Sing Praise To The Lord: Jul 11, 2011

"IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE"

"THE POWER OF GOD"

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"A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD"

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear."
Psalms 46:1-2

Martin Luther's journal entries inform us of his continual battle against evil forces, and that Psalm 46 was a great comfort to him. As he meditated on the words of Psalm 46, the thrust of a mighty song was born, which openly declared victory in the great battle: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

The battle to be fought is "not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places"
                Ephesians 6:12

Satan, along with his henchmen, is an ancient foe, "a roaring lion," as it were, "seeking whom he may devour"

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour
                I Peter 5:8

But there is no need for alarm, "the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge"
                Psalm 46:11

He "is our refuge and strength" - Psalm 46 - a bulwark never failing.

"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil"
                I John 3:8

Only God could accomplish this victory, for Satan is "the prince of this world"

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
John 14:30

Satan is also "the prince of the power of the air"

Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.
Ephesians 2:2

No man on earth is his equal.

But how did the Son of God gain the victory? By taking on Himself "flesh and blood," and dying a substitutionary death, "that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil"

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.
Hebrews 2:14

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21

"THE LOVE OF GOD"
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"GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU"
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"'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS"
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Sing Praise To The Lord

Mark Chandler

Sing Praise To The Lord

Monday, July 11, 2011

GOD - A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE!