(The Lord Is Good)

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