Speaker 1: I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ and we are so thankful for this month what God has been talking to us about empowered strategy.
Speaker 1: I want to read a verse in James, chapter 5, verse 8, that talks about the strategy of establishment.
Speaker 1: And the Bible says you also be patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Speaker 1: The Lord here is telling us that we need to establish our hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Speaker 1: We are living in a time when many people are shaken because of so many things.
Speaker 1: Our economy is shaking us, the politics of the world are shaking us, the lack of peace is shaking us.
Speaker 1: Maybe your neighbour is shaking you, but God is telling us establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Speaker 1: And you may be wondering how can we do that?
Speaker 1: One of the best scriptures that I have in that direction is what David talked about in Psalms 37, and I want to read those verses in Psalms 37 because they really summarize what God wants us to know.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this God is establishing you on a rock that cannot be shaken.
Speaker 1: Also, in these verses he begins by saying verse 3, psalms 37, verse 3 trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and feed on his faithfulness.
Speaker 1: Then verse 4 says delight yourself in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Verse 5 commit your way to the Lord.
Speaker 1: And then verse 7 rest in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Those four things really summarize the strategy of establishment, and we establish ourselves on one thing, and that is the Lord Jesus.
Speaker 1: The Bible says that Jesus is a rock that can never be shaken.
Speaker 1: And so, number one, he says trust in the Lord and do good.
Speaker 1: It is so important for us to trust in the Lord in this season, I knew this time.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Proverbs, chapter 3, verse 5 and 6 trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not rely on your own understanding.
Speaker 1: In all your ways, acknowledging he will direct your parts.
Speaker 1: The Lord knows what we need, the Lord knows our future, the Lord knows our present, the Lord knows our past.
Speaker 1: And so he is saying trust in the Lord.
Speaker 1: That is an important strategy to be established in him.
Speaker 1: But secondly, he says delight yourself also in the Lord.
Speaker 1: There are many things in life that will cause you to delight.
Speaker 1: There are things that will cause you to run after.
Speaker 1: But the Lord is saying delight in me and when we delight in him.
Speaker 1: And when we rejoice in him, we get excited about the Lord.
Speaker 1: We are established on a rope that cannot be shaken.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you, this increase of our salary will not cause you to be delighted.
Speaker 1: Sometimes it will come and you want more.
Speaker 1: But the Lord is saying delight yourself in the Lord.
Speaker 1: But thirdly, not only are we to trust in the Lord, not only are we to delight in the Lord, but fifth says commit your way to the Lord.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this there is nobody better than Christ who is able to take what you commit to him and he makes it happen.
Speaker 1: The Bible says God knows the plans he has for us, plans for welfare, not for evil, to give us a future in hope.
Speaker 1: And I believe, as you walk into this week and we are entering also into a new month, that God will be established inside you and you will be established inside him.
Speaker 1: How do you do that?
Speaker 1: Number one trust in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Number two delight yourself in the Lord.
Speaker 1: And number three commit your way to the Lord.
Speaker 1: And lastly, we are told in verse 7 rest in the Lord.
Speaker 1: It is so important to lean on him.
Speaker 1: Rest on him, as you have committed yourself to him.
Speaker 1: Let me tell you this the Lord will not let you down.
Speaker 1: So this week, remember the strategy of establishment.
Speaker 1: Number one trust in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Number two delight in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Number three commit your way to the Lord.
Speaker 1: And number four rest in the Lord.
Speaker 1: May God give you an amazing week and may the Lord bless you.
Speaker 1: May you be established in him and him alone.
Speaker 1: In Jesus name Amen.