Psalm 16

Trust.  Confidence.  Central themes of God's Kingdom, and yet, they are things that don't always come easy to us. In this respect, life has not changed much from the time this psalm was composed and today.  In the midst of that reality and the tension we sometimes live in between things that make us uneasy and trust in God, we have this Psalm - the theme of which is confidence and trust.  Take a few moments to reflect on what David shares with us in this psalm. Notice the key words, ideas, concepts that surface for you as you do:

• Refuge.

• Belonging.

• The significance of the community of fellow believers that we share the journey with.

• The futility of seeking  meaning in (and the suffering that comes from) other things or places than God.

• The realization that God is what this is about.

• Knowing that God has me in a good place, even when it is challenging. 

• The way God instructs me when I am willing to listen 

• The significance and confidence that comes from staying focused on Jesus.

• The assurance that we are a part of something eternal.

As you read through the Psalm, and reflect on those words / ideas / concepts, which ones seem to draw your attention the most, or seem to be speaking to you?  Do you have a sense as to why you are drawn to what you are?  What might you need to be noticing about that?  Imagine what it would be like to put what you are reading, noticing, being inspired by here to music and sing it!  (These are lyrics to a song, not just prose for a page).  

This is the Psalm Pastor Jon invites us to reflect upon this morning.  If you would like to listen to the sermon again, or perhaps for the first time, you can access our sermon library here.  Or, if you would like to watch the livestream version, you can do that here.