God is Sovereign
David – man after God’s own heart
1 Chronicles 29:10-11
DAVID KNEW GOD IS SOVEREIGN
Your belief doesn’t affect God, but it does affect you.
SEEING GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY HELPED DAVID SEE…
1. The necessity of a temple
- A place for God and man to meet.
- A place to be reminded of the TRUE order of things.
- Not necessarily a building.
“Being hurried is a problem of the soul. It’s being so preoccupied with myself and what myself has to do that I am no longer able to be fully present with God with myself, and with other people. I am unable to occupy the present moment. Busyness migrates to hurry when we let it squeeze God out of our lives. . . I cannot live in the kingdom of God with a hurried soul.“
– John Ortberg
Are there places in your life that you’ve set aside for God?
2. The enormity of the task – “The Work is Great”
The things you’re chasing tells you who is truly sovereign in your life.
– What are you chasing after?
“I have set my affection on the house of my God” – 1 Chronicles 29:3
– Where is your affection?
3. The significance of others
1 Chronicles 29:9
1 Chronicles 29:17-18
4. The brevity of his reign
How are you leaving a legacy for those behind you?
He begins by calling God “Father”
5. The depth of God’s love
Has God been good?
When we make space for Him, to be SOVEREIGN in our lives…
It’s easier to FOCUS on the right things.
It’s easier to LIVE OUT your faith.
SIGN POSTS – WAYPOINTS – HOLIDAYS – ALARMS – VOICES
Your belief doesn’t affect God, but it does affect you.
Has your belief changed you?
WE BELIEVE IN GOD…
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
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