Are you overwhelmed? Is your soul in anguish? God can comfort your troubled heart!

10/29/2018

I cried out to God with my voice-To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah Psalm 77:1-3 NKJV

The Psalmist shares his struggle to trust God. He does not pretend to be a man of mighty faith. He exposes himself as a man of such little faith he must grasp a lifeline to pull himself out of desperation.

The Psalmist does not find salvation in strength wisdom or even faith. His salvation is found in the mighty God of his little faith!

My insecurities led me into drug addiction alcoholism and immorality at a very young age. I was lost before I could figure out who I was.

In 1977 my grandfather asked me to attend a charismatic encounter. I left feeling like God spoke to me. A spark of faith was ignited within my heart.

I went home and resumed my sinful living. And yet I was never quite the same. I felt like I was caught up in a battle between good and evil. Only I could choose the victor!

In 1993 I gave my life to the Lord. God spoke to me again. He said; “My hand has always been upon you.” He was with me during the years of struggle for my heart and soul. The Battle was His. He was victorious!

The Psalmist describes a season of feeling alone and abandoned by God. Have you ever felt alone and abandoned by God?

When he is overcome with desperation and hopelessness the Psalmist looks back to God’s revelation of love blessing and protection. What will it take for you to overcome feelings of desperation and hopelessness when they come upon you?

I do not pretend to be a man of great faith. I am a man of faith in a great God. How about you? Is your faith great and mighty or is it the object of your faith that is great and mighty?

Selah means stop or rest. God wants us to learn how to rest our minds and bodies when we are suffering. It is when we are the most vulnerable.

The Psalmist is not describing a struggle that came before salvation. He was already a believer. Your trials and struggles do not mean you are not saved. They mean you are human!

You will not find deliverance in strength wisdom or resources. Cry out to God in the day of your trouble. Remember His revelation of love blessing and protection. The Lord offers comfort at all hours of the day and night. Let Jesus comfort your troubled heart!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Are you overwhelmed? Is your soul in anguish? God can comfort your troubled heart!

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