Make known His Deeds Psalm 105 Make known

Make known His Deeds Psalm 105

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Give thanks to the Lord – always 1 Thess. 5: 18, Phil. 4: 6 • Call upon His name – always (Turning to Him) Rom. 10: 13, 1 Cor. 1: 2 Acts 22: 16

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Make known His deeds – declare them to other! • Do we want to tell others about God? - The Samaritan woman – John 4: 2830 - The blind man – John 9 - The lame man – Acts 3: 8 • Acts 8: 4

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Make known His deeds • It begins with our families! Deut. 4: 9 -10, 6: 6 -9, 11: 18 -21, Exodus 12: 26 -28, etc.

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Sign psalms to Him – also teaching – Eph. 5: 19, Col. 3: 16 • Talk of all His wondrous works – not just preaching, but talking about Him. How often do our conversations involve God?

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Glory in His holy name – speaking with hope and rejoicing • First, do it yourself – consider His goodness and grace (cf. Rom. 6: 1 -12) • Second, do it before others – Gal. 6: 14

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Seek the Lord – we need to be looking for Him! 1 John 4: 19, Col. 3: 1 -2, Matt. 6: 33 • Seek His strength and His face evermore

Make known His deeds (1 -6) • Remember His marvelous works! His wonders and judgments – Our trust in Him is not without foundation. Physically, Israel had seen the powers of God continually. • The rest of our psalm demonstrates this!

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He is the Lord our God (7) – OUR God! Personal! • Who is YOUR God? • He judges ALL the earth! There is only ONE true God! (7)

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He remembers His covenant (8) – forever. Other gods cannot do this – cf. Isa. 41: 21 -24 • Our God has proven Himself!

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (9 -12) – everlasting – Genesis 12: 1 -3, 15: 4 -6, 26: 3 -5, 28: 13 -15 • Promised when few in number and they were strangers.

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He protected them until the promise (13 -15) – In Egypt – Genesis 12: 9 -20 - Gerar – Genesis 20, 26

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He protected them from corruption in the land (16 -25) – Famine – Genesis 41, 42 - Joseph sold – Gen. 37: 18 - Imprisoned – Gen. 39: 20 -23 - until the time (19) – he was set over Pharaoh's house (20 -22) – Gen. 41: 40 -41

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He protected them from corruption in the land (16 -25) – Israel came into Egypt and increased – Genesis 46: 26 -27 – from 70 to a great multitude! - Egypt turned against Israel – Exodus

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He sent Moses (26 -41) – Moses and Aaron – Exodus 3 &4 - They perform signs – Exodus 7

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • He sent the plagues (28 -36) – Darkness – 9 th Ex. 10: 21 -29 - Water to blood – 1 st Ex. 7: 14 -25 - Frogs – 2 nd Ex. 8: 1 -15 - Flies – 4 th Ex. 8: 20 -32 - Lice – 3 rd Ex. 8: 16 -19 - Hail – 7 th Ex. 9: 18 -28 - Locust – 8 th Ex. 10: 12 -20 - Death – 10 th Ex. 12: 29 -30

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • They exited Egypt with great treasure (37 -38) - Ex. 12: 33 -36

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • Protected in the wilderness (3941) - Cloud by day, pillar of fire by night Ex. 13: 21 -22 - Quail & manna Ex. 16: 6 -16 - Water Ex. 17: 1 -7

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • Why? (42 -45) - He remembered His promise with Abraham Ex. 2: 24 - There was rejoining in their salvation - Ex. 14: 20 -21, 15: - Given the land of the Gentiles – Josh. 11: 23, 21: 44 -4

He remembers His Covenant (7 -45) • Why? (42 -45) – • So that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws! • God made it possible to obey Him! He provided everything they needed and could not do for themselves!

God’s plan for us! • We can learn from Israel of old (Rom. 15: 4) • God has made many promises to us if we will remain faithful to Him – salvation, prayer, protection, and ultimately heaven! Romans 8: 28 -38

God’s plan for us! • How do we know God can keep all that He has promised to us? Read Psalm 105!!!!

God’s plan for us! • Then…Psa. 105: 45: Praise the Lord!