Aim: To persevere through trial—trusting in Christ.
Doctrine: God spares His true church through the deluge that sweeps others away. We see this in the ark of Noah's time, and in the cross of Christ.
Exegesis: The stages of God's deliverance: we sink—even while serving the Lord (vv. 1-3); we fear—that we will be included in the destruction (v. 4); we marvel—that God singles us out, for salvation (v. 5).
Further application: How to think about the Christian life: trouble is inevitable, but it gets redeemed, in Christ's victory in us.
Key verse: v. 5 '''And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,' says the LORD. 'But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.'''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
