Confidence In Seasons of Uncertainty
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1 Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
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TITLE: It’s In My Heart
TITLE: It’s In My Heart
Introduction:
What do you do in times of uncertainty?
What do you do in times of uncertainty?
Abraham did not know
Abraham did not know
I KNOW, I KNOW BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS I DON’T KNOW
Abram understood what should be known by every follower of the LORD Jesus.
“I don’t know my time”
“I don’t know my time”
14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
12 For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them.
“I don’t know my future”
“I don’t know my future”
9 For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.
Psalm 39:5
5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah
3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”
5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
The promise was not yet provided
God reassures Abram that he will have an natural heir, one from his own loins
I. Tell God
I. Tell God
2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
SONG: I MUST TELL JESUS ALL OF MY TRIALS. I CANNOT
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DISTRESSES
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DISTRESSES
Like the disciples on the boat.
25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DIFFICULTIES
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DIFFICULTIES
38 Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child.
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DISAPPOINTMENTS
TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DISAPPOINTMENTS
21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
TELL HIM
TELL HIM
II. Trust God
II. Trust God
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”
5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
I Don’t Know
Divine delay
In the midst of Divine delay
You may be tempted to be distrustful doubtful, dubious, hinky [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure
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6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
James stated
23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God.
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
James stated
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
YOU WILL LEARNED
FAITH IS TO BELIEVE CHRIST
REST IS TO TRUST CHRIST
HOPE IS TO LOOK FOR CHRIST
REVIVAL IS TO RETURN TO CHRIST
SECURITY IS TO HIDE IN CHRIST
FREEDOM IS TO STAY IN CHRIST
DELIVERANCE IS TO YIELD TO CHRIST
EFFECTIVENESS IS TO BE USED BY CHRIST
CONTENTMENT IS TO FOLLOW CHRIST