Lorraine Jackson
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Staying Focus
Staying Focus
Sister Lorraine Jackson focus on serving the Lord in her life. She served the Lord whit her actions of work in service as a loving wife, mother and sister, grandmother and great grandmother.
Sister Lorraine showed you how she loved you with her quite affectionate demeanor. She would always express joy for able to come to church and how she loved Zion. When she was unable to come to worship she would express how she missed her church, but would look to God for her strength and help. Her faith in God reminds me of Psalm 121.
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. 4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. 6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. 7 The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. 8 The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
Focus on God for All of My Help (vv.1-2)
Focus on God for All of My Help (vv.1-2)
See the Good and not the bad, See God
See the Good and not the bad, See God
The hills/mountains is toward the heavensCould also be that the psalmist feared trouble in Hills.
The knowledge that help comes from the Lord.
The Lord supreme and sovereign
Creator of Heaven and Earth
Security - is the state being free from danger
God is our security
God is able to keep us free from danger
(Look to him for Help and not focus on your trouble)
God does not sleep, Keeps Guard (vv. 3-4)
God does not sleep, Keeps Guard (vv. 3-4)
God is able to answer our prayers
God is able to answer our prayers
The attitude of other gods sleeping means unable to answer
God does not grow weary, sleepy or weak
God is able to KEEP you (find it 6 times in psalm)
Keep = to preserve, watch over, guard
He keeps you and Israel - He's a keeper
God does not sleep or slumber - he is not detached or uninterested in his creationPeople sleep when tired and wormed out. People sleep when bored
He will not let you stumble or let your foot slip
He orders the steps of the righteous.
God will is committed to keeping his children for eternity.
24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. 25 All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
God is Keeper of all danger/harm (vv. 5-6)
God is Keeper of all danger/harm (vv. 5-6)
To be shaded is to be shadow to be protection fromSun - heat, dehydration, heat stroke
Moon = lunacy, epilepsy effects of full moonGod is able to protect them in the wildernessOn the right side is to show him available and presentGod is able to keep you because he is always near.
God Will Keep you from Evil (vv. 7-8)
God Will Keep you from Evil (vv. 7-8)
He will keep you from all evil
He will keep your life (Soul)
The Lord will keep Your going and coming
From now and forever more To be shaded is to be shadow to be protection fromConclusion - He will keep you knowHe is keeping you now- in Christ JesusForever - John 3:16 eternal life
Now and forever more the Lord will be her focus and she has joined those who have gone before her. She also used her voice to worship the Lord. I found out that sister Lorraine along with her sisters were in a singing group called “The Browns.”