Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Yes Friends, we’re continuing with those uplifting words of faith and trust written by Bruh David eons ago, but whose beauty and power have not diminished one iota over the years. In fact, they’ve appreciated in value many times over, but unlike our banks and real estate, will never go bust, or foreclose on us. That’s the attractiveness, the drawing power of our God, people; His utmost reliability. ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?’ The prophet Micah echoed Bruh David’s call. ‘Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise: when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.’ (Mic.7:7-8) Those are strong, trusting, faith bearing words people, from which we should draw inspiration. Those men had no doubts about the power and promises of their God. That’s the standard to which we should aspire. Bruh David was so convinced, it was so nice, he had to say it twice, (smile) by adding, ‘The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’ And he answers his own question thus: ‘When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.’ (vs.2-3) Oh Friends, what a magnificent testimony from Bruh David! It would certainly be wonderful and most glorifying to our God, if we could all get out there, beat our chests in manly fashion and declare a testimony of that magnitude. Or consider this one from Moses; ‘The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.’ (Ex.15:2-3) Yes people, those men had deep seated faith and lived their lives by it. I guess they needed it more than us because of the hard, rough, agrarian lives they led, whereas, we have numerous amenities, facilities and conveniences right at hand that make us soft, and lead us to whine and complain a lot. Life’s too easy with us. We don’t really appreciate how good we have it. Most of what we want we just go out and buy. It’s ready made. We don’t have to worry about the planting, reaping or manufacturing of our goodies. We’ve become so soft, selfish, spoiled and stupid, that we can’t even face a little difficulty without moaning and groaning. It’s our generation that began the soft, sedentary era. We’ve forgotten, some never knew, what it means to put our noses to the grindstone. But that’s how the people of olden times lived, even our parents, their circumstances were much more fragile than ours. They needed to develop lots of inner strength, a whole heap of fortitude, just to make it from day to day. And those who exhibited that deep and fervent trust in the Lord, usually prospered, both economically and psychologically. From Abraham, right down through the ages, the Good Book’s filled with both wise and wealthy men of God. So Friends, what’s different today eh? Why’s our faith so small, so shallow, so immature? God hasn’t changed. Of that we’re sure, cause He’s unchanging. That means it’s us who’ve changed. We’ve become soft and puny where faith’s concerned. Maybe that’s why the Lord, in His exalted wisdom is causing us to go through these trying and daunting times; He’s testing us to see if we have the necessary parts to build belly and backbone, if we can rise to the occasion, like all His followers should? These are faith building times my Friends. We obviously can’t afford to put our trust in man, cause he’s the one that’s now brought us to our very knees. Oh people, as I wrote that, I suddenly got a brainwave; that’s the Lord’s certain purpose. He’s so much smarter than us; He knows that we won’t start crying out and paying attention to Him, until, or unless we’re on our knees. That’s the time we really seek Him, only after we’ve tried everything else. He’s always our last resort, instead of our first. ‘And in that day, thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song: he also is become my salvation.’ (Is.12:1-2) Now is the time for us to do that people, turn to God, get down on our knees and thank Him for His tender mercies, and renew our individual covenants with Him. He hasn’t let them expire or become overdue, we have, by turning away from Him and His Word, conveniently forgetting that He’s our Creator and Father, thereby ignoring the very important role He plays in our lives. But it’s not too late Friends, for while there is life, there’s always hope. And the only way our society will become strong and self-reliant again is by developing that tried, trusted, true and steadfast faith in our God. As Pres. Roosevelt reputedly said; ‘The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let’s move forward with strong and active faith.’ Friends, I second that. And it means, in Bruh David’s words; ‘Trust him at all times; ye people pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.’ (Ps.62:8) It’s our choice Friends. Much LOVE!…it’s deep seated, unbreakable faith…that causes the Phoenix…to rise from its ashes…
Yes Friends, we’re continuing with those uplifting words of faith and trust written by Bruh David eons ago, but whose beauty and power have not diminished one iota over the years. In fact, they’ve appreciated in value many times over, but unlike our banks and real estate, will never go bust, or foreclose on us. That’s the attractiveness, the drawing power of our God, people; His utmost reliability. ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?’ The prophet Micah echoed Bruh David’s call. ‘Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise: when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.’ (Mic.7:7-8) Those are strong, trusting, faith bearing words people, from which we should draw inspiration. Those men had no doubts about the power and promises of their God. That’s the standard to which we should aspire. Bruh David was so convinced, it was so nice, he had to say it twice, (smile) by adding, ‘The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’ And he answers his own question thus: ‘When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.’ (vs.2-3) Oh Friends, what a magnificent testimony from Bruh David! It would certainly be wonderful and most glorifying to our God, if we could all get out there, beat our chests in manly fashion and declare a testimony of that magnitude. Or consider this one from Moses; ‘The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.’ (Ex.15:2-3) Yes people, those men had deep seated faith and lived their lives by it. I guess they needed it more than us because of the hard, rough, agrarian lives they led, whereas, we have numerous amenities, facilities and conveniences right at hand that make us soft, and lead us to whine and complain a lot. Life’s too easy with us. We don’t really appreciate how good we have it. Most of what we want we just go out and buy. It’s ready made. We don’t have to worry about the planting, reaping or manufacturing of our goodies. We’ve become so soft, selfish, spoiled and stupid, that we can’t even face a little difficulty without moaning and groaning. It’s our generation that began the soft, sedentary era. We’ve forgotten, some never knew, what it means to put our noses to the grindstone. But that’s how the people of olden times lived, even our parents, their circumstances were much more fragile than ours. They needed to develop lots of inner strength, a whole heap of fortitude, just to make it from day to day. And those who exhibited that deep and fervent trust in the Lord, usually prospered, both economically and psychologically. From Abraham, right down through the ages, the Good Book’s filled with both wise and wealthy men of God. So Friends, what’s different today eh? Why’s our faith so small, so shallow, so immature? God hasn’t changed. Of that we’re sure, cause He’s unchanging. That means it’s us who’ve changed. We’ve become soft and puny where faith’s concerned. Maybe that’s why the Lord, in His exalted wisdom is causing us to go through these trying and daunting times; He’s testing us to see if we have the necessary parts to build belly and backbone, if we can rise to the occasion, like all His followers should? These are faith building times my Friends. We obviously can’t afford to put our trust in man, cause he’s the one that’s now brought us to our very knees. Oh people, as I wrote that, I suddenly got a brainwave; that’s the Lord’s certain purpose. He’s so much smarter than us; He knows that we won’t start crying out and paying attention to Him, until, or unless we’re on our knees. That’s the time we really seek Him, only after we’ve tried everything else. He’s always our last resort, instead of our first. ‘And in that day, thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song: he also is become my salvation.’ (Is.12:1-2) Now is the time for us to do that people, turn to God, get down on our knees and thank Him for His tender mercies, and renew our individual covenants with Him. He hasn’t let them expire or become overdue, we have, by turning away from Him and His Word, conveniently forgetting that He’s our Creator and Father, thereby ignoring the very important role He plays in our lives. But it’s not too late Friends, for while there is life, there’s always hope. And the only way our society will become strong and self-reliant again is by developing that tried, trusted, true and steadfast faith in our God. As Pres. Roosevelt reputedly said; ‘The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let’s move forward with strong and active faith.’ Friends, I second that. And it means, in Bruh David’s words; ‘Trust him at all times; ye people pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.’ (Ps.62:8) It’s our choice Friends. Much LOVE!…it’s deep seated, unbreakable faith…that causes the Phoenix…to rise from its ashes…
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