Words of Encouragement - Ajay Chakravarthy & David Lane - February 2, 2020
http://rlcfchurch.org/words-of-encouragement River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message emphasizes that God's Word is personal and divinely written for the individual believer, citing Psalm 139 to illustrate that one's life is already recorded. The speaker encourages the audience to have faith that the scriptures they read, even those written centuries ago, are specifically for them. Furthermore, true faith requires experiencing God's power, contrasting human fear (like the disciples in the storm) with Jesus' complete confidence in the Father's plan.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
God has written down all our daysBefore we were born, God recorded every day ordained for us in His book.Psalm 139:16
The Word of God is personalThough written thousands of years ago, Scripture is meant to become a personal reality for us when we read it by faith.1 John 1:9
Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?When a fierce storm arose on the sea, the disciples panicked while Jesus slept peacefully, demonstrating complete trust in the Father's authority.Matthew 8:23Hebrews 2:14
Peter sleeping in prisonYears later, after being filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter is found sleeping soundly in prison the night before his intended execution, having learned to experience true rest.
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for HimGod is often more concerned with making us into something rather than simply giving us something while we wait.
Whom have I in heaven but you?Like David in Psalm 73, we often compare our lives to the wicked until we enter God's sanctuary and realize He is all we truly need.
The older son and the prodigal sonThe father reminds the older son that his true wealth was always being in the presence of the father, echoing the truth that God Himself is our ultimate inheritance.
