Never has uncertainty been any greater than it is today
In uncertain times because as uncertain as things are
Of this I am certain
That God almighty is still on his throne
I am certain that the Word of God is true from page to page and cover to cover
I am certain that every promise locked in these pages is good for a thousand generations
I am certain that even though men on this earth may plan and they may plot and they may have
devised schemes and try to control the things of this earth
It is God who exalts one and it is God who uses men here on this earth
I am certain that God is a healer. I am certain that God is faithful. I am certain that God is all-sufficient
I know that he has given his angels charge over me. I know that he will protect me
I know that he is a help to the helpless and hope to the hopeless
I know that his goodness and His mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell
In the house of the Lord forever. I know
In whom I have believed and I believe that he is able to do exceedingly and abundantly
Above all that I could ask think or imagine. I know who he is
His name is Jesus Christ
and he is a resurrected Savior the Son of the Living God the bright in the morning star the fairest of
10,000 the Lion of Judah and he is a soon coming King
Of this I am certain
And the reason I know
is because his word has told me
His holy spirit has confirmed in me
And I hear his voice saying
Lift up your heads and rejoice
Your Redemption draweth nigh
Our God is a refuge and our God is a strength and he is an ever-present help in a time of trouble
Jesus Christ loves you, and I know you may have
issues in you but you're doing better than you think you are
Somebody needs to know today you're gonna make it
Somebody needs to know today you're doing all right
You may not be what you ought to be
But you're not what you used to be and you're gonna get there by God's grace
Don't you give up don't you quit and don't you keep putting yourself down you're doing better than you think you are
Here's the assurance that we have not that we would go through life without difficulty
Not that we would go through life without struggle. Not that we would go through life without some storm of some kind or some need
Arising but that when we go through life we go through life with the promise that in our struggle
He is our strength in our struggle. He is our provider in our struggle
He is our healer in our struggle. We have a firm foundation
And Jesus is his name
Ecclesiastes chapter 3 gives 28 times
And seasons in life. It says there's a time to be born. There's a time to die. There's a time to laugh
There's a time to cry there's a time to dance
There's a time to mourn there's a time to gather. There's a time to to let go
It's 28 different times in life. The one time I can't find in there is the time to quit
There is no time to quit in your life in this if you keep going
That's how you get to heaven. Tell somebody this is no time to quit you may have bars
You may have chains, but you're still blessed
God loved you so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die for you
What shall we say of these things
If God be for us who can be against us seeing that he has given us His only begotten Son
How will he not give us all things
There is not one ounce of defeat in these words
So don't you let the attitude of defeat coming into you because God created you to be more than a conqueror
You will go through a season of lack, but God created you to conquer lack
You will go through a season of weakness, but God will bring you through that season of weakness stronger than you've ever been before
You need to understand what David said when he said it was good that I had been afflicted
Why
Because it was in his affliction that he learned God's faithfulness
It was in his
affliction that he learned how to run
Into the secret place of the Most High and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty
It was in his
Affliction that he learned the words God is a refuge and God is a strength the name of the Lord is a strong tower
And the righteous run into it and are saved
When you come into a season of struggle
Like you're in right now do not be defeated because if your breathing and the sun is shining
Then God has a purpose for you
I'm speaking to families right now that don't know what to do. They're overwhelmed. Turn to Jesus. He's for you
I'm speaking to businessmen who are looking at the future
Forecast and they're uncertain about where the provisions gonna come from turn to Jesus. He's a business partner that will provide for you
But don't let defeatism
Enter your heart your mind or your spirit because we are more than conquerors through Christ
It's awfully hard when I don't understand what God is doing
It takes real faith to trust in God
When I don't understand why God has allowed certain things to happen
But I am convinced
That God's ways are better
than my ways and I'm convinced that his ways are far wiser
than my ways
It's one thing to worship God because you've got a nice house because you've got a nice car
Because everything's good. Because all your people are blessed. That's wonderful, but it's another thing to worship God in spite of
trials and bars and chains and tribulations and
heartbreaks and tears when you can do it
Then when you can praise in pain when you can lift your voice and say the Lord gives the Lord takes away
I don't praise you because of I praise you in spite of my hardships. You're worthy of the praise
