The Perfect Pick Me-upper
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This document provides a summary and analysis of Psalms 42:1-11 and 43:1-5. It discusses how the psalmist expresses feelings of spiritual dryness, loneliness, and God's seeming absence. The psalmist asks emotional and theological questions about their depression and unrest. The document suggests the only answer is to hope in God and praise Him. It analyzes the psalmist's expressions of missing God, being sorry, and vowing to follow God. The conclusion encourages thirsty readers to drink deeply of God, whose relationship provides more energy and "pick up" than any other.
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The Perfect Pick Me-upper
- 1. The Perfect Pick-Me- Upper Psalm 42:1-11, 43:1-5
- 2. Espresso … is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure.
- 3. Introduction • Psalms are EMOTIONAL, THEOLOGICAL, an d ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS. • Spiritual dryness may be the result of LONELINESS. (vv5, 6, 9, 11) • Your DRYNESS may be caused by God’s seeming silence or apparent absence. (vv3, 9, 10)
- 4. Espresso … has more caffeine per unit volume than most beverages, but the usual serving size is smaller
- 5. Thirsty Psalmist Emotional Questions • When will this be OVER? (42:2b) • Where is GOD? (42:3b, 10b) • Why has God FORGOTTEN me? (42:9a) • Why is this happening to ME? (42:9b; 43:2c) • Why has God REJECTED me? (43:2b)
- 7. Thirsty Psalmist Theological Questions • Why are you in DEPRESSION, O my soul? (42:5a, 11a; 43:5a) • and Why have you become UNSETTLED within me? (42:5b, 11b; 43:5b)
- 8. The Only Answer • HOPE in God, for I shall PRAISE Him (42:5c, 11c; 43:5c) – Waiting for God to act in accordance with His promise = HOPE – Responding to God’s promise, presence and/or His action = PRAISE – The psalmist is thirsting for a return to the praise state
- 9. Sweet Praise Expressions • O God, I MISS YOU (42:4) – Recognize your need of God, not the other way around – Feel the weight, loss of relationship with God – Pour out your soul, empty it of the junk you have swallowed
- 10. Sweet Praise Expressions • O God, I AM SORRY (42:7) – Own your own sin and God’s right to punish – Appreciate His steadfast love in discipline – Cling to the Rock, the Living God
- 11. Sweet Praise Expressions • O God, I WILL FOLLOW YOU (43:3) – Pray for deliverance, defense – Follow light and truth given to you – reEngage in forgiven worship
- 12. Conclusion You who are thirsty, come drink deeply of GOD – This relationship is fashioned often under pressure, near the boiling point – It has higher levels of “pick-up” and energizing quality than any other!
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans. Espresso often has a thicker consistency than coffee brewed by other methods, a higher concentration of suspended and dissolved solids, and crema(meaning cream, but being a reference to the foam with a creamy texture that forms as a result of the pressure). As a result of the pressurized brewing process the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of espresso are very concentrated. Espresso is the base for other drinks, such as a latte, cappuccino, macchiato, mocha, or americano. Espresso has more caffeine per unit volume than most beverages, but the usual serving size is smaller—a typical 60 mL (2 US fluid ounce) of espresso has 80 to 150 mg of caffeine, little less than the 95 to 200 mg of a standard 240 mL (8 US fluid ounces) cup of drip-brewed coffee.[1]
- Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans. Espresso often has a thicker consistency than coffee brewed by other methods, a higher concentration of suspended and dissolved solids, and crema(meaning cream, but being a reference to the foam with a creamy texture that forms as a result of the pressure). As a result of the pressurized brewing process the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of espresso are very concentrated. Espresso is the base for other drinks, such as a latte, cappuccino, macchiato, mocha, or americano. Espresso has more caffeine per unit volume than most beverages, but the usual serving size is smaller—a typical 60 mL (2 US fluid ounce) of espresso has 80 to 150 mg of caffeine, little less than the 95 to 200 mg of a standard 240 mL (8 US fluid ounces) cup of drip-brewed coffee.[1]
- 1. There is a thirsty desire to meet up, appear before, go and see God = spend time with Him again.When shall I come and appear before God? (KJV, NASB, ESV) or When can I go and meet with God? (NIV, CEV)2. There is a thirsty desire to know that God is near me = aware, able and ready to respond.That God is “apparently absent” is meant to discourage us furtherThis is enemy speech, accuser language, adversarial conversation = you are alone!!When we believe this to be fact, our thirst increases and the Enemy’s grip tightens3. There is a thirsty desire to be remembered by God = return to favor with God (see also 42:4, 6)4. There is a thirsty desire to have a security (relatiosnhip) with God = MY ROCK! (42:9a), the One in whom I take refuge (43:2a) or have strength (NIV, CEV)The “forgetting” seems out of character with God. I have in the past depended on You, and now… ? What gives?!!The oppressors seem to be winning. They seem to be driving the psalmist deeper into depression.And the question is why? Or why haven’t you shown up again? Or Why haven’t you silenced these critics?5. There is a thirsty desire for a return to acceptance (restoration of relationship)Why has God rejected? SIN? Sin separates us from God.Sin exposes us to natural consequences, bondage.
- KJV – cast down, disquietedNASB – in despair, become disturbedNIV – downcast, disturbedESV – cast down, in turmoilCEV – so sad, so upsetThis set of questions is the “refrain” repeated at the end of each section.WHY = this is not the way that it should be! There must be an answer!
- The praise state:Glad shouts and songs of praise (42:4)A multitude keeping festival (42:4)In the night His song is with me (42:8)Bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling (43:3)Go to the altar of God (43:4)Praise you with the lyre (43:4)Praise you again (“the help of his countenance” KJV“For the help of His presence” NASB“my salvation” ESV“my Savior and my God” NIV“because you help me” CEV