1. Even from the moment of the Fall, God has never left us without His gracious promise of redemption. God moves first to cover us.
  2. The Lord told Moses to give a blessing on the people of Israel.
  3. We might think of the poetry of the Psalms as a dance between creation and redemption.
  4. What if God doesn’t hear me? The doubts and fears that lurk beneath our faith can rise up and speak to us in our worst times of struggle. Colin Heinrich sings “When Hope Disappears".
  5. Psalm 60 is a lament that begins with a harsh and bitter accusation, namely that God has rejected us. David complains about rejection, loss, national tragedy and
  6. From the 4 corners of the cross, Christ’s gift of redemption spreads throughout the earth, throughout the generations, and is perpetually praised in the celestial realm.
  7. The needy are not forgotten by God. He hears the cry of the afflicted.
  8. When surrounded by evil, it’s easy to think our doom is sure. How we can defend ourselves, how can we judge the wicked, especially when they seem so much smarter,stronger and more confident than us?
  9. Part of the journey involves seasons of affliction, and during those times it is easy to feel separated from God, even rejected by our God
  10. This Psalm was written when David had to fake insanity to escape danger as he was on the run from King Saul.