1 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:12,900 Second Samuel, please meet me in your Bibles in that precious 2 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:23,200 book that we began last week. Second Samuel. 3 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:30,500 Chapter 1. And beginning, here in verse 17. 4 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,400 Pray with me. Lord, we thank you again for 5 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,200 this time and we thank you for your word. 6 00:00:39,700 --> 00:00:41,600 We know that this word is your voice. 7 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,800 It is god-breathed and we pray that you would breed this word 8 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,100 into our hearts, it would bring life to us. 9 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,500 It would blow away all the things that should not remain in 10 00:00:50,500 --> 00:00:54,000 the heart of your temple. We ask Lord that you would 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,100 sanctify us edify us build our faith. 12 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,700 Lord in this, in this time, where things are so unknown, 13 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:05,900 Lord, we We stand on the Promises of God. 14 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:10,900 We come to your word for wisdom for Christ to be seen and for us 15 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:15,300 to be conformed Into His Image. In Jesus name, we pray, amen. 16 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:21,900 Last week we learned about the astounding response. 17 00:01:24,700 --> 00:01:28,000 Of David and his men when they received the news of Saul's 18 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:34,900 death and to our surprise, what we saw was a man and his his 19 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:44,800 fellow Warriors Express, genuine sorrow, genuine grief when that 20 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,300 amalekite came and announced the death of Israel's King. 21 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:55,800 And what we saw with David was morning, we saw that there was 22 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,600 even fasting until the evening. We saw that there is this 23 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:04,100 Contrition the sense of Brokenness over the humiliation, 24 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:09,100 even if they're sworn enemy, And if you and I were perplexed by 25 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:12,400 the honour that David showed in that moment with his men 26 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,200 prepared to be challenged further as we discover what he 27 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,200 will do in the rest of this chapter. 28 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:24,100 David's honor of Saul will exceed that of emotional 29 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:27,100 distress as heartfelt as that is. 30 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,800 He will, he will come to a point now where he will make his, his 31 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:36,600 pain and his love for saw and for Jonathan, and for Israel 32 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,500 public. He's going to make it known. 33 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:42,900 He's actually going to etch it in a way that it would. 34 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,200 It would remain as a memorial for generations and that is 35 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,800 significant concerning the history that Saul and David had. 36 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,100 So, as you come to this portion of the book, you will see that 37 00:02:55,100 --> 00:03:01,500 David writes, a, an elegy, a type of poem that is a 38 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:06,900 reflection of deep deep meditation concerning, someone's 39 00:03:06,900 --> 00:03:11,000 death, and it's a lament. It's a formal way of expressing 40 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,000 a genuine thing going on in the heart, concerning someone, or 41 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,600 some people. And that's what the rest of this 42 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,800 chapter is really dedicated to this song. 43 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,900 And it's a unique one in the Old Testament. 44 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:28,700 So unique that it is it is it is written in a book. 45 00:03:28,700 --> 00:03:32,200 As you see here in verse 18 called The Book of Jewish are 46 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:36,600 That's a book that's not found in our Bibles but it's reference 47 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,200 more than once in our Bibles. And it's really this this type 48 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:46,100 of book that holds accounts of significant moments in Israel's 49 00:03:46,100 --> 00:03:50,900 history and one of those moments of Israel's history that is to 50 00:03:50,900 --> 00:03:55,800 be remembered and to be meditated upon is Saul's death. 51 00:03:57,100 --> 00:04:00,500 Saul and his son Jonathan's downfall. 52 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:06,100 So this is important. It's so important to God that he 53 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:08,900 didn't just leave it in the Book of Joshua, that's not in the 54 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:11,300 Canon of scripture. He takes that out of all the 55 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:14,400 things that are written that book and he includes it in holy 56 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,800 writ. There's something that the Lord 57 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:22,000 wants us to learn from this personal lament by David for the 58 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,900 people of Israel for you. And I today and this time of 59 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:29,900 History, That's what God wants us to know. 60 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,500 And so we look at this and we think to ourselves before we 61 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:37,900 even enter into the text, That there is something about David's 62 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:41,600 character here already. I mean, let's just read the 63 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:46,500 first two verses verse 17 and David lamented with this 64 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,800 limitation over Saul and Jonathan his son and he said it 65 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,700 should be taught to the people of Judah. 