Faint Not

[0:00] Music And my message today is faint not.

[0:26] ! Faint not. Now, have you ever felt faint? Have you ever felt faint? Now, some of them have heard this story before. I can get faint sometimes.

[0:38] I remember it well, back at the end of 1982, when Julie was in the Lyme-A-Kewen Hospital, and I wanted to be there by her side for the birth of our dear son, to support her and reassure her that all would be well during the time of childbirth.

[0:53] So, as usual, I was running late, and I rushed to dress in my hospital gown, a surgical gown, so I could enter into the operating theatre. And I rushed through the doors, and I looked into her eyes, and I sought to reassure her.

[1:08] I was holding up really fine. That was until the nurses painted the red iodine solution over her tummy, and it looked like blood. And I looked at Julie, I squeezed her hand, and I said, Hi, honey.

[1:21] I'm sorry I'm late. Have courage. I've got to go now. I'm going to faint. Yes, sometimes I have a fainting problem. Who can identify with that?

[1:32] Have you ever experienced something like that when you get faint? You know, fainting is a loss of consciousness and strength. I once visited my younger sister at the same hospital, and she was just having a minor procedure, and the nurse was fitting an intravenous drip into her arm.

[1:51] And guess what happened? I started to faint. Now, so pray for your pastor whenever there's a hospital visit to be done. As I go out the door, it's as if Julie needs to say, Faint not.

[2:02] Faint not. And many times the Bible says, faint not. It urges us not to be weary, not to be faint-hearted, but to soldier on. And my message for you today, brother and sister, is faint not.

[2:16] How is it that some people faint? I can think of three reasons why people faint. For one reason, you know, people can get worried. They fret, they worry, they're fearful.

[2:28] Maybe it was like I was feeling with the kind of medical procedures. When I see blood, or even think of it, when I take a needle. It's like a phobia.

[2:40] It's a worry. It's a fear. It's a groundless fear. It's an irrational fear. But it's something I've got to deal with. I get that kind of worry about the matter. Another thing that can happen that can cause fainting is when we're feeling weak.

[2:55] You know, maybe we're depleted, feeling run down. We're more at risk of fainting and falling if we run down. Feeling hungry or thirsty, we can get weak.

[3:08] And that can cause fainting. Another reason for fainting is when we're feeling weary. That can put us at risk of fainting too. Think of the exhausted runner as they get to that finishing line.

[3:20] Sometimes you see these shots of runners falling right as they get right to that final mark. They don't even get across the finishing line. They get so exhausted because they're expending their energy so.

[3:34] And as they are exerting and straining themselves, they get to that finishing line and they crash. They faint. So weariness can happen in all these ways.

[3:44] I think maybe with that example, with me at the hospital, by my wife's side, maybe I was all free of those things. Worried, weak, weary. Weariness can put us at risk of fainting.

[3:57] Now the Bible says something about this. For example, we see in Galatians 6 where Paul writes to the Galatians in chapter 6 verse 7. He says, So Paul says,

[5:06] Easy cop out for you to say, take the Sunday off. You deserve it. But you're here. Thank God. We can labor. We can be laboring, doing good things, but we can get tired. It happens to all of us.

[5:17] We're still flares. And life can be wearing. Trials can wear us down. In fact, it says in the time of the Antichrist that it's going to be one of the things that's going to happen. That he shall speak great words against the Most High.

[5:31] And he shall wear out the saints of the Most High. Now Satan loves to wear us out, doesn't he? To harry us. To worry us. To cause us to fret.

[5:41] And stress. To fill our lives with sometimes pointless things. Life can get packed with sometimes useless things, can't it? Busyness can actually get in the way of serving God.

[5:56] Now so a common retort people say, oh I'm keeping busy. I'm keeping busy. It's one thing to say that, but it's another thing to actually be effective. We can be busy, busy, busy and not effective in our Christian life.

[6:11] So brother, sister, don't overburden yourself. The Lord says he shall reap if he faint not. Faint not. So watch out for that needless busyness.

