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C.S.M. DEVOS
Psalm 10
But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.
Have you ever felt like you are all alone in this world?
Have you ever felt like the stress of your life is just too much and you just can’t handle it anymore?
Sometimes this life can seem unbearable. So often we can go through life and feel like everything is going wrong and we are all alone in our fight.
I love what this Psalm says, God sees our grief and takes it in hand. This is an amazing concept because it also says in the Bible that God measured the oceans in his hand. Now that’s a big hand… and yet he takes or grief and problems and says I got it. I hear your cries and I am there for you. Another thing which is so cool God says that He is a father to the fatherless.
This can mean two things, He can be a father to people who are without a father and also be a father to people who are with out a spiritual father.
And as our father, he is our protector and comforter. That is so cool to me.
I want to encourage you today; the same God that created all things is the same God that will take your problems IF you give them to Him. And He can be a father to you IF you want Him to be.
C.S.M.DEVOS
Psalm 9
I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High…The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted…
Have you ever heard a word or a phrase that “Christians” use and not understand it?
What does it mean to seek the Lord or how do we seek the Lord?
Is the Lord lost and I need to find Him?
Is this a game of hide and seek?
In this Psalm, David says that the Lord has never forsaken those who seek Him… wow that sounds pretty important… so important that we better understand what it means to seek Him so we can be included in this promise.
When the verse says seek, it’s referring a couple things:
one, to come close to Him like a best friend that you know everything about Him and
two, to seek Him with everything in our lives. Seeking God is finding out who He is and who He wants you to be in your life. Sometimes we can get bored with prayer or reading the Bible, but these are important components in seeking God because we are learning the very nature of God through them. Also, this shows us that God is not looking for a half hearted search, but an all out relentless passionate search for Him.
The book of Jeremiah says it this way: You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
What are the things in your life that are keeping you from seeking God with everything?
Are you truly seeking God for direction in your life or is it just a casual relationship?
I want to encourage you today, put down the distractions and for the first time in your life, truly seek God and discover what He has for you
KONY 2012
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What is a trader?
At one of our Student Ministry small groups tonight called “ROOTS” they showed this video…
I would love to hear some feed back.
If you were at ROOTS—> What cha think?
If not at roots–> from watching this video what do you think a Trader is?
