Psalm 124A song of ascents. Of David.1 If the Lord had not been on our side—    let Israel say—-        A song of ascentso   These songs were meant to be sung on the way up to Jerusalem.o   Jerusalem means “in awe of peace” or “teaching peace”o   Man learns about peace by visiting Jerusalem§  We learn that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son to pay for the sins of mankind§  Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sin§  Jesus rose again 3-days later proven that He was God’s Son and the Savior of the whole world§  God promises to save mankind from their sin by faith in the name of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ·       By faith you are saved not of works, lest any man should boasto   David means “beloved”o   In other words the title of this message is jammed packed with an important message§  You are beloved by God so He sent Jesus Christ to die on a cross to pay for your sin and redeem you to Himself§  Jesus suffered for your sin so you don’t have too-        Now verse 1o   If the Lord had not been on our side§  This is a radical statement§  If the Lord was not on our side He would not have sent Jesus Christ to die on a cross to save us§  If the Lord had not been on their side·       They would not be forgiven·       they would have remained in bondage in Egypt·       they would not have been able to cross the Red Sea·       they would not be able to survive 40-years in the desert·       they would not make it to the promised land 2 if the Lord had not been on our side    when people attacked us, 3 they would have swallowed us alive-        their were seven nations living in the promised land before they got their-        these nations were had been established for a long time-        these nations had armies and resources-        they were stronger than Israel-        they would have swallowed us aliveo   ate up and swallowed o   in other words they had no chance of winningo   so too, sometimes we must depend of God to do something miraculouso   and if God had not been on our side we would have been toast too!    when their anger flared against us; 4 the flood would have engulfed us,-        when their anger flared against uso   when is a specific time; a critical timeo   when anger flared (it’s like fire; ready to burn them up & destroy them)-        the flood would have engulfed uso   a flood rises quickly and can wash you away or go over your heado   the idea is quickly rising trouble (and you are way over your head)§  not able to survive without God’s helpIntro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com

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