What's Good About A Recession?

A message which I heard today during Saturday evening service at South Mountain Community Church. Personally, I learnt something from the four ground rules when I questioned God on why must certain things happened in my life. Enjoy the sermon notes. =)

By Pastor Paul Robile – April 04 – 05, 2009

Ground Rules for discussing “why?” to anything in our lives.

1. God is SOVEREIGN over all things = He either causes or allows all things = Everything has a PURPOSE. [Proverbs 19:21 & Psalms 33:10 & Isaiah 46:10]

2. All of God’s purposes are GOOD. [Luke 18:19]

3. God has the RIGHT to do whatever He deems best. [Job 38:1-2; 40:1-5]

4. We can’t know ALL the reasons why God does what He does.

Four Good Reasons For a Recession

Reason #1: It exposes HIDDEN sin. [Job 1:1; 42:5-6]

When God shakes us it can expose our sin of SELF-RELIANCE. [1 Corinthians 1:8-9]

When God shakes us it can reveal the sin of COVETOUSNESS. [1 Timothy 6:10]

“Covetousness” = When we locate our joy in our GOODS rather than God’s GRACE. [2 Corinthians 8:1-2]

“Covetousness” = When we place our TRUST in our money rather than God’s mercy. [Acts 4:34]

When God shakes the economy it serves to reveal the DECEIT and GREED that was formerly hidden.

Reason #2: It helps to WAKE US UP to the plight of the developing world. [Hebrews 13:3]

Reason #3: It helps us not live RANDOM lives. [2 Thessalonians 1:11]

Reason #4: It helps us to face our FEARS. [1 Peter 3:14]

Note: God advances His work again and again when it looks the least possible.

Final Thoughts
God has given me all that’s NECESSARY in order for me to accomplish all that He has for me to do.