A month ago I preached on James’ admonition to stop bragging & to stop thinking we are something special or that we have done anything by our own strength. Every good thing we have is a gift from God, even the ability to get out of bed in the morning & walk across the floor.
It was one of those sermons that stepped on our toes, pulled us up short, called for a change of heart, attitude, & actions. What impressed me was the number of people who went out of their way to express their gratitude for the message. I’ve found that the people of God love the discipline of God. We appreciate the help of the Word to trim our flesh & feed our spirit. That’s a sure sign of maturity: when we see correction as one of the richest blessings of all.
In today’s message ICE (In Case of Emergency) we look at a few of the benefits of realizing that God, not us, is responsible for causing everything to work together for good. He is our ICE contact, our ever present help in the time of trouble.