What God Saw Psalm 33 13 15 God

What God Saw Psalm 33: 13 -15

God Sees Everything, Heb. 4: 13 • Compelling reason to live with the knowledge of God’s constant presence, Psa. 139: 1 -7 • Blessing that our heavenly Father is near, Matt. 7: 7 -11 • Reminds unbelievers of their need to repent of insulting God, Rom. 1: 18; 2: 1 -6 2

God Saw that His Creation was Very Good (Gen. 1: 31; Psa. 104: 24) • His wisdom and judgment is seen in everything around us, Psa. 8: 3 -9; cf. Isa. 40: 26 • Promotion of faith, Acts 14: 15 -17 (Rom. 1: 19 -21) • Provisions for mankind, Matt. 5: 45 (Psa. 107: 33 -42, 43) • Promise of something far better, 2 Pet. 3: 13 3

God Saw that the Wickedness of Man was Great in the Earth (Genesis 6: 5) • The growth of sin, Gen. 6: 1 -4 • Sin corrupts, Gen. 4: 26 (4: 16) • Sin’s temptations, Rom. 1: 24 -28; Matt. 5: 28 -29 • Morals affected by what we set our eyes on (friends, marriage, etc. ), 1 Cor. 15: 33; 2 Tim. 2: 22; 1 Pet. 3: 7 4

God Saw that the Wickedness of Man was Great in the Earth (Genesis 6: 5) • The proliferation and punishment of sin, Gen. 6: 5 -8 • Sin’s defilement of heart and life, Eph. 4: 17 -19 • God’s disgust and sorrow over sin, 6: 6 • God’s righteous judgment against sin, 6: 7; Rom. 2: 2 -3 • God’s grace saves, Gen. 6: 8 (Ezek. 18: 32) 5

God Saw their Works, that they Turned from their Evil Way (Jonah 3: 10) • Faith prompts repentance, Jonah 3: 5 -9 (Lk. 11: 32) • Saw their works, 3: 7 -8; 2 Cor. 7: 11 • Fasting and prayer: Devoted pleas to God • Sackcloth and ashes: Mourning, grief and humiliation • Turned from their sins: Ceased completely • No sin is beyond man’s ability to repent and God’s ability to forgive, 1 Tim. 1: 13 -16 6

God Saw their Works, that they Turned from their Evil Way (Jonah 3: 10) • What reaction to His warnings of judgment does God see in us? (Rom. 6: 23; Matt. 25: 46) • Hardened acknowledgement? Heb. 3: 12 • Disregarding delay? Acts 24: 25 • Defensive excuses? Hab. 2: 20 • Urgent repentance? Acts 2: 40 -41; 22: 16; Heb. 3: 13 7

Keep Your Eyes on God (Heb. 12: 1 -2) • His eyes are always on you, 1 Pet. 3: 10 -12 • Our only hope of mercy is to trust in God, whose eyes are on those who fear Him, Psa. 33: 18 -22 8