When You Are At Your Wits End

God’s Peace Will Cover You

 

I know that in everyone’s life there have been times when you felt like you were at your wit’s end, but the scripture has given us hope.

 

The Apostles and others that followed Christ have shown us through their trials that through it all, Christ was with them even in the storms of life they faced.

 

Everything that Satan threw at them, Jesus turned it into a miracle that others through, their hardship might come to know Christ as their Savior.

The writer of Hebrews admonishes the people to turn to God.

 

Hebrews 13:20-21

20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Paul writing to the Philippian Church:

Philippians 4:6-9

6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received and heard and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

 

 

The Prophet Isaiah tells us to:

Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

 

The Lord has spoken this promise to us through His word:

John 14:18-19

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

 

John 14:26-27

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 

What would happen in us if we would totally give our hearts to God and turn to Him for all our needs?

 

If we look at the Apostles, they trusted Him even to their death and counted their death as a victory for Christ.

 

There are people all over the world that are still preaching this gospel and giving their lives and many people here in this country take it for granted.

 

They have shown total dependence on the Lord. Satan can sometimes counteract our faith and cause us to believe that God is not faithful.

 

But the Scripture tells us:

 

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

 

 

We know that the book of Psalms, in chapter 119 verse 89, tells us that God’s word is forever settled in heaven. So that means that what God has said He is also able to perform.

 

 

Here the writer is speaking of Abraham and the promise God made to him.

 

Romans 4:20-25

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

 

Can we trust the word of God to bring comfort in the times of trouble?

 

Isaiah 51:3

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

 

 

The Psalms said;

 

Psalms 91:1-4

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.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

 

 

That means God is our protector and He will always be there for us:

 

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.

 

Psalms 37:23-27

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD and he delights in his way.

24 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25 I have been young and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful and lends and his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil and do good and dwell for evermore.

 

Men and women of old proved God by their faithfulness. Hebrews chapter 11 tells of their faith and what they were really looking for.

 

They weren’t looking for an earthly kingdom.

Abraham, was looking:

Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

 

Where we go will depend on where we decide to build:

Matthew 7:24-27

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

 

God is here this morning, to bring comfort and peace to weary minds.

We can talk about having faith, but our faith; it wavers too much to see a move of God like we want:

 

James 1:6-8

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

 

We pray but do we actually believe?

 

God doesn’t want us to lose hope.

I know it is hard to have faith and feel the comfort of the Holy Ghost when it seems everything is going downhill.

 

James 1:2-5

2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.