The Ups and Downs of Life

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 24 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Psalm 130. Are you on the roller coaster of life? When we are "down" it is easy to forget that God is still the same as when we were "up." God gives us four things you can do when you are low. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	We all would like to think that we know where we are going and how to get there.
0:13.0	But at every stage in life, we need divine direction. God has promised to guide us if we simply follow.
0:20.0	The fifth and final section of Psalms are referred to as Deuteronomy Psalms because they remind
0:25.6	us to keep returning to the truth of God's Word.
0:29.6	Join us as we study them with Scott Pauli today. Every life has its ups and downs.
0:48.2	Frankly, there are times in life that you feel like you're on a roller coaster
0:52.0	because there is this great moment of victory
0:56.2	and blessing and joy and then immediately it seems to be followed by conflict and trouble.
1:02.6	In fact, even in the Psalms that we're studying through now, you see that ebb and flow.
1:06.9	For example, in Psalm 126, there is great victory.
1:14.6	Cyrus, King of Persia, has said to the children of Israel, go back home. And they're rejoicing, they're seeing their way back to Jerusalem.
1:19.6	Psalm 127 and 128, they've returned.
1:22.6	They're rebuilding.
1:24.6	God is blessing.
1:25.6	The Lord is prospering them, and families are growing. Then you come to Psalm
1:30.7	129, the Psalm that we most recently studied together. And the context of Psalm 129 is opposition,
1:38.0	warfare. It's a reference to the opposition they faced once they returned. You see, just
1:43.1	getting back to Jerusalem, that didn't mean the battle was over.
1:46.9	No, the Samaritans were going to oppose them, and there would be people that mocked them.
1:51.3	There are always ups and downs in life.
1:54.4	Now, that sets the stage for today's Psalm.
1:56.9	It's Psalm 130, and it begins this way, out of the depths, have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
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