The Love of a Great God for Little People

September 20, 1992 PM

Psalm 138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly...

There are four phrases which stand out to me in this brief Psalm.

I would like to begin with the third phrase, "Though the Lord be high, yet hath He respect unto the lowly" (6) for it is the wonderful heart of this truth.

I. A GREAT GOD WHO LOVES LITTLE PEOPLE

  1. Our God IS great beyond our comprehension: the greatest minds of the world cannot penetrate His mysteries [Stephen Hawking— the laws of physics stop at the edge of a "black hole." He speaks of probing into the mysteries— to know the mind of God... if there is a Creator!]

    There IS a Creator! He is big enough to fill the Universe. But He is condescending enough to dwell in the heart of a junior boy or girl who sings, "Come into me heart, Lord Jesus!"

  2. When we are self-sufficient or self-important, we don't need God, and God does not come to "a summons." But those who love Him, and who let Him know their needs have God's attention!

    God hears the prayer of the lowly in heart!

  3. Even trouble cannot separate this great God from His people (7) "Though I walk in the midst of trouble thou wilt revive me!"
  4. AND NOTHING CAN ULTIMATELY FRUSTRATE GOD'S LOVE! "The Lord will PERFECT! Complete! THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME!" (8)

II. A GREAT GOD WHO ANSWERS PRAYER

  1. Our God usually does not do for His people what they do not request! We need to cultivate the habit of talking EVERYTHING over with God in prayer! "Ye have not because ye ask not." When our hearts are centered, then we can have freedom in prayer. John 15:7
  2. We have all been taught that we need to pray. But we never have been quite sure WHY! But prayer is how we (1) get acquainted with God, and it is also how we (2) connect to His great reserves and reservoirs and resources of grace. "When I cried, YOU heard and answered!" said the Psalmist. When we pray, God listens!

III. WHOLE-HEARTED PRAISE

David put the "key" to assurance first: it is the will to praise God with an undivided heart!

I quoted the great Henry Drummond last Sunday, when he once told a class of theology scholars,

"Don't touch Christianity unless you are willing to seek the Kingdom of Heaven first. I promise you a miserable existence if you seek it second."

I said that the only thing wrong about that statement would be IF we limit it to preachers and missionaries or "special Christians!" When we praise God with ALL our hearts, this great God Himself stoops to where we are!

Conclusion

God is great! He is concerned with the nations, and the planets and stars. But God is so great that He is deeply concerned with your decisions, and your needs!

When I was starting out as a Christian I prayed for miracles, and I believe they came. Is God different today? Can He still change hearts, and mend relationships, and bless lives?

Of course He can!

But we need to tell Him our concern, to "cry out to Him!"

And we need to pray with an undivided heart!

We cannot praise and pray over top of known sin in our lives. We need to confess our sin. If there are things that are wrong in your life, then even though God wants your very best, He cannot break through and give it to you because you have a divided heart!

And we cannot fulfill God's will for our lives (or see HIM fulfill it!) over the top of willful holding back in the stewardship of our lives! God does not want our gifts and talents as much as GOD WANTS US! HE WANTS OUR UNDIVIDED LOYALTY! HE WANTS OUR LOVE!

CAN HE HAVE YOURS?

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