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Show JOYS ARE FLOWING "For his anger endureth but a moment: in his favour is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh morning." (Psalm 30: 5) in the dedicating a house to God. It has been a while coming. He had David was faced the elements and the enemy in building the house for the Lord. It has not been easy. Obstacles had been in the way of his completing the house of the Lord. But David like you and I ought to do remembered the unchanging [promise of God. God had said time and time again in no uncertain terms that "I will be with you." In other words whether the task is hard on God or being easy, David could count with him no matter what. 1 God assured him that whatever going on. on now In would not was always be time, things and situations going are always changing. Notice first that the anger of God is passing. "F or his anger endureth but for a moment..." Can I remind you that our will not go unnoticed. God wrong doing sees and know everything that we do and day call us to account. He will get upset but just as He told us to be will one angry and sin not, God will cool off. Y ou remember when Adam and Even messed up in the Garden of\Eden, God got mad, ran then out, but then provided way of salvation. You remember that where the people were so wicked, God a determined to flood the land and every living things. destroy But Noah found 2 favour in the eyes of God and God saved a remnant in the Ark. Y ou remember, temple was being missed used for selling and buying and Jesus plaited a whip and ran the sellers and buyers out. the Then He decided the Church would be His bride. God did get upset and anger but His anger lasts only for a moment. Furthermore, God has something .In good and lasting in store for us. " .. His favour is life." I know this is the Old Testament and we favour of God as a like to think of the New Testament concept. But I tell you the same God that sent Jesus as the gift of life, showed favour on His children in the Old Testament. He instructed Noah to build ark that could house two of every animal, seven pairs of clean animals, and an 3 eight people to re-populate and drowned land. He sent David to fight Goliath and give the Children of Israel victory. He enable Elijah to defeat Ahab, Jezebel and all the false prophets so that 7000 souls stood a chance for deliverance. Thank God for His about us loving and makes favour. He provisions cares sufficient for everyone of our needs. He has something good and lasting in store for us. His favour is life. Then my sisters and my turns the darkness of our brothers, God night into the joy of the new morning. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. We will shed some tears " night, some dark experiences in our lives. Crops grow because there is da and night. because there will be 4 some There win be The blessed are not so assurance go, Joys goods times and bad times. is that after things get better. are flowing like a Since the Comforter has He abides with Makes the Bringing us things river, come. forever. trusting heart his home. life and health and All around this gladness, heav'nly guest. Banished unbelief and sadness, Changed our weariness to rest. Like the rain that falls from heaven, Like the sunlight from the sky. Holy Ghost is given, Coming on us from on high. So the 5 |
