I'm not always joyful in my surroundings. I'm joyful in my hope of eternity with God.
Romans 12:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
If you put your hope in anything that can be lost, it is a mistake.
If you put your heart in the hands of a Holy God, you can be confident in Him.
There are two many wonderful blessings in God's Book that He has promised us. One of those promises is pain.
John 16:33B Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
33 (Jesus speaking) You will have suffering in this world.
Grieving is a gift from God. It is a transition period, so you won't get stuck in your pain. Jesus suffered too.
Isaiah 53:3 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
3 He (Jesus) was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
He was like someone people turned away from;
he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
If you are mad at God, tell Him. We must walk with God in the tragedy. You must know someone before you trust.
To know Him, you must be talking with Him before the pain.
If you want God to do a public miracle, you need to have a private prayer life.
Joshua 6:1-2 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 Now Jericho was strongly fortified because of the Israelites—no one leaving or entering.
2 The Lord said to Joshua, “Look, I have handed Jericho, its king, and its best soldiers over to you.
God gave Joshua the city before it actually happened.
God commanded Joshua to "Look" as if it could already be seen.
Declared God's promise not the problem.
I'm not talking about being weird.
Don't stay in the problem stage.
In Psalm, David started with the problem and transitioned to the promise.
The Bible is filled with the promises of God.
Crack it open and read it. Go to Biblegateway.com for the promises that you need.
Isaiah 40:30-31 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
30 Youths may become faint and weary,
and young men stumble and fall,
31 but those who trust in the Lord
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not become weary,
they will walk and not faint.
and young men stumble and fall,
31 but those who trust in the Lord
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not become weary,
they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 43:1-2 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)43
Now this is what the Lord says—
the one who created you, Jacob,
and the one who formed you, Israel—
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name; you are mine.
2 I will be with you
when you pass through the waters,
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire,
and the flame will not burn you.
the one who created you, Jacob,
and the one who formed you, Israel—
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name; you are mine.
2 I will be with you
when you pass through the waters,
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire,
and the flame will not burn you.
Declare the promises of God like you mean it. The enemy knows the Bible better than you.
Worship has to happen before the battle. Use your voice of victory.
Joshua told the people to be quiet as they walked around Jericho's wall. (Joshua 6)
Sometimes someone will talk you out of what God is trying to talk you into.
Joshua blew the trumpet on the first day of the walk.
God had told Him to do it on the seventh day.
He did it to overcome the fears within his warriors.
Sometimes you have to replace the sound of worry with worship.
Your problem does not have to go away for the promise within you to get bigger.
You've got to hear what God is saying.
You've got to see what God is seeing.
You've got to worship God for His promise of deliverance beforehand.
God's promises are not determined by surroundings.
Worship is being less self aware, and more God aware.
Whether our situation is good or bad. It will not influence our decision to worship Him.
I may still go into the fire, but I lose by bounds because they are burned off in the furnace.
Worship is remembering who God is and what He has done, so I can now know who I am.
It's not about what I've done, but who He is.
If you are far from God, will you call out to Him.
Lord Jesus, forgive me for my sins. You are the only one who can.
Father thank you for sending Jesus for me.
Jesus, I put my faith in You.
Be my Lord and Savior.
Notes from Jeremy Foster, Hope City Church
https://hopecity.com/sermons/frequency-part-3/
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