The events of that day have been repeated many times.

5. The events of that day have been repeated many times.

6. Violence & brutality have been on this earth for millennia.

7. Violence & brutality have been on this earth for millennia. • “When they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him” (Gn 4:8, ESV).

8. Violence & brutality have been on this earth for millennia. • “When they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him” (Gn 4:8, ESV). • The Assyrians, Attila the Hun, Hitler, Osama bin Laden.

9. Where is God in all of this?

10. Answering that question would be an exercise in futility.

11. Answering that question would be an exercise in futility. • None of us suffered personally because of 9/11.

12. Answering that question would be an exercise in futility. • None of us suffered personally because of 9/11, but we have all experienced personal 9/11s.

13. We aren’t the first people to suffer.

14. When Job lost everything, he questioned God for days on end.

15. When Job lost everything, he questioned God for days on end. • Jesus “cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” (Mt 27:46, ESV).

16. When Job lost everything, he questioned God for days on end. • Jesus “cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” (Mt 27:46, ESV). • The psalmist firmly puts trust in God.

17. When Job lost everything, he questioned God for days on end. • Jesus “cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” (Mt 27:46, ESV). • The psalmist firmly puts trust in God. Tonight, we want to see how to have “Faith for a Dark Day.”

18. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

19. “A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.”

20. “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation” (Ps 91, ESV).

21. Names of God

22. God is “the Most High” (v 1).

23. God is “the Most High” (v 1). • The idea is that God made this world & God reigns over this world.

24. God is “the Most High” (v 1). • The idea is that God made this world & God reigns over this world. • “The Most High rules the kingdom of men” (Dan 4:32, ESV).

25. God is “the Most High” (v 1). • The idea is that God made this world & God reigns over this world. • “The Most High rules the kingdom of men” (Dan 4:32, ESV). • “I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (Rv 19:6, ESV).

26. God is “the Most High” (v 1). • The idea is that God made this world & God reigns over this world. • “The Most High rules the kingdom of men” (Dan 4:32, ESV). • “I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (Rv 19:6, ESV). • What a blessed thought!

27. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1).

28. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1). • The Heb is lit “El Shaddai.”

29. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1). • The Heb is lit “El Shaddai.” “El Shaddai” likely means “God of the mountain.”

30. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1). • The Heb is lit “El Shaddai.” “El Shaddai” likely means “God of the mountain.” • The idea is that God has great power & might.

31. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1). • The Heb is lit “El Shaddai.” “El Shaddai” likely means “God of the mountain.” • The idea is that God has great power & might. • “Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God” (Ps 62:11, ESV).

32. God is also “the Almighty” (v 1). • The Heb is lit “El Shaddai.” “El Shaddai” likely means “God of the mountain.” • The idea is that God has great power & might. • “Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God” (Ps 62:11, ESV). • “By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might” (Ps 65:5-6, ESV).

33. How great it is to know that our God is El Shaddai!

34. El Shaddai likely also points to God as the God of the patriarchs.

35. El Shaddai likely also points to God as the God of the patriarchs. • “I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them” (Ex 6:3, ESV).

36. El Shaddai likely also points to God as the God of the patriarchs. • “I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them” (Ex 6:3, ESV). • God established his power among the patriarchs.

37. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2).

38. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2). • As Moses prepared to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he asked God what he should tell the Israelites God’s name was.

39. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2). • As Moses prepared to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, he asked God what he should tell the Israelites God’s name was. • God says to Moses, “‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And he said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you”’” (Ex 3:14, ESV).

40. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2). • The idea in this name is that God is eternal.

41. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2). • The idea in this name is that God is eternal. • “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” (Rv 4:8, ESV).

42. He is also referred to as the LORD [Yahweh] (v 2). • The idea in this name is that God is eternal. • “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” (Rv 4:8, ESV). • What a blessed thought to know that God is eternal!

43. The psalmist also references God as “my God.”

44. The psalmist also references God as “my God.” • The term “God” here is a general term.

45. The psalmist also references God as “my God.” • The term “God” here is a general term. • But, the psalmist refers to God as “my God.”

46. The psalmist also references God as “my God.” • The term “God” here is a general term. • But, the psalmist refers to God as “my God.” • This demonstrates an intimacy with God.

47. The psalmist also references God as “my God.” • The term “God” here is a general term. • But, the psalmist refers to God as “my God.” • This demonstrates an intimacy with God. • Because God is my God, he will strengthen me in a dark day.

48. God’s Protection

49. God provides broad protection.

50. God provides broad protection. • He provides bodily protection.