What a Mess!

Rev. Bruce Brown

February 2, 2020

I Samuel 27:1-28:2

I. In the Mess of Life Speak God’s Truth to Yourself (verses 27:1-3)

II. In the Mess of Life Learn to Apply God’s Wisdom (verses 27:4-28:2)

III. In the Mess of Life Hope in God’s Amazing Grace (verses 27:4-28:2)

“David would have done well to meditate on the Proverb: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” (Prov. 3:5-6). In the end, it is not our job to save ourselves; as Jonah learned from within the great fish, “Salvation belongs to the LORD!” (Jon. 2:9). Proverbs does not tell us to abandon our own understanding, but it does tell us not to lean on our understanding. It is always God on whom we must lean, and if we are relying on the Lord to be our salvation we will find it easier to retain the wisdom of walking in the straight paths of his Word.”  ~ Richard Phillips