“HELP” - I Love My Church (series)
Text: 1 Chronicles 29:10-19 (NASB)
10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. 12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
14 “But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. 15 For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. 16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours. 17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered *all these things*; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You. 18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You; 19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.” —1 Chronicles 29:10-19 (NASB)
David knew this was true because he knew that
David knew that the people of Israel were in a godly, wonderful place on this day of offering to the temple.
God had blessed them, God had provided for them…they had more than they deserved. Now David was asking for God to help His people to keep their
If we truly want to SEE GOD’s PLAN fulfilled in our lives, then we must SEEK HIS KINGDOM and RIGHTEOUSNESS
In order for us to REACH our families and the communities we live in and near, IT IS GOING TO TAKE
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV)I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV)
MY HELP COMETH FROM THE
17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes. 18 I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.” 19 Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. 20 Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!” 21 “Therefore I will teach them - this time I will teach them - my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord. —Jeremiah 16:17-21 NIV
Does it seem like you will not be able to do what God has put on your heart? GO TO THE SOURCE OF YOUR
Our Help Comes From God ALONE!