God's Got This Too!
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Intro: A divided America, Isreal, Hamas, Russia vs. Ukraine, China, Iran, N. Korea, Global Warming, Covid 19
Intro: A divided America, Isreal, Hamas, Russia vs. Ukraine, China, Iran, N. Korea, Global Warming, Covid 19
John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.””
There certainly is tribulation in this world. The middle east has been dumpster fire since the book of genesis (Abrahamic covenant)
The word Palestine derives from Philistia, the name given by Greek writers to the land of the Philistines. (Britannica Dictionary)
The Angel of The Lord=Jesus.
Prophesied the wild fighting nature of Ishmael.
Genesis 16:11–12 “And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him.
Genesis was written between 1410-1450 bc
God made a covenant with Abraham to give him a land for the Israelites, been fighting ever since.
God Has The World
Psalm 24:1–2 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.”
Psalm 95:3–5 “For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.”
The world is in His hands, not ours. I don't believe God will allow people to destroy what is in “His hands”
2. God Has You
Isaiah 46:4 “even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”
Any body over 70 can testify!
Isaiah 49:16 “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands”
chaqaq (kaw-kak)=Print, tatoo
3. God Has your future
Romans 8:35–39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Danger persecution, war? absolutely nothing can come between His devotion to you and me.
Matthew 28:18–20 “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””
Job 12:10 “In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.”
In His Hand!
Isaiah 14:24–27 “The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder.” This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?”
4. God’s Will, Will prevail !
Daniel 2:21 “He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;”
Sometimes when were feeling overwhelmed, we’ll ask “Why is this happening? just remember God has the final word.
Things are not always what seem
Take a look at Joseph.
Genesis 50:20 “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
2 Peter 2:9 “then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,”
There will be a day of reckoning
Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
My friends, I have proven this verse time and time again
I’m reminded of Esther in the bible.
Its purpose is to demonstrate God’s love and sovereignty in all circumstances.
• In chapter 1-2, Esther becomes the queen to Ahasuerus of Persia. She was personally chosen by the King. “The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she found favor and kindness with him” (2:17), probably because of her beauty and intelligence.
• Chapters 3-4, Mordecai (Esther’s guardian) refused to bow down and pay homage to Haman a high official of the king. Haman becomes infuriated and plots to destroy all the Jews in the kingdom because of his pride. Mordecai hears of the plot and reports it to his Esther. “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?” (4:14).
• From chapters 5-10, Esther outwits Haman and takes her petition to the king and pleas for the protection of her Jewish people from Haman’s wicked stratagem. The king out of anger, has Haman hung on the gallows, which he had built to destroy all the Jews. Esther’s faith and courage saves her people.
CALL UP WORSHIP TEAM!!!
CLOSING: I believe we have been here before. You just need to keep focusing on Jesus, because your NOT gonna be able to fix the worlds problems. We need to focus on what Jesus was passionate about,(Love)
What You Need to do:
Love Unconditionally
Be Patient And Kind
Elevate Others And Point Out The Best In Them
Never Character Assassinate
PRAY!!!