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<div class="SSN_title">"THE BELIEVER'S CONFIDENCE"</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">I. STATEMENT OF CONFIDENCE - 1-3.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. Three things declared of God.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Refuge - hiding place - harbor - shelter.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. The conie is a feeble folk.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Strength - not "will give me strength."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. Help in trouble "a very present help."</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. "Help me Lord."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. Because God is Refuge - Strength - Help - we will not fear.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Living in world fraught with fears.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Hydrophobia, claustrophobia - acriphobia -</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">b. "Men's hearts failing them for fear."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Will not fear natural catechisms. vs. 2,3</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. Especially significant today.</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">II. THE REASON FOR CONFIDENCE 4-7.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. The consciousness of the nearness of God. "God is in the midst of her."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Though the earth be moved - God is not moved.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Though the mountains be shaken - God is never shaken.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. Though all may fall - God stands.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. The consciousness of the power of God. vs. 6</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">"He uttered His voice the earth melted."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Nations are like the dust of the balances.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Looks like nations getting out of hand.</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">"The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. The consciousness of the Greatness of God "The Lord of hosts."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. <a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,1);">Gen. 2</a> the host of heaven stars.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Announcement to shepherds - "A heavenly host."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. To Peter in Garden - "Put away thy sword."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">D. The consciousness of the smallness of God.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">"The God of Jacob" not Israel.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Mean, hard, convincing Jacob.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Small thinking, dust on speck called earth.</div>
<div class="SSN_rnum">III. THE VINDICATION OF CONFIDENCE 8-11.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">A. "The works of the Lord in the earth."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. This passage carries us out to the kingdom age.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. This shall be the time of final vindication.<br>Now&#151;<br>Evil, godless men seem to prosper.<br>Evil seemingly is triumphant over good.</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">B. The three stages of future vindication.</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">1. Judgment - Great Tribulation "What desolations he hath made in the earth."</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">2. Establishing His Kingdom in peace. vs. 9</div>
<div class="SSN_level3">3. His exhaltation throughout the earth. vs. 10</div>
<div class="SSN_level4">a. "Wherefore God hath also highly exhalted Him."</div>
<div class="SSN_level2">C. Jehovah of Hosts who is bringing this to pass, who is moving all things toward this culmination is with us.</div>
<div class="SSN_notes">"He dwells in the midst of His people..." "where two or three are gathered..."</div>
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