1) We must pray to God for protection in the midst of danger—7:1-2 2) We must be open to the possibility that we are genuinely guilty—7:3-5 3) We must pray to God to demonstrate His holy justice—7:6-8a 4) FOCUS: We must cast ourselves before the perfect Judge—7:8b-10 5) We must recognize and bow before the awesome justice of God—7:11-13 6) We must be grateful to escape the just judgment of God—7:14-16 7) We must praise the supreme God for protecting us—7:17 8) Things we need to remember (think, feel, do): a) God knows everything. (cf. Heb. 4:13) b) If God does not rescue us, no one will. c) The judgment of sin, though currently appearing to operate unevenly, is operating inescapably. Sin has a way of bringing its own punishment if we wait long enough. d) Someone has said: "It is better to maintain integrity and continue to suffer injustice, than to sell out to evil and form ranks with the unrighteous." e) Ralph Davis ends his commentary on Ps. 7 with these helpful words: Trouble always leads to more psalms! Trouble drives us to God so that we can place it before him; then when he delivers from trouble we go back to him with praise. Whether in tears or in triumph, we never get away from worship, from having to deal with God.
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By God's amazing grace alone, Phil was drawn to salvation in Jesus Christ as a college freshman. He began his pastoral ministry as an assistant pastor (working specifically with youth and music) in 1983 while in seminary. He became the senior pastor here at Calvary in December...
