Bible Readings:
Psalm 10, 1 Peter 4
Sermon Outline:
Psalm 10:1–2 (NKJV)
1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
I The wicked – his ways and his heart
II The Lord God – his seemingly slow response to wickedness.
Exodus 34:6 (NKJV)
6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,
III The believer’s hope and comfort
1 Peter 2:23 (NKJV)
23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
1 Peter 4:19 (NKJV)
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.