[6:22] It can be a trap. Now someone told a bit of a tongue-in-cheek story about busyness. And they told how there was a worldwide convention of the demons with Satan.

[6:37] And Satan said to these demons gathered at this convention, As long as Christians stay close to God, we've got no power over them. So keep them busy.

[6:48] Keep them busy with non-essentials. Tempt them to overspend and go into debt. Make them work long hours to maintain empty lifestyles. Discourage them from spending family time.

[6:59] For when homes fall apart, there's no refuge from work. Overstimulate their minds with television and screens. So they can't hear God speak to them. Fill their time with empty amusements.

[7:12] So they've got no time for Bible reading. Distract them. Flood their email with social media and with promotions and fads and vanities. The constant stream of news.

[7:25] Keeping them chasing after material things. Jam their minds with non-biblical music. Put glamorous models on TV and magazine covers.

[7:35] To keep them focused on outward appearances. That way they'll be dissatisfied with themselves and their mates. Make sure couples are too exhausted for closeness.

[7:48] That way they'll be tempted to look elsewhere. Involve them in good causes. So they won't have time for eternal ones. And even in their recreation.

[7:59] Keep them busy. Keep them busy. Let them be excessive. Keep them too busy to go out into nature. To reflect on God's creation. Too busy for God. Send them to amusement parks and sporting events and plays and concerts and movies instead.

[8:16] Keep them so busy, busy, busy. Working in their own strength. So that they'll never have time for God. And he says to the demons, I promise it will work.

[8:28] You know, sometimes being busy is what some have called it, being busy under Satan's yoke. Or burden. Actually, I should have put burdened under Satan's yoke.

[8:40] It's a burden. That busyness, that being busy, we can get burdened under Satan's yoke. It's just where Satan wants you to be. So watch out, brother, sister. Watch out for weariness.

[8:51] It can lead to fainting. And rather be occupied in right things. So, now, listen now. I'm no fan of the tulip doctrine.

[9:02] People would know what the tulip doctrine is. Certainly, I don't subscribe to the doctrine that is known as the perseverance of the saints. But I do believe the saints do need some perseverance.

[9:13] Amen? Don't we need some perseverance, people? Do we need some perseverance? Some patience? Some persistence? Some wisdom? Because we're living in stretching times. We've learned.

[9:25] And we can learn to lean on God's sustaining power. To have a perseverance. To go the distance. For us to keep on keeping on. Spiritually so. But not busy.

[9:36] Not burdened. Under Satan's yoke. Now, the devil would load us with all kinds of cares. And distresses. And stress. And all kinds of pains. And pressure. What is the answer?

[9:47] Friends. And the word of God tells us that we can have rest in the shepherd. Rest in the shepherd. It tells a story. Our Lord was amongst the multitudes.

[9:59] And it pictures for us many that are fainting. The problem is people don't know the shepherd. They don't know the good shepherd. The Lord Jesus. And so, that's another reason why people are fainting.

[10:11] Spiritually speaking. And it says this in Matthew 9. 136. But when he saw. When the Lord Jesus saw. The multitudes. These crowds that were there. It says he was moved with compassion on them.

[10:24] Because they fainted. And were scattered abroad. As soon. Having no shepherd. Friends. Many today. They're weary. They're scattered. They're scattered here and there.

[10:37] Aimless. Astray from the shepherd. The one who can guide and bless them. And as I've preached recently about the Lord our shepherd. That closeness of the shepherd can aid us to faint not.

[10:50] Many are feeling worried. You know this. The world has gone pretty nuts hasn't it. People are getting pretty weary. And laden down. Burden. With all kinds of concerns.

[11:03] A lot of exhaustion. And trouble. They're worn down. Worn out. What's the answer to weariness? Rest. Rest. Instead of weariness.

[11:17] Rest. Rest in the shepherd's care. Again sadly. Some don't have the shepherd. They don't know him. They don't have no. They have no comforting hand.

