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If God Be For Us
Psalm 44
1.Introduction
a.Bit of an interesting week this week was – 1) church picnic – cancelled, 2) Flea Market – cancelled,
i.Now dear ones, do you believe that God had anything to do with us not going to the Flea
Market yesterday? Do you believe that God had anything to do with us not getting to the park for our picnic today? Does Eph. 1:11 mean that God is involved in the details? Does the Bible teach that every breath we take God is at work? Yes – it does:
Psalm 104:10-23 (ESV)
[10]You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills;
[11] they give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
[12] Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
they sing among the branches.
[13] From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
[14] You cause the grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth food from the earth
[15] and wine to gladden the heart of man,
oil to make his face shine
and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
[16] The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
[17] In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
[18] The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
[19] He made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting.
[20] You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
[21] The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
[22] When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their dens.
[23] Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
(2)John 6:11 (ESV) – Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. Gave thanks to Whom? – to God, of course … . Why? Because God provided it. He is involved in the details and if He is not then we have no God.
On Wednesday the Psalm for the day in my devotional reading was Psalm 44 and I presented it as the devotional at Prayer Meeting and we had a good discussion around it. Then I got to thinking about the cancellation of the picnic and then there was the inability to get to the flea Market yesterday. So this morning I would like to walk you through Psalm 44 and bring some truths to your attention that I trust will help you in seeing God a little more clearly, love Him more dearly and follow Him more nearly. (more…)
