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God Does Not Forsake His People 02

Introduction:

        1.   The Bible states in many passages that "God does not forsake His people."
               a.    (Deuteronomy 31:6) Moses assured the Israelites that God would not forsake them.
               b.    (Joshua 1:5) God said that He would not forsake Joshua.
               c.    (1 Chronicles 28:20) David assured Solomon that God would not forsake him.
               d.    (Hebrews 13:5-6) Christians are assured that God will not forsake us.
        2.    As 2013 concludes we are examining several of God's greatest servants who struggled with this issue.
        3.    As we look at these Bible characters we are presenting information that will help us maintain our
               confidence in God's faithfulness throughout the new year.
        4.    In this lesson we are examining David.

Discussion:

I.                 GOD  LOOKED  AT  DAVID  AS  "A  MAN  AFTER  HIS  OWN  HEART"  (1 Samuel 13:14)

II.                DAVID  DEMONSTRATED  HIS  GREAT  FAITH  IN  GOD  WHEN  HE  DEFEATED  GOLIATH
                   (1 Samuel 17:32-51)


III.               DAVID  OFTEN  EXPRESSED  HIS  CONFIDENCE  IN  GOD'S  PRESENCE  AND  GOD'S
                   BLESSINGS  IN  HIS  PSALMS  (Psalm 21:1-7; Psalm 23)


IV.              DAVID  REACHED  A  POINT  IN  HIS  LIFE  WHEN  HE  FELT  THAT  GOD  HAD  FORSAKEN
                  HIM  (Psalm 22:1-2)


        A.   David was familiar with hardship.
               1.    He spent many years avoiding Saul because Saul wanted to kill him (1 Samuel 18:11).
               2.    He also fled from his son Absalom (2 Samuel 15:13-14).
        B.   David never stopped believing in God, but he faced an experience that caused him to:
               1.    ask why God had forsaken him
               2.    think that God did not hear his cries for help.

V.               PSALM  22  ALSO  SHOWS  HOW  DAVID  REALIZED  THAT  GOD  HAD  NOT
                   FORSAKEN  HIM


        A.   He reflected upon God's presence and God's blessings in the past.
               1.    (vs.3-5) David remembered how God had blessed the fathers of Israel.
               2.    (vs.9-10) David realized that God had blessed him from birth.
        B.   These reflections led David to continue to call upon God (vs.11, 19-21).
        C.   David exhorted others to appreciate God's faithfulness (vs.23-24; Psalm 20).


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