Patience and courage

Psalm 27 v 13-14
Introduction
Bear in cave “Spurgeon said, “The Christian life is no child’s play. All who have gone on pilgrimage to the celestial city have found a tough road, sloughs of despondency and hills of difficulty, giants to fight and tempters to shun”
I Typical trials
A. We are not sure at what time in David’s life this psalm was written
1. Clearly it refers to trials or was written during time of trial
2. David went through many- this may be a typical one
3. This may be recoded in 1 Samuel 21 v 1-10 or 1 Samuel 22 v 6-23
B. What were some of the things typical of David’s trials?
1. Danger- Saul wanted to kill him
2. Distress- anguish over the death of the priests
3. Discomfort- his whole personal life was torn up
4. Despair- He had little idea of the future
II. Timeless teaching
A. The encouragement of Expectation (v13)
1. He yet expected to see the goodness of the Lord
2. He expected to see it in the “land of the living” refers to this life here on earth
B. The power of patience- “wait on the Lord” – The hardest thing to do is nothing “ sometimes the servant will have to wait in absolute inaction and this is not always to the taste of energetic minds”
1. Look to him as your source- nothing comes other than from him
2. Stand before him in submission
3. Be patient for his timing- this is at the heart of so much!
4. Stay in constant communion with him.
5. Hold on to the things you believe “Don’t doubt in the dark what God has given you in the light”
C. The character of courage, “be of good courage” (courage is a state o mind which results from a decision on the will
1. continue waiting on the Lord
2. keep on facing life
3. stay involved in service
4. Keep doing right
5. remain faithful in prayer
D. The enhancement of experience “again I say”
1. David adds his own experience here
2. No matter when this was written, he had already been through more than most of us will ever face
III. Timely truth
Things that are not promised
He will remove your trials
He will remove you from trials
He will make your life easy
The thing that is promised: He will strengthen your heart
He will keep you in the trial
He will keep you through the trial
He will be a refuge in the trial
He will use the trial
Conclusion
Emperor moth. Wait on the Lord. Stick around, be what you should be, do what you should do. As you do it, he will enable you to do it. Ultimately there will be a solution. “hands of there and leave it with the most high”