The Lord Is

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME

AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD

AND I NEED TO TELL YOU FAMILY

ESPECIALLY IN TIMES LIKE THIS

BECAUSE HE`S STILL SITTING HIGH AND LOOKING LOW

LOOKING BEYOND OUR FAULTS BUT SUPPLYING OUR EVERY NEED

AND WE THANK GOD FOR THE LIFE OF BRO/SIS _____________

AND WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE HIS/HER LIFE

AND IF THE LORD CONTINUES TO TARRY

ONE DAY WE TO MUST GO THIS WAY TO

BUT I NEED TO PAUSE AND ASK YOU A QUESTION

WHILE THE BLOOD IS STILL RUNNING THRU YOUR VEINS

IS YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER

AND Since death is unavoidable, we all need to be prepared

FOR IF THE LORD CONTINUES TO TARRY

WE ALL HAVE A DIVINE APPOINTMENT

FOR THE HEBREW WRITER LET`S US KNOW IN

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

AND WHEN THAT APPOINTMENT COME WE ALL NEED TO KNOW JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOR OF OUR LIVES

AND IF THERE ANY ONE HEAR UNDER THE SOUND OF MY WEAK VOICE

THAT DON`T KNOW HIM AS LORD AND SAVIOR

I NEED TO TELL YOU TODAY IS A GOOD DAY

TO INVITE HIM INTO YOUR LIFE

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BUT THERE IS A WORD FROM THE LORD

THAT I WANT TO LIFT UP TO ENCOURAGE THE FAMILY TODAY

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOUR ATTENTION

TO THE 1ST DIVISION OF PSALMS THE 23RD NUMBER -(ver-1)

THERE YOU WILL FIND THESES WORDS

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT

VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REASON WITH THOUGHT

( THE LORD IS )

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE 23RD # OF PSALM IS A RARE AND PRICELESS

JEWEL WITHIN THE TREASURY OF GOD`S ENTERNAL WORD

FOR MANY HAVE ALLOWED IT TO

CHANGE THERE LIVES

HEAL THERE HURTS AS WELL BLESS THERE SOUL

IT`S A PSALMS THAT HAS PROVIDED

HOPE FOR A GRIEF STRICKEN HEARTS

AS WELL COMFORT TO THOSE WHO ARE IN BREAVEMENT

TO SOME THE IT`S KNOWN AS A BOX OF HANDKERCHEIFS

BECAUSE IT HAS A WAY OF DRYING TEARS

FROM TEAR STAIN EYES

TO OTHERS IT`S KNOWN AS A HEAD LIFTER

BECAUSE IT HAS AWAY OF MAKING YOU LIFT YOUR EYES UNTO THE HILLS

FROM WHENCE COMETH YOUR HELP

AND YOUR HELP IN TIMES LIKE THESES

COMES FROM THE LORD

AND THEN TO OTHERS IT`S KNOWN AS A IN-HOUSE SURGEON

BECAUSE THE 23RD # OF PSALMS

HAS A WAY OF

MENDING BROKEN HEARTS AND EASING TROUBLED MINDS

AND TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF THE 23RD NO. OF PSALMS

YOU 1ST HAVE TO EXAMINE THE 22ND AND THE 24TH # OF PSALMS

BECAUSE THE 22ND -23RD -24TH #`S IS A TRIOLGY OF PSALMS

THAT WORK HAND IN HAND

CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT

YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE 22ND # TELLS US ABOUT JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD WHO DIED FOR THE SHEEPS

THE 23RD # TELLS US ABOUT JESUS THE GREAT SHEPHERD WHO PROVIDES PROTECTS AND CARES FOR THE SHEEPS

AND THE 24TH # TELLS US ABOUT JESUS THE CHIEF SHEPHERD WHO IS COMING BACK FOR THE SHEEPS

IN OTHER WORDS

22ND CHRIST DIED FOR US (PAST)

23RD CHRIST LIVES AND ACCENDED TO THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER (PRESENT)

24TH CHRIST COMING BACK FOR US (FUTURE)

IN OTHER WORDS

IN THE 22ND THE PSALMIST PAINTS A PICTURE OF MT CALVARY

IN THE 23RD HE PAINTS A PICTURE OF A VALLEY

AND IN THE 24TH GIVES US A GLIMPSE OF OUR GLORIOUS FUTURE IN MT ZION

IN THE TEXT BEFORE US

DAVID REALIZES THAT HE GOT MORE DAYS BEHIND HIM THAN BEFORE HIM

AND HE TAKES A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AND REFLECTS BACK ON HOW GOOD THE LORD HAD BEEN TO HIM DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS

AND FAMILY - IF YOU WOULD TAKE A TRIP

DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ME

AND REFLECT BACK AND REMEMBER

HOW GOD HAS BEEN A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER

HOW HE MADE AWAY OUT OF NO WAY

HOW HE`S BEEN A LEANING POST YOU CAN LEAN ON

A PILLOW YOU CAN CRY ON

AND HOW HE TURN YOUR STUMBLING BLOCKS INTO STEPPING STONES

AND IN TIME LIKE THIS YOU NEED

TO REMEMBER THAT THE

LORD IS

HE`S THE SAME YESTERDAY `TODAY AND FOREVERMORE

BUT AS WE EXAMINE VERSE 1 IN THE TEXT DAVID REVEALS TO US 3 THINGS

WELL THE 1ST THING DAVID REVEALS IS THAT

HE KNOWS THE LORD

FOR HE SAYS THE LORD IS

AND DURING TIMES LIKE THESE FAMILY

IT`S JUST GOOD TO KNOW THE LORD

YOU SEE YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS ONE THING

AND I MIGHT KNOW HIM AS ANOTHER

BUT IT`S JUST GOOD TO KNOW THE LORD

YOU SEE ABEL KNEW HIM AS HIS VINDINCATOR

NOAH KNEW AS HIS ARK