In The Middle Of It

In the Middle of It

Pastor Jamie Wright * Maranatha Fellowship * 04-18-04

How many times have you found your self in the middle of something?

I would love to that but, I am in the middle of doing something right now.

I would like to pay my tithes but I’m In the middle of a financial crisis

I would like to go and help others or serve the ministry but I’m In the middle of the storm of my life

I can’t encourage my sister in the Lord I’m In the middle of a desperate situation myself.

I just can’t come to church tonight I’m In the middle of the biggest battle I have ever faced

In the middle of a stressful time

In the middle of this in the middle of that

You know I have found myself in the middle of messes before also. You know what else I have found out, God is right there In the middle of it too.

He is in the middle of the battle

2 Samuel 23:12 But He, Shammah, stood in the middle of the field, defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord brought about a great victory.

He is in the middle of your struggle

Mark 6:47 When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the lake…He saw his disciples struggling at the oars, because the wind was against them. He went out to them walking on the water to the middle of the sea.

He is in the middle of your burning bush

Exodus 3:4 God spoke to Moses from the middle of the burning bush

He is in the middle of your mess

Luke 5:19 GN But not finding anyway to bring him in because of the crowd they went up to the roof and let him down through the tiles on his stretcher into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.

You can find God right smack dap in the middle of any mess you are in.

Christ is in the middle of your crisis. All you have to do is reach out and take hold of Him. Believe that he is there and He will help you.

He is in the middle of the thieves

Luke 5:19 GN But not finding anyway to bring him in because of the crowd they went up to the roof and let him down through the tiles on his stretcher into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.

He is in the middle of your fiery furnace

Daniel 3 In the middle of pagan worship…Will you bow?

In the middle of the fiery furnace…Who is there with you?

When the King saw the fourth man in the middle of the fire, he brought Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego out of the furnace.

When God is in the middle of it with you:

He will PROTECT

Your Physical body-

That which the devil meant to harm you will not have any power over you vs. 25 the king said the weren’t hurt

vs. 27 upon whose bodies the fire had no power

The enemy will not be able to harm your physical body

Vs. 27 not a hair on their head was singed

Satan can’t touch you when God is in the middle of it. God is in the middle of your fiery furnace too. He is in the middle of your financial failure and he is in the middle of your frustration…Just call out to him.

It shall not come night my dwelling

When God is in the middle of it with you:

He will PROTECT

Your Possessions

Satan will not be able to touch your possessions John 10:10

Vs. 27 their coats were not scorched or changed in color or condition

You won’t even smell like you have been in the middle of the fire.

When God is in the middle of it with you:

He will PPROMOTE you

Because these three would not bow down, God showed up in the middle of their fire. He delivered them out of the middle of their fiery furnace. Not only did he deliver them, He caused the king to believe and PROMOTE the three Hebrew boys.

He is in the middle of your lion’s den

Daniel 6 Again, In the middle of pagan land…Will you compromise?

In the middle of the lions’ den…Who is there with you?

If the devil can shut you up he can shut you down, well I have a word for you tonight. When you are right smack dap in the middle of the biggest battle of your life, there is a God who can shut the mouth of the lions. See, the word says. Be sober, be vigilant, for your adversary, the devil is as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. If got news for you tonight, my God showed up in the middle of the fiery furnace and then he showed up in the middle of the lions den and he shut the mouth of the lions. They were roaring. And when my God shuts them up he shuts them down. Come on somebody. You may be in the middle of a crisis, by Christ is bigger. You may be in the middle of the fiery furnace heated seven times hotter than ever before, but God is right there in the middle of it with you.