Monthly Meditations with Dr. Michael L. Hargett, Sr.

Proverbs 16:20, NLT "Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord." First giving honor to God! To my Mother Martha. To my Wife Cheryl. To my Pastors Drs. Gary and Patricia Stern. To my good friend Dr. Mary Lacey, and to Bishop Dr. Jerry Herron, President of Open Arms Bible College and Seminary, and to each one of you! God bless you this morning. I am humbled and grateful for the honors bestowed upon me this past weekend. I thank God for carrying me through the challenges of life. Everyday, I thank God for all that he has bestowed upon me. I use to walk around after receiving a blessing such as this waiting for the enemy to attack. After reading the story of Job, I realized that what God has for me is for me. I am not afraid to prosper in the Lord. I'm not worried about losing anything that God has for me. I have on the Armor of God! We are designed to be blessed by the Lord when we trust in Him. I am now answering

Psalm 34:17-19 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth , and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Have you ever been so let down by life that you simply cried out to the Lord and he answered your prayer? Then God moved and changed that situation? Healed that loved one? Delivered you personally? We all have been there. Broken down, hurt, disappointed, with no more tears to cry. And then we cry out to God and he hears our cries and delivers us out of all our troubles. MY GOD! These are prayers that move God to act on our behalf and what I love about this week’s scripture is that it says “… and delivereth them out of all their troubles.” Not some, not a few, but all your troubles! (SHOUT!) This is what excites me about God. When he steps in everything is taken care of.