September 16, 2010 God's Protection 4

It was the Lord our God Himself who brought us and our fathers up out of Egypt, from the land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Another beautiful day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. And it is Thursday and that means it is families day and also schools day on the prayer line, but first let me get this out... PRAISE GOD, PRAISE THE LORD. Vicki called last night and she is doing good, the surgery went well and we took time to pray and give God all the glory.

We do have a family prayer request from a mother who asks for prayer for her son Michael and his family as they are indeed having family problems. I have withheld the last name on this as I do on these kinds of problems. Storm heaven with prayers for Michael and his family, for God to protect and save that marriage. Also remember as you pray for families, please pray for the family of God.

God's Protection 4: Joshua 24: 17 - It was the Lord our God Himself who brought us and our fathers up out of Egypt, from the land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. (NIV)

Psalm 37: 27 - Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. 28 For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. (NIV)

Let's take a look at those scriptures and apply them to us today. Ok, right away you are going to say we do not have slavery anymore. Wrong, for my dear brothers and sisters, slavery is alive and well in the United States of America. First let's look at all those coming across the borders illegally, most from Mexico. They are paying to come to America and most have jobs waiting and work dirt cheap and must send the money back home, or pay those who sneak them over. People doing jobs that Americans will not do in the most part. Picking crops, orchard work, some factories, and I could go on. Is some of that slavery or not? Then I understand that there are many who have got addicted to drugs who are being sold to people for sex, or maybe rented for sex and some of these are children. But let me stop there and ask this, how many of us are slaves? Oh, did I say that? Brothers and sisters, you know me, I tell it like I hear God giving it to me. He speaks to my heart and I put my heart on the line for you folks. So how many of us on this line are slaves? I was a slave for a major part of my life. A slave to what you say? A slave to Satan and Evil! Now let me ask you that question again, are you a slave to evil? Dare I say this today, what about those Hooters girls, are they not slaves to their employers? Oh, don't get me wrong, some people want to be held in that kind of slavery. But folks, we have a loving God who will protect us from slavery, we do not need to be held captive to evil or any body or any thing. Oh, if I put this one in, are you held in slavery by that little plastic thing called a credit card, or what about the cell phone?

Brothers and sisters, God is not different today. And it was the Lord our God Himself who brought us and our fathers up out of Egypt, from the land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes, and he will do it today, He will bring you out of slavery of any type right now. Now listen to this, He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled, and that was then and this is now. And He will protect us on our entire journey, and I am not talking about our journey to the mall or in the case of my dear friends Tom and Diane, who take a boat cruise once in a while. And while God will protect us on that boat cruise, he will protect us from dawn to setting sun, meaning from the dawn of our lives to the setting sun of our lives. God's protection is there, just ask Him to apply it to you... Amen. Now if we take a look at the Psalm that I used today we find out one of those little things that God expects from us for this protection... Oh, am I saying God's protection comes with strings attached? Well folks, God does have some rules...

Psalm 37: 27 - Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. 28 For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

What does this say? It tells me to turn from evil and that means repent!! This is in the Old Testament and where have we heard it in the new testament? Well, John the Baptist said it and so did Jesus. Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is near... So let me put it to you this way to wrap it up today.

REPENT AND ENJOY GOD'S PROTECTION!!

Dear Father in Heaven, all glory and honor is Yours this day and every day for hearing our prayers and acting on them. Thanks for taking care of Vicki during her surgery, and now, Lord, we ask for total healing. Again we praise you for taking care of Janet and we give You the honor and glory as she is getting better each day. Your healing hand on the Saylor family, and on Michael and his family, oh, Lord, protect that marriage. Lord, also please heal Pearl, and Lord, as I think of protection, please protect my cousin Martha and her husband Dean as they travel. And Lord, as You protected those coming up out of Egypt in days gone by, please protect our military as they are stationed all over the world. Lord, help us all repent, and Lord, I really need that help daily for Lord, I confess I am just an old sinner saved by Your wonderful Grace... In Jesus' name I give praise and also pray. Amen.

Now go forth sharing those blessings. And please pray for we in Carry The Light, as we have been asked to come along side of The United Methodist Children's Home in Mechanicsburg, Pa., this Christmas season. With God's help and help from others we will be able to do this... This is a new request for us, coming in from ABC 27 News. Praise God for His anointing... Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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