this peace may be interrupted, and God's people may be much discouraged, cast down and disquieted" (7).
However, Bridge's second truth about Christian peace is that it "is possible. A Christian's foundational peace is knowing that sins are forgiven through justification by faith which brings peace with God.
#A lifting up for the downcast full#
Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Rhema International.Bridge's presentation of peace and discouragement is given through three truths he observed in the first part of Psalm 42:11, "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God." His first truth is, "there is an inward peace and quietude of soul, which the saints and people of God ordinarily are endued with" (7). Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission, from this blog’s author and/or owner, is strictly prohibited. Thank you for your continued readership and support. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.īarnabas Fund works to provide hope and aid for the persecuted Church, from Christians, to Christians, through Christians. I received this preview copy from a “Friend of Barnabas Fund” and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Scripture-based with excellent research of our rich Christian history, I would suggest to anyone struggling with sincerity of heart, when standing in life’s complexities, to get a copy of this book which can be purchased here at.
I read it in one sitting-not able to set it down until it was finished. There are so many uplifting words of wisdom in this book if you are in the pit you will find yourself walking to the palace. Trust in him at all times ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence I shall not be moved. The last page of the book is Psalm 62:5-8: My soul, wait thou only upon God for my expectation is from him. Such as living a life of desire towards God, living a life of delight in God, living a life of dependence on God, and many others. He gives you steps to come up out of your downcast pit. Although we don’t always understand His ways, we can always trust Him,” (pg. Further into the read, as a remedy, insists “We need to remind ourselves, continually, that our God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving. 48) Then proceeds to tell us that worry is a characteristic of pagans. Sookhdeo is convinced that “The bottom line is that Christ’s followers should be people marked by serenity and contentment, whatever the circumstances.” (pg. He will not run out of resources to help humankind, whom He has made “a little lower than the angels” ( Psalm 8:5) and put to rule over the rest of His earthly creatures.
“The amazing beauty that God gives to flowers for their short lives, far beyond anything that humans can create, shows His lavish generosity and abundance. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Referencing Matthew 6:25, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. If He can give us the miraculously complex human body.
Therefore we can trust Him with the lesser things that support our lives. The points that really registered were numbers one and four. Then proceeds to give Seven Points To Help Us Quell Our Anxiety. When we think of the past, it should be to look at what the Lord has done, and seek to regain our equilibrium by remembering how He has rescued us or others.” (pg. He writes, “We often fret about the past, but the past cannot be changed. Introduction: The God of Peace Hope & Love.Within these seven chapters, you will find the wisdom to help alleviate these anxieties. Yet they did not leave behind their sorrows, but a vast array of writings to help us through those trying times.Īn easy read, these 113 pages are full of inspirational scriptures, hymns, and writings from such notables as Charles Wesley, Anina Laetitia Waring, Elisha Albright Hoffman, and many others. In Lifting Up the Downcast, Sookhdeo illustrates how, through centuries, many believers have felt the same way. Causing us at times, to feel, as David writes “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” (Psalm 42:11 NIV) Sometimes the anxieties of life make us feel as though God is so far from us that He doesn’t know what we are feeling or going through. If you’ve been in this race long enough, you realize that life delivers many challenges, uncertainties, and sorrows.
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