#876 – A Godly Audacity (Psalm 102:2)

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David Platt

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🗓️ 2 January 2020

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Summary

God has promised that He is with His people, even in the middle of our distress. May we call out to God boldly, knowing that He is for our good and His glory.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.
0:03.4	net.
0:04.4	Psalm chapter 102 verse 2.
0:09.2	Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Incline your ear to me in the day of my distress.
0:13.2	Incline your ear to me, answer me speedily in the day when I call.
0:19.5	What a verse, like what a pleading before God.
0:24.0	Both of these sentences in Psalm 102 to end with exclamation points.
0:32.0	Like, don't hide your face from me in the day of my
0:34.6	distress exclamation point. Incline your ear to me, answer me speedily in the day
0:39.6	when I call exclamation point. The whole picture here is in the original language of the Old Testament,
0:44.6	like this is a pleading, a longing, a desiring, almost in a humble sense, a demanding God I need you I need you not to hide your face
0:56.9	from me like I'm going through hard times and I need you near me when I'm walking through this challenge I need you on call like this is a pretty bold way to speak to God isn't it like to say to God I need you to answer me speedily when I call.
1:17.0	Like doesn't that feel a bit bold before God?
1:20.0	Like I need you to answer me fast whenever I call upon you.
1:24.0	Like, what kind of audacity?
1:27.0	Praise like this to God?
1:29.0	I think it's a godly audacity. The picture we see here in Psalm chapter 102 is
1:37.3	pleasing to God in the same way that I think about, so I think about my kids,
1:44.0	if they are going through a hard time
1:48.0	and they're saying,
1:49.5	Dad, I need your help in this.
1:52.0	Like, am I dishonored by that?
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