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11 illustrations for sermon preparation
To apprehend God's loving-kindness means to duly perceive it, believe it with persuasion, esteem it above all treasures, and consider it with serious remembrance.
David's prayer—"Remember not the sins of my youth"—reflects a universal human experience: youthful transgressions, once dismissed thoughtlessly, return as haunting spectres in maturity.
The Psalmist's cry, "Let me not be put to shame" (Psalm 25:2), rests upon confidence that those who wait upon Jehovah will not be abandoned.
Matthew Arnold observed that "conduct is three-fourths of human life," and the Church's proper aim has always been to regulate and improve moral behavior.
Heathen moralists offered counsel but omitted humility; the word itself, before Christianity, signified baseness and shame.
We require this petition when surrounded by gloom, when tempted, and when our path grows rough.
First, consider the importance of public worship as it respects God Himself.
David seeks preservation through integrity (*tam*—completeness, wholeness) and uprightness (*yashar*—straightness, moral rectitude), yet anchors his confidence in Yahweh alone.
The fear of God operates as a restraining influence upon the heart.
This is no contradiction but the permanent rhythm of godliness itself.
The pattern repeats throughout Scripture: Saul bribed assassins to hunt David (1 Samuel 22:6–19); the Jewish leaders later bribed Judas to betray the Son of David into their hands.
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