July 6, 2025 – The Tide is Sure to Win
Judges 4:8
Sermon: 1802 Sin Cannot Win and Faith Cannot Fail
Pray Over This
“And Barak said to her, ‘If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go!’”
Judges 4:8
Ponder This
I love the ocean, and I love to watch the tide come in. Poet Priscilla Leonard once wrote, “On the far reef the breakers recoil in shattered foam, while still the sea behind them urges its forces home. Its song of triumph surges o’er all the thunderous din: The wave may break in failure, but the tide is sure to win. . . . Oh! Mighty sea, thy message in changing spray is cast. Within God’s plans of progress it matters not at last how wide the shores of evil, how strong the reefs of sin. The wave may be defeated, but, the tide is sure to win.”
The same God who has programmed the planets to produce that undefeatable tide is the God who has programmed your life. When you get in league with the stars. When you say “Oh God, I’ll do what Barak did. I will hear the Word of God. I will believe the God of that Word, and I will live by it. And whether I see it now, or whether I see it later, I know that I know that I know.” We can be confident in God, so let’s be confident and prioritize seeking His way over our own.
- How can you look to God’s way instead of your own? What is difficult about doing that? Why is it worth it?
- How does God’s victory help you pursue Him?
Practice This
Discuss with a friend some of the ways you have served God in the past and the areas that feel scary or intimidating. Lift these things up to God and ask Him to direct you.
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