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It Is Well With My Soul
Topic: #500 of 2000 for Sermons on Faith
Scripture:
Psalms 46:1-46:11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Date Added: March 2001
Audience: General Adults (31 - 49)
Keywords: Economy, Persecution, Lost Job, Salvation, Tragedy, Sickness, Storms, Faith, (Suggest a Keyword)
"It Is Well With My Soul
PSALM 46:1-11
[1]To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
[2] Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
[3] Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
[4] There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
[5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
[6] The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
[7] The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
[8] Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
[9] He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
[10] Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
[11] The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
We all have days when we’d like to run away from it all.
Sometimes our hurt is so bad our spirit throbs inside us.
Our dreams fall apart...our hopes fade.
Our lives become wearisome drudgery.
A marriage goes bad...
Health problems develop...
Financial problems come up...
A loved one dies...
And we are tempted to give up....
Though problems will still be a given,
though difficulties will still touch us,
though hardships will be a part of our lives,
there is always a reason to keep going.
We can press on!
We can hang in there!
We can go on...when we want to give up
Horatio G. Spafford, was born in North Troy, New York,
on October 20, 1828.
As a young lawyer
Spafford established a very successful legal practice in Chicago.
Despite his financial success,
he always maintained a keen interest in Christian activities.
He enjoyed a close and active relationship
with D. L. Moody...Phillip Bliss...
and the other evangelical leaders of that era.
Spafford was described as:
“a man of unusual intelligence and refinement, deeply spiritual, and a devoted student of the Scriptures."
Horacio Spafford had a close relationship with God.
POINT #1
THERE IS A DIVINE PRESENCE:
Verse 1:
1 ....God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
· Notice the descriptive words in this verses:
· Refuge: it means "a shelter or hiding place."
· Strength:... "our security, boldness, might."
· Present: He is always with us.
· Help: this word means "aid or assist."
He doesn’t leave us to our own struggles alone.
· Trouble: it means "tight spots...misery, distress, agony, suffering, aggravation, ."
· In: this preposition means "not before or after
but during, in the midst of".
· In all these problems...
God is our refuge, strength, and a present help.
· God is nearer to you than your spouse
and closer to you than your best friend...
· The Bible says in Psalm 139:
"Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven,
PSALM 46:1-11
[1]To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
[2] Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
[3] Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
[4] There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
[5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
[6] The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
[7] The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
[8] Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
[9] He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
[10] Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
[11] The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
We all have days when we’d like to run away from it all.
Sometimes our hurt is so bad our spirit throbs inside us.
Our dreams fall apart...our hopes fade.
Our lives become wearisome drudgery.
A marriage goes bad...
Health problems develop...
Financial problems come up...
A loved one dies...
And we are tempted to give up....
Though problems will still be a given,
though difficulties will still touch us,
though hardships will be a part of our lives,
there is always a reason to keep going.
We can press on!
We can hang in there!
We can go on...when we want to give up
Horatio G. Spafford, was born in North Troy, New York,
on October 20, 1828.
As a young lawyer
Spafford established a very successful legal practice in Chicago.
Despite his financial success,
he always maintained a keen interest in Christian activities.
He enjoyed a close and active relationship
with D. L. Moody...Phillip Bliss...
and the other evangelical leaders of that era.
Spafford was described as:
“a man of unusual intelligence and refinement, deeply spiritual, and a devoted student of the Scriptures."
Horacio Spafford had a close relationship with God.
POINT #1
THERE IS A DIVINE PRESENCE:
Verse 1:
1 ....God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
· Notice the descriptive words in this verses:
· Refuge: it means "a shelter or hiding place."
· Strength:... "our security, boldness, might."
· Present: He is always with us.
· Help: this word means "aid or assist."
He doesn’t leave us to our own struggles alone.
· Trouble: it means "tight spots...misery, distress, agony, suffering, aggravation, ."
· In: this preposition means "not before or after
but during, in the midst of".
· In all these problems...
God is our refuge, strength, and a present help.
· God is nearer to you than your spouse
and closer to you than your best friend...
· The Bible says in Psalm 139:
"Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven,
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Comments
April 13, 2013
1. Kendall Simpson says...
According to some reports Spafford cited the account of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4 whose son had died. When the prophet Elisha asked her how she was her response was, ?It is well.? However the honesty of this response is called into question?not only due the recent death of the woman?s son, but also this statement made by Elisha: ?Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her:? (2 Kings 4:26-27 KJV) In the NIV it says: ?She is in bitter distress.?
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