THE END OF THE ROPE

Psalm 121

I.    ______________ TO THE LORD (Ps. 121:1-2).

      A.  TURNING TO THE LORD INVOLVES:

            1.   A heart that is _______________ of God (v. 1).

            2.   A heart that __________ to God (v. 2).

      B.  TURNING FROM THE LORD INVOLVES:

            1.   _________________

                  Consequences:

• Pride comes before a ________ (Prov. 16:18).
• Pride ____________ God (Prov. 16:4).
• Pride is number among the sins that God ____________ (Prov. 8:13).
• The proud man cannot _______________ in God's presence (Isa. 2:17).
• The proud man is ______________ by God (Jas. 4:6).

II.   ______________ IN THE LORD (Ps. 121:3-8).

      A.  GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CONTROL

            1.   Divine _____________________ (vv. 3-8).

• God ________________ his people.
• God _____________ for the needs of his people.
• God protects his people from __________.

APPLICATION

1.   Nothing can touch your life without God's ____________.

2.   God's Providential control extinguishes our __________.

3.   God's Providential control builds our ______________.

4.   When we believe the promises of God, he is greatly ____________________.

TRUTH POINT: When you are at the end of your rope, __________ to the LORD and _________ in the LORD.