### GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN ### Words by: TRACY G. DARTT Life is easy when you’re upon the mountain And You’ve got peace of mind like You’re never known But when things change & You’re down in the valley, Don’t loose faith for You’re never alone…… Refrain: And the God of the mountain, is still God in the valley When things go wrong, He’ll make them right….. And the God of the good times is still God in the Bad times.. The God of the day, is still God in the night You talk of Faith when you’re up on the Mountain… But the talk comes so easy when life’s at it’s best.. But it’s down in the valley of trials and temptations. That’s when Faith is really put to the Test… Amen!!! HYMNAL CHALLENGE!!! Have you ever faced a valley before? Where it seemed that you were out numbered, surrounded, and were completely and totally helpless. . In (1 Kings 20:23-27) This is how Israel felt this day. The tear before Ben hadad had brought 32 kings and their armies against Samaria, and God brought a wonderful victory. But now Ben Hadad is back. A servant had convinced him that Israel’s God is a God of mountaintops, but their gods are gods of the valley. If they could get Israel into a battle in the valley, they would be victorious. Israel is so out-numbered that they look like 2 small herds of sheep, While Ben hadads army cover the whole valley. Could you imagine the fear that gripped the hearts of the army of Israel? Discouragement and despair must have filled their minds. Thoughts of giving up; Surrender must have been the discussion of the day. But God was not going to stand for the idea that His presence was limited to the mountain tops. Many times in our lives we find ourselves in the middle of the valley, We are weak, tired, empty and alone. We feel so far from the presence and the anointing of God. And when we call on Him we feel like we get a busy signal. But I want you to Know today that God is not only the God of the mountain but He is God of every valley that you will face in your life. **** When you are standing on the mountain tops the Power of God fills your Spirit. - Nothing like those services where the anointing is so great Souls being saved. People being baptized in the Holy Ghost. Many slain in the spirit. We need those mountain top experiences. - The saint of God needed the mountain top experiences. : Ask Peter, James, john. They needed encouragement for the days ahead. - Moses Mountain tops: He needed direction for what God called Him to do. Moses didn’t even know how to refer to God, He needed encouragement to face Pharaoh. - But as much as we would like to we can’t live on the mountain tops. We experience these wonderful mountain tops to prepare us for our valleys. *** A Valley is a place of Trial. - The valley is the place that our faith is put to the test.(1Peter 1:6-7) - The valley is hard( Psalm 84:5-6) A valley in Palestine, Full of thorns and brush. God will care for them in the valley. God will bring them out. Weeping may endure for a night, but Joy Comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:5) - In the valley our faith is stretched. (John 11)Like the case of Mary & Martha when Lazarus was sick & Jesus delayed his coming… **** A valley is a place of Victory(1 Samuel 17) **** A valley is a place of assurance : No matter how hard it gets how alone you feel you can rest on His promises that He will be with us. (Deut 31:6) CONCLUSION: A little boy was away from home visiting. He was so afraid. The lightening would flash and the thunder would roar. He would cry, shudder, and say, I wish I were at home. But still the storm raged on! Finally, about midnight the little boy looked out into the darkness and saw a light. It was someone coming toward the home with a lantern. Nearer and nearer the light bearer came. It was the brother of the little boy. He said Little bro I thought that you might be afraid, and I came to lead you Home. The big brother took the little brother by the hand, and as they walked home the storm raged, but the tears had dried from the eyes of the little brother. He was not afraid as the big brother led him home…. ### With God side by side always, Life becomes easy ###
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:16:56 +0000
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