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Lesson Summary:

The Psalmist pours out his affliction before the LORD and is comforted in the Mighty, Faithful, and Eternal God.

Focus Passage: Psalm 102.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Prayer of the Afflicted (Psalm 102:1-11)

Principle: In our affliction we should come before God with an open and honest heart.
Application: How honest are your prayers before God? Do you truly pour out your heart before Him?
Scripture Reference

15 But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.”
16 “Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.”
I Samuel 1:15-16

II. The Hope of the Afflicted (Psalm 102:12-22)

Principle: In our affliction we can look at a Mighty and Faithful God to restore our hope.
Application: What in your life needs restoration today? Does your hope need to be renewed?
Scripture Reference

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Psalm 42:11

The Future of Jerusalem

III. The Confidence of the Afflicted (Psalm 102:23-28)

Principle: In our affliction we can put our confidence in the Everlasting God.
Application: How does your perspective need to be adjusted to focus on the eternal, immutable God?
Scripture Reference

The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Psalm 28:7