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Greetings everyone! I am
Chris Fluitt and this is Redemption Church of Plano Tx. Thank you for
joining us today. Whether you are in the room or online we are glad
to share the word of God with you.
We are in the final week of
our series First Responders. It has been a powerful look into the
calling of God… your calling in Jesus Christ is to be a first
responder. If you missed any of the series you can find it at
RedemptionPlano.com or Youtube.
Throughout this series we have
strongly challenged you to be a First Responder. We have challenged
you to respond to the emergencies around you. We have challenged you
to share your testimony, to pray to give, to make a difference… We
have been trying to motivate people who may have never shared their
faith before to start doing so…
Tonight in this last message I
want to talk to people who have been witnessing, inviting, praying,
and actively trying to serve the Kingdom of God… I want to
encourage you tonight. You need to be encouraged… First Responders
need to be encouraged.
First Responder saves picture
We have all seen pictures like
this: A firefighter climbing down a ladder holding a child. In the
background you can see the smoke and flame from a fire. The child is
holding on to the first responder with all their strength.
We love these pictures. They
are powerful reminders of the frailty of life and how we strength and
determination we can save those who could not otherwise save
themselves.
But… What happens next?
This picture is frozen in time, but happens after the firefighter
climbs down the ladder?
The firefighter’s moment
with the child comes to an end. The Firefighter will hand this child
to someone else and the firefighter will run back to a burning
building to save someone else. Someone else, like a paramedic, will
begin to tend to the injuries of the child.
There is no balloon drop and
confetti to mark the moment. No one gives a standing ovation and
says “you did it first responder.” There is no banner or key to
the city ceremony.
The moment passes. The child
goes one way the firefighter goes the other direction. Often the
first responder never realizes the full story of the person they
saved. They saved the person only to hand them off to someone else
who will continue to try to save them.
Responders join a work that
they will never finish
I imagine this has to be
frustrating. The firefighter cares about the person in need…. They
enter into the struggle… they impact the struggle when it matters
so greatly… but their part in the story comes to an end.
It’s not that the
firefighter lacks care to go any further… The firefighter is
probably trained & willing to do the work of a paramedic. The
firefighter is willing to clean & tend the wounds and to drive
the child to the hospital. The firefighter is willing to place the
child on a stretcher and roll them into the E.R. The firefighter is
willing to hold their hand and ask medical questions and check their
heart rate…
The firefighter is willing to
help the child they rescued from a burning building, but they are
called to hand that child off to someone else. The firefighter is
called back into a burning building… the paramedic is called to
take the child into their arms and continue the saving process.
Responders join a work they
will never finish. This is true when it comes to working in God’s
kingdom.
We are often called to pull
people from the fire and then hand them off to someone else to
continue the work. The work often continues outside of our influence
and outside of our field of vision.
What difference does it
make?
I want to talk to the one who
has been praying, but is not sure that their prayers have done
anything…
I want to talk to the one who
has constantly shared their faith, but still has not felt like they
have had any success…
I want to talk to the teacher
who has patiently shown care to students, but wonders secret if it
will truly matter…
I want to talk to the young
person who has invited their family to church… has invited their
friends to church… who has not been embarrassed and hidden their
faith in Jesus, yet they are still sitting with empty chairs around
them during Sunday service…
I want to talk to the worship
team who has consecrated their life to ministry, and has given great
effort to lead a congregation into the presence of the Lord, only to
look out at a congregation that seems stagnant & lukewarm…
I want to talk to the spouse
who has prayed and fasted, yet their husband or wife has still not
professed a faith in Jesus…
I want to talk to preacher who
has sought God on what to say and delivered it conviction, only to
see the result seem to fall short of the anointed Word of God
purpose…
I want to talk to the parents
who are trying to lead Godly lives and see those results show up in
their children, only to wonder if they have missed something since
that transformation is not visible…
I want to talk to the person
who has given faithfully, but is discouraged by their personal
financial difficulty and by the financial difficulty in their church…
I want to talk to the person
who feels the call of God on their life, but if we are to judge the
call of God by results then we may not really be called…
I want to talk to you to
today… Small group leader… Alzheimer care ministry… you who
work your day job… you who are reaching for your neighborhood…
If you have ever wondered
“what difference does it make?”, then I want to talk to you
today.
