Stopping for Directions
Psalms 25:1-22
1. Setting
• acrostic lament psalm with repeated themes
(shame/affliction/forgiveness/instruction)
• The LORD portrayed as teacher of the afflicted and guide for the erring
2. Specification of Requests to the LORD 1-7
• deliverance from enemies, divine instruction and dismissal of sin
3. Reflection on the LORD’S Reputation 8-11
• director of directions
• personal testimony of the LORD and His pattern of steadfast love
• personal testimony of the LORD and His pattern of steadfast love
4. Expectation of the LORD’S Revelation 12-14
• emphatic nature of source and intimacy of communication
• the matter of alignment
• the matter of alignment
5. Desperation for the LORD’S Release 15-21
• crescendo of vulnerability and experience of solitude
• a heart enlarged by magnified troubles (Lev. 16:21-22)
• a heart enlarged by magnified troubles (Lev. 16:21-22)
6. Anticipation of LORD’S Redemption 22
• stress on the person of the redeemer
• connection to NT and Christ: Rev. 21:27
• connection to NT and Christ: Rev. 21:27
7. So What?
• Because of who the LORD is and who you are, delight in Him and depend on His directions.
• Pursue formation more than information.
• Trust the LORD’S capacity to manage the map of your life.
• “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” (F. Crosby)
• Pursue formation more than information.
• Trust the LORD’S capacity to manage the map of your life.
• “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” (F. Crosby)