God's Hand and His Might

Our question this afternoon is this. “How does the Lord cause men to know His hand and His might? He does it in 3 ways; ways which were ways of judgment in that day. But they also declare to us in New Covenant times, His willingness to show mercy to all who will call upon His name. I shall be careful to weave the gospel of Jesus Christ into this garment of judgment that I am showing to you now; because in Christ, all is spiritually reversed for the ones trusting in Him. You ladies know that in sewing tapestries and embroidered work that the backside of the garment often looks like a confused mess, but the other side is beautiful. The backside is very comparable to a picture of the Lord’s judgments. His judgments seem awful to behold; and sometimes they even seem to make us think that He will never show mercy. But as the Master’s hand skillfully uses the needle, on the tapestry of the lives of His elect people, it will produce a beautiful and lasting result on the other side. This is His special and beautiful work of saving your soul and bringing you to eternal glory. This afternoon I want you to lay down your own work, your own confused tapestry work of living your life to yourself, and behold the Master’s work. Listen carefully now – God causes people to know His Hand and His might, to judge and to save in these 3 ways: 1st – By taking away His blessings from those who are disobedient. (Verses 1-9) 2nd – By showing them the connections between sin and judgment. (Verses 10-13) And 3rd – By hunting and fishing for sinners. (Verses 14-21)