Paul in his letter to the
Corinthians addressed an argument. There was an argument over the
ministry of Paul & Apollos. Who was the more successful minister
and who did you call your minister… They argued that one of these
ministers of the Gospel was making less of a difference than the
other. Here is how Paul addressed the argument.
1 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV2011) What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV2011) I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV2011) So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
1 Corinthians 3:8 (NIV2011) The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
1 Corinthians 3:8 (NIV2011) The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
Some plant & some water
We all want to have success.
We want to pray and see the results of the prayer. We want to give a
bible study and have the results of the bible study. We want to share
our testimony and see someone become a believer. ..but it does not
always work this way.
Responders join a work they
never finish. And we too sometimes work and never see the result of
the work.
Sometimes we are the
firefighter who pulls someone from the fire. Sometimes we are the
paramedic who gets the person breathing again. This is what Paul is
saying here…
Some plant & some water.
Some take the seed (the word of God/the truth about Jesus) and they
plant it… A seed can remain in the soil for years before you ever
see life spring forth. There are seeds that remain viable for 5 years
before they germinate and bring forth a plant.
It is possible to plant the
seed and feel like you have not accomplished anything.
Watering can also be
frustrating. There are times where you can water and see zero result.
I was talking to our Care Pastor Marshal Blessing yesterday and he
talked about the seasons where his plants seem to die off and there
is nothing visibly alive. He will almost feel foolish as he takes a
seemingly dead plant in doors when it is cold and back outdoors when
it warms up and waters what looks like bare ground.
It is possible to water and
feel like you have not accomplished anything.
I know that I am preaching to
people who feel like that they have been staring at bare soil. You
have planted… but nothing… you have watered but nothing… You
have put effort into serving in God’s Kingdom, you have helped
people, you have prayed…
What if you don’t see the
results?
If you don’t see the
results, does that mean there are no results?
Do you have to see the results
for them to exist?
Do other people have to
acknowledge your results for them to exist?
Do you have to receive some
sort of award and public recognition in order for the results to
exist?
The firefighter holds a life
in his hands, but at the end of the day may have no results to point
to…
The policeman may come to the
scene to protect and serve, but at the end of the day may have no
results that others can see…
The paramedic can do
everything possible to save the life, but at the end of the day have
no idea what happened to the life they rushed to the Hospital.
Will you keep serving even
when you can’t tell it is making a difference?
Will you keep rushing to help
people even though you haven’t had any good reports?
Will you keep praying even
though you haven’t seen a miracle recently?
Will you keep inviting your
friends even after you have heard some of them say no?
Will you keep planting? Will
you keep watering?
You don’t have to see the
results for there to be results.
You planted that seed but you
have no clue of the life that is starting to take place within it.
You watered what looked like barren soil, but under that soil roots
are forming and dead things are coming to life.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV2011) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
You that are hungry for
results, the results are coming! They are happening right now! Just
do not give up!
Galatians 6:10 (NIV2011) Therefore, as we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Keep doing good. In EVERY
OPPORTUNITY let us do good! Do not quit… but you will have to
learn how to release.
Release
You don’t give up, but there
will be times where you have to release people to God. There are
times where you have done all that you can do to help someone and you
have to release them… you have given all the energy you can…
release them to God and go find someone who is ready.
Earlier this year I had a
spiritual moment that I desperately needed. There was a family that
we had helped from being homeless on the streets. We had many
meetings with them and helped them many times. The last time I met
with them we prayed for specific things in order to know God’s will
for their life… God answered every one their prayers… and this
revealed God’s will for them, which included being connected to
this Church and working in God’s kingdom.
