Pastor John Hagee: Joy In The Day Of Trouble

thank you for letting us be a part of your day regardless of the changes that are occurring in the world around us one thing that will never change is the powerful promises of God's Word I want you to be encouraged as you listen to this message today [Music] to all of our friends and partners across America and around the world our topic today is joy in the day of trouble let me read from Psalm 63 verses 1 through 4 oh god you are my god early will I seek you my soul thirst for you my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water so I looked for you in the sanctuary to see your power and to see your glory because your loving-kindness is better than a life my lips shall praise you thus will I bless you while I live I will lift up my hands in your name America today and the world are in a horrific day of unspeakable trouble in a matter of 30 days the US economy has been shut down businesses are closed many of you have lost your jobs there's massive unemployment churches are empty schools and universities are closed social distant social distancing is now the law of survival people are wearing gloves they're wearing masks I've washed my hands so much they're wrong hospitals are flooded with people who are sick and those who are passing doctors and nurses are on the front lines courageously fighting this invisible foe if there was ever a time to pray for America it's now when a day of trouble arises personally and nationally our first instinct is to ask God to take it away take away the pain and the suffering take away the broken hearts take away the black night of shattered dreams let there be a glorious sunrise of new beginnings for our families and for this nation but I want to tell you I believe if we meet God's conditions we are going to have a glorious sunrise consider the history of Christianity Jesus asked the same thing of God all 90 the night before he was to be crucified by room in the Garden of Gethsemane he prayed while his disciples slept in agony he lifted his face toward God and said father if it's possible let this cup pass from me God's in a FedEx and said from the foundations of the earth you have been destined to die on the cross for the redemption of mankind jesus said not my will but thine be done all great Christian living begins the day you crucify your will and start doing the will of God God had a plan for the storm that Jesus was going through and that plan included you and me in the plan of salvation for the world I believe the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob has a plan that will bring America through this storm which is now raging in every home in America and the world it will bring us together not tear us apart consider the day of trouble for the Apostle Paul the Apostle Paul asks God three times to remove the thorn in his flesh that was causing him so much physical suffering but there was a problem the problem was that there was so much of supernatural power flowing through st. Paul some people were trying to worship Him and God said to Paul if I remove this weakness people are going to be think people are going to be come to think that you were God and you might have a time when you start believing it so God said my grace is sufficient for you for my strength is made perfect in weakness the message you can survive the storm God puts you in the point anytime we think we're getting strong enough or smart enough or wealthy enough or connected enough anytime we think we are enough without God we're saying that we don't need God in our lives I think that's what God is saying to America right now listen closely I think God is thinking you've kicked me out of your schools and universities you forced the 10 commandments out of the public square your churches are now lukewarm and disgusting you have a form of godliness but denied the power thereof you have substituted righteousness for ritual you have substituted hype for holiness you have embraced other gods and ignored the God of heaven with whom your forefathers made covenant at the Plymouth Rock your forefathers sought for guidance when they knelt to construct the Declaration of Independence you have embraced the murder of infants their blood cries out to me for justice and justice they will receive you have become a 21st century Sodom and Gomorrah and let me show you how quickly you can become weak and helpless as a nation and I think all of us in America are shocked at how absolutely tragically this nation this disease has shackled our nation the Lord is saying just as I chastise ancient Israel my firstborn son for disobedience so will I chastise you God is no respecter of persons I believe that God Almighty is giving America the opportunity to repent of our national sins because we as a nation have lost our moral compass and he's saying if you do not I'm going to allow your political and economic system to be destroyed second Chronicles 7:14 says if my people who will call but my name will humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven and I will forgive their sin and I will heal their land it's up to America God is asking his people to pray God wants to hear from the church triumphant therefore I'm asking everyone under the sound of my voice for the next seven days to find a place of prayer to pray for America to ask God to forgive us of our sins to ask God to heal our land pray for God to expose the members of Congress who in their arrogance and corruption refused to give us intelligent and godly leadership when we pray then the issue is in God's hands the future of our nation is hanging in the balance and I believe it's going to be determined on the prayer life of the body of Christ I urge you to pray for America and on a personal level God uses our weaknesses God uses our failures our faults and our personal storms to show us just how Almighty he really is look at the lives of the greatest preachers in the history of the world who had a day of trouble George Whitfield whose ministry led to the development of the Methodist Church he preached with asthma while he preached he wheezed and he gasped for breath yet thousands of people were converted under that man's ministry Smith Wigglesworth he was a celebrated healing evangelists and after praying for others to be healed he would go home at night and roll on the floor in agony with kidney stones think about that Charles Haddon Spurgeon who is called the Prince of preachers from London England he died with