07-10-2020, 09:38 AM
*RESTORATION TODAY*
*FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020.*
*TOPIC: EVIL WILL NOT WIN*
_“But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.” Psalm 73:2._
*MESSAGE*
If you had met Asaph, who wrote some of the psalms, you'd probably have thought he did not have a care in the world. But you would have been wrong. In our text today, he was saying that he came so close to the edge of the cliff! He said that his feet were slipping and he was almost gone. Why? Because he saw bad people winning everywhere, and he was tempted to take their path.
Asaph saw arrogant people doing well and wicked people getting richer and richer. His envy took him close to the edge. But then he turned around. In verse 26, he says 'My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.' Despite what he saw in front of him, he chose to take heaven's perspective over the evil in front of him. He spoke words of courage to himself. He reminded himself that, from God's point of view, evil wouldn't last forever, and to do the right thing mattered more than caving into envy.
Asaph saw the weight of evil on the earth, threatening to pull it down beyond help forever. But he knew that God had a much bigger end in sight. In the end, evil would never win, and right now, envy couldn't help him. So he preached to himself: even if the bad people seem to win, even if they get to me, God is my strength and portion, now and forever. Preach the same message to yourself.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ When you find yourself wondering why evil seem to be winning in any area of your life, church or nation, remind yourself what Asaph reminded himself about: God is your strength and portion come what may!
*SCRIPTURES*
Psalm 73:1-28.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, I worship Your majesty today;
2. Lord, I thank You because evil will not win in my life;
3. I declare that I am more than a conqueror in the name of Jesus.
*THE BIBLE OF THE YEAR*
Judg. 3:5-31, Isa. 24, 1 Cor. 3
*FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020.*
*TOPIC: EVIL WILL NOT WIN*
_“But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.” Psalm 73:2._
*MESSAGE*
If you had met Asaph, who wrote some of the psalms, you'd probably have thought he did not have a care in the world. But you would have been wrong. In our text today, he was saying that he came so close to the edge of the cliff! He said that his feet were slipping and he was almost gone. Why? Because he saw bad people winning everywhere, and he was tempted to take their path.
Asaph saw arrogant people doing well and wicked people getting richer and richer. His envy took him close to the edge. But then he turned around. In verse 26, he says 'My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.' Despite what he saw in front of him, he chose to take heaven's perspective over the evil in front of him. He spoke words of courage to himself. He reminded himself that, from God's point of view, evil wouldn't last forever, and to do the right thing mattered more than caving into envy.
Asaph saw the weight of evil on the earth, threatening to pull it down beyond help forever. But he knew that God had a much bigger end in sight. In the end, evil would never win, and right now, envy couldn't help him. So he preached to himself: even if the bad people seem to win, even if they get to me, God is my strength and portion, now and forever. Preach the same message to yourself.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ When you find yourself wondering why evil seem to be winning in any area of your life, church or nation, remind yourself what Asaph reminded himself about: God is your strength and portion come what may!
*SCRIPTURES*
Psalm 73:1-28.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, I worship Your majesty today;
2. Lord, I thank You because evil will not win in my life;
3. I declare that I am more than a conqueror in the name of Jesus.
*THE BIBLE OF THE YEAR*
Judg. 3:5-31, Isa. 24, 1 Cor. 3