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Depression and loneliness

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Psalm 42-44,

Depression and loneliness

Lord God in Jesus mighty name and by the precious blood of Jesus we come to you

and we enter into your courts and into your Holy of Holies and we lay down before you

as living sacrifices in Jesus name amen

Depression and Loneliness

Trust in The Lord, do not be discouraged

In Whom do we trust ? in Whom do we thirst ?

We come to Psalm 42 and 43 and 44 but we look firstly at

2 Chronicles 20

Here we have Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20 being surrounded by enemies from

Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, some vast armies coming to take possession of a land

that did not belong to them.

These vast armies were marching towards the people of Judah and of Jerusalem ready

to conquer and to plunder the Lords possession

Here we have the Kings and armies of nations coming up against not just another

army or just another nation but coming up against the Lords anointed and appointed,

the Lords chosen and the Lords Armies

Here we have armies coming up against not just the people of Judah and Jerusalem

but coming up against God Himself and the armies of heaven

God had put His people in this place, God had chosen these people, it was Gods will

that they be where they were and let no man separate that which God has put together

And so Jehoshaphat prays to God and the Spirit of God falls upon Jahaziel son of

Zechariah and God speaks through Jahaziel and Jahaziel gives this message

'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.

For the battle is not

yours, but God's.

16 Tomorrow march down against them.

They will be climbing up

by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert

of Jeruel.

17 You will not have to fight this battle.

Take up your positions;

stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem.

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

Go out to face them tomorrow, and the

LORD will be with you.' "

And so Jehoshaphat early the next day consulted the prophets and after seeking God

the People of Jerusalem and of Judah began to march forward and Jehoshaphat appointed

men to march at the front of the armies singing

"Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever."

The men of Ammon and Moab rose up against the men from Mount

Seir to destroy and annihilate them.

After they finished slaughtering the men from

Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

And when the armies of Judah and of Jerusalem came to the place of battle they found

only dead bodies

And so Jehoshaphat and His army took the plunder and there was so much plunder that

it took three days to collect it up

And after they returned to Jerusalem and they went to the Temple of The Lord, and they

worshipped God there with with harps and lutes and trumpets and praised God for the

victory

Note that at the greatest time of need they pray and worship as an army marching out to

war

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Now we turn to Numbers 16

Here in Numbers 16 we have a story of rebellion, we have Korah a man followed and

admired , a man of standing, a man who had many followers, a man who was in the place that God wanted him to be in, a man who was put in the position he was in because that was where God wanted him to be

And yet Korah wanted more, Korah had the wrong kind of thirst,

in fact Korah had stirred up a rebellion against Moses

Korah was a man held in high esteem who had many followers and who stirred up over

two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly,

Korah saw himself in the place of Moses and felt that he could take that which did not belong to him

Moses was in the right place, He alone was appointed and anointed to lead at this

time and we see a similiar situation here to 2 Chronicles 20 where men rose up and

sought to take a place that was Gods and Gods alone and we see a thirst for power

This is not a God given thirst or a thirst for God , but a thirst for more a thirst of man, a thirst for power

Korah and his followers were Levites assigned by God for a specific task and here we

see them stepping out of their God given role and task and not being content with what they have they try to take control of more and that which is out of their capabilities

These men had limitations, they never were assigned to lead the people of

God

As we saw earlier with the nations and armies marching towards Gods people, we must never try to come up against someone who has been appointed by God and we must know our limitations

For only God can call a man or woman to a task and give them the ability and the

anointing to do that task and for anyone else to come up against the Lords

anointed and to try to oppose and take them from their place is a dangerous thing indeed

Having said that "sometimes someone can be called to a position by God but can be opposed by leaders as a threat to their leadership and can actually go against Gods will "

But in this case and in these instances we see that men rose up against those placed by God to take over and this was the wrong thirst, it can be a thirst for power and for fame led by ego and by pride

And so Korah leads a rebellion against Moses in Numbers 16 and Moses becomes angry,

Note :

22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, "O God, God of the spirits of

all mankind, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?"

So we see next that Moses speaks of the earth opening up and swallowing and we see

that Moses knows what is about to happen and the earth opened up under the men

28 Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these

things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the LORD has not sent me.

30 But if the LORD

brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt."

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart

32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with their households and all

Korah's men and all their possessions.

33 They went down alive into the grave, with

everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone

from the community.

34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting,

"The earth is going to swallow us too!"

35 And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the

incense.

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Now consider this

Exodus 20:5 (Amplified Bible)