Pressure Points – Sit in Victory – Psalm 21

Pressure Points

Psalm 21 – Sit in Victory
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Dwayne Walton

Introduction

Pressure points are located all over our bodies. There are hundreds of them, and each time pressure is applied to a pressure point, it pinches nerves or disrupts a normal operation of the body. When a nerve is pinched against a bone or muscle, it shoots an electrical signal of pain to the brain. Pain is the reaction from the pressure to warn people that damage may occur if the pressure is not removed. The authors of the Psalms had the same goal when writing. They wanted those who read the warnings to feel the pressure, to understand the limits, and to show us how to release and remove from our lives the negative things that cause pain. Pressure Points applied in the Psalms mold us to become better when we heed the warnings.

August 2 – Psalm 20 – Find Victory

August 9 – Psalm 21 – Sit in Victory

August 16 – Psalm 22 – Remember the Victory

August 23 – Psalm 23 – Defined by Victory

August 30 – Psalm 24 – Confident Victory

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Sit in Victory

Psalm 21:1-13

1. Sit in the victory of your .

⁴ But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, ⁵ that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) ⁶ For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-6

¹ Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. ² Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. ³ For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3

Notes:

2. Sit in the victory of your .

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16 / Romans 8:15-17

“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!” Matthew 11:11

Notes:

3. Sit in the victory of Christ’s work.

¹³ You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. ¹⁴ He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Colossians 2:13-15

No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. Romans 8:37 / Hebrews 10:11-14

Notes:

Challenge:

How are you sitting in the victory Christ has already won for you?

It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Isaiah 59:2a

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

Growth Challenge:

This week embrace and live fully from the place Christ has seated you.

Read Psalm 22 in preparation for next week’s message.

All Bible verses are from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.