God Can Handle Your Crisis

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[@TheCreepypro]

help us to be still and know that you are our God and Lord that there is nothing you can't handle both on macro level and also in the microscopic intimacy of our own lives you reign supreme over all blessed be the name of the Lord your love endures forever!!!

[@kydop6128]

we can overcome crisis, humans are strong and if we follow God, we can overcome it.

[@HearGodsWord]

It's great that DG is starting to share more of David's preaching. Seems like the natural heir to John Piper.

[@steveaird9347]

What is David last name is he John Piper son

[@HearGodsWord]

@@steveaird9347 David Mathis, he's executive editor for Desiring God and also a pastor

[@steveaird9347]

@@HearGodsWord thank you

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@steveaird9347]

@@Benjamin-un1wl yes it shows you have repented of sin For Jesus was baptized so should we

[@shellywilson1197]

An excellent portion of daily bread. Thank you Jesus for speaking through this man. Amen and Amen ❤

[@leonamarshall7993]

I thank God for the teaching of His word 🙏 🙌 ❤

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@sandytungdim3285]

Amen. Praise God 🙏🙏

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@NicholasPaulFranks]

Thank you, David

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@jowolf2159]

Thank you for this message.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@missNCW]

People KNOW this, they’re just WONDERING WHY He isn’t handling it.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@janeeyasison]

@@Benjamin-un1wl No. Jesus DID IT ALL. He did what we could not do; save us from the wrath of God. And the only way to be saved is to believe. May the grace of God be with you! ❤️

[@shanannwilliston250]

Beautiful!

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do people have to be baptized in the name of Jesus to be saved?

[@Arcanon10]

It is certainly possible, indeed it is the natural inclination of our fallen flesh, to blame God because of the pain we are in. We will often take the beautiful and amazing doctrine of God's providence and sovereignty, one which is purposed to produce hope and faith and assurance and steadfastness in us, and turn it back upon God. Like a child flailing about with a powerful weapon they do not understand how to use, we become a danger to ourselves and even others when the weapon that is purposed to defeat worry, anxiety, doubt, and suffering is instead used to fire our meager rounds of bitterness and anger at God's throne. Understanding the Lord's sovereignty over and in our lives should develop a faithful and enduring confidence in God's goodness, despite our circumstances. Yet the result is often that because the Lord is sovereign, we blame Him for our pain and are tempted to believe that He does not love us or that He is not good. These were the same two lies Satan whispered in the garden. Ultimately, God's love for us was shown at the cross. It is not necessarily shown to us in our circumstances. Understanding this truth, however, positions a person for another kind of battle ... not one that challenges the nature and character of God, but rather one that realizes the nature and character of God, and therefore trembles. This is the battle I often find myself in and it was best described by C.S. Lewis when He wrote, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” In my own case, I have prayed for a God-blessed, God-ordained, loving, Christ-centered marriage for over 20 years. I have longed deeply for that uniquely beautiful, loving, affectionate, and intimate relationship found only in the arms of a wife. I have struggled intensely against passions that, as a single Christian, have no expression that are not categorically sinful. And yet, after all this time, still the Lord has not answered my prayers in the way I have hoped. Furthermore, by His own providence and purpose, He has allowed great trial and pain to enter my life on account of it, even when it seemed as though my prayers were so close to being answered with a resounding "yes." It would be easy to blame many secondary causes as to why I am not able to marry the woman I love after waiting and suffering for years in the hopes that God would bring us together. But in doing so, in blaming those secondary causes, I ignore the complete sovereignty of the Lord. Reminding myself of this, I know that what I suffer is not because of His cruelty or His absence, but rather because of His purpose and love. I therefore do not fear that God has not answered my many, many years of prayer for a wife because He does not love me. Rather, I fear that He has not answered my prayers for a wife because He does. I do not think He is particularly interested in my happiness ... at least not at the cost of my holiness. If He can bring about even a single step down the path of sanctification at the cost of years of earthly happiness, I believe He will make that trade every time. And that terrifies me. I am afraid that His love will ask me to walk a path of pain and affliction for my whole life. That is His right, as He is my Lord and God. But it frightens me at times and, at other times, incites me towards anger. I am reminded of that part in Lewis', "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," where the children are talking to the beavers and are told that they will soon meet Aslan, who is a lion. Shaken by fear, they ask if Aslan is "safe." The beavers laugh and say, "Safe? Of course he isn't safe; he's not a tame lion. But he is good." The only real answer to this problem is found in God's character. Even our fear of God Himself and of what He may ask us to do or command us to suffer must all be reconciled to His character. "Though He slay me, I will hope in Him." (Job 13:15) But even when, by grace, we are able to ground ourselves in the firm foundation of God's goodness, justice, mercy, love, and sovereignty .... the task of "being slain" remains unpleasant. Yet as in all things, Christ is our example. Christ was "slain" by God's justice and mercy, was He not? And knowing this, knowing what He would suffer, and weeping over it ... He nonetheless prayed, "not My will, but Yours be done" and obeyed.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do people have to be baptized in the name of Jesus to be saved?