It's not about you. It's about him
Do not be afraid
We know all things work together for good
When you have that attitude, it takes the adversity that you're in and it shapes you and it molds you
When you have that attitude you look at struggle as a season for you to gain strength and for it to pour the rock-ribbed
confidence into your soul that God is on his throne and
Everything is going to be alright when you have that attitude that we know all things work together
You can say this is the day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be made glad in it
Because the man of faith has the promise of God that God is going to take care of it
That God is going to supply and the man of faith realizes that God has means
That he isn't aware of
God has resources that I don't know anything about
And thus
Though things look to be hopeless and dark
Yet I don't look at the
Circumstances the man of faith looks at the Lord
Who is above all of our circumstances and he doesn't look to his own
abilities, but he looks to God's ability to take care of him and to supply for him and thus he rejoices
Because God is on the throne and God has promised to take care of me
Today, I want you to make the decision wherever you are to rejoice
Rejoice that you're saved
Rejoice that the blood of Jesus is strong enough to conquer every sin and every shackle of shame in your past
It is strong enough to conquer every disease and every sickness in your body
It is strong enough to protect you and rejoice that God has a plan for you
He has a plan to prosper you and not to harm you he has a plan that is far better than
you could ask think or imagine rejoice that in the darkest of midnight's the name of the Lord is a light and it is a salvation
Rejoice that in the midst of the storm you are worshiping the master of the wind
Rejoice that in an hour of need he is still El Shaddai the all-sufficient one
Rejoice that in a day of trouble many are the afflictions of the righteous
But the Lord delivers them out of them all child of God. You have a reason to rejoice today
Because we know
All things
They work together for good
All things aren't good, but we have a God whose greater and he said I'll use it for good
All things work together
It's an outlook that says if God is for me who can be against me
If God loves me if God cares for me if he has a purpose for me
Then no adversary seen or unseen shall come near my dwelling
God is on the throne
You have the promises of God
The Lord will take care of you. God has provisions that you don't even know about
And so rejoice
Be lifted up
That is the position that faith takes
Above the circumstances not looking at the circumstances, but looking to God
Who is in control
So I want you to ask yourself. What is your outlook today? Are you determined?
Are you in denial?
Are you walking around in defeat?
Don't deny the problem because the problem is real but the God that you serve is greater
Don't deny that the world needs Jesus now more than ever
You see when you're called according to God's purpose you call upon his name
And I assure you of this
In His name you find provision you find peace you find protection you find direction you find health you find
Satisfaction you find sufficiency you find righteousness. You find comfort
When you call upon the name of the Lord
That means that there's not one hour of one day that you will face one
Situation when Jehovah God your God the great I am does not have the strength and the power to sustain you
Call upon his name and he said I'll answer you and show you great and mighty things that you know not
No matter what you face in this life. As long as you can call upon Jesus you can overcome anything
I don't know what you may be going through today. It could be that
You have that feeling that God isn't hearing you when you pray
Or it may be that you even feel worse than that that God doesn't care
That God isn't concerned
But I can assure you from the Word of God that he does care and he is concerned
And He tells you to just cast all your cares on him because he does care for you
And so I would encourage you
To look up
Quit looking at the problem quit looking at the circumstances
Quit being
Overwhelmed
By your weakness and ineptness to take care of the situation and look to God
Who is promised to take care of you and to provide all of your needs
But I don't see what you don't have to
He has resources you don't know anything about
When you face a problem that you can't answer call upon Jehovah
Because Jehovah Jireh means he's the God who can see there are men
Sitting in office buildings that are empty trying to see their way to a solution call upon Jehovah Jireh
He sees your provision before you ask for the need
When the weight of the world has pulled you to your knees and
you're about to break under the pressure of fear. Call upon Jehovah Shalom. He is the Prince of Peace
And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will rule your heart and mind in Christ Jesus
When you feel abandoned and alone call upon Jehova Shamma, he's the God who's there
When your soul is barren and dry and you're searching for some form of
satisfaction call upon Jehovah Mekadesh because he is the Living water who will satisfy
If you're needing healing call upon Jehovah Rapha, he's the healer
But whatever you do
Do not be defeated do not live in denial
Live in determination
That God is for you and therefore no one can be against you