Uncertainty Vs Faithfulness

UNCERTAINTY VS FAITHFULNESS

• How many of you have plans for tomorrow?
• How many of you have plans for next week?
• How many of you have plans for next month?
• How many of you have plans for next year?
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1. Don’t include God in our plans, and
2. Remember that God has a plan for our life that may have to do with the plans we make!

Life is fragile  

Everywhere we turn we are reminded of the uncertainty of this life we live.

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• the Lahaina fires, bombings in Israel and Gaza, mass shootings worldwide, etc)
• Life, this universal human experience, is fraught with —plans disrupted, futures unknown.

The Reality of Uncertainty

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James 4:13-15 talks about this… life is a fleeting vapor 

13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to,(or Lord willing) we will live and do this or that.”

• James 4:13–15: Life is fleeting, like a vapor.
• Explore biblical examples:

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Uncertainty is not a sign of God’s absence—

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BUT GOD’S WORD TELLS US…

• Matthew 6:34
  “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
• James 4:14
  “You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”
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THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

• Lamentations 3:22–23 – “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed… great is your faithfulness.”
• Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
• Psalm 46:1–3: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
• His promises endure (Isaiah 40:8)
• His character remains trustworthy (Numbers 23:19)
•  Proverbs 3:5–6
  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
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“As a matter of application, we can’t call ourselves  “believers” and then not believe God!”

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Trusting God’s Plan

• Jeremiah 29:11
  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Many have distorted this Scripture to mean “things, money”.   Prosperity in God’s eyes are things He doesn’t give to the world – peace, joy, rest, and hope.  Even health is not guaranteed.
• The Apostle Paul said, “…there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’”
  — 2 Corinthians 12:7–9

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Regardless of its nature, Paul emphasizes its spiritual significance:

• It was to prevent pride.
• It became a showing that divine strength is most evident in human weakness.
• Paul ultimately , saying:

• “For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

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• Proverbs 16:9
  “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”
• Psalm 37:5
  “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.”

God’s Presence in the Unknown – HOW DO WE KNOW?  GOD HAS SAID SO, AND GOD CANNOT LIE!

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God’s Truthfulness and Integrity

Here are some verses that affirm that God is perfectly truthful, faithful, and morally upright:

• Numbers 23:19
  “God is not man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that he should change His mind. Has He said, and will He not do it?”
  → God’s promises are unwavering and trustworthy.
• Deuteronomy 32:4
  “He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He.”
  → A declaration of God’s moral perfection and justice.
• Psalm 33:4
  “For the word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does.”
  → God’s actions are rooted in truth and reliability.

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HERE ARE SOME MORE SCRIPTURES!

John 14:6
Jesus said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’
→ Christ embodies truth itself.

• Titus 1:2
  “…in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began.”
  → God’s nature excludes deceit.
• Isaiah 41:10
  “So do not fear, for I am with you… I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (who sits at the right hand of the Father?)
• Psalm 46:1
  “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
• 1 Peter 5:7
  “Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

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• Hebrews 11: Faith is confidence in what we hope for, assurance about what we do not see.
• Trust God’s character, not just His outcomes 

Finding Peace in Uncertainty

• Philippians 4:6–7
  “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
• Isaiah 26:3
  “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
• John 14:27
  “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you… Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
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HORATIO SPAFFORD

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Lyrics that resonate:

“When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.”

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WHAT DID JOB SAY?  Tho He slay me, yet will I trust Him.  Job 13:15

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• Spafford didn’t deny the pain—he reframed it through trust.
• His story becomes a living testimony:

Living with Hope and Purpose

There needs to be Integrity in the Life of the Believer

The Scriptures call Believers to mirror God’s integrity in their own lives:

• Proverbs 10:9
  “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely…
• Proverbs 11:3
  “The integrity of the upright guides them…
• Proverbs 20:7
  “The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him!”
• Ephesians 4:25
  “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:21
  “For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.”

• Romans 8:28: God works all things for good for those who love Him.

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HIS MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING!!

IT IS BY GOD’S GRACE, THROUGH  FAITH, WE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE THE LIFE HE HAS CALLED US TO. 

IT IS GOD IN YOU, BOTH TO WILL AND TO DO, ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PURPOSE

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STAND ON THE PROMISES OF GOD.
FOR IT IS Him who gives you the desire, and him who will give you the ability to do his will.