66 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,600 Behold it is written in the book of just char. 67 00:04:57,300 --> 00:04:59,800 Why did they do this? Any idea? 68 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:08,200 Why David is doing this? and he Clues any Potential 69 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,900 motives to why David would actually take the time to write 70 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,200 not about not. Okay? 71 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,800 If it was just Jonathan, I would understand. 72 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,700 But what's all really you actually going to write a 73 00:05:17,707 --> 00:05:19,400 tribute to Saul? Yes. 74 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,200 There's something to learn about Saul and his downfall that would 75 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,300 be beneficial to the people of God. 76 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,700 I agree with that. Yes. 77 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:10,000 Okay, very good. So there's something to learn 78 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,600 from David's interaction, which saw throughout his time with 79 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,300 Saul, that he thinks the people of God can actually learn and 80 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:20,600 grow from, I think there's something there. 81 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:40,300 Anything else any reasons? There's a genuine love that he 82 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:43,300 has for Saul. I think that's a legitimate 83 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:45,400 motive. It might be a surprise, anyone, 84 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,900 but it is a legitimate one and the other reason and the other 85 00:06:48,900 --> 00:06:49,800 ideas. Yes. 86 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:08,600 Yes. The position. 87 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,900 Yes, so there's there's a prophetic element to this very 88 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:19,700 likely, very good answers. Any other one before we move on 89 00:07:19,700 --> 00:07:32,500 into this taxed, Anything else? Yeah, yes. 90 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:51,100 Very good point. I mean, David was an interesting 91 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:53,600 figure. You'll notice David, whenever it 92 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:58,500 came to to death people's death. He really, he was really broken 93 00:07:58,500 --> 00:08:01,400 over those deaths and you're going to see in second Samuel, 94 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,100 one portion. I believe the reason why David 95 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:07,600 was so sensitive to the death of others is because he had an 96 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,700 understanding of Eternity. I believe that we see it in the 97 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:15,600 Psalms he was a prophet, he had he had a I believe he was a New 98 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,500 Covenant type of believer, living in the old Covenant, he 99 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:21,900 had a revelation of that and so there is something there that we 100 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,000 should be broken over the death of the wicked. 101 00:08:24,500 --> 00:08:27,500 We should be broken over that. Yes, very good, very great 102 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:29,800 perspective action. Anything else? 103 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:34,600 Well, look. Some might say that this is a 104 00:08:34,608 --> 00:08:39,299 strategic thing that this is David trying to make his heart 105 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:42,000 known to his own people. So that there would be no 106 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,400 confusion about the fact that he has anything against all on a 107 00:08:45,408 --> 00:08:48,200 personal level saw might have had personal things against 108 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,800 David, but David wants to make sure that there is no harbored 109 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,800 bitterness. There's no anger. 110 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:57,500 There's no malice toward Saul, he actually he actually wants to 111 00:08:57,500 --> 00:09:00,500 show. This is a man that I truly loved 112 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:05,500 and cared for But I believe it's not merely that I don't even 113 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:06,800 think. That's the main reason though. 114 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,600 That could be one reason I believe. 115 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,900 The simple fact is that he is sincerely broken. 116 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:16,900 He's sincerely remorseful about what happened to the king and 117 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:20,300 what happened to his friend and what happened to the glory of 118 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:23,400 Israel. And so he is about to express 119 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,800 that in a very beautiful way, but think about it in this way, 120 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:31,600 as well, what did Saul's death mean for David's future? 121 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,900 You become king. I mean the red carpet is laid 122 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:39,300 out. The one obstacle in your way is 123 00:09:39,300 --> 00:09:42,500 now removed. You are right there at the 124 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:47,200 threshold of God's promise and your destiny. 125 00:09:47,300 --> 00:09:51,000 The very thing that has been prolonged for so many years is 126 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,400 now. Here Saul is gone. 127 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:56,600 Your throne is now vacant. It's available. 128 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,800 You can have it now, when you think about it, that way, we see 129 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,000 the character of this, man, because instead of rejoicing in 130 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:12,800 that fact, he is, he is weeping. He's crushed, he smashed. 131 00:10:14,300 --> 00:10:18,300 And the reason why is because this man instead of celebrating 132 00:10:18,300 --> 00:10:22,100 at the opportunity that this tragedy created for him. 133 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,500 He steps back and laments, the loss of a man who was created in 134 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:30,500 the image of God. He steps back and he realizes 135 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:34,500 the contempt that will come to God's people because of the 136 00:10:34,500 --> 00:10:38,200 failure of the leader over God's people. 