A Heartbeat After God's Own Heart

  • Pastor Rick Millikin
  • Jul 1, 2007

A HEARTBEAT AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
Listening to the Heartbeat of Man
July 1, 2007
Psalms 25: 4-5
Pastor Rick Millikin

How much has the U.S. changed in 100 years?

In 1907...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

A three-minute call from Denver to New York City
Cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The average wage in the U.S. Was 22 Cents per hour.

The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year .

A veterinarian $1,500 per year,
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist made $2,500 per year,
And a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all U.S. Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from Entering into their country for any reason.

 

Five leading causes of death in the U.S. Were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and
Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles and ice tea
Hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores.

 


"Show me the right path O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you." (Ps. 25: 4-5 NLT)

 

1. The Psalmist's REQUEST of God.

The Book of Psalms best connects our heart to the heart of God. We know that David (the composer of the majority of the Psalms - and most of the others were clearly written during the David-Solomon era) was characterized as "a man after God's own heart." Despite his major failings, he had a passion for intimacy with God and a zeal to pursue after God with his whole heart. He had a supreme love for God's Word with the longing to obey His commandments. He also had the heart of a shepherd and the creative gifts (both in terms of his musical ability and his poetic genius) to achieve this masterpiece of expression.

• The size of your petition denotes your Faith in God.


"Show me the right path O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me,.." (vs. 4-5a)

2. The Psalmist's RELATIONSHIP with God.


Because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. (2 Tim. 12b, NLT)

• The substance of your petition denotes your FELLOWSHIP with God.


"...For you are the God of my salvation...) (vs. 5b)


3. The Psalmist's RESPONSIBILITY to God.


"...on you I wait all day..." (vs. 5c)

• Waiting on God is one of the greatest responsibilities of a Christian.

• Too often we find ourselves jumping from one thing to the next, never giving God the chance to show us the right path.


• This develops a dependence on God within us.

• Dependence will lead to a life of Devotedness to God.

 

Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, whatever emotions your heart may be feeling, whatever struggles you may be going through, you will find a place in the Psalms that resonates and draws you closer to the Lord.