Psalms137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

I. Many are Giving Up in Today’s Life

  A. They have set down in the wrong places - by the rivers of Babylon

  B. They are reflecting on the Past - Zion

  C. They yearn too much for what it held - wept

  D. Hanged their harps upon the willows

  E. Unable to sing a song of Zion

 II. The answer for success is to remember

  A. Where God took us from

  B. His ability to help us with problems - in a strange land

  C. The ability he has given us - right hand

  D. The promises he has for us

  E. The need to remember the ways He has for us - prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy

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