April
03, 2017 Monday Message:
“Lord, you are the God who saves me; day
and night I cry out to you.” Psalms 88:1 NIV
Immediately
after acknowledging God as the only one who can radically transform our lives –
the only one who can rescue us – Psalm 88 delves into an exhaustive list of
everything that is wrong – all the problems in this life.
Most
of the Psalm sounds like it was written by someone suffering from severe
depression. Perhaps the author is injured or ill, and death looms on the
horizon. It reminds me of Job’s predicament.
We
should not be surprised. Jesus said that we will all experience tribulation in
this world. But he goes on to say that “I, Jesus, have overcome the world.” John 16:33
So
our day-to-day solution should be to trust in the Father, and to put our faith
in his Son Jesus Christ. Our God is a God of second chances, and Jesus is the
champion of love and forgiveness. Remember, his mission was redemption of
mankind!
“May
my prayer come before you, Lord;
turn your ear to my cry.” Psalms
88:2
Norton
Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship gathers Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Akina Church,
3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. Pastor Michael Pilla
begins one week closer to Resurrection Sunday.
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