The speaker for this day was Rev. Paul... Pastor of Methodist Church at Mysore..This guy was different. I bet no matter how much you feel sleepy you are guaranteed to remain wide awake during his sermon. The reason is simple which is he is too loud. Listening to him from a single microphone with speakers metres away from you was equivalent to listening to loud music in a closed room. Hey I am not criticizing. He was just someone who was unknowingly able to solve the biggest problem of mine during sermons i.e. sleep. The reading for this day was taken from Psalm:34:1-10 and here goes his sermon in first person.
In the Psalm the first 10 verses are hymn and last 10 versus are sermon. In the first three verses David vows to praise and exalt God and invite others.
Two friend walking through the field saw a raging bull. They ran to a drench and the bull came after them. Then one of them shouted to the other that 'Mark please pray'. Mark replied that 'I cannot I have never said a public prayer in my life'. The friend being afraid and nervous requested Mark to try and pray anything. Mark being nervous himself said a prayer which he use to say on the dinning table. 'O Lord..For what we are about to receive we are truly thankful :)'
Can we be truly thankful of what we receive...
David did not say I may. He was determined to praise God at all times - in adversity, joy or sorrow. Can we say Thank You in the times of pain. Can we say Thank You in the times of sorrow. Can we say Thank You in adverse situations. How do we look at God. As an object of praise or worship. Shall praise be in our mouth always. We must glorify our Lord not only with all our soul but also with our lips. We praise with our lips by singing a hymn titled "Then sings my soul my Saviour lord to thee. How great thou art, How great thou art"
Job 1:20. Job got up and fell to the ground in worship. He got up in all his sorrow and pain and prayed that whatever Lord gave me has take it away. May the name of the Lord be praised. God expect us to praise Him even in times of trouble, in times of immense pain. Are we doing that. if we are unable to do that then we should pray to Him that Lord I need to be anointed. I need your help. Romans 8:28: All things work for good, for those who have been called. We are lucky of having been called.
Psalm 34:4: Have we experienced Life beyond grave. Have we experienced salvation, grace, deliverance.. None of us has experienced life beyond grave.
Two drunken soldier walked towards their captain room. One asked the other where are we going. Near the captain's room they saw the captain standing outside but they did not salute. Captain got angry and asked do you know who I am. One of them said to the other 'We don't where we are going but this man does not even know who He is.'
We cannot find comfort in this world but Bible talks about life beyond grave. We are aware that life ends with life. In this world we know that life ends with death. Death is a certainty but promise of a permanent place (heaven) has been made .
He will be faithful and liberate us from the troubles we encounter in this world. Death is real but we need not fear. Jesus conquered the power of death and we have the His power and the Holy spirit. Let us encourage ourselves in this knowledge. Life has been given by God and returned to God in death.
John 11:26: Whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Death is an end to an earthly relationship. Let us not fear something which is just a necessary prelude. John 14:14: If a man dies will he live again. Jesus says He is the resurrection. Are we ready to reign with God. Can we say this to Lord. When a man and a woman marries they promise to cherish each other always. Jesus promises and says that come to me heavy hearted I will give you rest. Do we believe that there is life beyond grave. God will wipe out our tears as He has been doing so. Psalm34:4: What is your fear this morning. Fear of failure, fear of anything....we all are living in fear. Are we in a situation where we don't know where to go...Seek God as David sought the Lord. Only Jesus can deliver us from the power of fear
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