CAN WE PROSPER

                IF WE DENY HIM

PRAYER - "Thou That Hearest Prayer, To Thee Shall All Flesh Come"

David exalted God, pronouncing His worthiness of praise, and that men should keep their vows unto Him. "O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come." He recognized the universality of sin, and how eminently important it is for all men to turn to God to have their transgressions purged. Nobody but our Great God can forgive and cleanse as He!

Psalms 65:4 - "Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple."

PRINCIPALS - "God Is Governor Of The Nations"

Lest the world forget, David prayed that God's ways would be known upon the earth, and His saving health among all nations. We cannot prosper if we deny Him. "O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. ...let all the people praise thee." God rules in the affairs of men. Worship Him!

Psalms 67:6 - "Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."

PRINCIPLES - "God Setteth The Solitary In Families"

The psalmist prayed, "Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, ...But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God." He is Father to the fatherless, a judge for widows, a deliverer for those in chains, and He prepares goodness for the poor. Either way you look at it, God aggregates people. He separates the wicked to their place, and gathers the righteous to their place. If you trust fully in Him, He will not leave you alone. He will send someone from the family of God to help you.

Psalms 68:6 - "God setteth the solitary in families."

PROPHECIES - "Thou Hast Led Captivity Captive"

Again and again, God has shown Himself to be the LORD of hosts - a mighty warrior. "When thou didst march through the wilderness; The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. ...Kings of armies did flee." The psalmist waxed prophetic, speaking of Messiah's ultimate conquest. Following Calvary, Jesus delivered all the righteous souls of the Old Testament from death and the grave.

Psalms 68:18 - "Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men."

• Sometimes we have to be a mini-Job. To see God’s perfect way.

• What do you do when you get discouraged? Do you run toward God or away from God?

• Before you were even conceived, God went on record and said, “I choose you as my own.”

• Wealth can be an accumulation of money, but wealth also takes the form of resources, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and so on.

• The opposite of fear isn’t courage but faith.

• In the middle of the storm, Peter was sure of one thing: he would take his chance with Jesus rather than sticking with man-made solutions.

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