Old Llantrisant Hill
Introduction
- What would we say what God's plans are for us?
- God has good plans for His people
- It does not mean that everything will be good
- Can we take v11 given in context to ourselves today?
- Either corporately or individually
- Are their principles that apply to us today?
- Overview:
- What is the message for them?
- What is the message for us?
What is the message for them?
- You need to accept reality - that God has judged you
- After much patience with His people - God had finally brought judgment upon them
- They were not to listen to the false teachers and false prophets
- The 'preachers' were not preaching God's word
- Do not give up - there is hope if you wait upon God
- v10-11
- God has thoughts of peace towards His people
- God will bring His people back to the land
- God had told His people to be industrious and seek peace where they dwelt
- God had told His people to call upon Him and to return to Him - v12-13
What is the message for us?
- Do we discern the times we are living in?
- Are we a nation under judgment?
- Unbelievers are always under the judgment of God because of their sin
- As the people of God?
- What is our spiritual temperature?
- What is the state of the Church today?
- Are their false teachers?
- What do we need to repent of?
- We certainly need to seek God
- God is the God of His people wherever they are
- Example of Naomi
- Example of the Shunamite woman
- How has the last year been for you?
- Has there been many tears and heartache?
- Has it been a bad year?
- God is a gracious God and is working all things together for those who are called
- Example of the Apostle Paul
- We don't know what is going to happen in 2019
- But we do know that God has prepared good works for us to walk in
- We do know that God has plans for good
- We know that God will not test us beyond what we can bear
- We need to be still and trust the Lord
- Do not be anxious for anything but pray with thanksgiving
- Be a people of prayer, thanksgiving and trust