They looked unto him

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. (Psalm 34:5) *This service was taken in the Lounge of the Tunbridge Wells Pilgrim Home, Milward house, with some 10 residents present.* **Sermon summary:** The sermon centers on Psalm 34:5, emphasizing the transformative power of turning to the Lord in faith during times of fear and affliction. Drawing from David's flight to and from Gath, Daniel's prayer in the lion's den, Jonah's cry from the whale's belly, Jehoshaphat's desperate plea, and the Shunammite woman's faith, it illustrates how God's people throughout history have looked to Him in desperation and been delivered. The preacher underscores that this act of faith—looking to the Lord, not to self or circumstances—is the essence of true worship. Rooted in the prophetic witness of Scripture and the person of Christ, the message calls believers to a continual posture of dependence, prayer, and trust, assuring that in Christ, even in the darkest trials, deliverance and peace are certain.