Today's Sermon:

"When Losing Your Grip, Loosen Your Grip"

I. David’s Situation: Storm- Vs. 3-4

II. David’s Response: Calm- Vs. 1-2

III. David’s Rationale

A. Human Hope is Empty- Vs. 9-10

B. God Alone is Our Hope- Vs. 5-7

"Posterity must be considered. I do not look so much at what is to happen to-day, for these things relate to eternity. For my part, I am quite willing to be eaten of dogs for the next fifty years; but the more distant future shall vindicate me. I have dealt honestly before the living God.”

-Charles Spurgeon

IV. David’s Call: Wholehearted Trust- Vs. 8

“If God works all things together for good for those who love him and are called to his purposes, you can relax. If he doesn’t, start worrying. If God can take any mess, any mishap, any wastage, any wreckage, any anything, and choreograph beauty and meaning from it, then you can take a day off. If he can’t, get busy. Either God’s always at work, watching the city, building the house, or you need to try harder.”-Mark Buchanan

V. David’s Lesson: God is Power & Love- Vs. 11-12

“My tears are more of joy than of grief. But most of all I joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ- in His works, His ways, His providence, in Himself. He is giving me to prove by trial “what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” I do rejoice in that will. It is acceptable to me; it is perfect; it is love in action.”-Hudson Taylor