Psalm 18:46-50

Psalm 18:46-50

The Lord Liveth!

Psa 18:46  The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 

Psa 18:47  It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 

Psa 18:48  He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 

Psa 18:49  Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 

Psa 18:50  Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. 

1. Jesus Lives! – vs. 46a*
1. God is not a god of the past He is a living being that wants to communicate with you.

                                                               i.      Wouldn’t you want to have a relationship with the Creator and even more exciting wouldn’t you want to hear that the Creator yearns to have a relationship with you.

1.      John 14:15-21 

2. The Living God We Serve Wants to Do This For You. – vs. 46b-50*
1. Jesus wants to be your rock. – vs. 46b*

                                                               i.      Isaiah 32:1-2 

2. Jesus wants to give you salvation. – vs. 46c*
3. Jesus wants to be your avenger. – vs. 47a*

                                                               i.      Romans 12:19 

4. Jesus wants to give you victory. – vs. 47b*

                                                               i.      Over your greatest enemies – vs. 48a*

1.      Sin

                                                             ii.      Over the greatest dangers you face – vs. 48b*

1.      Hell

                                                            iii.      Over you greatest persecutors – vs. 48c*

1.      Satan and his minions

5. Jesus wants to enable you to worship Him in thanksgiving. – vs. 49*

                                                               i.      The two greatest things we can do to worship Jesus is to:

1.      Preach Him to the lost

a.       Romans 15:9 

2.      Sing His praises in the congregation of the righteous

a.       Ephesians 2:20-22 

6. Jesus wants to be your Messiah. – vs. 50*

                                                               i.      Through a descendant of David will come the Savior of the world for David and for you. – vs, 50a*

1.      Isaiah 9:6-7 

                                                             ii.      Through the atoning work of the Messiah (Christ meaning anointed one) you will be giving the same rights before God and Jesus and David. – vs. 50b*

1.      Romans 1:3-6 

                                                            iii.      Salvation will come from and to the house of David (the Jews) through the Messiah, and that salvation becomes yours by you accepting Jesus Christ. – vs. 50c*

1.      Luke 1:31-33