137 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:42,000 See what you see here about. David is a man who has his 138 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,600 priorities right more than his ambition more than his comfort 139 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:51,000 more than his position. He had the good of man and the 140 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:56,500 glory of God before him. That is the mark of the greatest 141 00:10:56,500 --> 00:11:00,400 men and women of God in this book and throughout church 142 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,500 history, whether they are known or unknown, you see it with 143 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:08,100 Moses when they break that law, that wasn't even delivered. 144 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:11,000 On those tablets yet, they were dancing around a golden calf. 145 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,700 God, expresses his anger to Moses and he tests Moses, at the 146 00:11:15,700 --> 00:11:17,700 same time he goes, hey, I'm paraphrasing. 147 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,900 Why don't we just get rid of these guys once and for all and 148 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:23,400 I'll make it people out of you. That's, that's a pretty 149 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:27,600 remarkable offer. In essence, what God is saying 150 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,600 is I'm willing to remove Abraham as the father of this people and 151 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,300 make you the father of a new people. 152 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,600 How does that sound Moses? You know what? 153 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:41,900 Moses says, no way. Because the Nations will say you 154 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:45,400 only brought these people out to destroy them, the Nations will 155 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,900 think that you weren't able to bring them through that, you are 156 00:11:47,900 --> 00:11:51,500 able to preserve them. I will not accept because I have 157 00:11:51,500 --> 00:11:53,700 your glory in mind more than my own. 158 00:11:55,500 --> 00:12:00,400 And here, you see, David showing at least by this moment of 159 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:03,900 reflecting upon Saul reflecting upon his friend and the glory of 160 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:08,100 Israel, the glory of God, that Thrones and palaces there in the 161 00:12:08,108 --> 00:12:11,100 backseat, there are not priority in my life. 162 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:15,400 They don't mean to me as much as God's reputation means to me. 163 00:12:16,300 --> 00:12:19,700 And so I'm going to be broken. And this is something that you 164 00:12:19,708 --> 00:12:23,200 and I should reflect on our own lives and our own Outlook in 165 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:27,700 life. Where is man's salvation? 166 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,500 And my priority list, where is God's glory and my priority 167 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:35,300 list. Does it affect me? 168 00:12:35,300 --> 00:12:38,400 If something offends me, or is removed from me? 169 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,900 More than what would offend God? And remove him from being 170 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:45,700 glorified and exalted? You'd be amazed to know, be 171 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:47,400 amazed to know, what would offend people. 172 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,400 And how it relates to their lack of concern for what offends God? 173 00:12:54,700 --> 00:12:57,400 So we come into this text and what do we read in verse 17 174 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,200 David lamented with this limitation over Saul and 175 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,400 Jonathan his son and he said that it should be taught to the 176 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,600 people of Judah. I love that. 177 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,000 It should be taught. He wants the men of Judah. 178 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,700 Those are men from whose tribe. His tribe. 179 00:13:15,900 --> 00:13:19,400 He's teaching the closest ones to him. 180 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,300 I'm going to show you what it looks like to honor even your 181 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:27,600 enemies. I'm going to show you what it's 182 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,700 like to respect. I'm going to show you what it's 183 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:32,300 like to be a true lover of people. 184 00:13:33,300 --> 00:13:36,700 And so he's going to teach them and though this man was deeply 185 00:13:36,700 --> 00:13:38,800 broken over the death of this, man. 186 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,100 Of this royal family, really it's so obvious that there was 187 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:45,600 some soul reflection during this morning. 188 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,700 It's so obvious that he was contemplating and he was putting 189 00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:51,800 things together and he arrived at certain conclusions. 190 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,800 He arrived at certain conclusions with this tragic 191 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,200 event and he desired for his people to learn from his Lament. 192 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,000 And I think that's an incredible point when you really meditate 193 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,700 on it. Because if you are a child of 194 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:11,100 God then this is your assurance. That pain that sorrow that grief 195 00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:14,400 that Affliction has something to teach you as well. 196 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,500 If you're willing to believe it, if you're willing to believe it, 197 00:14:19,500 --> 00:14:23,900 then the loss great loss no matter what kind of loss it is, 198 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,000 can actually be great gain when you're walking hand-in-hand with 199 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,900 the Lord Jesus Christ. David learned some things during 200 00:14:32,900 --> 00:14:35,400 this time as our brother said and he wants to teach it. 201 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,400 And I want to tell you today, that one of the great privileges 202 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,100 of walking with the Lord is that even in the most miserable 203 00:14:42,100 --> 00:14:47,000 moments, there is something to be gained, there is something to 204 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,400 be received. There's something to learn and 205 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,800 it is incredible. What kind of Revelation that you 206 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,000 and I can arrive at when we endure tragedy? 