Ascend: Psalms of Ascent (Ps. 126)

ASCEND – Psalms of Ascent (Ps. 126)

Observations:

1. In we have been .

Psalm 126:1-2 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Our mouths were filled with laughter then, and our tongues with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

2. Though we have been restored, everything is NOT .

Psalm 126:4    Restore our fortunes, Lord…

3. A better, , restoration is coming when will be made right.

Psalm 126:4 (contd.)   Restore our fortunes, Lord, like watercourses in the Negev.

4. For now, we must , sow in tears as we trust God for a future .

Psalm 126: 6 Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.

1 Cor. 3:6-8     I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Application:

1. Be to God.
2. in the Lord.
3. we have a long way to go.
4. Pray, , & wait for the Lord.