Lead Me to the Rock
Psalm 61
Psalm 61:2 (ESV)
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I
1. Standing on yourself doesn’t work
Psalm 61:2 (ESV)
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I
Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
2. To get to the rock you have to be led
1st By the Spirit
Romans 8:13-15 (NIV)
13 “For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.””
2nd By the Word
3rd Get Around Faith-filled People
3. Standing on the Rock is a place of victory!
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Romans 8:37 (TLB)
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ who loved us enough to die for us.
1 John 1:4 (KJV)
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
Psalm 34:3 (KJV)
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
