Failure to listen to and obey God can lead to his judgement and to obvious defeat
We should worship God our Redeemer alone
When we are in distress we should cry out to God
God is all powerful and in control
With God, all things are possible
God can make the weak, fearful and insecure, strong and bold
God + 1 always = a majority!
God works through weakness so that he gets the glory (cf. Christ, the cross)
But God may also use our skills and abilities, such as cunning, planning, diplomacy etc. Sometimes these things are good and necessary.
We ought to trust God, take him at his word, believe his promises and do as he says, not demand miraculous signs
God is gracious and kind even in the face of weak, imperfect faith. He knows about our weakness and fear and may choose to encourage us.
We need to always remember our dependence on God. It is no good acknowledging him (formally with our words) when it’s too late if our actions, attitudes and words (or silence) have tended to deny him.
Even great and godly leaders can have serious weaknesses, character flaws, sins and problems. We must beware of worshiping our leaders or trusting in human beings.
Leaders should beware of arrogance, pride, love of money etc.
Believers can be terribly inconsistent and still be real believers.
We can be ensnared by the (lovely, precious) things we think we want.
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