[@jordanpryor4771]

@@Benjamin-un1wl No, baptism does not save you.

[@sophiafoster3904]

your testimony is powerful. God is using you for his glory! This was such a good read

[@Arcanon10]

@@sophiafoster3904 Thank you for your kind words :)

[@MrPatdeeee]

"God Can Handle Your Crisis" Kind Sir...I say "ABSOLUTELY YES, AMEN!...IF one does this... 1. Realize that the only true God there will ever be is: Jesus (English, but Yeshua in Hebrew) 2. Keep what Jesus said in Matthew 6:13; with you! And often when you pray to Jesus ONLY! For if NOT; Jesus will NOT run interference; against satan and you. But IF you do pray that; sincerely and often; Jesus WILL run "Interference...!" End of Story and I rest me case... ...In any case kind Sir, Please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN!

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@jesus1stmylawislove]

>> You’re in Crises? .. c'mon let's say to *Christ* 'Yes' ! 'Cos CHRIST can make you crise - LESS !!!🔥⚡ *©»🕊️*

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do people have to be baptized in the name of Jesus to be saved?

[@jesus1stmylawislove]

@@Benjamin-un1wl hi Sorry. i don't know A THING about being 'saved' i'm LOST in unfaithfulness :( .

[@DannyKnight]

He does all the hand waving like piper

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do people have to be baptized in the name of Jesus to be saved?

[@DannyKnight]

@@Benjamin-un1wl not sure who else you might wanna be baptised under? Jesus is Preeminent.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

@@DannyKnight Do people have to receive the Holy Spirit to be saved?

[@DannyKnight]

@@Benjamin-un1wl you wouldn’t be able todo the christian life without Him, particularly at the beginning, our Lord says ‘you must be born again.’

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

@@DannyKnight Do people speak in tongues when they receive the Holy Spirit?

[@faeyn]

Right now.

[@missNCW]

Can we have videos for single people that aren’t the classic patronising and criticising and mocking, negative stereotypes of them what married people ‘think’ they do. Actual AFFIRMATION, equal to married people who get constant praise and celebration. THAT is a crisis. Single people trying to be faithful but feeling INADEQUATE and DISAPPOINTING to God, because almost EVERYONE has marriage and children. But they are denied it. Such a simple thing. That’s a crisis, that can and will cause singles to leave the Church, but married people think they don’t have FEELINGS or human emotions. They’re seen as having such bullet proof faith that they can CONSTANTLY be criticised, but yet⁉️ But Where is the acknowledgement of this faith. Where is the praise for it that married people get?? No. They don’t get it. They get their faith questioned and criticised for that AS WELL. Can’t win

[@branlan895]

dont feel bad about being single, paul was, and even wished the Corinthians would be the same. yes marriages are blessed but dont feel bad for being single. like paul said, i have learned to be content in whatever circumstances.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do people have to be baptized in the name of Jesus to be saved?

