Rev. Dr. A. A. Obe (JP)
June 4, 2023
GOD CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM(S) – DON’T GIVE UP
TOPIC: GOD CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM(S) – DON’T GIVE UP
TEXT: 1Samuel 30:1-6; Job 8:7; Job 42:12-16
1Samuel 30:1-6 – 30 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
Job 8:7 – 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Job 42:12-16 – 12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.
14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.
15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
Definition: 1. A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
2. Denoting or relating to people who have a habit or addiction that causes difficulties for themselves and others.
3. Biblically, a problem is any difficult situation or condition one is passing through that he cannot come out from except God intervenes. It can be either spiritual or physical.
Introduction:
There is no problem(s) in life that God cannot solve, no matter how tough or hard that problem is, God still answers.
Type of problems
1. Situational problems
2. Financial problems
3. Environmental Problems
4. Family Problems
5. Business Problems
6. Psychological problem
7. Governmental Problems
8. Problems of Sickness and afflictions
9. Spiritual problems
Solutions
1. Know the son of whom you are (Don’t be rational)
2. Grow your faith in God’s Word (the Bible)
3. Intensify more in your prayer life.
4. Always keep your faith alive no matter what.
5. No matter how tough it is, always know that your God is tougher, stronger, and he will see you through. Don’t lose your faith!
Conclusion:
Only God has the original and final solution to every problem, no matter how difficult they may be. He is the only answer to every difficult situation. God will solve your problems.
Rev. Dr. A. A Obe