SURROUNDED BY THE PROMISE OF GOD

If you have your Bible, turn with me to the first book, which we all know is GENESIS.  It has 50 chapters, 1,533 verses, and 38,267 words.

GENESIS 9:11-13   And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there anymore be a flood to destroy the earth.  (12)  And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations;  (13)  I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.     

Genesis literally means “In the Beginning”.  Also it is called the “book of origins”, setting the stage for the rest of the Bible and revealing the nature of God.  The topic of this message, which comes out of Genesis, is titled “SURROUNDED BY THE  PROMISE OF GOD”.  

The Comforts of Home

Text:  Psalm 91:1-2

The scripture for this message is Psalm 91.  My focus is on the first 2 verses, but I want to read the entire psalm.

As I am reading, think about this description of God and what it says to you.

Read Psalm 91.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress my God; in him will I trust

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

GOD: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

How does the author describe God - what stood out to you?  Words like refuge, fortress, protector, deliverer, do not be afraid, no evil befall thee, bear thee up

How does that make you feel about your God?  He will protect us and take care of us; this gives me a lot of comfort.

This  message of comfort which God has given me is very simple.  It is based on 2 facts:

1. God, our creator, dwells in us.
2. We, the body of Christ, dwell in God.

Therefore God is at home in us, and we are at home in God, and that should bring us comfort!  That is pretty much my message!  But I’m sure you want to hear more than this, and I have more to tell you.  The fact that God dwells in us, lives in us, resides in us should give us every confidence and every comfort we could ask for.  Therefore the title of this message is “The Comforts of Home”.

“BUILT TO LAST!"

TEXT:  (Matthew 7:24)

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.

This parable of “two builders” falls at the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount.  This is one of the greatest sermons ever preached.  The central theme of the message is the kingdom of God and how the citizens of that kingdom should act.