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Why do people win the lottery?Sinful activity of gamblingDamages families & societyHear of $100 million winnersSecretly say, “I wish it was me.”
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Our view of the world can be distorted & cause us to doubt
See good fortune of the ungodlyJealous of what they haveFaith shakenNeed God’s counsel
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Declares the goodness of God, 1Foundation of the PsalmGod is good, Mt. 19:17No fault in HimNot to blame for inequitiesDoes not neglect His peopleDoes not lack power
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Declares the goodness of God, 1Good to the pure in heart, Heb. 13:5, 6Regardless of appearancesRegardless of troubles & sorrowsHe is on their side
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Had almost fallen, 2 & 3Faith waivered, Mt. 14:28-30Almost a skepticCan lose our faith & fallWill deal with struggles, 1 Pt. 5:8
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Had almost fallen, 2 & 3Envied the wicked, cf. Mt. 6:19-21Looked at here & now, cf. Col. 3:1, 2Ignored futureSaw outward pleasureBlind to inward painEarthly prosperity above God’s favorPhysical above moral
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Wicked seemingly have few problems, 4 & 5Death little troubleSuicideIdolized & glamorized after death
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Wicked seemingly have few problems, 4 & 5Death little troubleLife is easier & carefreeAfford home; 2 or 3Good careerEnjoy vacations; exotic & expensive
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Wicked seemingly have few problems, 4 & 5Death little troubleLife is easier & carefreeHave nothing in the hereafter…
…Let them have it all nowIf earthly goods are of great value,
God would give themin large measure to His children
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Wicked filled with pride & violence, 6It elevates themIt brings them goodIt pleases them
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Wicked have abundant things, 7Eyes bulge outVoracious appetiteOpulent lifestyle
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Wicked are confident in their iniquity, 8 & 9Scoff at the truthRelish oppressionSpeech unrestrained
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Saints pour out their sorrows, 10Cup full of sufferingLay them out before God, 1 Pt. 5:7
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Saints wonder if God even knowsabout the inequities of this world, 11 & 12
How can He know…& allow it to continue?Does He really know everything?Look at the wicked!
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Righteous seem to be punished, 13 & 14Trying to be righteous is an apparent waste, Gal. 6:9Constant trouble in life
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Kept struggles to himself, 15Would undermine others if spokenSome foolishly express their doubts
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Painful to wrestle with these issues, 16Trying to understandTorn up on the inside
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Answered when he turned to God, 17God has the answersQuite meditation in “God’s house”Make sense of the world
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Our view of the world can be distorted & cause us to doubt
See good fortune of the ungodlyJealous of what they haveFaith shakenNeed God’s counsel