Psalm 37:25
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
Many of you may be feeling like God is absent in your life. You are in a bad situation? And God is not answering your prayer. If you do not feel that way right now, you probably will somewhere down the road of life or perhaps you have felt that way in the past. But always remember what it says in Hebrews 13:5 it says, “…….for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Some of you here this morning have been running for Jesus a long time. You have come a long ways from where you started from.
My testimony this week is that I am in a partnership business (ministry) which gives computers to churches and other community originations. It has been a struggle for us as we have been doing our best to meet state and federal requirements for our not for profit status, pay the bills, and staying focused on giving.
Last week someone broke into our warehouse and set the containers on fire. The sprinkler system worked like a charm but damaged all the other equipment not in the containers. We lost over $60,000 worth of equipment that we were getting ready to give away or recycle. On top of this, because of a paperwork mix up we were insured at our headquarters but not the warehouse. What a blow! All last week I have been feeling like someone has just come along and sucked the life out of me. My business partner who’s been at this for over seven years now was really devastated and demoralized. Through all of this, I had a rough week at my new job traveling all over IL and WI. Not to mention the need of my family and the ministry!
Nonetheless, I have good news! God has not brought me this far to leave me now. Through all of this I still see the goodness of the Lord! What man meant for evil, God will use for his glory! I praise him anyway! I am faced with a difficult situation. I know God will help us through this. He will not leave us! He will not forsake us. He will make a way through the sea of obstructions. He will help us around the mountains of difficulty. He will not allow the enemy of destruction to destroy the vision he has for us! For greater is He that is within me than he that is within the world.
I don’t think I have to worry about God leaving me in the time of my distress. First Samuel 12:22 says, “For the Lord will not forsake His people…” Joshua 1:5 says, “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Even Paul realized that God would not leave nor forsake him when he said, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed.” 2 Cor. 4:8-9 Look how far God has brought you my friend! Nothing shall be able to separate me from the love of God. Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
I know that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. What a blessed assurance! I can go on with life knowing that God is with me, no matter what may come my way. That means that even though I walk through the very shadow of death, He is with me. His rod and His staff will comfort me! No, He hasn’t left you today either! It may feel like He has, but be rest assured He is right there beside you, walking every step of the way. There may be times when you see just one set of footprints in the sands of life, but be rest assured those are the times when He has picked you up and is carrying you through those hard times.
Sometimes all God needs is a praise! Praise him before the fire, in the fire, and when the fire has passed! GOD IS GOOD! We will recover, as the clean up has already begun. But through it all God is with me! Have a blessed week with the Lord! In Jesus’ name! AMEN!
My testimony this week is that I am in a partnership business (ministry) which gives computers to churches and other community originations. It has been a struggle for us as we have been doing our best to meet state and federal requirements for our not for profit status, pay the bills, and staying focused on giving.
Last week someone broke into our warehouse and set the containers on fire. The sprinkler system worked like a charm but damaged all the other equipment not in the containers. We lost over $60,000 worth of equipment that we were getting ready to give away or recycle. On top of this, because of a paperwork mix up we were insured at our headquarters but not the warehouse. What a blow! All last week I have been feeling like someone has just come along and sucked the life out of me. My business partner who’s been at this for over seven years now was really devastated and demoralized. Through all of this, I had a rough week at my new job traveling all over IL and WI. Not to mention the need of my family and the ministry!
Nonetheless, I have good news! God has not brought me this far to leave me now. Through all of this I still see the goodness of the Lord! What man meant for evil, God will use for his glory! I praise him anyway! I am faced with a difficult situation. I know God will help us through this. He will not leave us! He will not forsake us. He will make a way through the sea of obstructions. He will help us around the mountains of difficulty. He will not allow the enemy of destruction to destroy the vision he has for us! For greater is He that is within me than he that is within the world.
I don’t think I have to worry about God leaving me in the time of my distress. First Samuel 12:22 says, “For the Lord will not forsake His people…” Joshua 1:5 says, “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Even Paul realized that God would not leave nor forsake him when he said, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed.” 2 Cor. 4:8-9 Look how far God has brought you my friend! Nothing shall be able to separate me from the love of God. Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
I know that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. What a blessed assurance! I can go on with life knowing that God is with me, no matter what may come my way. That means that even though I walk through the very shadow of death, He is with me. His rod and His staff will comfort me! No, He hasn’t left you today either! It may feel like He has, but be rest assured He is right there beside you, walking every step of the way. There may be times when you see just one set of footprints in the sands of life, but be rest assured those are the times when He has picked you up and is carrying you through those hard times.
Sometimes all God needs is a praise! Praise him before the fire, in the fire, and when the fire has passed! GOD IS GOOD! We will recover, as the clean up has already begun. But through it all God is with me! Have a blessed week with the Lord! In Jesus’ name! AMEN!
By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
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