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28
Apr '20

Overloading Your Wagon

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28
Apr '20
Text: Psalm 103:1-14
“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”
 
Introduction: At times do you feel OVERLOADED? Overloaded with care? With family? With bills? (I owe, I owe, so off to work I go!)… With information? Have you ever had a wagon and put too much in it, and OVERLOADED it? What happened? The wheels would not turn. It would eventually be broken! Been there!! What do you do? Think for a minute about (3) ways to get OVERLOADED, and how to get UNLOADED:
 
1. OVERLOADED by Broken FELLOWSHIP with God! (Psa. 103:1-4)
” Bless the Lord, O my soul… forget not his benefits… who forgiveth all thine iniquities… who redeemeth thy life.”
  • OVERLOADED and forget to BLESS the Lord (Hebrew “barak” means to declare God’s origin of success and prosperity) 
  • OVERLOADED and forget His BENEFITS (rewards) 
  • OVERLOADED and forget we are BOUGHT (“redeemed”- haggoel, v. 4… “As far as the east is to the west he ..removed our transgression from us” v. 12)
 
2. OVERLOADED by Broken RELATIONSHIPS with each other! (Psa. 103:13)
” Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.”
  • God knows our pain (we can’t control circumstances)
  • God knows our name (we can’t control people)
 
3. OVERLOADED by Broken HARDSHIPS in life! (Psa. 103:14)
“For he knoweth our frame; he remembered that we are dust.”
  • God knows our construction (what we are made of)
  • God knows our situation (what we can handle)
 
Conclusion: Just as a 2-ton truck has been TESTED under a load and discovered what it can carry, the GOD who made us, “knows” us – our “frame”; consequently, certain experiences (broken fellowship, relationships, and hardships) can OVERLOAD us.
 
Why not take a LOAD off right now?
Love y’all,
Dr. Randy Reese