[11:28] They hear no guiding voice. There is no sheltering shadow. They receive no tender supply. From a loving shepherd. Because they do not know the shepherd. They're lost. Stray.

[11:39] Scattered abroad. Are you straying from the shepherd's side? Is there a lack in your spiritual walk with the master? Are you as a sheep having no shepherd?

[11:51] Friends. He's calling to you to find your rest in him. To get back on track. And close to his side. Believe us here today. You can find a blessed rest. And that rest is found in his presence.

[12:03] The shepherd calls to us. Calls us away from our busyness. From our weariness. And he takes that weight. And he gives the rest that we need. The rest for ourselves. As he calls to us.

[12:15] Matthew 11. He says, Come unto me all you that labour are heavy laden. And I will give you rest. Here the words labour and heavy laden include the sense of being tired.

[12:29] Of being troubled. Of fatigue. Due to working hard. Of being loathed. Of overburdened. The shepherd says to you today. I will give you rest.

[12:41] Rest. And truly that is a rest. When we realise there's not any works of our own. It's only his work that can save. There's a joy and a blessing in that rest.

[12:52] We can trust in his finished work. In his complete work. That can save us. So as we talked about. People can faint when they're weak. And there is a source of strength for us.

[13:06] Way above and beyond our own. And he shows us how we can stop from fainting. Another key is prayer. Luke 18. 1 says, Our Lord spake a parable unto them.

[13:19] To this hand that men ought always to pray. And not to faint. And we have a responsibility to pray. So our Lord teaches us here in the context.

[13:30] He talks about a story of a persistent woman. Who just kept on asking for what she wanted. Who knows people like that?

[13:42] You know, you eventually just give way, don't you? That's what I do for Julie. No, not really. But we can be persistent. And persistently ask. And we will eventually get the answer, don't we?

[13:54] When we pray persistently. He will answer your prayer. Our Lord's teaching us here we need to persevere in prayer. And that earnestness, that steady, determined prayer life, that will see him answer us.

[14:10] Now, there's all kinds of places you can pray. Here's a strange place someone who prayed. In Jonah 2 verse 7. That's what Jonah found out. That earnest prayer will bring the answer.

[14:23] When he eventually did pray. Of course, we know the story of Jonah. That he was going the opposite way to what God told him to go. And that God took the prophet on a whale of a ride.

[14:34] Before Jonah finally realized that he needed to pray. But Jonah was faint. It says here. Right here in the belly of the fish. Where he had his personal prayer meeting.

[14:46] Eventually, he prayed. Jonah 2 verse 7. Where it says. Jonah says this. When my soul fainted within me. I remembered the Lord. And my prayer came in.

[14:59] Unto thee. Into thine holy temple. And what happened? God answered this fainting man's prayer. How often we can get worried. Weary.

[15:10] We faint. Maybe it's a lack of prayer. A lack of constancy of prayer. A lack of persistency of prayer. How sad it is that there's a lack of fervency.

[15:21] Of faithfulness in prayer. No wonder we faint. The answer to our soul's weariness is. Pray.

[15:33] Pray. We can worry. Or we can refresh ourselves in prayer. We can refresh ourselves by waiting upon God.

[15:44] We can refresh ourselves by seeking his word. To answer our need. Why worry when you can pray? Amen. Why worry when you can pray?

[15:56] We can refresh our spirit in prayer. How many will think to pray? To stop to pray? And we can fret, fret, fret. But we don't always resort unto prayer.

[16:09] To stop to pray. To care to attend a prayer meeting. To give attention to time with God. In heartfelt prayer. It's no wonder that we faint when we don't pray. No wonder we're weary and welting.

[16:22] No wonder we're tired and feel drooping. We should always resort unto prayer. We should always resort unto prayer. Again, as our Lord says, men ought always, always to pray.

[16:34] Always. So do not neglect, friends, the power of prayer. God wants to hear you pray for you to call upon him. And even in those times of pressure.

