Daniel Lyons' Notes

2024-08-18 Sermon Notes

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Psalm 104:15

wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.

Points

  • God gives us abundantly, far more than we deserve.
    • Perhaps you think that you do not have enough. Do you not realize that we have so much in this country. We have full pantries.
    • This verse is not just to encourage poor people, but for all people to realize that our God meets all our daily needs.
  • The more God gives us, the more we should take care not to squander God's rich blessings.
    • Abortion is a sin because it deprives these children from receiving God's rich blessings.
      • We must not be apathetic, nor think that the problems and atrocities have been solved.
      • God has created us in His own image. We are not animals. We must not get used to this crime.
      • Psalm 104:15 applies even to the unborn.
  • We need to remind others that Jesus Christ is the bread of life which we all need.
  • God provides for all of the needs of our physical body.
    • Food, clothing, water, air and so much more.
  • Everything comes to us from the good hand of God to meet our daily needs.
    • We ought to have humility. It is not us who provide for our needs, but God.
    • Pay attention to how little we deserve, and yet how much we receive from God.
      • We deserve death and hell for the sinners we are, and yet God gives us such grace.
      • We ought to praise and thank the LORD for each and every blessing.
      • Every breath you take is a gift from God. Every heart pump.
        • If you live 70 years, your heart pumps about 2.5 billion times.
      • 1 Corinthians 10:31 : Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
    • The world tells us to fight for what we deserve,
      • But the truth is we do not deserve more.
      • This path does not lead to happiness, for you will always want more, feel entitled to more, and feel disappointed with what you have.
  • This text is not a list of demands for us to place upon God. It is all for the glory and praise of God.
    • These blessings are not for just our benefit, but for His glory and praise.
    • We should bow before God's providence, in humility.
    • Riches tempt us to become proud like Pharaoh, who denied God.
      • It is so easy for us to covet what others have.
      • Riches cause us to desire materials and luxury, but these things do not satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts.
    • We should trust in Him to provide.
  • This text shows that God not only provides for us, but he knows precisely how much we need, how and when we need it.
    • When God asks us "Have you lacked anything?" we can answer only "Nothing LORD. You have given me everything I need and more."
  • We should acknowledge God and thank Him for all the gifts that He gives.
    • The ability to walk and talk and think, these all come from the LORD.
    • God does not owe you any of these things.
    • ⭐ Thank the LORD, every meal, every day and every moment.
  • It is one thing to receive things from God, it is another thing to receive God's blessings.
    • God's blessing is not with the gifts that He gives.
    • We want God's blessings with all that He gives.
      • We don't just need God to give us good things, we need His blessings upon what He gives us.
    • Sometimes God gives curses:
      • Proverbs 3:33: God's curse is in the house of the wicked.
      • Psalm 127:1 unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain
      • Luke 16:25 : The rich man received his good things in his life time, and received his just punishment after his death.
  • We must withdraw our trust in all creatures, and trust in God alone:
    • by our own nature we trust ourselves and we trust others.
      • But we are weak and cannot provide for all our needs.
      • It is God who provides, not us.
    • transfer your trust from man to God.
      • that is when we really honor God.

Application

    1. Our text is a powerful cure for anxiety.
    • Most of the time anxiety is inseparable from unbelief.
      • We become anxious because we do not feel in control, and we have forgotten that God is always in control.
      • We should find comfort in our text and reduces and eliminates our anxieties.
    1. This text is a good cure for our complaining.
    • Complaining is another sign of unbelief, because it is an expression that we are dissatisfied for what God has given us.
    • Philippians 2:14-16 do all things without complaining
    • No believer has any reason to complain
    1. this text is a cure for envy
    • Envy is thinking that someone has what you should have
    • You are not entitled to anything you have.
    • It is God's right to do whatever He wants with all that He has made.
    • Be satisfied with what the LORD has given you.
    1. this text teaches us to transfer all our trust to God
    • Pray "LORD help me to day to rest in your provision for all my needs."
    • the very bread on my table, even if it is just a crumb reminds me that Jesus is the bread of life.
    • He will not leave us nor forsake us.
    • God is not a state welfare office, He is our Heavenly Father who hears us and provides for us.
    • Psalm 34:8-10: taste and see that the LORD is God. Blessed is the man who trusts in HIm.

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