PLACES GOD GAVE TO GOD'S PEOPLE AS THE PLACE OF REFUGE IN TIMES OF SPIRITUAL ATTACK OF OUR SPIRITUAL ENEMY.
( Joshua 20:1-4 ) 1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
2 Speak to
the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I
spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
3 That the
slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and
they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
4 And when
he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the
gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that
city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that
he may dwell among them.
* Introduction:
a. God gave an instruction to Joshua
about about the safety of God’s people when the enemy the Devil will attack the
children of God.
b. God prepare the safest place for
God's people where God can able to protect us immediately.
Deuteronomy 33:12
“And of
Benjamin he said, the beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the
Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders
( Psalms 91:1-2 ) 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will
say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
SAFEST PLACES GOD PREPARED FOR THE
CHRISTIANS IN TIME THE ENEMY WILL ATTACK US.
1. THE SAFE PLACE OF PRAYING TO GOD
IS THE SAFEST PLACE.
( Psalms 91:1-2 ) 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will
say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
a. King David with confidence in
prayer to God that the Lord is his refuge and his fortress in times the
spiritual enemy attack him.
( Acts 12:5 ) Peter therefore was kept in
prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
b. The believed God will protect
Peter and the rest of the disciples inside the prison house.
2. THE SAFE PLACE OF SERVING GOD WITH
FAITHFULNESS IS THE SAFEST PLACE.
( Acts 20:19 ) 19 Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and
with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the
Jews:
a. Paul believed God will protect him
in many times the spiritual enemy
threatened him in every place he went.
( Acts 20:23-24 ) 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every
city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24 But
none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that
I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of
the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
3. THE PLACE OF ABIDING IN CHRIST IS
THE SAFEST PLACE.
( John 15:4-5 ) 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot
bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye
abide in me.
a. To abide in Christ means is to
remain faithful to Christ in bad times and in good times.
( Hebrews 3:5 ) 5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as
a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
4. THE PLACE OF TRUSTING IN CHRIST IS
THE SAFEST PLACE.
( II Corintians 1:9-10 ) 9 But we had the sentence of death
in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth
the dead:
10 Who
delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he
will yet deliver us;
a. Paul face a great trials in his
that he even face the sentence of his life but trusted God to deliver him. Big
Amen.
( Psalms 62:8 ) Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your
heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
5. THE PLACE OF WALKING WORTHY BEFORE
THE LORD IS THE SAFEST PLACE.
( Colossians 1:10 ) 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God;
a. God promise to those who walk a whorthy He will leave you
and forsakes you. (Heb.13:5)
6. THE PLACE OF GIVING TO GOD
FAITHFULLY IS THE SAFEST PLACE.
( Malachi 3:10-12 ) 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that
there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of
hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a
blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I
will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of
your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the
field, saith the LORD of hosts.
12 And all
nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the
LORD of hosts.
7. THE PLACE OF SEEKING GOD FIRST IS
THE SAFEST PLACE.
( Mathew 6:33 ) 33 But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
* God bless you all always *
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