[16:46] Even more so then. As God says, if thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. So even in the most troubling of times. When we face those times of the most pressure.

[16:59] No matter what. No matter what troubles face you. Pray. Pray. Go through that pain barrier. If you like. See these runners.

[17:10] When they get that pain. They get that second wind. And they keep going. They keep pressing forward. Press forward in prayer. As the athlete would press beyond the pain barrier.

[17:20] Seek the Lord. Find his strength. His enabling. His leading. Friends, the good news is you have a source of strength. That's way beyond your own.

[17:31] Amen. That's prayer. You can harness the hand of God. And he promises to supply strength. When we feel faint. People would know this one.

[17:42] A familiar one. It says, but they that wait upon the Lord. They shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary.

[17:54] They shall walk and not faint. So there's a renewal of strength promised here. From his word. Even when we're feeling at our wits end. Another help when we're feeling faint.

[18:06] Is to make sure we're looking in the right direction. Another passage that talks about fainting. Is 2 Corinthians 4 verse 16 through 18. For which cause we faint not.

[18:18] It says. Though our outward man perish. Yet the inward man is renewed. Day by day. For our light affliction. Which is but for a moment. Worketh for us a far more exceeding.

[18:30] An eternal way of glory. While we look not at the things which are seen. But at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen. Are temporal.

[18:41] But the things which are not seen. Are eternal. It's getting that right focus isn't it. There's a renewing. A refreshing. A renewal. And it's promised for us.

[18:52] Day by day. Day after day. Notice that. It says. Day by day. There's a renewal. A refreshing.

[19:02] And it's day by day. Moment by moment. Morning by morning. There's a freshness. There's a crispness. For our spiritual life. Start the day in prayer. He can supply.

[19:14] That strength. That power that you need. That spiritual glow. That strength. Be on your own. That spiritual aliveness. As we read.

[19:25] For which cause we faint more. Our outward man perished. Yes. I know that I'm perishing. I look at photos of a younger me. And there's something more presentable than what I am now.

[19:41] That the younger man was not so perished as this one here. And who knows what I'll be like tomorrow. No. There's a perishing isn't there?

[19:51] We're perishing. We're in these clove vessels. These bodies that will wear out. Friends. But yeah. The inward man. The inward man. That's what matters isn't it? The inward man.

[20:02] That's what matters. The inward man is renewed. Day by day. So notice. When we weep. We can renew our strength. Friends. I urge you today. One of the causes of fainting is weakness.

[20:16] But you can have a strength. You can renew your strength. By prayer. Waiting on God. There's a healing that's within. The inward man. The inner man. And it's day after day.

[20:27] Another cause of fainting. Physically speaking. Is a hunger or dehydration. And you see these athletes. When they're running. The runners. They've got to have a quick drink of water.

[20:39] To keep them hydrated. Because another cause of fainting. Is that dehydration. And. Or a lack of nourishment. And.

[20:49] At the account of the feeding of the 4,000. We see. Our Lord was seeing people. And he saw that they were at risk of fainting. Here was these crowds. Some had come quite a long way.

[21:01] And it says. Our Lord says. I have compassion on the multitude. Because they've been with me now three days. And I've nothing to eat. And if I send them away fasting to their own houses.

[21:11] They will faint. By the way. For diverse of them came from afar. So friends. These ones that come from far away. They had a long journey to get back home.

[21:23] And our Lord was conscious. And had compassion. That they were going to faint. On the way. Translating that into a spiritual sense.

[21:34] Think. How when you're feeling weak spiritually. You need to renew your faith. You need to feed your faith. You need to put the word in. You need to seek God. Get.

[21:45] Get. Refilled. Refressed. With his word. With the word of God. With his promises. The Bible speaks about a time.

[21:56] Where there will be. A famine. Not of bread. Not of thirst for water. But of hearing. The words of the Lord.

[22:07] There's going to be a time. When people are going to be looking for the word of God. And they're not going to be able to find it. And you know. Just recently. I've had a concert. With some folk in rural.

