“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10

Our Hearts Yearn For Thee by Pastor Fee Soliven

Psalm 42:1-4 Sunday Morning

September 14, 2014

Psalm 42:1-41 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I

come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, "Where is your God?”

4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and

praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.

1 John 1:9-109 If we confess our sins, He is

faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Psalm 103:1-41 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy

name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His

benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your

diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you

with lovingkindness and tender mercies...

Psalm 63:1-81 O God, You are my God; Early

will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your

lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with

marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. 6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the

night watches.

7 Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your

wings I will rejoice. 8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right

hand upholds me.

1. God Is Our Strength

1 Chronicles 16:11-1311 Seek the LORD and His

strength; Seek His face evermore! 12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His

wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, 13 O seed of Israel His

servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

 

2 Samuel 22:33"God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect."

Ephesians 6:10"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His

might."  

Philippians 4:13"I can do all things through Christ

who strengthens me."

2. God Is Our Hope

Jeremiah 17:17"Do not be a terror to me; You are

my hope in the day of doom."

1 Thessalonians 4:13-1813 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning

those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no

hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who

sleep in Jesus.

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming

of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.  

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an

archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will

rise first.

 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up

together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one

another with these words.

3. God Is Our Hiding Place

Psalm 27:5"For in the time of trouble He shall

hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He

shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock."

Psalm 32:7"You are my hiding place; You shall

preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of

deliverance."

  

Psalm 119:114"You are my hiding place and my

shield; I hope in Your word."

Galatians 2:20"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ

lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me

and gave Himself for me."

4. God Fights Our Battles When We Are On Our Knees

2 Chronicles 20:14-1514 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of

Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in

the midst of the assembly.

15 And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of

Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD

to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not

yours, but God's.

Psalm 103:19"The LORD has established His

throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all."

Isaiah 40:31But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like

eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not

faint.

5. Worship The Lord!

John 4:23-2423 But the hour is coming, and

now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and

truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is

Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

 

Psalm 95:6-76 Oh come, let us worship and bow

down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. 7 For He is our

God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His

hand.

Psalm 99:5"Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool--He is

holy."

6. God Is Our Salvation!

Psalm 18:46-4846 The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation

be exalted. 47 It is God who avenges me, And subdues the

peoples under me; 48 He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift

me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me

from the violent man.

 Isaiah 12:2-62 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; 'For

YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my

salvation.'" 3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells

of salvation.

4 And in that day you will say: "Praise the LORD, call upon His

name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that

His name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, O

inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!"

 Matthew 11:28-3028 Come to Me, all you who labor

and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke

upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden

is light."

2 Corinthians 6:2"For He says: "In an acceptable

time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped

you." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of

salvation." 

Hebrews 3:15"while it is said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your

hearts as in the rebellion." 

Acts 2:38-3938 Then Peter said to them,

"Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of

the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as

the Lord our God will call."

  

“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10