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THE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US
2025 Year-End Message
THE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US
Psalm 126:1-6
Key Verse: 126:4
- Psalm 126 is part of the Songs of Ascents. How might this psalm function as a song for pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem? What does it mean that “the Lord restored the fortune of Zion” (1a)? Why do you think the psalmist compares this experience to a dream (1b)? How can remembering God’s past work strengthen faith today?
- What emotions or actions are described in these verses (2-3)? What does it mean that the nations recognize what the Lord has done for Israel (2)? Why is it significant that Israel repeats what the nations say and makes it their own confession (3)? When you think about your own life, what ‘great things’ has the Lord done for you?
- What does the phrase “restore our fortunes” suggest about the situation of Israel (4a)? What are “streams in the Negev,” and why would this image be powerful (4b)? How does this verse show the tension between remembering past restoration and longing for present renewal?
- What does it mean “to sow with tears” and “to go out weeping” (5a, 6a)? What promises are given to them (5b, 6b)? How do these verses reflect faith in God’s timing rather than immediate results? What does “sowing with tears” look like in our lives today?