Community Church of Hendersonville
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are NEW every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
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We are a family striving to be relevant, connected people, radically changed by the love of Jesus, impacting our neighbors, near and far with transforming truth and dynamic compassion.
Route 66
“Inquire of the LORD”
2 Samuel 2
David’s 6th Inquiry “It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, ‘Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?’ And the LORD said to him, ‘Go up.’ David said, ‘Where shall I go up?’ And He said, ‘To Hebron’”
2 Samuel 2:1
“[God] raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.'”
Acts 13:22
God certainly knew that David would fail, but He also knew that David would try again.
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty . . . of the Lord, and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple.
Psalm 27:4 [AMP]
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Psalm 27:8
Oh Lord, you're beautiful,
Your face is all I see,
For when your eyes are on this child,
Your grace abounds to me.
-Keith Green “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful”
We choose to love Him.
“I will love you, O Lord, my strength.”
Psalm 18:1
We give God the recognition that belongs to Him.
“I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;I will tell of all Your marvelous works”.
Psalm 9:1
“O God, You are my God;Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You;My flesh longs for You”.
Psalm 63:1
How can you seek the Lord like David did?
Our desires must be subject to God’s approval.
Our desires must be subject to God’s approval.
He asked the most important question first.
You can’t say God is silent if your Bible is closed.
David spent time in His Word.
“order my steps according to your word.”
Psalm 119:133
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14
He waited to hear His voice.
Sit with God
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
-2 Samuel 7:18
“The action that put him out of action.”
-Eugene Peterson
Our desires must be subject to God’s approval.
He asked the most important question first.
David spent time in His Word
He waited to hear His voice.
We must do what God instructs us to do.
You can never know that God is all you need until God is all you have.
God of AbrahamYou're the God of covenantAnd of faithful promisesTime and time againYou have provenYou'll do just what You said.