“Life Is Tough But God Is Good”, Pastor Jim Davis

“Life is Tough but God is Good”
Pastor Jim Davis

Evil always exacts a price.
Righteousness always exacts a price.
Neither is free.

How does a Christian react?
WWJD?

Psalm 34:4-8, 19:
It’s ok to ask God for help.
Many are the afflictions.
Fear not, I am with thee.
I will strengthen,
I will help,
I will uphold thee.

Isaiah 41:10, 59:1, 50:2:
We do not serve a puny God.

II Corinthians 4:8-9:
“We”

Psalm 70:
Make haste to help me, oh Lord.

If the focus is you, hold onto your oars because the water is going to get rough.

It’s about GOD.
“Let God be magnified.”
If you focus on you, then when trouble comes, you feel the stress, the loneliness, the discouragement.

If the focus is on God, it would change your whole life.

Ephesians 4:31-32:
Be kind, tender hearted, forgiving one another.

The Savior died on Calvary as a penalty, a price tag for our sins. God forgives because Jesus paid it all.

I John 2:12:
Your sins are forgiven you for His namesake.

Psalm 25:11:
Previous sermons
1-Who Am I?
2-Where’d I Come From?
3-What Am I Doing Here?
4-Where Am I Going?

I’m important to God!
I came from the mind of God.

Philippians 1:21:
To die is gain.

II Corinthians 5:8:
To be absent form the body is to be present with the Lord. All for God’s glory, that we live at all.

It’s His name that’s at stake.
Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary is at stake.

Recent years, church taught its about you. Prosperity religion.

Isaiah 6:1-8:
High and lifted up and His train filled the temple.

Angel 1: “Holy!”
Angel 2: “Holy!”
Seraphims: “Holy Lord, God Almighty!”
The whole earth is filled with His glory.

Who will go for me?
Whom shall I send?

Woe is me for I am undone.

Listen for His call.

Here am I...Send me.

Focus to the throne instead of to you.
THEN life begins to have purpose and divine reason.

A purpose.
Temporal vs. eternal.

Self pity to thankfulness.

Your life has influence for eternity.

The storm.

Psalm 23:4:

Romans 8:16-18, 35-39:
Heirs of God.
Joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Suffer with Him.
No comparison to the glory that shall be.

Deuteronomy 31:6:
Be strong.
Be not afraid.
The Lord thy God goes with thee.

Hebrews 13:5:
I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.

The Lord is my helper.
I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Future - Focus on Him.

We’re not here to get another car or a promotion. It’s to put Christ in His rightful place.