The Reason Why I Praise Part III:
“It Won’t End Like It Started”
Psalm 91:1-16, “1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings, you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.”
Introduction
- The Secret Place
- When you dwell in Him, God will hide you from them
- Psalm 32:7, “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah”
- Psalm 119:114, “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.”
- 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.”
- His shadow keeps you covered
- Psalm 23:4, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
- The Safe Place
- God is a keeper to those who want to be kept
- “God does not remove us from all harm; He uses harm to move us close to Him.” ― Dillon Burroughs
- The wicked cannot penetrate His place of refuge
- Psalm 143:9, “Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; In You I take shelter.”
- Psalm 37:1-2, “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”
- The Set Place
- All-day and all night, the angels keep watching over you
- Exodus 23:20, “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.”
- This praise is a reflection of His reward
- It Won’t End Like It Started
- Psalm 113:7-9 NKJV 7 He raises the poor out of the dust And lifts the needy out of the ash heap, 8 That He may seat him with princes—With the princes of His people. 9 He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!
- HE RAISES US UP FROM THE RUBBISH vs. Psalm 113:7
- When Others Give Up, He Shows Up
- He Raises You Up to Bring You Out
- HE REALIGNS OUR RELATIONSHIPS vs. Psalm 113:8
- He’s Putting You in Places That Will Exceed Your Expectations
- Ephesians 3:10 NKJV 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
- He’s Giving You A Revelation of Your Royalty
- Four Shifts That Are Needed in Our Life
- Shift your Mindset
- Shift your Crowd
- Shift your Level of Expectation
- Shift your Commitment to Him to Another Level
- HE RESTORES THE REJECTED vs. Psalm 113:9
- Whatever You Are Going Through, He Knows All About It
- Psalm 34:18 NKJV 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
- Isaiah 59:1 NKJV 1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save, Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.
- He Not Only Gives Comfort, But He Gives Covering (Where is Here?)
- When You Are Covered by God
- You Have His Protection
- You Have His Provision
- You Have His Peace
- WHEN YOU REFLECT, YOU WILL REJOICE
- Never Forget Where He Found You
- I Don’t Look Like What I’ve Been Through
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