207 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,300 You know, in my own life, I can tell you that certain truths in 208 00:14:58,300 --> 00:15:01,800 the word of God, that may have been kind of irrelevant. 209 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,900 That the didn't seem to kind of speak to me suddenly became very 210 00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:12,700 loud and applicable Because now my heart has been opened. 211 00:15:12,700 --> 00:15:17,600 My ears are now our signal to certain promises and principles 212 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,800 that seem to have no significance when things were 213 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,600 going very well. A lot of us want to know. 214 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:29,200 Jesus personally be careful. Be careful of that request 215 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,600 because when we say we want to know Jesus we want to know him 216 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,800 in the way. Paul said he was wanting to know 217 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,600 him and the power of his resurrection. 218 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,600 But remember there was a second part, The Fellowship of what his 219 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:45,700 sufferings we want the good stuff, we want the testimonies, 220 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:51,300 we want the glory, And there's another dimension, which Jesus 221 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:54,400 will pull you into suffering so that you can do a fellowship 222 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,400 with him. You want to know what? 223 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,400 It's like to be like me. You want to know what? 224 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,500 It's like to know me. Then here's some suffering. 225 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,400 Here's some betrayal. Here's some accusation. 226 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:12,200 Here's some, here's some loss. And in those moments things in 227 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,600 the scriptures promises principles become very real. 228 00:16:16,900 --> 00:16:19,900 You think about it to the sincerity of our trust in God, 229 00:16:19,900 --> 00:16:24,200 is often tested is a not. When we try to withstand certain 230 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,000 things that try to overwhelm us and sweep us off our feet in 231 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,400 those moments. There's that question. 232 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,600 Become more real than any other time do. 233 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:38,000 I really believe God. Do I really believe God you'd be 234 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,600 amazed to know how kind of what kind of Revelation comes with 235 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,600 idolatry and suffering that when things are removed from us or 236 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:48,800 things are taken or whatever the case may be, oftentimes what is 237 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,700 revealed is an is an over-dependence or attachment to 238 00:16:52,700 --> 00:16:55,400 that thing. And then we realized this wasn't 239 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,700 just something, I love this was something I worshiped. 240 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,200 This is something that I adored more than God. 241 00:17:02,500 --> 00:17:06,000 And it's in Lost. Sometimes it's it's in tragedy 242 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,500 where those things are revealed. What about the comfort of God? 243 00:17:11,099 --> 00:17:15,800 The comfort of God, a special touch from the Lord that only 244 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,900 deep pain can make you available to where he finds very 245 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:24,200 incredible. Ways of embracing you mysterious 246 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:29,000 means by which he makes his his attention towards you known. 247 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 And you know that God is holding you. 248 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 There is indeed much gain to have in pain. 249 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,400 This man learned some things and he wants to teach some things 250 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,000 based off his pain and for a wise, then we also will learn 251 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,500 The laments of others. We will learn from the tragedies 252 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:46,500 that others have experienced so that we too would be better 253 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:51,400 prepared when it comes our way or we too will learn how to 254 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,100 avoid when people experience self inflicting pain because of 255 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:58,600 sin or other things in life that is wisdom. 256 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,300 And because we want to be a wise people, we will look at a text 257 00:18:01,300 --> 00:18:04,900 like this and position ourselves to learn what God has taught 258 00:18:04,900 --> 00:18:09,600 David to teach us. So that we can, we can be better 259 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:14,000 prepared. And so let's learn and verse 19. 260 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,800 What are we read? Your glory, Your Glory, our 261 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,300 Israel is slain on your high places. 262 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:26,500 How the mighty have fallen. That is the chorus of the song. 263 00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:29,000 That is the refrain. How the mighty have fallen. 264 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,400 Look at verse 25, how the mighty have fallen? 265 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:35,900 Look at verse 27, how the mighty have fallen? 266 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:40,000 That's the theme. That's what that's what the holy 267 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,300 spirit is trying to hammer in the hearts of God's people. 268 00:18:44,900 --> 00:18:49,700 Now, what's incredible about this song is that David does not 269 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:52,600 go. The route of disclosing Saul's 270 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,900 sins. You will not find one place in 271 00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:59,300 this text where he tries to expose any faults. 