Affliction
Did you come to Church today with some kind of fear in you? some hidden fear which you cannot share with others because you took a stand for Christ.
This psalm takes away all kinds of fears, because this psalm shows the love of God.
and the bible says there is no fear in Love.
This is talking about Israel - and if you see history of Israel , they have been going through persecution.
There was no other nation in this world that went through persecution like this.
Israel survived Pharaoh,survived Greeks, survived Roans, survived Hitler, Survived all arab countries around them.
When we take a stand for God, we definitely some form of affliction.
But the enemy can not prevail against us. The Word says
Psalm 121:4 he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep
Even if you look at the Church history, right from the early church we see persecution.
when all the early believers were joyfully worshiping Lord Jesus, suddenly persecution broke out and believers were scattered and went to Antioch and then they started sharing the Word.
Remember, every form of persecution ( whether its at workplace, neighbors and even at own families) is an opportunity to share the gospel.
when apostles were speaking in the name of Jesus, they questioned why are you speaking in the name of Jesus and Peter said we would obey God rather than man.
Then gamaliel said few interesting things.
1) theadus rose up and 400 followers and after he was slain all the group dispersed.
2) judas of galilee rose up and all people left after he perished.
if it is form God,
Remember, whenever something is from God, enemy cannot prevail against it.
Church is from God. and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Today, are you going through affliction because you are believer in Christ.
because you said you are a christian is there an affliction?
In Matthew 5:11
11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Ultimately, the enemy cannot prevail against God.
In every moment of history, there are people who truly believed in God. There is always a remnant who truly worshipped God and although they faced persecution, the Church survived., enemy could not prevail.
V8 -
Neither let those who pass by them say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”
What most people say or do,we also do that.
Remember when you involve God into your conversation, it carries lot of importance.
For example, when you say Praise the Lord, you have to know that you are not saying hello.
You are indeed praising God.
Sometimes we are so much habituated, and say many things. we say God bless you.
when you bring God into picture whole conversation changes.
do you mean it?
Genesis 27:30
30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.”
33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.”
38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Issac once he blessed that is it. he didnt say okay God bless you also.
But he said no more blessing.
Did you come to Church today with some kind of fear in you? some hidden fear which you cannot share with others because you took a stand for Christ.
This psalm takes away all kinds of fears, because this psalm shows the love of God.
and the bible says there is no fear in Love.
This is talking about Israel - and if you see history of Israel , they have been going through persecution.
There was no other nation in this world that went through persecution like this.
Israel survived Pharaoh,survived Greeks, survived Roans, survived Hitler, Survived all arab countries around them.
When we take a stand for God, we definitely some form of affliction.
But the enemy can not prevail against us. The Word says
Psalm 121:4 he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep
Even if you look at the Church history, right from the early church we see persecution.
when all the early believers were joyfully worshiping Lord Jesus, suddenly persecution broke out and believers were scattered and went to Antioch and then they started sharing the Word.
Remember, every form of persecution ( whether its at workplace, neighbors and even at own families) is an opportunity to share the gospel.
when apostles were speaking in the name of Jesus, they questioned why are you speaking in the name of Jesus and Peter said we would obey God rather than man.
Then gamaliel said few interesting things.
1) theadus rose up and 400 followers and after he was slain all the group dispersed.
2) judas of galilee rose up and all people left after he perished.
if it is form God,
Remember, whenever something is from God, enemy cannot prevail against it.
Church is from God. and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Today, are you going through affliction because you are believer in Christ.
because you said you are a christian is there an affliction?
In Matthew 5:11
11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Ultimately, the enemy cannot prevail against God.
In every moment of history, there are people who truly believed in God. There is always a remnant who truly worshipped God and although they faced persecution, the Church survived., enemy could not prevail.
V8 -
Neither let those who pass by them say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”
What most people say or do,we also do that.
Remember when you involve God into your conversation, it carries lot of importance.
For example, when you say Praise the Lord, you have to know that you are not saying hello.
You are indeed praising God.
Sometimes we are so much habituated, and say many things. we say God bless you.
when you bring God into picture whole conversation changes.
do you mean it?
Genesis 27:30
30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.”
33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.”
38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Issac once he blessed that is it. he didnt say okay God bless you also.
But he said no more blessing.
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