Psalm 142: How God Shows Up

Listen along as we continue to learn prayer from the Psalms.

Notes//Quotes:

Psalm 142:1-7

1 Sam 22:1

Abraham debated.
Moses protested.
Jeremiah worried.
And Elijah basically whined.

But Jonah? Jonah ran.

It's a reminder that arguing with God is not an obstacle to intimacy with God,
but a primary channel into it. - Sharen Hodde Miller

A portrait of the righteous in the Psalms tells the true story: they find their refuge in God and, as a result, receive a righteousness from him that increasingly characterizes their lives. They also anticipate the coming of the Righteous One, in whose mouth the psalmists’ words find their ultimate fulfillment. Christopher Ash

1 Sam 22:2-3

“Not only that, but all who were down on their luck came around—losers and vagrants and misfits of all sorts. David became their leader. There were about four hundred in all.” - Eugene Peterson  

2 Cor 4:6-12, 2 Cor 4:16-18