272 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:03,500 That came from Saul quite the opposite, he's covering it. 273 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:08,200 He is he is he is putting it behind a veil of Of commendation 274 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:13,000 and praise and honor. So when we read, how the mighty 275 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:18,900 have fallen David doesn't tell us necessarily how because 276 00:19:18,900 --> 00:19:23,700 that's not his intent but you and I know how you and I know 277 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:27,500 how and this is extremely beneficial for us. 278 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,400 Because what we learn from this song immediately, is that it is 279 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,700 possible. Listen, that the mighty of the 280 00:19:34,700 --> 00:19:42,000 mightiest can fall Can fall. They have fallen, they can fall, 281 00:19:42,700 --> 00:19:45,100 and it is possible to avoid a fall. 282 00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:48,400 Saw was mighty for different reasons. 283 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:52,800 Look at verse 23. It says here in the second part 284 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,100 they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than than 285 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,300 than Lyons speaking about a military prowess. 286 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:03,000 This is speaking about an agility in a strategy that is 287 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,000 that is unmatched. And he is trying to trying to 288 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,100 show that they were successful and what they were called to do 289 00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:13,700 to a certain extent. But here's the point, no ability 290 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:19,700 or agility of body and mind can overcome The destructive 291 00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:25,500 consequences that's in Longs to bring upon the children of God. 292 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:30,500 Sin does not respect your position. 293 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:36,200 I could care less sin does not care about your achievements. 294 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,700 Sin does not hesitate to do what it wants to do. 295 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:43,100 When it realizes your, your wonderful family life. 296 00:20:45,100 --> 00:20:51,300 What kind of ministry you have? or even how theologically sound 297 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:58,000 you may be sin has one desire and that is to destroy and to 298 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:03,000 destroy to the uttermost and the mighty of the mightiest have 299 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,900 been victims to sin, though. It could have been avoided. 300 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:12,500 It could care less again of anything else. 301 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,200 Other than a heart that knows God and fears. 302 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:21,400 God, it is Relentless. It is Relentless to destroy your 303 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,700 reputation. It is Relentless to destroy your 304 00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:27,300 relationships. It is Relentless to destroy even 305 00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:31,200 your resources. It wants to burn it all down. 306 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:36,600 And the mighty have fallen. And if we are aware of the goal 307 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,800 of sin, we won't be so comfortable with it. 308 00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:43,100 If we see that it is this deceiving and has destructive 309 00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:45,700 force, then we will not be so comfortable with it. 310 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:51,100 And the Bible gives us so many clear examples of how the mighty 311 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:55,500 over the years have indeed fallen and solves case it was 312 00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:57,000 Pride. Can I give you another one that 313 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:02,900 has littered history? Of Mighty Men, Mighty woman to 314 00:22:02,900 --> 00:22:04,900 be slain. Here's one example, it's in the 315 00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:08,900 Book of Proverbs. It's in Chapter 7 It's in verse 316 00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:17,200 25. The Bible says in Proverbs 7:25 317 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,800 let not your heart. Turn aside to her ways, do not 318 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:27,000 stray into her paths. For many of victim, she has laid 319 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:31,400 low and all her. Slain are a mighty throng. 320 00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:34,900 Understand what that means, right? 321 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:38,400 A throng simply means a multitude of assembled peoples. 322 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:40,200 And here's what the holy spirit is saying. 323 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,800 The context is adultery, the context is lust being satisfied. 324 00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:47,100 And the scripture is clear, mistresses. 325 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:53,000 Have brought down geniuses. Have brought down record 326 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,900 Breakers. Have brought down strongman 327 00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:59,000 Heroes and even theologians there. 328 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,100 Have been a wreckage over time both for men and women. 329 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:10,400 My teeth wrong, not even just Unknown People, But Mighty 330 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,700 people. Famous people, loved people have 331 00:23:14,700 --> 00:23:17,600 been slain by this, and this is just one example. 332 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,400 And, you know where it all began. 333 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,300 Look at the verse. Clearly in verse 25, let not 334 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:24,100 your heart, turn aside to her, that's where it all starts. 335 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,900 That's where it all starts. No matter how a mighty a man is 336 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:31,700 externally, no matter what kind of Feats he has done, no matter 337 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:34,200 what kind of accolades he has no matter what he has done with 338 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:38,300 these hands, with this mind with, with his feet with his 339 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:42,700 strength, if he doesn't know how to conquer the Heart, by the 340 00:23:42,700 --> 00:23:47,000 power of the Holy Spirit. He will be a victim soon enough. 