Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
King David learned of the power of God through trial an error in many cases…
We don’t have to learn by trial and error, we can follow Christ's example.
Our ultimate guide is God Himself; be it Father, Son or Holy Spirit!
Psalm 40:12 For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.
We should be communing with God all the time so we can benefit from knowing what we should be doing all the time...
But, sometimes the world seem to be working against us and we cannot see a way forward.
If we don’t listen to what God is saying after calling out, how can we hope to survive?
Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.’
This morning I have been thinking a lot about earthly possessions and what our actual needs are.
Jesus warned the person in the crowd they should not be so worried about their inheritance but more about what they need!
Sometimes we need to take a step back from riches and help someone else out who God has put in our lives.
Psalm 96:5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
When we look to other things in our life as being important, just remember, they are there because God created this all in the beginning!
Nothing should be more important in our lives than God.
When we keep God first, He gives us room to love people and things in the proper way.