I. WHAT IS
A MAN?
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Man
is a weak creature
LORD,
what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you
think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting
shadow. Psalm 144:3-4
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Man,
easy to get desperate
Even
Elijah was afraid of Jezebel and desperate after beat
the false prophets
Elijah
was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba
in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself
went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom
tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die.
"I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take
my life; I am no better than my ancestors." Then
he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. (1
Kings 19:3-5)
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Man,
easy to be influenced
Abram
was influence by his wife after the long years awaited
God’s promise.
Now
Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But
she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she
said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having
children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can
build a family through her." (Gen 16:1-2)
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But
man has a special place in God’s heart
You made
him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him
with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of
your hands; you put everything under his feet: Psalm 8:5-6
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Job
remembered this in his time of sorrow
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my
eyes will never see happiness again. The eye that now
sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me,
but I will be no more. Job 7:7-8
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David
admitted that he was created amazingly
My
frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the
secret place. When I was woven together in the depths
of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the
days ordained for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be. Psalm 139:15-16
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Man
has to go through many dangerous experience
You will
not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by
day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the
plague that destroys at midday. (Psalm 91:5-6)
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The
terror of night |
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Arrow
that flies by day |
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Plague
that destroys |
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Evil
of the world |
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But
God will guard and He will assure you
A
thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right
hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe
with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. (Psalm
91:7-8).
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II.
GOD IS MY REFUGE Psalm 91:1-6
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Through
His continuous guard
For
he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in
all your ways; (Psalm 91:11)
Which
were clearly seen in:
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Jacob,
when he saw a stairway to heaven in his dream in Bethel
I
am with you and will watch over you wherever you go,
and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave
you until I have done what I have promised you."
(Gen 28:15)
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When
Peter was led by an angel to go out of prison (Acts
12:5-11)
Then
Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without
a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me
from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish
people were anticipating." (Acts 12:11)
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Through
miraculous experiences
A thousand
may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but
it will not come near you.
You
will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of
the wicked. They will lift you up in their hands, so that
you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You
will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the
great lion and the serpent. (Psalm 91:7-8,12-13)
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God was with Gideon when he raid the Midian (Judg 7:22) |
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God
supplied the widow with oil (2 Kings 4:1-3) |
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Through
His faithful
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How
God protects around Job and his wealth (Job 1:9-10)
You
have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks
and herds are spread throughout the land. (Job 1:10)
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When
God sent Jeremia (Jer 1:18-19)
They
will fight against you but will not overcome you, for
I am with you and will rescue you," declares the
LORD. (Jer 1:19)
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III. GOD
OF ALL COMFORT 2 Cor 1:3-5
God of
all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can
comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over
into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
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Through
His presence
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His
presence when He led His people on the desert (Ex 13:17-22) |
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His
presence when the Israelite defeated Jericho
Then
the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered
Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its
fighting men.(Josh 6:2)
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His
presence when Lazarus died (John 11:1-44) |
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His
presence in the wedding feast of Cana (John 2:1-11) |
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With
His promise
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Jesus
will bring us to a place where there is no tear (Rev
7:15-17)
For
the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
he will lead them to springs of living water. And God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes." (Rev
7:17)
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A
crown will be stored for us
Now
there is in store for me the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me
on that day-and not only to me, but also to all who
have longed for his appearing. (2 Tim 4:8)
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Victory
will be given
You
have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,
and have not grown weary. (Rev 2:3)
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Through
His kindness
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To
be same as human being so that Jesus could feel the
same way
For
we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted
in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. (Heb
4:15-16)
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By
calling us as a friend and willing to get involved in
our life
I
no longer call you servants, because a servant does
not know his master's business. Instead, I have called
you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father
I have made known to you.(John 15:14-15)
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God knows
that as human being, we are weak creature, but His eyes are upon
us, He cares for us and even we have a special place in His heart.
He sent His Son Jesus Christ to save us and gave the Holy Spirit
to comfort us.
So whatever
problems you may have, come to Jesus. He’s there to wipe your tears
and relieve your sorrow.
Trust
Him and always remember that with Jesus, we are able to solve any
problems.
Be strong
and keep on moving in Christ.
In His
field,
Rev. Gilbert
Lumoindong
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