gout before he was sixty years of age Jonathan Edwards was so nearsighted when he read his great sermon sinners in the hand of an angry god the ink on the page rubbed off on his nose until his nose turned black get a picture of that how do you think that would go over on television thousands came to Christ as a result of Jonathan Edwards sermon that birthed a great spiritual awakening in America point none of these ministers of the gospel had their storms removed they did not allow the storm to conquer them they trusted in God to be their strength he was their source of power it was His grace that gave them the ability to endure and to be triumphant they turned the world upside down with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ and this generation can do the same thing King David was a prophet he was the poet he was a warrior statement statesman who fought and won 18 wars in the defense of Israel David was going through a day of trouble when he was driven from his throne by his rebellious son Absalom King David fled from the city of Jerusalem and he headed into the wilderness to a bitter and barren wasteland he is walking across the northern edge of the wilderness of Judea and he's headed for the area of the Dead Sea it's it's a depressing place I have been there many times hot it is hotter than the hinges and the gates of hell King David is away from the comforts of his magnificent palace he's away from his family he's away from comforts of his wealth and power what did he miss most in this personal storm what did he miss most in this personal storm he puts it spin to parchment and he writes for generations to come to read listen - so I looked for you in the sanctuary to see your power and your glory what David missed most in the day of his storm was the joy of the Lord and the house of God David writes I was glad when they said unto me let us go to the house of the Lord sidebar here when this health crisis is over and we are going to get through this I long to see the Saints of God packed this empty church to the rafters and hear them sing the praises of God and to feel the awesome power of the holy spirit in this place because it's going to be a day of rejoicing when all of God's children get in this building I'm looking forward to it in the house of the Lord there is refuge from the storms of life in the house of the Lord broken hearts amended burdens are lifted chains are broken by the champion of the Cross in the house of the Lord sick bodies are healed we won't be wearing gloves we won't be standing six feet away in the house of the Lord the garments of praise will replace the spirit of heaviness heaviness in this verse is depression it's anxiety in the house of the Lord there's the presence of joy joy that's unspeakable and full of glory joy the world didn't give in joy the world cannot take away in the house of the Lord there is Grace and glory there is might and Majesty there is hope for the hopeless there's peace in the midst of the storm and you can have that we pray that you are encouraged by God's Word today stay with us to the end of today's program pastor Hagee is gonna pray a special blessing over you and your loved ones but first we have this special offer just for you we live in challenging times our world is currently in a state of fear and uncertainty yet this Easter season PEGI ministries asks you to give praise for the resurrection of Jesus Christ conquered death and through his sacrifice gave you the power to do the same his tender mercies have the power to heal and restore this month Hagee ministries will use your Easter gift to help those impacted most by these historic circumstances donate any amount today and we'll send you our power to heal book and a vial of anointing oil for gifts of $150 or more we will also include a beautiful portrait of our Savior this Easter which our gentleness be known to all men the Lord is at hand send your gift today call the number on your screen or go to JM dot o RT / lives [Music] David writes in verse 9 verse 1 you are my god you are my god o that America could meet that confession of faith right now David who guarded sheep under the Stars was saying to the 21st century how can how can you look at the creation of God and deny the reality of God the heavens declared the glory of the Lord the Sun the moon and the stars are celestial evangelists who raised across the heavens every 24 hours speaking to all of humanity in every language that there is an almighty all-knowing ever-present God he is the shepherd of the stars because he calls them by name he holds the seven seas in the palms of his hand he weighs the mountains and the scale and the hills and the balance from everlasting to everlasting he is God when I pray the God of the Bible answers by fire when I am lonely he is the friend that sticketh closer than their drummer when I am sick he is the Great Physician when I am under attack he is my height he is the shelter in the time of the storm in the day of battle he is my fortress my shield my buckler he is jehova shamma the Lord who is there in the greatest storm of my life he is walking toward me on the water in the midnight hour shouting fear not it is I I will never leave you nor forsake you even to the ends of the earth that's the kind of God we serve triumphant in the day of trouble verse 2 so I have looked for you in the sanctuary to see your power in your glory think about it to see your power the power of God makes the average Church in America uncomfortable but we need to release the power of God in the pulpits of this nation the greatest need in America is to see the manifest power of the Lord in the church you want to know why the young people are turning to the occult because it promises power the kingdom of God came with power the Lord's Prayer for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory how did the New Testament church start acts 2 you shall receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you jesus said to his disciples I give you power over demons over disease over death over hell and over the grave brother that is a package of five that can shake the world where is Jesus now he seated at the right hand of God the Father a position of power how is he going to return he's going to return in the clouds of heaven with power how shall he how shall he ruled the earth and his eternal kingdom the Bible said he's going to rule it with a rod of iron that means his word is the last word the leaders of planet Earth