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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Wednesday,
January 25, 2023
"Our
Redeemer Is
Strong!"
Message
summary: Believing
friend, God is
working on
your behalf
today. Our
Redeemer is
strong. He is
your advocate
and vigorously
defends your
cause. Even
when we are
weak.
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"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to let them go. Yet their Redeemer is strong; the LORD Almighty is His name. He will vigorously defend their cause so that He may bring rest to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon'" (Jeremiah 50:33,34). "But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me" (2 Corinthians 12:9). Today
we consider
the weak.
Weakness is
manifested in
different
ways. We can
experience
physical
weakness due
to many
reasons. I am
currently weak
in strength
due to my
recent major
surgery. We
can experience
moral weakness
when
temptations
seems so
strong. We can
experience
spiritual/emotional
weakness when
our faith is
tried by the
mysterious
providence of
God.
We
have a special
family on our
hearts and in
our prayers
this morning
that are
surely
intensely
facing this
spiritual/emotional
weakness. Last
night my
cousin called
me to share
the very sad
news that her
niece (my
second cousin,
whom we were
relatively
close to due
to annual
family
reunions)
passed away
yesterday
morning during
emergency
surgery. It
was a complete
shock to the
family as you
can imagine
and throughout
the night and
morning hours
we have her
husband and
their three
adult children
on our hearts.
Our prayer is
that they find
comfort from
the Father of
all compassion
and thereby
receive God's
strength.
Jesus said if I am weak I should come to Him No one else can be my strength I should come to Him Let
us consider
our strong
God. One of
the great
attributes of
God expressed
in theological
language is
His
omnipotence.
That is, He is
all powerful.
Our Redeemer is strong! What encouragement to the devout believer the daily verse provides: "Yet their Redeemer is strong; the LORD Almighty is His name." The message here is directed to the Babylonians, who had conquered God's people and taken them into exile. In fact Jeremiah lived at the time just prior to and during the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah's darkest days. The book of Lamentations was written during this dark period. But in this chapter Jeremiah looks beyond that temporary period to God's judgment on the proud Babylonians and to the return of the faithful remnant, post-exile. History demonstrates again and again the powerful way that God works on behalf of His people. Yes, there were "bumps in the road" and evident in these "bumps" was God's judgment upon sin. Yet, for the remnant that holds to their faith, God has always been faithful. That's still true. 2,600 years ago when the people of God were being taken into Babylonian captivity the prophet Jeremiah conveyed the wonderful truth found in our daily verse. God's long promised judgment was taking place because of the sin and idolatry of the nation. Yet some had kept their faith and commitment to God so Jeremiah was called to minister to this faithful remnant. They were oppressed and their captors held them fast refusing to let them go. Their situation seemed utterly hopeless with no end in sight. But note these glorious words: "Yet their Redeemer is strong" and "He will vigorously defend their cause." Bible
teacher A.W.
Pink comments:
"Well may the
saint trust
such a God! He
is worthy of
implicit
confidence.
Nothing is too
hard for Him.
If God were
stinted in
might and had
a limit to His
strength we
might well
despair. But
seeing that He
is clothed
with
omnipotence,
no prayer is
too hard for
Him to answer,
no need too
great for Him
to supply, no
passion too
strong for Him
to subdue; no
temptation too
powerful for
Him to deliver
from, no
misery too
deep for Him
to relieve. "The
Lord is the
strength of my
life; of whom
shall I be
afraid?"
(Psalm 27:1).
Today
we speak to
those who,
like the
ancient
Israelites,
are seeking to
hold firm to
their faith in
God in the
midst of
adversity.
Some are
oppressed in
various ways.
(We
particularly
think of our
brothers and
sisters in
places of
intense
persecution.)
But some of
you
undoubtedly
are oppressed
in other ways
and your
situation
today may seem
hopeless as
well.
Hear again this word from God our Redeemer who changes not, who is the same yesterday, today and forever. Believing friend, God is working on your behalf today. Our Redeemer is strong. He is your Advocate and vigorously defends your cause. Praise the Lord! Be
encouraged
today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, we
trust You for
You are worthy
of our full
confidence. No
problem is too
difficult for
You since Your
power is
supernatural,
unlimited in
strength and
and boundless
in scope.
There is no
request we
bring to You
that is too
perplexing or
hard for You
to answer, no
need too great
for You to
supply, no
misdirected
passion too
strong for You
to restrain;
no temptation
too powerful
for You to
deliver us
from, and no
misery too
deep for You
to lift us out
of, for You
are the
Strength of
our lives.
When we rest
on these
truths we are
confident and
trusting that
there is no
enemy force of
which we
should be
afraid. We
come boldly
before Your
throne of
grace with
Jesus as our
Advocate.
Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"Jesus
Strong and
Kind"
Video
CityAlight
This song is
so rich in
lyrical
expression but
has the tune
of a
children's
song.
Jesus
said
That if I thirst I should come to him No one else can satisfy I should come to him Jesus said If I am weak I should come to him No one else can be my strength I should come to him For the Lord is good and faithful He will keep us day and night We can always run to Jesus Jesus, strong and kind Jesus said That if I fear I should come to him No one else can be my shield I should come to him For the Lord is good and faithful He will keep us day and night We can always run to Jesus Jesus, strong and kind Jesus said if I am lost He will come to me And he showed me on that cross He will come to me For the Lord is good and faithful He will keep us day and night We can always run to Jesus Jesus, strong and kind "Peace
Perfect Peace"
Video
Praise
And Harmony
Singers
Brooksyne's
Note: At
times we are
weak because
we are in a
state of
confusion
regarding a
decision we
must make or
we're trying
to make sense
of a situation
that makes no
sense to us.
Indecision,
lack of
understanding
or uncertainty
can drain us
of strength.
In those
circumstances
I often pray
for
supernatural
peace to flood
my mind and
soul. This
time honored
hymn rarely
sang in
churches (in
my background
anyway) is
based on a
sermon the
hymn writer,
Edward
Bickersteth,
heard while on
vacation. The
speaker
pointed out
that in the
original
Hebrew the
phrase
"perfect
peace" is
"Shalom,
Shalom",
meaning
"doubled
peace" or
"multiplied
peace".
Bickersteth
was born on
this day,
January 25th,
198 years ago.
(Robert J.
Morgan - hymn
background
source) "Thou
wilt keep him
in perfect
peace whose
mind is stayed
on Thee,
because he
trusteth in
Thee, O Lord"
(Isaiah 26:3).
We
are having a
snow storm
today and a
squirrel is
attempting to
raid our bird
feeder!
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