Psalm 40:1-10

1. Waiting for the Lord is a learned behavior, v. 1

“Our perspective on waiting is one of the stronger ways our society is out of stride with the biblical worldview.”

-David Mathis

“But they that wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

-Isaiah 40:31

“From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.”

-Isaiah 64:4

2. God’s deliverance is evangelistic by nature, v. 3


3. Learn from your experiences, v. 4-5


4. Sin reveals how I relate to God, v. 6-8

Three ways people relate to God:

a) sacrifices
b) offerings
c) obedience