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Relying UponGods
Faithfulness
Pastor John Isaacs
Kingsway Community Church
December 26, 2010
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Lamentations 3:21-26 (NLT)21 Yet I still dare to hope when Iremember this: 22 The faithful love of
the LORD never ends! His merciesnever cease. 23 Great is His
faithfulness; His mercies beginafresh each morning. 24 I say to
myself, The LORD is my inheritance;
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therefore, I will hope in Him! 25 The
LORD is good to those whodepend on Him, to those whosearch for him. 26 So it is good towait quietly for salvation from the
LORD.
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Faith in God
vsTrusting in GodsFaithfulness
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To Rely Upon To depend upon with confidence. To rally to and fall back upon.
To need the help and support ofsomeone in order to continue, towork correctly, or to succeed.
To trust someone to behave in aparticular way.
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Isaiah 25: 9-10 (Message)Also at that time, people willsay, "Look at what's happened! This
is our God! We waited for Him andHe showed up and saved
us! This God, the One we waitedfor! Let's celebrate, sing the joys ofHis salvation. God's hand rests on
this mountain!"
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1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)In His kindness, God called you toshare in His eternal glory by means
of Christ Jesus. So after you havesuffered a little while, He will
restore, support, andstrengthen you, and He will
place you on a firm foundation.
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Philippians 4:19 (NLT)And this same God, who takes care
of me, will supply all your
needs from His glorious riches,which have been given to us in
Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 37:5 (NLT)Commit everything you do to the
LORD. Trust Him, and He will
help you.
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Psalm 37:5 (NLT)Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your ownunderstanding.
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Isaiah 26:3,4 (NLT)You will keep in perfect peace all
who trust in you, all whosethoughts are fixed on you! Trust inthe LORD always, for the LORD GOD is
the eternal Rock.
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Isaiah 50:10,11 (NLT)Who among you fears the LORD andobeys his servant? If you are walking
in darkness, without a ray of light,trust in the LORD and rely
on your God.But watch out, you who live in yourown light and warm yourselves by
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your own fires. This is the reward
you will receive from me: You willsoon fall down in great torment.
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Jeremiah 17:5-8 (NLT)5 This is what the LORD says: Cursedare those who put their trust in
mere humans, who rely on humanstrength and turn their hearts away
from the LORD.6 They are like stunted shrubs in thedesert, with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren
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wilderness, in an uninhabited salty
land.7 But blessed are those who
trust in the LORD and havemade the LORD their hope
and confidence.8 They are like trees planted along ariverbank, with roots that reach
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deep into the water. Such trees are
not bothered by the heat or worriedby long months of drought. Their
leaves stay green, and they neverstop producing fruit.
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Isaiah 31:1,3 (NLT)What sorrow awaits those who lookto Egypt for help, trusting their
horses, chariots, and charioteersand depending on the strength of
human armies instead of
lookingto the LORD, the Holy One ofIsrael.
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For these Egyptians are mere
humans, not God! Their horsesare puny flesh, not mighty spirits!
When the LORD raises His fist againstthem, those who help will stumble,
and those being helped will fall.
They will all fall down and dietogether.
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Who do you rely upon? What do you depend on? Where do you go for
help? What is your first
response in times ofdifficulty?
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Psalm 37:3-5
Trust in the Lord, and do good;Dwell in the land, and feed on His
faithfulness. Delight yourselfalso in the Lord, And He shall give
you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trustalso in Him, And He shall bring it to
pass.