Hello church, today's topic is experiencing loss.
Whether it's loss of a loved one or something
or someone you valued; loss can be difficult.
And a lot of times people don't know how to respond
to it, therefore responding to it in the negative
way. Our first scripture today is Psalm 34 verse
18. And it says, the Lord is near to the brokenhearted.
He saves those crushed in spirit. It's inevitable
that we experience challenges. And before we
are ready for encouragement sometimes, we need
a comforter and a shoulder to cry on. Even Jesus
was grieved when Lazarus, his friend, died. So
no, it's not sinful to be sad or to experience
grief, but we have to understand we shouldn't
wallow in depression. Jesus experienced grief
too. Instead of acting like we aren't sad, we
should bring it to God because he knows how we
feel. Our next scripture is John 14 verse 27.
It says, Peace I leave with you. My peace I give
to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Don't let your heart be troubled or fearful.
God is peace and he gives his peace to us. When
we go through challenges we can lean on God and
have his peace and strength in the midst of struggles.
It's unchanging and it's better than anything
else we can ever experience in the world. And
his peace... never fails and his peace never
goes away because it's permanent. Our last scripture
is John 3 verse 16. heaven is a perfect place
where there will be no death pain crying or darkness
so, we can take heart and be encouraged because
of this fact we want to make sure that we're
telling the word to everyone God says in his
word he doesn't intend for any of his children
to go to hell, he wants them to go to heaven people
have to make that choice for themselves our responsibility
is to tell them Our points for today are one,
it isn't a sin to grieve. A lot of people think
that it is a sin to grieve or to be sad about
something, but it isn't a sin. However, we shouldn't
wallow in the depression and we shouldn't let
our feelings control us. Two. God will give us
His peace in every situation. When we have His
Holy Spirit, His peace is in us and it never
comes out of us. And so, His peace, it's like
a light switch. We turn it on, and it stays on.
We shouldn't allow other things to hinder the
Holy Spirit in our lives. And three, in hard
times, Jesus is the one and only solution. He's
the one and only person that we can count on
because He never leaves. And Jesus came on earth.
He experienced everything we experienced, so
he knows what it feels like to grieve. But there
is a right godly way to do it. Jesus is the solution
because he leads us in the positive way. So, if
you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then this message will help you. But if you don't
have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord
today. To receive Him into your heart, go to
Romans 10, 9 -10. It says that if you confess
with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in
your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes
unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. If you said this prayer
with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal
life with Jesus. You are saved from all your
sins, past, present, and future sins you may
commit. This truth is not a free past to sin
anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you power over
all wrong choices and empowers you to spread
the gospel to others. You are saved forever and
your name is written in the book of life.