Psalm 19 (Paying Attention and Moving Deeper)

The Neighborhood Church

The question is not "Is God trying to get my attention" (he is) but "Am I paying attention and responding appropriately?" God's revealing something of his goodness in what we see and the words we hear. Psalm 19 paints this picture in two halves. In the first half we get a whisper of life in the wind, stars, and sun -- inviting our attention toward a Creator. In the second half we get a way of life in the covenant relationship of knowing this Creator as "Mine." So what about us? Will we pay attention and move deeper? NOTES -- // SCRIPTURE FOCUS -- Psalm 19 // Are the prayerbook of God’s people that covers the vast landscape of human emotion and experience. The Psalms give us permission to bring our whole selves to God, reminding us to pay attention to God and to respond appropriately. // The average American... - Uses their phone 144-200 times a day (once every 5-6 minutes) - Spends 11 hours, 6 minutes a day on digital media (phone, computer, TV, or audio) // The question is NOT "Is God trying to get my attention" (he is) BUT "Am I paying attention and responding appropriately?" // A Psalm in two halves -- CREATION (vv. 1-6), where we hear a whisper of Life and COVENANT (vv. 7-14) where we find a way of Life. // Movement from HEAVENS to TORAH to HEART -- moving from something heard to something lived and embodied. // Movement from "GOD" to "YHWH" to "MY" -- moving from someone heard to someone known and loved. // Discipleship is being with Jesus to learn from Jesus how to live like Jesus (Dallas Willard). No one can do that for you. Transformation happens when God and his way move from ideas and whispers to "Mine." // When did God become "My God"?