dont let satan discourage you
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Numbers 21:4 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea,
to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the
people became very discouraged on the way.
Don’t Let Satan
Discourage You
DISCOURAGEMENT
• Satan has used the weapon of discouragement to beat down and defeat some of the most spiritual Christians. Following are a few cases:
I. DAVID WAS DISCOURAGED.
• "O my God, MY SOUL IS CAST DOWN WITHIN ME: Therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar." (Psalms 42:6).
II. ELIJAH WAS DISCOURAGED. • "But he himself went a day's journey
into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and HE REQUESTED FOR HIMSELF THAT HE MIGHT DIE AND SAID, IT IS ENOUGH NOW, O LORD, TAKE AWAY MY LIFE; for I am not better than my fathers." (1 Kings 19:4).
III. JEREMIAH WAS DISCOURAGED.
• "WOE IS ME, MY MOTHER, THAT THOU HAST BORNE ME A MAN OF STRIFE AND A MAN OF CONTENTION TO THE WHOLE EARTH! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me." (Jer. 15:10).
IV. JOB WAS DISCOURAGED.
• "MY SOUL IS WEARY OF MY LIFE; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul." (Job 10:1).
V. MOSES WAS DISCOURAGED. • "I AM NOT ABLE TO BEAR ALL THIS
PEOPLE ALONE, BECAUSE IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR ME. And if thou deal thus with me, KILL ME, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness." (Num. 11:14, 15).
VI. REBEKAH WAS DISCOURAGED.
• "And Rebekah said to Isaac, I AM WEARY OF MY LIFE because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?" (Gen. 27:46).
VII. SOLOMON WAS DISCOURAGED.
• "Therefore I HATED LIFE; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for ALL IS VANITY AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT." (Eccles. 2:17).
VII. HOW TO OVERCOME
DISCOURAGMENT - (Psa 17)
A. RELY ON PRAY TO GOD - Vss. 1-6
{1} Hear a just cause, O LORD, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. {2} Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. {3} You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. {4} Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. {5} Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip. {6} I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
B. REALIZE GOD’S PROTECTION - Vss. 7-14{7} Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them. {8} Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, {9} From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me. {10} They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly. {11} They have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth, {12} As a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places. {13} Arise, O LORD, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, {14} With Your hand from men, O LORD, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
C. REMEMBER ONE DAY YOU WILL BE PRESENT WITH GOD - Vs. 15
• {15} As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
DISCOURAGEMENT• HAVE YOU ALLOWED SATAN
TO DISCOURAGE YOU?• SATAN WANTS TO KEEP YOU
FROM DOING GOD’S WILL.• DON’T LET SATAN WIN WITH
YOUR LIFE!
HAVE AN ENCOURAGING WEEK