Pastor's Message
Faith: the Lord is My Light and My Salvation
SERMON SUMMARY 15/05/2011
Psa 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Isa 26:3-4
You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
Trust in the LORD forever,
For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.
Trust in the Lord
What have you put your faith and confidence in? Faith and confidence in anything other than the Lord and His Word is flawed and will disappoint. God is the foundation of our faith, and only faith based on His character and Word will stand. He is the only one we can trust infinitely and without reserve. His Word is Himself (John 1:1, 14).
He is the Rock of Ages who has already paid for all our sin and brokenness for us. This Rock cannot be shaken. Put your trust in Him!
Faith Requires Action: Prepare to Receive
All our thoughts, actions and words need to line up with the thing we are believing for. They need to be consistent and persistent.
Prepare to receive what you are believing God for according to His promises.
Before I was married or even had a boyfriend, I believed that God would give me a family. I prepared to have that family by reading books on rearing children, on relationships, buying children’s Bibles and praying. If you truly believe that you’ll receive what you have asked for, you will prepare for it. Be strong and have firm faith.
Deal with those Worries through Submitting them to God through Prayer
Be anxious for nothing but submit it all to God in prayer and supplication and thanksgiving (Phil 4:6-7), THEN will you receive a peace that surpasses all understanding and keep your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.
If you trust in the Lord with all your heart and stay focused on Him, the Lord will keep you in perfect peace (Isa 26:3).
Remember that the Lord loves us and is already working behind the scenes on our behalf. When you are worried or afraid, bring them to the Lord and commit them to Him completely (let it down, let it go, and let God deal with them).
Declare the Answer & Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Psalm 27 was written while David was running for His life from King Saul, yet David chose to declare “The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? ” (Psa 27:1b).
The Lord is training your faith. You need to train your mouth to declare God’s reign in your life no matter what is happening.
Let’s learn from David, always declaring God’s might and faithfulness in our lives.
Let us encourage ourselves in the Lord as David did in Psa 27:13-14. David had a habit of declaring ahead of time the answer to His problems “God has heard my cry…” even before he had physically seen it come to pass; He also prayed for others as well as himself. Be strong and of good courage—trust in the Lord!