SURFING WITH JESUS
Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
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GOD IS ALWAYS THERE
God is always there to help, providing refuge, security, and peace. God’s power is complete and his ultimate victory is certain. He will not fail to rescue those who love him. A fellow minister shared his sermon “A very present help” that he fed his congregation with last Sunday. This led me to using Psalm 46-48 as a text at my church.
Join me with the reading of Psalm 46:
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
“Psalms 46-48 are hymns of praise, celebrating deliverance from some great foe. Psalm 46 may have been written when the Assyrian army invaded the land and surrounded Jerusalem.”
“The fear of mountains or cities suddenly crumbling into the sea as the result of a nuclear blast haunts many people today. But the psalmist says that even if the world ends, we need not fear. In the face of utter destruction, he expressed a quiet confidence in God’s ability to save him. It seems impossible to consider the end of the world without fear, but the Bible is clear, God is our refuge even in the face of total destruction. He is not merely a temporary retreat; he is our eternal refuge and can provide strength in any circumstances.”
“Many cities have rivers flowing through them, sustaining people’s lives. Jerusalem had no river, but it had God and as long as God lived among the people, the city was invincible. But when the people abandoned him, God no longer protected them, and Jerusalem fell”
Any nation can fall, even the USA when she abandons God. This troubles me and makes me continue to get ready and prepare. I’ve told my congregation that the Lord has impressed upon my heart to physically clean up the church and keep the doors open. When we repent and return unto the Lord as a Nation people will need a place to seek His face. We want to be ready to meet this need.
“War and destruction are inevitable, but so is God’s final victory. At that time all will be still before God. How proper then, for us to be still now, reverently honoring him and his power and majesty.” Yes there is a river that flows from God and I proclaim that God is a very present help and he will always be there when we return to him. Would you take a moment with me and be still and exalt God with me? Praise your name Lord, thou art holy, thou art my God. Thank you for always being there. (Notes used from Tyndale Life Application Bible comments).
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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