It was wounding me as Sunday
after Sunday would pass without them being in this altar, in this
worship atmosphere, in this community of believers. I pulled out my
phone and I carefully texted them reminding them that we loved them
and that they still needed to do the will of God and that we are here
when they are ready to Give their life to God’s plan… As I often
do I handed my phone to Sarah to make sure I wasn’t writing a
thoughtless or error filled message… Sarah handed me the phone and
said, “Your text is perfect, but after you push send, you have to
release these people to Jesus.”
Ever since I released those
people I have been at peace. I still love them. I have released them
to the Lord and hope to one day pray for them in this altar.
Just like the firefighter
releasing the child to the paramedic… Sometimes you plant but God
asks you to release the person to another for them to water.
Sometimes you must release people after watering them. This is
biblical…
Sometimes you must release
people to a season of bad decisions and to face destruction… so
that they will learn they need Jesus and then be saved.
1 Corinthians 5:5 (NIV2011) hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
This is one of the hard things
about ministry. Lord give us the strength in ministry to never quit,
but the wisdom to know when you want us to release.
We that have been working hard
in the Kingdom may have someone that we need to release. I would like
you to pray about that today.
I knew a great pastor named
J.T. Pugh who would talk about the river of God. There is a river of
God and you are in the middle of that river. All of the good things
of God are flowing down this river toward you. It is good to be in
the river of God, BUT what the river gives it also takes.
There are times the river will
take relationships and other blessings from you and take them down
the river. If you aren’t careful you will try to fight the river…
you will try to hang on to everything you have and refuse the wisdom
of the river to bring and take. There are times that we lose grip of
some of these relationships and we turn around and watch them in
sadness be carried down the river. It is a sad moment… but don’t
stay there.
J.T. Pugh would say “Release
it to the river and turn around! God is bringing something new to
you and you need to get ready for it. Look upriver.”
You need to learn to release.
You need to learn to shake the dust of your sandals and move on. You
need to look upstream to the new things flowing into your life.
Some plant & some water
We don’t always see the
results of our labor…
Stop being judging yourself by
what you perceive to be results! Stop letting others judge you…
You want results… how about
this… I haven’t quit and I’m not slowing down. I am going to
keep praying, and helping others, and serving, and testifying… The
fact that you have not given up is one of the best results ever!
Keep planting! Keep watering!
And guess what happens!
1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV2011) I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
God brings the increase. God
makes it grow. God brings the results.
We told you in this series
that God is the first responder. Now as we bring this series to a
close I want to tell you that God is the Last Responder
God is the last responder
God is the one who does the
finishing work in people’s lives. We plant but God makes it grow.
We water but God is the one who brings life.
It is not about your ability
or intelligence… it is about God. This is why you need to trust
God and release your situations to Him.
Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…
Let Jesus be the finisher.
You aren’t the finisher. God is going to do the finishing work in
you and in everyone you have been caring for. THIS IS THE BEST NEWS!
God started this work and He
will finish this work.
Philippians 1:6 (NIV2011) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
There is coming a day when
Jesus Christ is going to complete His work in you. Do we need to
remind ourselves that we aren’t finished products yet? God has not
finished working in us…
1 John 3:2 (NIV2011) … But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
One look in the face of Jesus
and the last responder will finish the work. All the work that you
have struggled to finish in yourself, one look at Jesus and it is
finished. All the work you have been trying to accomplish in others,
one look at Jesus and it will be finished in them.
Knowing this ought to make you want to plant & water. This truth ought to give you the courage to respond to the emergencies around you. Knowing that He is the finisher ought to make you willing to release others into His hand. Knowing the finisher is coming, why would you punish yourself for not seeing more results. Let’s pray to the finisher today.