341 00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:51,500 Let not your heart those who are giving to the sin of lust. 342 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:53,900 Those are given to the sin of adultery those who are given to 343 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:56,400 the sin of pornography. They don't have a hormone issue, 344 00:23:56,500 --> 00:24:00,400 they have a heart issue. One hundred percent of the time. 345 00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:08,400 And if if a man doesn't have the Revelation that I must inwardly 346 00:24:08,900 --> 00:24:12,900 subdue Myself by God's power, then there is no telling where I 347 00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:16,800 will go outwardly. If a man does not realize that 348 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,800 Great Falls begin within before they happen outside. 349 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,400 Then they will indeed fall. And the mightier, they are the 350 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,500 greater the fall. It happened, the song, it all 351 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:32,100 started with a jealous thought and I went downhill from there. 352 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,500 Happened to David, it started with one glance, and he didn't 353 00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:37,400 kill that thing. When it was a suggestion, it 354 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:42,400 became illicit sex. And it led to his fall as well. 355 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,900 How the mighty have fallen how sad it is to think about that. 356 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:50,100 There would be those whether we don't see it necessarily but How 357 00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,200 we would say the same of him years later. 358 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:57,500 After this point, And so the mighty can fall, that's the 359 00:24:57,500 --> 00:24:59,600 first lesson but we move on to verse 20. 360 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,800 Tell her not in gath publish it, not in the streets of Ashkelon 361 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,500 less, the daughters of the Philistines Rejoice less the 362 00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:09,200 daughters of the uncircumcised exalt. 363 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:13,800 He goes on to say, Do not publicize. 364 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:17,100 What just took place? We have to censor this. 365 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,300 We can't let it be known in the cities. 366 00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:22,300 The main cities of the Philistines Ashkelon in gath. 367 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:25,400 We cannot let it come to the streets so that they would 368 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,400 parade and they would celebrate what just happened to our 369 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,600 leadership, and, to our people. And this is David giving a wise 370 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:36,600 charge to the people of God. Not to give the news of the 371 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:40,000 mighty who have fallen to the enemies of our God. 372 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,800 For what reason. So that. 373 00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:46,700 So that the daughters of the Philistines which is a 374 00:25:46,708 --> 00:25:50,500 synonymous way of understanding the world would be able to 375 00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:55,800 Rejoice over And have greater reason to. 376 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,900 Be strengthened in their unbelief and in the might of 377 00:26:00,900 --> 00:26:05,300 their idols and their gods. We want to avoid that David 378 00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:07,100 saying there's no reason to fuel it. 379 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:12,300 There's no reason to give him more ammunition to work with and 380 00:26:12,300 --> 00:26:15,500 this is for our instructions, some Christians foolishly, bring 381 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,800 the issues and the Affairs within the church to the 382 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:23,100 unbelieving. Before dealing it with the 383 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:26,300 people of God before, dealing it among the saints. 384 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:32,000 And in 1st Corinthians 6, Paul gives clear instructions about 385 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,700 that and he actually calls such Behavior shameful shameful. 386 00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:40,400 It's shameful for the people of God, to bring the problems 387 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,400 within the household of God to those who do not belong to God. 388 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:51,600 And he's very clear Whenever there are difficulties among 389 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:56,300 members and then lawyers are contacted, and then court dates 390 00:26:56,300 --> 00:27:00,200 are set, no matter what a brother may have one over 391 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,600 another brother. No matter what kind of Victory, 392 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,200 he may claim to have in the natural know this. 393 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:11,200 It is always a win for Satan. Every time I mean, Paul is so 394 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,400 concerned about the testimony of the church that he says might as 395 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:19,000 well, even if you are in the right 100%, even though you can 396 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:24,600 counter-attack, even though you can gain something lose it, just 397 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,600 give it up. Just just let them have it for 398 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,900 the sake of Christ, name for the sake of his glory. 399 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:35,500 Because what we do when we when we actually make what has 400 00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:38,300 happening in here, public and I'm not saying on the news, I'm 401 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:41,900 saying, even just in our own worlds, we testify to the world 402 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,100 that we are unable to resolve and reconcile. 403 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,000 According to the principles of God's word, it doesn't work. 404 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:52,500 God's word doesn't work to bring situations to rest. 405 00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:56,200 We need the world's wisdom and the world's courts to deal with 406 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,600 ours issues. What kind of testimony puzzle? 