ILMS 21 – YA: Brought

The best way to make sense of God's work in destruction is to remember what He is done and Who He is.

Psalm 46:8-9

Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.

Brought

Desolations

End to war

• The grey area of destruction
• God does destroy and allow destruction, Ecc 3, God created for our benefit but He will work in destruction to reveal Himself, without Good Friday there is no Easter
• Hebrew for desolations = waste or horror
• (Shawmah) to (shawbath)

Come behold the works of the Lord

• what is there to behold that the Lord does?
• He place of rememberance in getting through life's hard stuff
• Brainstorm-

God creates

God provides

God disciplines

God watches over

God changes - hearts and history

God saves

God brings in rest and restoration

Brought Israelites out of Egypt – Exodus 14-15

What were the hard parts (the destruction and loss) and where was the rest (victory)?

Brought His people into the Holy Land - Joshua 6

What was hard and what was rest?

Brought Jesus to the earth – Luke 1:26-2:40

What was hard and what was rest?

Brought the disciples to Jesus – Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 4:18-22

What was hard and what was rest?

Brought Jesus back to his throne – Acts 1

What was hard and what was rest?

Will Bring Jesus back to earth – Matthew 24; Revelation 21

What was hard and what was rest?

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