OUR FATHERS HAVE TOLD US

TEXT: PSALM 44:1-8
In the last days, so many Christians were living without testimony, many were living in fear and doubt, and many have lost confidence in God. Some have been discouraged while some now regretted while they serve or repent at all.

Many servant of God have astray, looking for help where there is no help. If you ask them; Is God good? They say; I hope so, I don’t think so due to ugly situations facing them but our case must be different because our God is alive. Malachi 3:6; Jer. 33:3; 6, 14, 20-21; 32:27.

In this message, we are going to survey many things our patriarch or forefathers told their Children.

This message is coming under three points;

1. Numerous things their father told them

2. Walking in God’s favour

3. Question; what shall we tell our Children and friends?

THINGS THEIR FATHER TOLD THEM

· How God drove out the heathen and planted them

· How God punish the heathen for their sake

· How God cast the heathen out

· How God gave Israel their possession

· How God saved Israel by His power and His covenant

· How God gave Abraham and Sarah Child when they are

· How God judged the gods of Egypt for His people’s sake

· How God divided the red sea and they crossed over.

· How God caused Pharaoh and his men to perish in the red sea.

· How God divided river Jordan and they crossed over

· How God used Joshua and he commanded the sun and moon to stand still till day break.

· How God made Nebuchadnezzar to become animal.

· How God delivered Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in a terrible situation.

· How God delivered Daniel from the lion’s den.

· How God did all these things because He favour with them.

WALKING IN GOD’S FAVOUR (PSALM 44:3)

Israelites experienced God, His presence, power and blessings of God because He had favour with them.

N/B: When a man or woman is favoured by God, he doesn’t struggle. God jumps protocols to bless him/her. He is selected from the crowd, open doors comes on his or her way, heavens open for him, God fight for him, God move the hearts of men towards him, he prospers where nobody else does, he builds where nobody else builds, he stands where nobody stands and where he/she goes, his perfume goes with him.

Examples of men and women who walked in the favour of God.

Israelites are highly favoured by God: Abraham highly favour by God,

David was highly favoured by God,

Solomon was highly favoured by God,

Many highly favoured by God – Cyrus was highly favoured by God Isa. 45:1 -

N/B: When a man or woman is favoured by God – He send helpers to you – and what every child of God, every minister of God should pray is – God give me your favour and anointing. When you have gotten this, men will look for you.

QUESTION; WHAT SHALL WE TELL OUR CHILDREN AND FRIENDS?

Shall we tell them that we serve God and die in poverty, die in sin, fallen and rising etc. Is it evil to serve God?

N/B: Gideon asked the Angel; Where are all those things our fathers told us concerning God, the Psalmist said in Psa. 88:9-11

Our response should be;

O God, show me your wonders and use me to do your wonders,

O Lord, give me your favour,

O Lord, anoint me with your fresh oil.

O Lord, give me destiny helpers.