September
05, 2016 Monday Message:
“Human
help is worthless.” Psalms
60:11b
If
you were facing a big problem – a major crisis – and for help you could choose
between people or the creator of the universe, which would you choose?
3,000
years ago, David and the Israelites were constantly defending themselves, but
humans can only do just so much. A little divine intervention would prove
beneficial! In those moments, I believe David’s biggest fear was that his
people would celebrate their success, pat themselves on the back, and forget
about the God who had actually rescued them, the God who brought them safely
home.
Things
haven’t changed much. There is still constant fighting in the Middle East. It
seems that many have forgotten the God who desires love and peace, rather than
fighting and killing in His name. We shouldn’t be surprised by any of this.
Jesus said that there will be wars and rumors of wars until he returns. One of
the best ways to pray for world peace is, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus!”
Like
the Middle East, many US cities are in turmoil. Every day there is fighting and
killing, usually over some illegal activity like gangs or drugs. And racial
prejudice has once again reared its ugly head. In our country, we expect humans
to fix these problems - government, police, judges, prisons – but the problems
continue and nothing truly gets fixed. As it turns out, human help is
worthless. Perhaps a little divine intervention would prove beneficial!
Norton
Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets at the Akina Church, 3249 30th
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30am. This Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, Pastor Michael
Pilla continues in 1 Corinthians.
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