[22:18] New South Wales. That are saying. They're searching for a church. That's a King James Bible church. They're searching for a church. Where they can hear the words of the Lord. And they can't find one. It's like this.

[22:29] They can't find that one. And they're searching. From here and there. They're searching. Wondering. It says. From sea to sea. They shall run to and fro.

[22:40] To seek the word of the Lord. And shall not find it. Prince Australia is in trouble. Where there's churches that aren't standing. Firm and fast on the word of God. And it says that. In this day.

[22:51] That the people shall faint. For thirst. People are going to faint. When they don't have the thirst. That the lack of water. Or food. Or spiritual food. It's going to make people faint.

[23:03] So again. Friends. Today. Let's shift our focus. And look at the one who watches over us. The shepherd. The good shepherd. See God as your supply. When you're feeling that time.

[23:14] Of faintness. When you're feeling weak. There's a renewing. There's a refreshing. There's a refilling. There's this word. Which is spoken to us. As waters. Himself. Who is.

[23:24] The fountain of living waters. God is your supply. Shift your focus. And see. Shift your gaze to the one. Who watches over you. And seek. By his help.

[23:35] His Holy Spirit. To impart. Spiritual life to you. To help you shoulder the weights. Or affliction. That can be. At times. Our lot in life. It's about where. We look.

[23:46] What are we looking. To. And while we look. Not at the things which are seen. Not at the things which are temporal. We look at the things which are not seen. We look at the things which are eternal.

[23:58] And our eyes can see. Beyond this horizon of time and space. To things that are eternal. Because we're looking through a different lens. And our attention is directed at higher things.

[24:10] At godly things. So our sight. Our gaze can be clear. It can be shifted above and beyond. Mere things of earth. And modes of light.

[24:21] To another realm. Another sphere. Another dimension. And our vision is not impaired. You know. Specs savers isn't going to help you. This one. You've got to put God's specs on.

[24:32] You've got to put the lens. Of a spiritual focus. Upon your eyes. And then your vision will not be impaired. It will no longer be earthbound. Or temporal.

[24:43] But it will be unlimited. And because we see Jesus. We see Jesus made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death. Crowned. Crowned. With glory. And honor.

[24:54] That he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. So lift up your eyes. And see Jesus. The one made a little lower than the angels. The almighty. Deigned to become flesh.

[25:06] And dwell amongst us. And we beheld his glory. Friends. His crown now. With glory and honor. So lift up your eyes. Brother. Sister. Lift up your eyes. And see the shepherd watching over you.

[25:17] Truly we have a cause. But we faint not. Because our inward man. Is renewed. Strengthened. Day by day. Over and over. And we have his power.

[25:27] Again. As we saw. That we can. Know that strength. Beyond our own. His power to the faint. For those who have no might. He increases strength.

[25:38] Friends. This is the ultimate strength. That we need. People go down to the gym. And do strengthening exercises. But friends. We need the inner strength. The inward strength.

[25:48] The strength of God. The power of God. Because humanly. We feel like fainting. You know. We all can have times. Pastors can have times. When we feel faint. And every believer.

[25:59] Can have times. When we feel faint. Things aren't how we'd like them to be. When we feel like fainting. Friends. When you feel like fainting. Wait on the Lord. Wait upon him. And your inner strength.

[26:11] Can be replenished. Your inner strength. Can be. Replaced. I don't know why you're moving that. But. No. We're not moving forward just yet. We're back to 31.

[26:23] Yeah. But those that wait upon the Lord. Shall renew their strength. So humanly. We can feel like. Fainting. But let us learn to wait. Upon the Lord. Find his supply.

[26:35] And so we see. Just a further comment. About. When we faint not. There's a harvest. Friends. Today. You know. You might feel like. Your.

[26:45] Your. Christian life. Isn't that fruitful. Keep on planting. Keep on planting. Because. If we faint not. It says. We're going to reap a harvest. As we started with.

