Let us not be moved

 "Let us not be moved by the trials of this world
For we know that they come to separate for the only
one who can save any one.
 There is an old negro hymnal  


" I'm just a nobody
    I was walking downtown one day,
and I saw a man that appeared to be just an old wino;
sitting on the streets, telling the people
about Jesus as they passed by.
And because he was all raggedy and dirty,
people would just laugh and make fun
of the old man and walk on by.
And he said because of the way I am,
no money, no fancy clothes, no fine homes and cars,
alot of people consider me as nothing,
and say I don't know what I am talking about.
But there is one thing that he said
that really touched my heart and stayed on my mind,
when that old man looked up and said...

Chorus:
I'm just a nobody trying to tell everybody,
about somebody, who can save anybody.

I'm just a nobody trying to tell everybody,
about somebody, who can save anybody.

Verse 1:
And he said, 'I've had so many problems in my life,
that I just couldn't deal with so I started drinking,
thought it would help ease my pain.
But things got worse, so I said,
'Lord I give up I'm in your hands',
and that's when my life began to change,
but these people think...'

Chorus

Verse 2:
And he said, 'On the streets day and night,
that's my life, that's my home,
ain't got nowhere else I could go.
So I just walk the streets,
telling the people about Jesus
from corner to corner, from door to door;
but they all make fun of me and say...

Chorus

Vamp:
Save, save,save your soul."






 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life
dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the
ministry which I received from the Lord, to testify to
the gospel of the grace of God.

Some believers are tempted to give up on their faith in God
whenever the least thing seems to go wrong in their lives.

The apostle Paul suffered many things: beatings, stoning, and
shipwreck -- yet he called them "light afflictions."


 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is
working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of
glory,

 We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are
perplexed, but not in despair;
 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed --

We are in a battle for the hearts and souls of men. The devil
is against us. While we know our victory is sure, we should not
expect to never face obstacles or difficulties.


 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of  God's army.


If this life was all there was, this would not be a wise way to
live. But there is a life in heaven and a future world. We
would be foolish to live as if this life is all there is.

So we should not forget eternity and focus only on the present.

We must hold on to our faith in God, no matter how things seem
to be going at the present. Because of our limited
understanding, our ability to evaluate things accurately is
limited. Our wonderful Lord  can be trusted. He loved us
enough to die in our stead, so we could go free. Why would He
lie to us?

We must be determined not to be moved by things our enemy does
to get us off our faith in God's Word.