[@missNCW]

@@branlan895 notice how you kind of denied everything I said. I’m sure you meant well but my comment has nothing to do with ‘feeling bad’ about being single. It’s about being MADE to feel bad about being single, and/or being single and WANTING to be married. So single Christians are constantly told not to feel bad like that’s the problem but ACTUALLY they are struggling with singleness because they DESIRE marriage. MOST people get married and single people don’t get that - that is HEARTBREAKING, it’s not just something you can ‘not feel bad about. There’s always the comparison to Paul. He didn’t WANT to be married. That’s completely different to single people who do. It’s only single people who are pressured to live to the standard of Paul, but married people are allowed to want marriage & serve in THIER marriage and be happy. But single people must not only be suffer with unwanted singleness but pressured to be happy about it. Married people are not pressured in this way. They are allowed to be sad and say thy wife lives are hard. Single people aren’t. They say life is harder and are told to be like Paul. Married people just get validated and encouraged. Not expected to act like Paul. T hi ey got what they asked for and still complain. Single people aren’t even allowed to feel sad that they DON’T get to have a spouse and children.

[@missNCW]

@@branlan895 like you said marriages are blessed - so if I am denied form having one then I am ALLOWED to be sad about that. The same way WIVES are allowed to be sad when THEY can’t conceive. Do they get told to be content like Paul. No, they received nothin BUT support, love, and encouragement. No one tells them to give up hope or to be content or maybe they’re just meant to be childless. Well then why is it appropriate to tell single people they might have to be childless but they should be content because Paul was. Does the married woman get told that after her miscarriage? No. So it’s no appropriate to say to single women. Paul didn’t WANT marriage or children, that is COMPLETELY different. When married women comparing about difficult marriages or raising children. What do they get? Told they are Freya mothers, that they are serving God just by looking after THEIR OWN children. Encouraged. Single women are pressured to serve even more than they ALREADY do. Then pressured to be happy. Do they get assumed to be good women like wives are? No. Wives are automatically seen as angelic mothers and wives, selfless and generous. Single women aren’t. They’re seen as selfish. They don’t get to bided for or loved. They dont have the GIFT of sex. And all Christian’s can say to that is ‘marriages are blessed but don’t feel bad’. Yeah I already know marriages are blessed because I have to dela with the very real consequences of not having one. And no one assumes wonderful things about me like they do married women. So it’s not as simple as not feeling bad and being content. When you expect a childless wife to be content and tell her after waiting for a baby to be content, then you can tell me to be content. Because I am equal to a married woman so I don’t have to act like Paul and deny myself the permission to feel SAD, when married people don’t. They received compassion and I should receive EXACTLY the same. And if I don’t, which I don’t, or if you disagree with that, then you need to alter your comment to ‘marriages are blessed and yes single people are seen as equally deserving of compassion despite having lives that are difficult in many ways which Paul didn’t have to deal with. Paul didn’t want marriage so he didn’t understand the pain that many singles face. That’s what your comment should be if you expect me to be happy about something that married women are allowed to be sad about.

[@missNCW]

@@branlan895 God bless, I hope you never have to face the pain of unwanted singleness when fellow Christians don’t even give you half of the compassion they give to married people.

[@StallionFernando]

Pipers son or just someone trying to talk and act like Piper?

[@Bowserkitty]

I don't know their exact relationship because I'm new but it seems David is Pipers colleague/peer and in some ways his student. It seems David has a lot of respect towards Pipers ideas- so it's fair there is overlap

[@stefanvitale4850]

When you sit under a preacher you begin to sound like him

[@HearGodsWord]

There's a lot of Piper in him but that's from working under him for many years. David is a really good preacher.

[@Benjamin-un1wl]

Do we have to be baptized for us to be saved?

[@enikomajor1411]

@@Benjamin-un1wl you put your questions not exactly at the right place