God has not passed you by
God has not passed you by
(God has not passed you by)
- David Wilkerson
Now I want to speak about personal pain.
It can be the pain of the loss of loved ones.
It can be the physical pain.
It can be a mental pain because of trials.
Some have been in such incredible personal suffering and pain.
Nobody anymore can understand it,
they can't explain it to you, or they don’t want to listen any more.
You have to take it to God.
And the enemy will come to you when you are down
and when physically you don’t feel like praying.
You are also overwhelmed by what you are going through in the battle and struggle.
When you pick up the Bible, it doesn’t register.
The words seem to run together. And, then the enemy comes
in those times when you can’t pray. When you just sit there,
you say “God, I am just empty."
All the time Jesus is there feeling your pain standing besides you,
saying ‘I know what you are going through. I feel your pain.’
He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities (Hebrews 4:15), the Bible says.
And I know there are a number of here
that listen to me in Annex wherever you might be.
You are in a kind of situation that nobody can console you but the Holy Spirit.
Now, the burden of every true pastor, the burden of every man of God who truly loves the Lord… And, it’s the burden of all the pains and hurts that we know exist in the people to shepherds.
The challenge and burden is ‘Lord, give me a word.
What can I say? What message? What Scripture?
Where, Lord?’
When you pray, you seek God and say
‘Lord, give me something that will put a smile and a song on the lip of suffering and… ’
‘God, give me something that cancel the doubts and fears. God, give me a message.’
But, here is what God tells me.
It’s been so simple. It just keeps.
This is what He is saying to me in my times of pain and suffering.
“Go to the Word. Stay on the Word.”
There is no other way.
All the talks, All the doctors, everything else…
Thank you God for the doctors.
Thank you God for all of this.
But, it comes down to believing what God said.
And, just going into this Word.
Say ‘Lord, I don’t want just another sermon.
I want you to talk to me through this word. I’m going to the Word with you.’
The Scripture says in Hebrews 13:5,
in case the Devil tells you God has passed you by and God has not heard your cry,
“For he has said I will never leave you I will never forsake you.”(Hebrew 13:5)
Palms 9:9-10
“The Lord also will be a refugee for the oppressed, a refugee in time of trouble.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou,
Lord, has not forsaken them that seek Thee.”
Folks, how many times does God have to tell us just go to My Word?
Palms 37:23
“The steps of a good men are ordered by the Lord: and he delighted in his ways.”
37:24 “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."
37:25 "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
Isiah 49:14-16
“But Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not compassion on the son of her womb? yea, They may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”
He said, “They may forget, but I will not forsake you.”
Lord, will you please come in a special way for a few moments again in this special service bringing healing touches to those?
Lord, who had this terrible thought infused to their mind by the enemy God has passed you by.
They are overwhelmed by trials, overwhelmed by something they are going through.
My Lord, God, come now with comfort by your Spirit.
God, let this be turn into the healing service right now.
Lord turn it into healing service.
If you hear this morning and if this message was meant for you,
If something that said it just go deep in your heart it just move deep inside of you,
I want you to come for healing. I want you to come for your faith to be renewed.
You are all that we want to know that we need.
Come now and touch every heart.
They just come hear in hope and faith.
I want to give you folks the Scripture.
I want you to listen to this please.
2Cor 4:8-9
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but, not destroyed;”
Hallelujah.
Will you take that? Yes. I was cast down at times. Yes. I am being tested and tried. Yes I am going through pain. But, we are not destroyed, and we are not forsaken.
I was sitting in the pulpit anticipating coming to the stage here, and I heard the Holy Spirit whisper to my heart. And it was the words of Jesus through his Spirit to my heart.
‘‘David, you are going to preach about pain.
But, I want you to know I feel your pain, too.’’
That’s what He wants to say to you.
‘‘I feel your pain. I know what you are going through.’’
and, he is a friend.
I approach Jesus as my friend. not as my judge, but as my friend. The Bible says he is a Lamb. You come to the Lamb. The meek lamb of God. Right now.
Would you whisper this prayer for me.
Lord, Jesus, I want to trust you in my battle, in my pain. Help my unbelief. Lord Jesus, draw me to your Word. Draw me to the Scriptures. And lead me. speak to me through your Word.