David - Seeking God Faithfully

David – Seeking God Faithfully

Lesson 2: "A Look At A Man’s Heart" Psalms

"…but the Lord looks at the heart" I Samuel 16:7

What is the heart?

à mental center

à emotional center

à moral center

God "tries the heart", "sees the heart", "refines the heart", and "searches the heart". A person may have an "evil heart", be "godless in heart", be "perverse and deceitful in heart", and "harden his heart". But a person also can have a "clean heart" and a "new heart".

David’s View Of God

Omnipotent Creator – Psalms 19:1-6, 29:3-9, 65:9-13
Omniscient God – Psalms 139:1-6
Omnipresent Spirit – Psalms 139:7-12
God of loving concern – Psalms 8:3-9
God of personal attributes – Psalms 36:5-6

God’s View Of David

A Believing Heart – Psalms 14:1, 53:1
A Thankful Heart – Psalms 9:1-2, 86:11-12, 138:1-2
A Truthful Heart – Psalms 15:1-3
An Open Heart – Psalms 139:23-24
An Expectant Heart – Psalms 37:4-5
A Heart that remembered God’s Laws – Psalms 40:8, 19:9-11,14
A Sorrowful Heart – Psalms 51:10,17
A Humble Heart – Psalms 131:1
A Dependent Heart – Psalms 61:1-4

2 Principles

#1) David’s view of God should be our view of God

When I think of God’s how does it affect my life?

How should it affect my life?

#2) God’s view of David should be His view of us

For next week, read I Samuel 16:1-23