Cry Out to Our Compassionate
Savior and He Hears Our Weeping:
Psalm 6:5-8, 10
 Satan Uses Our Grief Over Our
Suffering to Tempt Us to Doubt
Gods Compassion: Psalm 6:5-8, 10

No one remembers you when he is dead. Who

praises you from the grave? I am worn out
from groaning; all night long I flood my bed
with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail
because of all my foes (Ps. 6:5-7).
 God Uses His Comfort in Our
Suffering to Draw Us Closer to His
Compassionate Heart: Psalm 6:8

Away from me, all you who do evil, for

the LORD has heard my weeping (the
voice of my weeping) (Ps. 6:8).
 God Uses His Comfort in Our
Suffering to Draw Us Closer to His
Compassionate Heart: Psalm 6:8

The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We

do not know what we ought to pray for,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
with groans that words cannot express
(Rom. 8:26).
 God Uses His Comfort in Our
Suffering to Draw Us Closer to His
Compassionate Heart: Psalm 6:8

Weeping may remain for a night, but joy

comes in the morning. Hear, O LORD, and
be merciful to me; O, LORD, be my help.
You turned my mourning into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed
me with joy (Ps. 30:5, 10-11).
 God Uses His Comfort in Our
Suffering to Draw Us Closer to His
Compassionate Heart: Psalm 6:8

Joni Eareckson Tada

When Beaten by the Silence of God,
We Cry Out to Our Forever Faithful
Shepherd and He Honors Our
Prayers with His Presence: Psalm
6:3-4, 9
 Satan Uses Our Anguish Over the
Silence of God to Tempt Us to Doubt
Gods Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:3

My soul is in anguish.
How long, O LORD, how
long? (Ps. 6:3).
God Uses His Forever Faithfulness
to Draw Us Closer to His
Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:4, 9

Turn, O LORD, and deliver

me; save me because of your
unfailing love (Ps. 6:4).
 God Uses His Forever Faithfulness
to Draw Us Closer to His
Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:4, 9

See the Sovereign LORD comes with power,

and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with
him, and his recompense accompanies him.
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers
the lambs in his arms and carries them close to
his heart; he gently leads those that have
young (Isaiah 40:10-11).
God Uses His Forever Faithfulness
to Draw Us Closer to His
Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:4, 9

Turn, O LORD, and deliver

me; save me because of your
unfailing love (hesed)
(Ps. 6:4).
 God Uses His Forever Faithfulness
to Draw Us Closer to His
Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:4, 9

I remember my affliction (suffering) and my

wandering (sin), the bitterness and the gall. I well
remember them and my soul is downcast within
me (silence of God). Yet this I call to mind and
therefore I have hope (Lamentations 3:19-24)
 God Uses His Forever Faithfulness
to Draw Us Closer to His
Shepherding Heart: Psalm 6:4, 9

Because of the Lords great love (hesed) we

are not consumed, for his compassions never
fail. They are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness. I say to myself, The LORD is my
portion; therefore I will wait for him. The LORD
is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one
who seeks him (Lamentations 3:19-24).
The Big Question: Whose View of
God Will We BelieveSatans or
Christs?
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