Psalm 68:19-20 (NIV2011) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; froam the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
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First Responders 5 – Last
Responder
Greetings everyone! I am
Chris Fluitt and this is Redemption Church of Plano Tx. Thank you for
joining us today. Whether you are in the room or online we are glad
to share the word of God with you.
We are in the final week of
our series First Responders. It has been a powerful look into the
calling of God… your calling in Jesus Christ is to be a first
responder. If you missed any of the series you can find it at
RedemptionPlano.com or Youtube.
Throughout this series we have
strongly challenged you to be a First Responder. We have challenged
you to respond to the emergencies around you. We have challenged you
to share your testimony, to pray to give, to make a difference… We
have been trying to motivate people who may have never shared their
faith before to start doing so…
Tonight in this last message I
want to talk to people who have been witnessing, inviting, praying,
and actively trying to serve the Kingdom of God… I want to
encourage you tonight. You need to be encouraged… First Responders
need to be encouraged.
First Responder saves picture
We have all seen pictures like
this: A firefighter climbing down a ladder holding a child. In the
background you can see the smoke and flame from a fire. The child is
holding on to the first responder with all their strength.
We love these pictures. They
are powerful reminders of the frailty of life and how we strength and
determination we can save those who could not otherwise save
themselves.
But… What happens next?
This picture is frozen in time, but happens after the firefighter
climbs down the ladder?
The firefighter’s moment
with the child comes to an end. The Firefighter will hand this child
to someone else and the firefighter will run back to a burning
building to save someone else. Someone else, like a paramedic, will
begin to tend to the injuries of the child.
There is no balloon drop and
confetti to mark the moment. No one gives a standing ovation and
says “you did it first responder.” There is no banner or key to
the city ceremony.
The moment passes. The child
goes one way the firefighter goes the other direction. Often the
first responder never realizes the full story of the person they
saved. They saved the person only to hand them off to someone else
who will continue to try to save them.
Responders join a work that
they will never finish
I imagine this has to be
frustrating. The firefighter cares about the person in need…. They
enter into the struggle… they impact the struggle when it matters
so greatly… but their part in the story comes to an end.
It’s not that the
firefighter lacks care to go any further… The firefighter is
probably trained & willing to do the work of a paramedic. The
firefighter is willing to clean & tend the wounds and to drive
the child to the hospital. The firefighter is willing to place the
child on a stretcher and roll them into the E.R. The firefighter is
willing to hold their hand and ask medical questions and check their
heart rate…
The firefighter is willing to
help the child they rescued from a burning building, but they are
called to hand that child off to someone else. The firefighter is
called back into a burning building… the paramedic is called to
take the child into their arms and continue the saving process.
Responders join a work they
will never finish. This is true when it comes to working in God’s
kingdom.
We are often called to pull
people from the fire and then hand them off to someone else to
continue the work. The work often continues outside of our influence
and outside of our field of vision.
What difference does it
make?
I want to talk to the one who
has been praying, but is not sure that their prayers have done
anything…
I want to talk to the one who
has constantly shared their faith, but still has not felt like they
have had any success…
I want to talk to the teacher
who has patiently shown care to students, but wonders secret if it
will truly matter…
I want to talk to the young
person who has invited their family to church… has invited their
friends to church… who has not been embarrassed and hidden their
faith in Jesus, yet they are still sitting with empty chairs around
them during Sunday service…
I want to talk to the worship
team who has consecrated their life to ministry, and has given great
effort to lead a congregation into the presence of the Lord, only to
look out at a congregation that seems stagnant & lukewarm…
I want to talk to the spouse
who has prayed and fasted, yet their husband or wife has still not
professed a faith in Jesus…
I want to talk to preacher who
has sought God on what to say and delivered it conviction, only to
see the result seem to fall short of the anointed Word of God
purpose…
I want to talk to the parents
who are trying to lead Godly lives and see those results show up in
their children, only to wonder if they have missed something since
that transformation is not visible…
I want to talk to the person
who has given faithfully, but is discouraged by their personal
financial difficulty and by the financial difficulty in their church…
I want to talk to the person
who feels the call of God on their life, but if we are to judge the
call of God by results then we may not really be called…
I want to talk to you to
today… Small group leader… Alzheimer care ministry… you who
work your day job… you who are reaching for your neighborhood…
If you have ever wondered
“what difference does it make?”, then I want to talk to you
today.
