1st Sep 2019 - What God Does For Us Daily
1st Sep 2019 - What God Does For Us Daily
Summary
The message encourages the congregation to remember and appreciate the countless ways God faithfully cares for them daily, noting that we often take these blessings for granted. The speaker directs listeners to Psalm 139 as a reminder of God's intimate knowledge and care in our lives, emphasizing the importance of our relationship with Him.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
God does not forget our work and loveGod is not unjust to forget our labor and love shown toward His name, yet we often forget all that He does for us daily.Hebrews 6:10
The first thing: God gives us our daily breadJesus taught us to pray for our daily bread, which includes both the physical provision we need and the vital word that proceeds from the mouth of God.Matthew 6:9
The second thing: God awakens our ears morning by morningGod awakens our ears to listen as disciples so that we can speak graciously and have the tongue of a disciple to those around us.
The third thing: God's mercies are new every morningEven in hard times when life feels heavy, God's compassions never fail and His loyal love is renewed to us every single morning.
The fourth thing: God daily bears our burdensWe do not have to carry the heavy loads of our worries and future concerns because God daily bears our burdens when we cast them upon Him.
Responding to God's spoken word every dayJust as creation responded to God's voice, we must allow the Word of God to quiet our passions and empower us to live in unity and godliness.
God comes to fellowship with us in honestyAdam and Eve hid behind fig leaves when they sinned, but God walks with us and calls out for us to be honest about where we are so He can restore fellowship.Genesis 3:7–8
Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us alwaysJesus came not only to forgive our sins but to deliver us from them, promising to be with us always, even to the end of the world.Matthew 28:20
Denying ourselves and taking up our cross dailyFollowing Christ requires us to deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and walk the pathway of intimacy and surrender to God.Luke 9:23–24
