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Who Do You Put Your Trust In?

 

Text:

Psalm 56:3-4 (ESV)

3  When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

4  In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

Observation:

Do you trust in man? Let’s see what flesh can do.

Isaiah 2:22 (ESV)

22  Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?

Isaiah 40:6-8 (ESV)

6  A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.

7  The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass.

8  The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

Do you trust in God? Let’s see what God can do.

2 Chronicles 32:8 (ESV)

8  With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Prayer:

Father God, Sovereign Lord, my dear Father. Lord, I exalt Your name above every name on earth, and in heaven. Father God, there is none like you, no not one.

Father, I am so grateful for the privilege to know that You are my redeemer, and that I am loved by You. Father, I pray that all who believe in You will have the desire, and the strength; that You provide, to stay near to You. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray. And all who agree say, Amen.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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Do You Know the Key to Abundant Living?

 

Text:

Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Observation:

The one word focus for today is the word live or referred to in our text passage as walk.

Living in the world is not easy and it is not for cowards. As I was thinking of this topic this song popped into my head.

“O soul, are you weary and troubled?

No light in the darkness you see?

There’s light for a look at the Savior,

And life more abundant and free”.

Yes, life is hard, but God is so good to His people; no one ever cared for you and me like Jesus.

The key to living for Jesus is to live in Him; to walk with Him each day of your life. Here are two words to think about, and to remember to make them a vital part of your life and your daily walk. The words are trust and thankfulness.

Proverbs 3:5 (ESV)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV)
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Yes, troubles will come, but you don’t have to allow them to dominate your whole life. The prescription for worry is faith in the Lord. Here is the way to rise above your circumstances, trouble and worry.

Hebrews 12:2 (AMP)
2 Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Here is the chorus to the hymn that I am singing in my heart:

“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,  In the light of His glory and grace”.

Prayer:

Father God, I pray that You would stir up in the lives of Your people a burning desire to live in Christ; to daily practice the disciplines of trust and thankfulness, and to constantly look up to Jesus.

Dear God, please give us the grace that we need to trust You more, and above all to be thankful for Your presence and power in our lives. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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How to Survive the Storms Of Life

Text:
Mark 4:35-41 (ESV)
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Observation:
In today’s text we read of an account where the disciples found themselves in the midst of a terrible storm. Notice they were doing the right thing, and that they were following the right person. In life storms will come; that is just the way life is in this world.

Mark 4:37 (HCSB)
37 A fierce windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.

The key to overcoming the storms of life is to have faith in God. When you are doing the will of God, and following the ways of God don’t let the storms of life get you off track. Jesus knows what life looks like on the other side of the storm. This is what he said to his disciples before getting in the boat.

Mark 4:35 (HCSB)
35 On that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side [of the sea].”

No matter what storms you face in life; Jesus will see you through it safely to the other side. As for me and my house, we will trust in the Lord. I am safe in the presence of God, and kept by the power of God. In God alone we can find peace, safety, and security. Jesus is a rock for the weary to stand upon, and a shelter in the time of the storms of life. Jesus never fails.

Mark 4:40 (HCSB)
40 Then He said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you still have no faith?”

Prayer:
Father, I am so thankful that you are a God who goes the distance with your people. Father, I am so glad that I can trust in you to get me safely to the other side of the storms of life. What a God! I believe Jesus, Amen.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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