Bible Reference: Isaiah 41:1-10
Introduction:
I. His Power Is Universal
A. He Calls the Nations
1. The Summons of the Nations
2. The Sovereignty over the Nations
B. He Renews the Nations
Isaiah 40:31
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
C. He Rules the Nations
Isaiah 40:14–17
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him.
Revelation 1:8
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
II. His Perception Is Supernatural
Psalm 139:2
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.
A. Man’s Fear
Revelation 6:15–17
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
B. Man’s Folly
Psalm 2:2-5
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
III. His Promises Are Eternal
1 John 4:17–18
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Five Promises to God’s People:
A. I Am with Thee
Psalm 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Hebrews 13:5-6
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
B. I Am Thy God
Psalm 27:1
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
John 10:27-28
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
C. I Will Strengthen Thee
Ephesians 6:10
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Philippians 4: 13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheth me.
D. I Will Help Thee
Psalm 121:1-2, 7-8
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
E. I Will Uphold Thee
Psalm 145:14
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
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