{"id":443,"date":"2015-03-10T03:02:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T03:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/?p=443"},"modified":"2015-03-10T03:02:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T03:02:50","slug":"psalm-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/psalm-38\/","title":{"rendered":"PSALM 38"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 35 of 65 in the series Psalms<\/a><\/div>

PSALM CHAPTER 38<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

* * * MAINTAINING\u00a0HAPPINESS\u00a0* * *<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n

<\/h3>\n

When trouble comes, is it chastening ?
\nAnd, what can I do about it ?<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

1. ACCEPTING THE TRUTH THAT SOME TROUBLES ARE SENT
\nBY THE LORD.<\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 V. 1.
\nA. REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR TENDENCY TO SIN.
\nPS. 58:3, IS. 53:6
\nB. REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY GOD WOULD BRING
\nTROUBLES OUR WAY. COUPLED WITH THE WORD OF GOD,
\nIT REVEALS OUR ERRORS. 2 TIM. 3:16. (FOR CORRECTION)
\nC. FAILURE TO RECEIVE IT RESULTS IN FURTHER JUDGEMENT.
\nJEREMIAH 5:3, THE NATURAL RESULTS OF THIS FAILURE:
\nPROV. 15:10<\/p>\n

2. PLEADING FOR GRACE, NOT JUSTICE.<\/span> <\/span>
\nA. NOT IN GOD’S WRATH. EX.-DEUT. 29:23, REV. 6:17, 16:19
\nB. NOT IN HIS HEATED DISPLEASURE. PS. 2:1-5,
\nMOSES KNEW: DEUT. 9:19, EX. 4:24.
\nC. DISPLEASURE IS OPPOSITE OF PLEASING GOD.
\n>FAILURE TO BREAK FREE FROM THE WORLD. 2 TIM. 2:4
\n>FAILURE TO EXERCISE FAITH IN HIM. HEB. 11:6<\/p>\n

3. THE DEGREE OT LOVING AND GODLY CHASTENING.<\/span> <\/span>
\nA. NOT TO DEATH. PROV. 23:13
\nB. LOVINGLY APPLIED TO CHILDREN OF GOD. HEB. 12:7
\nC. TENDS TO BE WEARISOME IF WE JUST CONTINUE TO ACCEPT
\nIT WITHOUT REPENTING AND DON’T RESPOND QUICKLY
\nENOUGH. PROVERBS 3:11<\/p>\n

4. REASONS FOR GOD WITHOLDING OR REDUCING CHASTENING.<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 V. 2.
\nA. JUDGING ONE’S SELF. 1 COR. 11:31.
\nB. ENDURING CHASTENING. HEB. 12:7
\nC. GROWING IN GRACE. 2 PET. 3:18. DOES GROWING IN GRACE
\nINVOLVE KNOWING HOW TO RECEIVE IT ?<\/p>\n

5. GOD’S PURPOSE FOR CHASTENING: <\/span> <\/span>
\nA. BRING THE SINNER TO TRULY REPENT. PS. 119:67
\nB. AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS. 1 COR. 10:6, 11, 2 PET. 2:6, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 HEB. 4:11, JUDE 1:7<\/p>\n

6. CHASTENING’S STEPS TO SUCCESS. <\/span> <\/span>
\nA. THE SIN.
\nB. THE DENIAL.
\nC. THE CHASTENING.
\nD. THE PAIN. (WHAT I FEEL).
\nE. THE REALIZATIONS. (WHAT OTHERS FELT, OR FEEL).
\nF. THE SORROW. (A GODLY TYPE). 2 COR. 7:10. (NOT ENOUGH
\nTO GET THINGS RIGHT: MATT. 27:4 – JUDAS)
\nG. THE DECISION TO TURN FROM THE SIN (REPENTANCE)
\nREV. 2:5, RE. 3:19.
\nH. THE RESTORATION ACTIVITY. LUKE 19:8, LUKE 17:3.
\nI. THE PEACE, RENEWED FELLOWSHIP, & RENEWED SERVICE
\nPS. 51:12<\/p>\n

7. THE UNEXPECTED ASPECTS OF CHASTENING.<\/span> <\/span>
\nA. THEY CAN COME THROUGH ANY MEANS.
\n\u2014DAVID’S ENEMIES. 1 CHRON. 21:12,
\n\u2014THROUGH SICKNESSES, PESTILENCE, POVERTY, ETC.
\n1 COR. 11:30
\n\u2014THROUGH BLESSINGS. ISRAEL GIVEN MUCH MORE FOWL
\nTHAN THEY WANTED. NUMBERS 11:20
\n\u2014THROUGH A DELAY OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROMISED
\nBLESSINGS. EXEKIEL 20:15
\nB. THEY CAN COME AND GO WITHOUT PROFIT, IT WE LET THEM.
\nMUST STAY CLOSE TO THE LORD. MATT. 11:29
\nC. TEHY ARE EASIER TO FORGET THAN WE IMAGINE. JER. 18:15<\/p>\n

8. THE NATURAL RESPONSES TO CHASTENING.<\/span> <\/span>
\nA. REFUSE TO ACCEPT THEM. 2 TIM. 4:3
\n\u2014RUN FROM THEM ? HIDE FROM THEM ?
\nB. RESIST THEM. LIFE GETS HARDER. PROV. 21:25
\nTWO CHOICES IF RESISTING JUDGEMENT:
\n\u2014NOT SAVED. ACTS. 7:51
\n\u2014SAVED, BUT IN REBELLION. HEB. 12:15
\nC. FAINT UNDER THEM. V. 4, 17. “HALT”=LIMP. HEB. 12:5
\nTHE DUTY OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO HELP THOSE WHO
\nHAVE GONE THROUGH CHASTENING. 2 COR. 2:7
\nBE SENSITIVE TO THEIR RENEWED SENSITIVITIES.
\nHEB. 12:14. THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SENSITIVE
\nENOUGH TO HELP WITH THE GOSPEL. PHIL. 4:3
\nHELP THOSE WHO DON’T SEEM TO BE CLINGING TO
\nGRACE. HEB. 12:12-13, EZEK. 3:4 (HIS SENSITIVITY
\nMADE HIM RECOGNIZE THE HOLINESS OF GOD.)
\nD. BE BLESSED BY THEM. HEB. 12:11, PROV. 3:11. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u2014SHOULD MAKE US ASHAMED THAT WE DIDN’T LEARN THE
\nLESSON ANOTHER WAY. DEUT. 8:5. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u2014REST FROM DAYS OF ADVERSITY. PS. 94:10-13.
\n**A LOT OF CONFLICTS CAN BE AVOIDED !<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This entry is part 35 of 65 in the series Psalms<\/a><\/div>

PSALM CHAPTER 38 * * * MAINTAINING\u00a0HAPPINESS\u00a0* * * When trouble comes, is it chastening ? And, what can I do about it ? 1. ACCEPTING THE TRUTH THAT SOME TROUBLES ARE SENT BY THE LORD.\u00a0\u00a0 V. 1. A. REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR TENDENCY TO SIN. PS. 58:3, IS. 53:6 B. REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY GOD WOULD BRING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}