Paul in his letter to the
Corinthians addressed an argument. There was an argument over the
ministry of Paul & Apollos. Who was the more successful minister
and who did you call your minister… They argued that one of these
ministers of the Gospel was making less of a difference than the
other. Here is how Paul addressed the argument.
1 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV2011) What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV2011) I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV2011) So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
1 Corinthians 3:8 (NIV2011) The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
1 Corinthians 3:8 (NIV2011) The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
Some plant & some water
We all want to have success.
We want to pray and see the results of the prayer. We want to give a
bible study and have the results of the bible study. We want to share
our testimony and see someone become a believer. ..but it does not
always work this way.
Responders join a work they
never finish. And we too sometimes work and never see the result of
the work.
Sometimes we are the
firefighter who pulls someone from the fire. Sometimes we are the
paramedic who gets the person breathing again. This is what Paul is
saying here…
Some plant & some water.
Some take the seed (the word of God/the truth about Jesus) and they
plant it… A seed can remain in the soil for years before you ever
see life spring forth. There are seeds that remain viable for 5 years
before they germinate and bring forth a plant.
It is possible to plant the
seed and feel like you have not accomplished anything.
Watering can also be
frustrating. There are times where you can water and see zero result.
I was talking to our Care Pastor Marshal Blessing yesterday and he
talked about the seasons where his plants seem to die off and there
is nothing visibly alive. He will almost feel foolish as he takes a
seemingly dead plant in doors when it is cold and back outdoors when
it warms up and waters what looks like bare ground.
It is possible to water and
feel like you have not accomplished anything.
I know that I am preaching to
people who feel like that they have been staring at bare soil. You
have planted… but nothing… you have watered but nothing… You
have put effort into serving in God’s Kingdom, you have helped
people, you have prayed…
What if you don’t see the
results?
If you don’t see the
results, does that mean there are no results?
Do you have to see the results
for them to exist?
Do other people have to
acknowledge your results for them to exist?
Do you have to receive some
sort of award and public recognition in order for the results to
exist?
The firefighter holds a life
in his hands, but at the end of the day may have no results to point
to…
The policeman may come to the
scene to protect and serve, but at the end of the day may have no
results that others can see…
The paramedic can do
everything possible to save the life, but at the end of the day have
no idea what happened to the life they rushed to the Hospital.
Will you keep serving even
when you can’t tell it is making a difference?
Will you keep rushing to help
people even though you haven’t had any good reports?
Will you keep praying even
though you haven’t seen a miracle recently?
Will you keep inviting your
friends even after you have heard some of them say no?
Will you keep planting? Will
you keep watering?
You don’t have to see the
results for there to be results.
You planted that seed but you
have no clue of the life that is starting to take place within it.
You watered what looked like barren soil, but under that soil roots
are forming and dead things are coming to life.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV2011) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
You that are hungry for
results, the results are coming! They are happening right now! Just
do not give up!
Galatians 6:10 (NIV2011) Therefore, as we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Keep doing good. In EVERY
OPPORTUNITY let us do good! Do not quit… but you will have to
learn how to release.
Release
You don’t give up, but there
will be times where you have to release people to God. There are
times where you have done all that you can do to help someone and you
have to release them… you have given all the energy you can…
release them to God and go find someone who is ready.
Earlier this year I had a
spiritual moment that I desperately needed. There was a family that
we had helped from being homeless on the streets. We had many
meetings with them and helped them many times. The last time I met
with them we prayed for specific things in order to know God’s will
for their life… God answered every one their prayers… and this
revealed God’s will for them, which included being connected to
this Church and working in God’s kingdom.
