Consider The Great Things God Has Done For You

I Samuel 12.24

Israel had been blessed by God like no other nation.
Look at what Samuel lists here. vs.6-8
Godly Leadership
God's Protection
God's Provisions
God's Purposes
God's Plan

America has been blessed by God in mighty ways.
More people have come here from other nations.
Freedoms.
"America trusts its citizens with so much."

Because of what God did for Israel they Israelites should have held God in an awe and reverential fear. This is also true of Americans. There would be no America if not for God. We unfortunately are following Ancient Israel's history.
v.14 Today, if there was national repentance, God would forgive us. We would still face our consequences but with God's mercy. Billy Graham said this week that he still carries burden for America.

Let's personalize this.
Consider the great things God has done for you.
When you do you will realize how blessed you are.
We share in the same blessings as Israel:
Godly Leadership
God's Protection
God's Provisions
God's Purposes
God's Plan


1. Saved you from sin.
This is the greatest thing in the world, to have your name written down in heaven! Can I repeat that?
The greatest thing in the world is not of this world.

Luke 10:20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Jesus said, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?"

Eternal life. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Think of the benefits of being free from the consequences of sin! In this life!

The benefits of our salvation are so great!
God's rescue plan from the beginning, from the foundations of the world.

We escape the penalty and power of sin! As we walk with the LORD we escape many consequences of sin. We have heaven waiting for us.


2. Filled you with the Holy Spirit
This is the gift of God for all who believe. This wonderful promise is for you!
Acts 1:4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. "

Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

The anointing

Luke 24:49 "I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

The Promised Gift of the Father, to be filled with His Spirit, is one of the great things God has done for us!

The evidence of that gift was love. The power is needed to do the will of God, whether you are a stay at home mom or a missionary in a third world country.


3. Provided your daily bread

We should all think about this daily with prayerful thanks!
We have been given food to eat, so much more than many other places on earth! In Barnes and Noble this week we were talking about that.

Most people don't look at bread as being anything great, unless you are very hungry. May God give us a hunger for Him, His Word, His Spirit, His Will, His Glory.


4. Done miracles in your life.
We all have our stories.

Or stories are really His stories, History of working in us.
I can recall a great numbers of instances where we saw the LORD intervene.
He provides!


5. Ordered your steps

Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;all the days ordained for me were written in your bookbefore one of them came to be.

When we consider the great things God has done you it puts our life in perspective.

What are we focused on? If we focus on our problems, our struggles, what we don't have we will get depressed. If we focus on the great things He has done, our hearts will be blessed, we will realize how blessed we are!