407 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,900 What kind of testimony is that might, as well give it all Go 408 00:28:01,908 --> 00:28:06,000 away for the sake of Christ name, unfortunately, many, many 409 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:07,200 Believers. Don't even think about it like 410 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,300 that. It's about me. 411 00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:10,300 It's about me being, right? It's about me being satisfied, 412 00:28:10,300 --> 00:28:13,500 but me, having gained, but so many things are solved. 413 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:16,100 Listen, so many things in life can be solved. 414 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:20,100 So many issues can be avoided when God's glory is our most 415 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:25,100 desire. So many fights can be avoided. 416 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,800 So much money can be saved. So many phone calls can be 417 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:32,600 avoided if we just give it to God's glory. 418 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,300 But I don't think that's the main point of what he's saying 419 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:39,600 here, when he says tell it not in gath because do we really 420 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,700 believe that David didn't know that the Philistines knew about 421 00:28:42,700 --> 00:28:46,400 Saul's death? Is it really think that they're 422 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,700 not going to know about it and not just know about it but 423 00:28:48,700 --> 00:28:52,300 celebrate him and make a whole hoopla about it? 424 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,200 No, he is fully aware of it. So then why is instructing his 425 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,100 Brethren not to say anything about it. 426 00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:03,200 And I believe it's this, that the Israelites though this would 427 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:08,100 become public knowledge. Must be aware of how of how they 428 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:12,000 speak. About the fall of their leaders, 429 00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,500 more than not mentioning it at all. 430 00:29:13,500 --> 00:29:17,300 Yes, primarily we want to be very careful, not to share the 431 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:19,900 sins of the church when it doesn't warrant it. 432 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,300 But that is that is that is not always the case. 433 00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:26,600 There are some sins that are so serious and they become so known 434 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,900 and so public that they cannot be ignored. 435 00:29:28,900 --> 00:29:32,200 And when it comes to that from within and from outside, 436 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,600 Believers must know how to communicate and express such 437 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,600 issues and Redemptive ways. And Redemptive ways. 438 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,500 What do I mean by that? Unfortunately, there are some 439 00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:47,800 professing Christians that are just as exhilarated by the news 440 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,200 of a recent Scandal than the unbelieving world. 441 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,700 They're just as quick to share that. 442 00:29:54,700 --> 00:29:57,600 Then the gospel maybe even more than the gospel. 443 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,800 And for some, they find personal benefit in that, there's some 444 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,400 kind of Glee to know that somebody has fallen and pointing 445 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:09,000 people to the failures of others because there's something to, to 446 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,900 be known in that. And our day, I think it's 447 00:30:10,900 --> 00:30:14,800 YouTube views. I look at some YouTube stuff and 448 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,000 I said if these channels were just as eager to share the 449 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,100 glories of Jesus Christ, instead of just updating the world about 450 00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:23,700 how, the how the church is inconsistent and failing. 451 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:29,800 We probably see much more fruit but oh, we want the, we want the 452 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,700 fame and we want, we know what what brings people in and I 453 00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:36,800 won't even get into that. There are others who are 454 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:38,100 envious. There are others who are jealous 455 00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,200 of other ministers Ministries. People. 456 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,200 And so whenever there is a sin issue, they take advantage of it 457 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,900 to smear those names further and to destroy their credibility. 458 00:30:46,900 --> 00:30:49,500 So that they would be the sought-after ones and they would 459 00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:51,100 be the ones. I would be seen as holy and they 460 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:54,100 would be the scene, the ones as the ones that are to be 461 00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:55,800 reliable. It's a scary world. 462 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:57,500 We live in. It's a scary world. 463 00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,700 We live in. And the reason why I bring these 464 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:03,200 as outlandish as that might sound, then explain to me the 465 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,200 scriptures that call the believer to cover sin. 466 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:11,000 And to forgive, and Jesus instruction to go one by one. 467 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,700 Then two to that same person or three and, and make it as 468 00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:18,900 private as possible before the sin becomes more known. 