Nahum 1:7 CLAUSE A The LORD is good
THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
VERY BRIEFLY IF I COULD GET A BAPTIST AMEN AND A METHODIST NOD AND A SANTIFIED CHURCH HALLEJUAH
I WANT TO RESAON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
(THE LORD IS GOOD)
I SAID THE LORD IS GOOD
IN SPITE OF CANCER THE LORD IS GOOD
IN SPITE OF THE STORMS ALL AROUND US
THE LORD IS GOOD
EVEN IF I DON`T WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
THE LORD IS STILL GOOD
IF I LOSE EVERYTHING I HAVE
THE LORD IS GOOD
IF HE WAKE ME UP IN THE
MORNING AND I CAN`T TURN MYSELF OVER
THE LORD IS STILL GOOD
I WISH I HAD A WITINESS HERE THIS MORNING /EVENING WHO WOULD HELP ME TESTIFY
THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A MORE BEAUTIFUL VERSE IN THE BIBLE THAN THE VERSE THAT IS BEFORE US
BUT NOT ONLY IS IT BEAUTIFUL BUT IT IS TRUE JUST AS WELL BEAUTIFUL
FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVED AFTER GETHSEMANE ----CALVARY AND THE EMPTY TOMB
THOSE OF US WHO ARE FAMILAR WITH THE EXCEEDING GRACE OF GOD
SHOULD HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
FOR THE BOOK OF NAHUM IS NOT A BOOK THAT DEALS WITH EITHER ISRAEL OR JUDAH
IN OTHER WORDS IT HAS NO DIRECT REFERENCE TO GOD`S CHOSEN PEOPLE
BUT IT`S CONCERN FROM THE 1ST VERSE TO THE LAST VERSE IS WITH NINEVEH THE CAPITAL CITY OF ASSYRIA
BECAUSE 200 YEARS EARILER
JONAH HAD BEEN GOD`S MESSENGER OF GRACE
NOW NAHUM IS GOD`S MESSENGER OF JUDGEMENT
TO THE SAME CITY OF NINEVEH
FOR NAME NAHUM MEANS CONSOLATION
IT`S A SHORT FORM OF THE NAME NEHEMIAH
AND YOU DO REMEMBER THAT GOD SENT JONAH TO NINEVEH TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT THERE CORUPTION
BUT JONAH REFUSE TO GO BECAUSE HE KNEW IF THEY HEARD THE WORD OF GOD THEY WOULD REPENT
AND GOD WOULD SHOW THEM MERCY
SO INSTEAD OF BEING OBEDIENT TO THE COMMAND OF GOD
HE LEAVES AND GO TO JOPPA TO CATCH A BOAT GOING TO TARSHISH
AND GOD SENT A GREAT STORM TO PULL HIM OVER AND ARREST HIM AND INCARATE HIM IN THE BELLY OF A BIG FISH
AND JONAH PRAYS AND GOD SHOWS HIM MERCY
BY MAKING THE BIG FISH VOMIT JONAH UP AND JONAH GOES TO NINEVEH AND PREACH
AND THE RECORD REVEALS THAT THEY REPENTED AND GOD SAVES THE ENTIRE CITY
BUT THERE REPENTANCE WAS SHORT LIVED
AND THE REASON WHY IS
BECAUSE IF WE ARE NOT LONG ON GOD WE WILL BE SHORT ON REPENTANCE
NOW THERE UNRIGHTEUOSNESS HAS REACH THE NOSTRILS OF GOD
AND HE SEND NAHUM IN JUDGEMENT JUST LIKE HE SENT JONAH IN MERCY
EVEN THOUGH NAHUM MESSAGE WAS OF JUDGEMENT AND WARTH
THERE IS ONE BRIGHT SPOT
BECAUSE IN THE MIDIST OF ANGER AND DOOM AND CLAIMITY
VERSE 7 IN THE TEXT STANDS OUT AS A BEACON LIGHT OF HOPE ON A DARK WEARY NIGHT
BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW DARK OR BAD YOUR SITUATION MAY SEEM TO YOU
THE LORD IS GOOD
NO MATTER HOW BROKEN YOUR HEART MAYBE
EVEN THOUGH YOUR SITUATION MAY LOOK BAD
AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE FEW
BUT THE LORD ----IS---- GOOD
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO TURN AROUND
BECAUSE YOUR ENEMIES SEEMS TO HAVE THE UPPER HAND
BUT THE LORD IS GOOD
AND THEY WILL HAVE YOU THINKING THAT YOU WILL NEVER SMILE AGAIN
SO YOUR TEARS SEEM LIKE THEY WILL NEVER STOP FLOWING
BUT THE LORD IS GOOD
CANCER --HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ---SUGAR DIABETES
MONEY IS LOOKING FUNNY
AND YOU CAN`T FIND A SHELTER IN THE MIDIST OF YOUR STORM
BECAUSE EVERYTIME YOU TAKE 3 STEPS FOWARDS YOU GET KNOCK 6 STEPS BACKWARDS
BUT-----THE ----LORD -----IS GOOD
NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT IT IS THE LORD IS GOOD
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FOR THIS VERSE BEFORE US GIVES US DIVINE ASSURANCE
BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT THE DEVIL THROWS AT US
NO MATTER HOW BAD THEY LIED ON US
AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS WALKING AWAY SHAKING HIS HEAD
EVEN THOUGH TRUMP IS STEALING FROM THE POOR AND GIVING TO THE RICH
BUT THE LORD IS GOOD
HE`S GOOD BECAUSE IN MERCY HE HAS RECYCLED US
CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A RECYCLING PLANT
A RECYCLING PLANT IS WHERE YOU BRING THINGS THAT ARE USED AND DISCARDED
AND THEY MAKE IT RE-USEABLE
OLD CLOTHES
OLD CANS
OLD BOTTLES
OLD STUFF ---TRASH – CARD BOARD BOXES---PLASTIC
STUFF THAT HAS BEEN THROWN AWAY CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE RECYCLE PLANT
AND SOME USE CAN STILL BE GOTTEN FROM THEM
EVEN THOUGH THEY WE`RE THROWN AWAY --DISCARDED TRASH
BUT THE RECYCLING PLANT HAS A WAY OF TAKING WHAT HAS BEEN THROWN OUT AND AWAY
AND MAKING IT REUSEABLE AGAIN
YOU SEE THE CHURCH IS A RECYCLING CENTER
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME FOLKS UP IN HERE THIS MORNING /EVENING
YOU HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT
LOOKED DOWN ON
PEOPLE HAVE TOLD YOU THAT YOU WOULD NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING
PEOPLE HAVE GAVE UP ON US
SOME OF US SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD IN OUR GRAVE
AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN JAIL FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES
BUT WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE RECYCLING CENTER
AND GOD HAS TAKEN WHAT WAS BROKEN IN US
AND REFURBISH IT----- REGENERATED IT------- REMOLD IT -------RESTRUCTURED IT
AND NOW GOD IS RE-USING IT FOR HIS GLORY
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WELL NOT ONLY HAS GOD RECYCLED US WITH HIS MERCY
BUT BECAUSE THE LORD IS GOOD HE HAS ALSO REDEEMED US WITH HIS GRACE
AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THAT HAS THE PREFIX RE IN FRONT OF IT
HAS TO DO WITH GOING BACK TO IT`S ORGINAL STATE EXCEPT THE WORD REDEEM
YOU SEE WORDS LIKE RE-HAB ------RE-FURBISH------RE-DO
ALL OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH BRINGING SOMETHING BACK TO WHAT IT USE TO BE
BUT REDEEMED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRINGING US TO WHAT WE WAS
BUT REDEEMED IS GOD MAKING US BETTER FOR OUR FUTURE
THAT WHY THE SONG WRITER TOOK A PEN AND PUT IT TO PARCHMENT AND WROTE THE WORDS
I`VE BEEN REDEEMED AND BOUGHT WITH A PRICE
IN OTHER WORDS
WE DON`T WALK LIKE WE USE TO WALK
WE DON`T TALK THE WAY WE USE TO TALK
WE DON`T ACT THE WAY WE USE TO ACT
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED
THATS WHY WE SHOULD THANK THE LORD FOR REDEMPTION
AND IT`S ALL BECAUSE THE LORD IS GOOD
HE IS GOOD BECAUSE HE LOVED US SO MUCH THAT HE DID`NT LEAVE US LIKE HE FOUND US
THATS WHY WE ALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO TESTIFY THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
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BECAUSE IF THE LORD HAS BEEN YOUR DR IN THE SICK ROOM
YOU OUGHT NOT BE ASHAMED TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
IF THE LORD ROCK YOU TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT
AND WATCH OVER YOU ALL NIGHT LONG
WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING
CLOTHE YOU IN YOUR RIGHT MIND
DRIED YOUR TEARS
SAVED YOUR SOUL
ANDF IF HE DIED FOR YOU (HE DID)
AND WAS PLACE IN A BORROWED TOMB FOR YOU (HE WAS)
BUT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING GOT UP FOR YOU WITH ALL POWER IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IN HIS HANDS (HE DID)
YOU OUGHT TO PUT YOUR HOLY HANDS TOGETHER
AND TELL SOMEBODY THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