It was wounding me as Sunday
after Sunday would pass without them being in this altar, in this
worship atmosphere, in this community of believers. I pulled out my
phone and I carefully texted them reminding them that we loved them
and that they still needed to do the will of God and that we are here
when they are ready to Give their life to God’s plan… As I often
do I handed my phone to Sarah to make sure I wasn’t writing a
thoughtless or error filled message… Sarah handed me the phone and
said, “Your text is perfect, but after you push send, you have to
release these people to Jesus.”
Ever since I released those
people I have been at peace. I still love them. I have released them
to the Lord and hope to one day pray for them in this altar.
Just like the firefighter
releasing the child to the paramedic… Sometimes you plant but God
asks you to release the person to another for them to water.
Sometimes you must release people after watering them. This is
biblical…
Sometimes you must release
people to a season of bad decisions and to face destruction… so
that they will learn they need Jesus and then be saved.
1 Corinthians 5:5 (NIV2011) hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
This is one of the hard things
about ministry. Lord give us the strength in ministry to never quit,
but the wisdom to know when you want us to release.
We that have been working hard
in the Kingdom may have someone that we need to release. I would like
you to pray about that today.
I knew a great pastor named
J.T. Pugh who would talk about the river of God. There is a river of
God and you are in the middle of that river. All of the good things
of God are flowing down this river toward you. It is good to be in
the river of God, BUT what the river gives it also takes.
There are times the river will
take relationships and other blessings from you and take them down
the river. If you aren’t careful you will try to fight the river…
you will try to hang on to everything you have and refuse the wisdom
of the river to bring and take. There are times that we lose grip of
some of these relationships and we turn around and watch them in
sadness be carried down the river. It is a sad moment… but don’t
stay there.
J.T. Pugh would say “Release
it to the river and turn around! God is bringing something new to
you and you need to get ready for it. Look upriver.”
You need to learn to release.
You need to learn to shake the dust of your sandals and move on. You
need to look upstream to the new things flowing into your life.
Some plant & some water
We don’t always see the
results of our labor…
Stop being judging yourself by
what you perceive to be results! Stop letting others judge you…
You want results… how about
this… I haven’t quit and I’m not slowing down. I am going to
keep praying, and helping others, and serving, and testifying… The
fact that you have not given up is one of the best results ever!
Keep planting! Keep watering!
And guess what happens!
1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV2011) I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
God brings the increase. God
makes it grow. God brings the results.
We told you in this series
that God is the first responder. Now as we bring this series to a
close I want to tell you that God is the Last Responder
God is the last responder
God is the one who does the
finishing work in people’s lives. We plant but God makes it grow.
We water but God is the one who brings life.
It is not about your ability
or intelligence… it is about God. This is why you need to trust
God and release your situations to Him.
Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…
Let Jesus be the finisher.
You aren’t the finisher. God is going to do the finishing work in
you and in everyone you have been caring for. THIS IS THE BEST NEWS!
God started this work and He
will finish this work.
Philippians 1:6 (NIV2011) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
There is coming a day when
Jesus Christ is going to complete His work in you. Do we need to
remind ourselves that we aren’t finished products yet? God has not
finished working in us…
1 John 3:2 (NIV2011) … But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
One look in the face of Jesus
and the last responder will finish the work. All the work that you
have struggled to finish in yourself, one look at Jesus and it is
finished. All the work you have been trying to accomplish in others,
one look at Jesus and it will be finished in them.
Knowing this ought to make you want to plant & water. This truth ought to give you the courage to respond to the emergencies around you. Knowing that He is the finisher ought to make you willing to release others into His hand. Knowing the finisher is coming, why would you punish yourself for not seeing more results. Let’s pray to the finisher today.
Psalm 68:19-20 (NIV2011) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; froam the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.