BIG IDEA:
SINCE OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED, WE SEEK PERSPECTIVE FROM THE GOD OF ETERNITY
INTRODUCTION:
Written by Moses = “the man of God”: certainly he had a unique perspective to offer on life;
had seen and experienced much; yet his life too was finite and full of disappointment;
he struggled with unfulfilled dreams of wanting to enter into the promised land;
spent his last 40 years wandering in the wilderness
What constitutes the “Wilderness Experience” in your life?
I. (:1-2) OUR POINT OF REFERENCE MUST ALWAYS BE THE GOD OF ETERNITY
A. The God of Eternity is the God who Offers Himself as Our Home
B. The God of Eternity is the God of Creation
C. The God of Eternity is the God who is Sovereign over History
II. (:3-6) WE NEED GOD’S PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE OF OUR FINITENESS
A. God is Sovereign in dictating our Lifespan
B. God’s Perspective on Time is Vastly Different than Ours
C. Man is Limited by the Cycle of Finiteness
III. (:7-12) WE NEED GOD’S PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE OF OUR SINFULNESS
A. Our Sin is the Cause of God’s Anger
B. Our Days are Numbered
C. Our Opportunities are Limited
Key = having God’s perspective = “a heart of wisdom”
IV. (:13-17) WE NEED GOD’S PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE JOY AND FULFILLMENT
A. (:13-15) God’s Perspective Includes the Joy of Future Restoration to Blessing
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sing for joy
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be glad all our days
B. (:16-17) God’s Perspective Includes the Fulfillment of Faithfulness to our Calling
“confirm the work of our hands”