Monday, July 25, 2016

Psalm 54 - Unchanging God


July 25, 2016 Monday Message:

“Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” Psalms 54:4 NIV

God doesn’t change his mind. When he anointed David to be the next King of Israel, you can count on it happening just that way.

Others, not realizing this was a God-thing, sought to keep David from becoming King. In fact Saul, King at the time, felt especially threatened by David, so David was hiding in Ziph, near where his family lived. David had helped defend the people of Zipf from their enemies, so he assumed it would be a safe, friendly place. Wrong! There’s always a snake in the grass, someone who will betray you for personal gain, and that’s what happened to David.

But God was still on David’s side – God doesn’t change his mind. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. If God hand-picked David, “a man after his own heart,” God will stick with that commitment. God’s decision is irrevocable.

The Good News is that our God of second chances is in the rescue business, and if you’re now adopted into the holy family, God will go to work for you too, just as any father would defend his children. This message of assurance of salvation is for you, too! God knows that you, like David, will need protecting from time to time.

“I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.” Psalms 54:6b

Norton Lawellin

This Sunday, July 31, 2016, Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets at the Akina Church, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30am. This week – Pastor Retha examines Romans 15.

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