MATTHEW
16:1-4
Pastor
Rick Jackson
Hurricane Matthew is out in the Atlantic. We are keeping an
eye on the news. Think with me- We are given instructions from the National
Weather Service concerning inclement weather. We are given steps to take in
case of tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods, etc. All this is a good
thing. Sometimes we find ourselves in inclement weather spiritually speaking.
It may be a fog too dense to see through, a storm of difficulties or a wave of
decisions that need to be made with no clear indication which way to head.
Don't fret or fear for the Scriptures give us steps to take in these kinds of
circumstances.
I. "BOW THE
KNEE" (SUBMISSION)
1. Submit to His Word (Is. 45:18-25)
2. Submit to His way (Ps. 95:1-8)
3. Submit to His Wisdom (Eph. 3:1-14)
II. "TRUST THE
HEART OF YOUR FATHER" (SERENITY) if you can’t discern the Father’s
hand then trust His heart
1. He has your personal best at heart (Mt. 6:6-8, 17-18,
26-34)
2. He has your professional best at heart (I Pt. 1:13-25,
5:6-7, 10)
3. He has your perpetual best at heart (I Jn. 2:24-3:9)
III. "LIFT UP
YOUR EYES" (SEEK)
1. He will supply (Gn. 22:11-14)
2. He will help (Ps. 121)
3. He will have mercy (Ps. 123, Isaiah 55:7, Eph. 2:4)
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