6 Promises for Enduring Adversity
Outline:
0:54 The SIX PROMISES that God gives to each and every one of us to get through difficult days.
5:33 PROMISE NUMBER 1, God will deliver us when we're in over our head and we call on His name!
9:53 PROMISE NUMBER 2, God gives strength to those who trust in Him!
14:33 PROMISE NUMBER 3, God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
17:55 PROMISE NUMBER 4, God promises those that trust in Him are always in His sight.
19:35 PROMISE NUMBER 5, God promises to lead those who trust in Him so they do not fall.
21:34 PROMISE NUMBER 6, God saves us from our distress.
Highlights:
Time mark: 5:33
PROMISE NUMBER 1, God will deliver us when we're in over our head and we call on His name!
Time mark: 6:21
2 Samuel 22:17 (NIV)
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me, he drew me out of deep waters."
Time mark: 7:52
2 Samuel 22:2-7 (NIV)
He said:
"The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress and my Deliverer. My God is my Rock in whom I take refuge. My shield and the horn of my salvation."
"He is my Stronghold, my Refuge and my Savior. From violent people You save me."
"I called to the Lord who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies."
"The waves of death swirled about me,
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me. The snares of death confronted me."
"In my distress I called to the Lord, I called out to my God."
"From His temple He heard my voice. My cry came to His ears."
Time mark: 9:53
PROMISE NUMBER 2: God gives strength to those who trust in Him!
Time mark: 11:08
Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)
Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Time mark: 14:33
14:33 PROMISE NUMBER 3, God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalms 147:3 (NIV) He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Time mark: 17:55
PROMISE NUMBER 4, God promises those that trust in Him are always in His sight.
Isaiah 49:16 (NIV)
"I will not forget you, see, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands."
Time mark: 19:35
PROMISE NUMBER 5, God promises to lead those who trust in Him so they do not fall.
Habakkuk 3:19 (ICB)
The Lord God gives me my strength. He makes me like a deer, which does not stumble. He leads me safely on the steep mountains.
Time mark: 21:34
PROMISE NUMBER 6, God saves us from our distress.
Psalms 107:13 (NLT)
"Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Time mark: 24:42
Psalm 107 in its entirety teaches that in all situations, we can cry to God for help.
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Psalms 104:4-24 (NIV)
He makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. He set the earth on its foundations, it can never be moved.
You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment, the waters stood above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight, they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross, never again will they cover the earth.
He makes springs pour water into the ravines, it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field, the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the sky nest by the waters, they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers, the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth, fruit of the vine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests, the stork has its home in the junipers.
The high mountains belong to the wild goats, the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
The sun rises, and they steal away, they return and lie down in their dens. Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all, the earth is full of your creatures.
Time mark: 26:54
Let me tell you all of this design of which God has made for each and every one of us to experience it, was done on purpose to show that He is our help in times of trouble.
He commands the waters to draw back then He speaks to them again to tell him to spew out so that you can have a drink for your thirst. So that you can be able to cleanse your body, refresh your spirit.
He tells the moon when to set the seasons in order and in place so that you can be able to appreciate the seasons of your life. All of this is done to help. All of this is done for you to succeed. All of this is done for you to gain satisfaction in the fact that you trust in the true living God.
So when life's troubles come your way, when situations seems as if they're all twisted and turned around, remember these scriptures. Study them. Go back in your personal time, ask God to give you a personal divine revelation. Ask Him to build your hope and trust in Him stronger each and every day.
We're all going to experience some hardships, in some timeframe, but you're not alone. He will not leave you nor forsake you. He is the great I Am!