Down But Not Out

We May Be Down (129:1-4)

• We often share the presence of our problems while neglecting to acknowledge our perseverance through them.
• God’s people have been repeatedly knocked down, yet we consistently get back up.
• We should not be surprised by Christian suffering if we were saved by Christ’s suffering.

But We’re Not Out (129:5-8)

• The culture doesn’t hate who you are but who you represent.
• The enemies of God exalt themselves to have rapid growth, but they will experience a sudden demise.
• Believers should never employ vain expressions to provide false assurance.

Application

• Individually – The trial that should have taken you down became the testimony of how God kept you up.
• Corporately – If God has held His people this far, He won’t drop us now.

God’s deliverance will come by His way at His time.