(For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.) 1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 2 How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? 3 Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him. 4 Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. 5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord. 6 Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us. 7 Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound. 8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:1-8) Every now and then we will meet difficult people. For various reasons, they tend to give us a lot of stress. How we wish they would go away! But, sometimes, these types of people are living with us, or vice-versa, and that creates even more stress. How do we deal with difficult people, especially when we cannot get rid of them or we cannot get out of that situation? #churchonline #digical #rlccphil Choose your place of grace - https://solo.to/rlccphil Discuss this in your small group - https://rlcc.ph/devotional/ Ask for prayer- https://m.me/rlccphil Send your giving - https://join.rlcc.ph/giving Take the next step - https://bit.ly/3mJy44F Download our free app - https://app.rlcc.ph Have questions? - https://join.rlcc.ph/support Main Idea: “We can only depend on God with difficult people.” (“Ang Diyos lang ang maaasahan sa mga taong mahirap pakisamahan.”) How do we deal with difficult people? Four Prayer Items 1. Ask God for relief (vv.1-3). 2. Ask God for rescue (vv.4-5). 3. Ask God for renewal (vv.6-7). 4. Ask God for rest (v.8). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DM3fvOAflc

1 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah — how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”? 4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. 7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them. 10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” (Romans 11:1-10) Salvation is by grace through faith. No one should presume upon it. Instead, we should always be thankful for it. But sometimes we forget this. Consequently, we neglect the Gospel in our lives. Instead of living our lives according to the truth of the Gospel, we become worldly and disobedient. As a result, many people stumble. Instead of being salt and light, we become the very reason why people reject the truth. We need to have the right attitudes toward salvation. #churchonline #digical #rlccphil Choose your place of grace - https://solo.to/rlccphil Discuss this in your small group - https://rlcc.ph/devotional/ Ask for prayer- https://m.me/rlccphil Send your giving - https://groups.rlcc.ph/giving Take the next step - https://bit.ly/3mJy44F Main Idea: “Since salvation is by grace, we must be grateful and faithful.” (“Dahil ang kaligtasan ay ayon sa biyaya, dapat tayong magpasalamat at manatiling tapat.”) What are the right attitudes toward salvation? Two Attitudes 1. We should be grateful (1-6). 2. We should be faithful (7-10). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI3qy3d2YW8