are going to go to Jerusalem and bow before the great great grandson of King David G of Nazareth and he is going to be king of kings and Lord of lords and of his kingdom there shall be no end thank you God verse 3 because thy loving-kindness is better than life how many of you have ever seen somebody who was doing something they really enjoyed and they said this is the life oh I mean this is living the golfer makes a hole-in-one he probably cheated but this is the life a fisherman goes out and catches the trophy fish this is the life a sports fan watching his or her team win the national championship and they throw their hats and their bleacher seats dress up like absolute maniacs and think this is the life David said life is dear but God's presence his love his anointing his power is better than life the Bible says in him we live and move and have our being remove his light and we walk in the shadows of death and the midnight of apostasy apostasy remove his love and life becomes as bitter as gall remove his hope hope is absolute depression an endless night of darkness think of this God has shared life with the lowest form of animal life but his loving-kindness has only been reserved for the righteous his loving-kindness is only reserved for the righteousness by loving-kindness David said is better than life verse 3 my lips shall praise thee David is in the desert he's alone he's hot it's desolate it's bitter it's barren his response my lips shall praise you my lips shall praise you praise is not dependent on your feelings praise is not dependent on your emotions your circumstances praise is not dependent even in a time of national crisis praise is an act of your will it's an act of your will are you in the desert of your days are you going through a great storm by an act of discipline you need to learn to lift your hands and give God praise for this very day if you are weary if you are tired if you're brokenhearted praise the Lord anyway Paul and Silas were in prison beaten bloody by the Roman Empire surrounded by rats and death and the stench of death their response they sang in the midnight hour and the angels of God danced around that Jail they walked out of that jail with the jailhouse keys in one hand and a convert in the other hand because they dared to praise God in the greatest storm of their life praise as a sacrifice by him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise unto the Lord continually continually not just when things are good but all the time for with such praises God is well pleased very few times in the Bible do you read something that says God is well pleased but your praise pleases the Lord because praise is God's address the fact a sacrifice cost you something the sacrifice appraised the sacrifice of praise cost you your ego your pride your arrogance I've had people over the 62 years of ministry said well I wonder what people will think if I lift my hands and praise the Lord let me tell you something what does God think what does God think argue a father pleaser or a people is your ego so fragile that if you lift your hands to praise the God that gives you the breath of life it reduces you somehow are you discouraged are you weary are you frightened are you overwhelmed by this national stone national crisis our God is a miracle working God our God is a miracle work in God he is going to bring us through this crisis we are going to be more than conquerors in this crisis there is a storm but God Almighty is still on his throne and everything is going to be alright I want those of you who are watching this telecast right now just extend your hand toward me and I want us to have a prayer together I want you to repeat this prayer with me right now on while everyone gets settled extend your hand toward the television our Father which art in heaven I bless your Holy Name I praise you for your loving kindness I praise you for your mercy I praise you for your amazing grace I praise you that you are with us in this storm I praise you for protecting me in my family in this national crisis no plague shall come nigh my dwelling you are my hope you are my defender you are my deliverer you are my great physician keep us safe until the storm passes by you your loving-kindness is better than life in the name of Jesus who is Christ and Lord we say Amen I want you to know that the Lord is on your side that there is victory in your life because this battle belongs to the Lord today in faith believing begin to proclaim that the Lord is your waymaker and you will come through this to the other side stay with us for the end of the program pastor has a special blessing see the bible come to life by standing in the very places where the stories of the holy scriptures unfolded join pastors John and Matt a key on this extraordinary tour of the Holy Land visit historical sites such as the Mount of the attitude where Jesus delivered the 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other side God is asking his people to pray he wants to hear from the church triumphant therefore I'm asking everyone under the sound of my voice for the next seven days to find a place of prayer for America to ask God to forgive us of our sins and to ask God to heal our land when we pray then the issue is in God's hands I urge you to pray for our leaders scientists doctors military personnel first responders and those who are on the front lines of this kovat 19 crisis now extend your hands toward the screen for the blessing because there is no distance in prayer the power of God is real and what you're about to hear is his word being spoken over you now may the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you and may the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you giving you his peace may the fear that you have been facing be totally conquered and replaced by the peace of God that surpasses all understanding may the hopelessness that you have felt be replaced with a divine confidence for we move forward choosing faith over fear knowing that if God is for us who can be against us when you as a person determined that you and God are more than enough to face any problem you will walk in total victory adapter victorious mindset for the God that we serve is the God of all hope and that hope is going to bring us through this national crisis receive this blessing in Jesus name amen

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Length: 28min 30sec (1710 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 19 2020