[26:55] God does not mock. Whatever a man sows. That shall he also reap. We can sow to the flesh. We'll get corruption. If we sow to the spirit. It says. That we shall reap. Life. Everlasting.

[27:06] So it depends what we're planting. In our lives. Please let me encourage you. This morning. Fellow believers. That there's a harvest for you. There's a harvest for you.

[27:18] And faithfully so. Let us not be weary. It says. In well doing. We shall reap. Let's not faint. Let's not be weary. Our lives can be so stretched.

[27:30] And it's filled with so much stuff. The passing fancies. Of this short life. And before we know it. It's ended. You know. I've got another funeral.

[27:41] To conduct on Wednesday. Of a sister. And mind you. She lived to 80. But there's no guarantees. You're going to live that long. Amen. There's no guarantees. You're going to make 80.

[27:52] There's no guarantees. There's no guarantees of tomorrow. Now let's not faint. Let's do what we can. Let's plant what we can. While we can. And realize the shortness of life. Let's place our love and labor.

[28:04] On what matters. What really truly matters. Now it's interesting. The church at Ephesus. Had a lot of shortcomings. But there's one thing. That our Lord did command. These saints at Ephesus for.

[28:14] He said that they labored. And they did not faint. Now that's the good thing. About Ephesus. You know. This was the church. That left its first love. There's much to be desired.

[28:26] But they labored. And they did not faint. Brothers and sisters. Faint not. That's the message today. Don't be weary. In well doing. Keep on sowing to the spirit. Don't allow yourself.

[28:37] To be worn down. And washed out. By the setbacks. The discouragements of life. We are all subject to that. We're all on this pilgrim way together. And we're all subject. To these moments.

[28:48] Of weariness. Friends. It says. For in due season. We shall read. If we faint not. Surely harvest time will come. It will come. One day there will be a harvest time.

[29:00] One day. You'll be standing. In eternity. And looking back. At a life lived. And you'll think. If only. I had fainted not. If only.

[29:12] I had kept on sowing to the spirit. If only. And now. While you're still. This side of eternity. Think about the stretch of life. You may. Yet have to live.

[29:23] And think. How can I keep planting. Spiritual truth. How can I keep. Planting. Godly things. How can I plant. In the lives of others. And. Wrecked souls.

[29:34] This side of eternity. It's the only space of time. We've got. Is to. Make an impact. For eternity. With what short lifespan. We've got left to live. Into season.

[29:45] We shall read. If we. Faint not. So friends. Take that. Heavenly rest. In the shepherd. He causes to himself. We can get weary. We can get.

[29:57] Our strength can be flagging. We can get. Worn down. We can get weary. Or we can find rest. We can find rest. In the shepherd. Who causes to himself. And he's made.

[30:09] Heaven possible. Literally. He's given it to you. You that will trust him. And receive it. By his grace. That full payment. Made it the cross for you. So instead of.

[30:19] Wearing. Being weary. Rest in the Lord. Instead of worrying. Instead of worrying. And with the trials and temptations. Refresh yourself.

[30:31] By prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord. In prayer. So. We've got a wonderful communication link.

[30:43] With heaven. Think of that. Instead of being. Overwhelmed by the worries of life. Look. We've all got cares. We've all got things we're. Worried about. At times.

[30:53] Overwhelmed by. Instead of being. Dwelling on the worries of life. Find the refreshing. Find the refreshing. Of prayer.

[31:03] You know. It's a wonderful thing. I think of technology. And how we're beset by. These. I think it's the prince of the power of the air.

[31:14] Playing with the technology here. But. Our Lord employs better broadcasting and reception capabilities. Than any technology known to man. Isn't that right? You know.

[31:25] Without us to worry. If there's a power cut. We can still pray. Amen. Without us to worry. What the government says. We can still pray. It doesn't matter what frustrations of life that you face.

