Psalm 124 NKJV [A Song of Ascents. Of David.]
1 “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,” Let Israel now say—
2 “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul;
5 Then the swollen waters
Would have gone over our soul.”
6 Blessed be the LORD,
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
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o BLKHLTH (https://www.blkhlth.com/)
BIG IDEA: We are (I am) still alive, because God was on our (my) side.
Ask: Think about a close encounter that you know you only survivedbecause of the Lord.
o 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 “ 13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.”
1.) Survivor’s Sing about the Presence of God (vv.2-5)
a. …Against Threatening Enemies (vv.2-3)
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Psalm 27:1-2 NKJV “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? 2 When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.”
b. …Amid Treacherous Environments vv.4-5
2 Corinthians 4:8-10 NKJV “ 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.”
2.) Survivor’s Sing about the Power of God (vv.6-8)
a. God is our Protector v.6
Psalm 121:7 NKJV “The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.”
b. God is our Savior v.7
Isaiah 54:17 NKJV “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.”
Colossians 2:15 NKJV “ 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”
c. God is our Maker v.8
3.) Survivor’s Sing out Praises to God (vv.1)
Ask: Think about a close encounter that you know you only survived because of the Lord.
Action Item: Put an annual reminder in your calendar/phone to praise God for being with you.
BIG IDEA: We are (I am) still alive, because God was on our (my) side.