[31:36] You can still pray. And. Even like in Daniel's case. He prayed. Even though it was illegal to pray. It hasn't been prayer yet. Not. Not yet. But.

[31:46] But friends. We can pray. Can't we? And. And. That technology. Will never fail. The technology of God. The technology of prayer. The promises of God. Are still yay. And amen.

[31:57] He still answers prayer. So when you're feeling. Weak as well. Don't neglect the supernatural power of God. Of prayer. Of his word. Renew your faith.

[32:08] When you're feeling weak. It says you can renew your strength. You can wait upon the Lord. When you're feeling weak. You can have that renewing of the inner man. Of the inward man.

[32:19] You can take that heavenly perspective. See above all of the. The goings on. And the frustrations. At times of life. And look up. Look up. Your redemption. Draws nigh.

[32:31] Don't neglect the supernatural power of God. And renew your faith. And take that heavenly perspective. Day by day. As your inward man. Is going to be renewed.

[32:41] Day by day. And friends. Don't forget. There's a harvest. There is a harvest. There's a harvest. There's a harvest surely to come. In due season. And let us not be weary. In well doing.

[32:53] Persevere. Save. Persevere. Live the life. Walk the walk. Keep on keeping on. By the grace. And to the glory of God. For his honour and praise.

[33:05] Persist. And press on. Towards the mark. Be assured that. As you sow to the spirit. There will be a reaping. As you plant. Godly.

[33:17] Blessed things in your life. As you are planting. Reaching souls. Touching lives. Ministering. By his help. As you're planting those things.

[33:29] Instead of the fleshly things. One day you'll reap the harvest. And I'll be a good one. And won't that be a blessing. Let us not be weary. In well doing for him. Due season.

[33:39] We shall reap. If we faint not. So friends. Today. I trust we can. Not be weary. But rest. Not worry. But refresh. Not be weak. But renew.

[33:51] And God will give that strength. That supernatural empowerment. Such that. We can. Truly obey the word of God. And it says to you and me. Today. It says this. It says.

[34:01] Faint not. Faint not. Brother. Sister. It says. Faint not. Let's pray. Lord we thank you. That you. Do give strength. To the weak. Lord that.

[34:12] You can save. The soul. That is destined for hell. And turn. Our direction. Right around. And take us to heaven. Lord. Because of the virtue.

[34:23] Of your shed blood. Pray that each one might have that. Knowledge of the shepherd. You. Our shepherd. To know you. In a world that's wearied. And worn.

[34:34] In a world that's weak. And struggling. We know. Lord that this world. Is. Very much distracted. There's much busyness. And Lord. We can fall trapped.

[34:44] Into that trap. Where. We get busy. We get burdened. Under Satan's yoke. Lord help us to be. Wise to that. We want to be busy doing good things.

[34:55] Godly things. Worthwhile things. And Lord help us to. Apply our hearts to wisdom. In how we number our days. And use the time.

[35:06] That lifespan. We may yet have to live. That will be. Wise in that. Lord we pray for. Even the young people here today. That. Got a whole life ahead to live. Lord that.

[35:16] They might decide. I want to. Follow Jesus. With my life. I want to follow Jesus. Lord. We pray each of us might. Trust that.

[35:28] Simple faith. That. Simple decision. To simply follow you. Our Lord Jesus. To. To follow you. Our. Good shepherd. Strengthen us.

[35:39] Lord we know. We know. That the. The. The enemy. Would have us. Have us. Worn down. We know that. The devil. Would. Would have us. Overwhelmed.

[35:53] With. With. The problems. And. Cares of life. Help us Lord. To look above. To look to you. And to know you. The good shepherd. Are watching over us. We thank you Lord.

[36:03] That we can faint not. Because you are our stream. Way beyond our own. Lord help us to tap into that supernatural power of prayer. And to open your word.

[36:14] And to be encouraged by its promises. Lord that you can renew our inward man. Day by day. All for your glory and praise. Our Lord Jesus we pray. Amen.

[36:25] Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day. Day by day.