469 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,000 It's incredible how God's mind is and we have to align 470 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,900 ourselves by the, by the grace of God, tell it not in gath, 471 00:31:26,900 --> 00:31:30,500 don't publish this to the world, but let us be wise. 472 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,300 And if it does come to that point, let us let us be broken 473 00:31:33,300 --> 00:31:36,700 over it. And let us let us declare the 474 00:31:36,700 --> 00:31:40,100 gospel through it and let us point to the Perfection of Jesus 475 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:46,200 if it does happen. Look at verse 21 you mountains 476 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,500 of gilboa. Let there be no do nor rain upon 477 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:53,300 you nor fields of offerings for their The Shield of Mighty of 478 00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:56,300 the mighty was defiled. The Shield of Saul not Anointed 479 00:31:56,300 --> 00:31:59,300 with oil. So David. 480 00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:01,500 This something interesting. Now, he turns his attention to 481 00:32:01,500 --> 00:32:02,800 the mountains of gilboa. Why? 482 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:07,300 Mountains of gilboa That's where Saul died. 483 00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:09,600 That's where his men died. That's where his sons died. 484 00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:14,000 And he looks to the mountains and it's almost as though he's 485 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,800 pronouncing a curse. And it's not really a literal 486 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,500 curse. Some say it is, but I think it's 487 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:23,700 a poetic way of calling the mountains of gilboa to mourn. 488 00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:28,800 The tragedy of what took place on their Hills. see, David is 489 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:33,300 even Desiring creation to reflect to physically reflect 490 00:32:33,700 --> 00:32:37,900 the baroness and the loss that Israel has experienced by the 491 00:32:37,900 --> 00:32:43,600 death of Saul and his sons and so there's an appeal even to 492 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:47,800 Creation to join in the Brokenness that Israel is 493 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,700 experiencing and it's bigger than just a picture of the 494 00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:56,000 magnitude of this event. Listen, what he's asking for on 495 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,500 the mountains of gilboa is a reflection of the consequences 496 00:32:59,500 --> 00:33:02,700 of what took place in Saul's life with his sin. 497 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,400 Think about it. You mountains of gilboa, let 498 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:12,300 there be no Dew or rain upon you nor fields of offerings first. 499 00:33:12,500 --> 00:33:16,500 Here's what we understand that. If you and I or anybody 500 00:33:16,500 --> 00:33:19,900 persistence in persists in are wrong and we're stubborn and we 501 00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:23,400 ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit, Saul did we to 502 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:28,900 become Barren and desolate we close ourselves off to the 503 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:35,200 blessings of Heaven that make us fruitful and and make us give 504 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:39,300 something to those around us. Just like the vegetation, the 505 00:33:39,300 --> 00:33:41,700 life of these Hills would offer to the people of Israel. 506 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:47,700 And so we see here that early on in Saul's life, we enjoy the 507 00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:50,000 fragrance of his humility. We saw something of his 508 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,700 peacemaking ability and we were blessed by that but over time 509 00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:58,200 since eroded his soul and those things, shriveled up, dried 510 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:00,300 died. And in all for a sudden, there 511 00:34:00,300 --> 00:34:03,500 is a void of the fruit of the Holy Spirit and the presence of 512 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:08,699 desolation dust. Death. 513 00:34:10,199 --> 00:34:13,400 And so, even the mountains of gilboa being Barren and being 514 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,699 empty, of fruit, is a reflection of what happened to Saul and his 515 00:34:16,699 --> 00:34:19,500 life. And that's because sin enters 516 00:34:19,500 --> 00:34:23,199 in, and it does that too not just saw, but all of us but, 517 00:34:23,199 --> 00:34:25,000 secondly, look at this. We learned something else here 518 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:30,100 when he says the fields of offerings, Are those for men or 519 00:34:30,107 --> 00:34:35,900 for God? Gilboa was obviously a location 520 00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:39,900 that offered crops corn and wheat and then and then those 521 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:44,900 things would play a part in funding, the sacrificial system 522 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:47,199 in the Tabernacle because there were grain offerings that were 523 00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:49,699 given and look what David is saying. 524 00:34:50,900 --> 00:34:54,400 Let there be such a curse upon the mountains of gilboa. 525 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,800 That there would be nothing to even offer to the Lord. 526 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,200 That there would be nothing to offer in the Tabernacle that God 527 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,600 would not receive anything from it. 528 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,000 Now, why would that be? Why would that even be a 529 00:35:04,008 --> 00:35:05,500 request? And it's because there's a 530 00:35:05,508 --> 00:35:08,200 connection. There's a connection between the 531 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,500 mountains of gilboa, not being able to bear fruit. 532 00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:20,000 And Saul's life being a failure to walk with the Lord uprightly 533 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:22,100 and not being able to give him. What is his due? 534 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:26,000 And that is true worship. You see what David is trying to 535 00:35:26,008 --> 00:35:28,800 communicate. Is this the gravest consequence 536 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:33,500 that comes from our sin? Is that it robs god of the 537 00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:35,700 worship and honor that he deserves. 538 00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:39,500 That's the primary thing. And in the same way that this 539 00:35:39,500 --> 00:35:43,300 mountain has nothing to offer God because it's Barren sin 540 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:47,300 dampens, our ability to offer the Lord true worship from our 541 00:35:47,300 --> 00:35:51,000 lives. That was true saw. 542 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 That is true of us. She got what he wants to do is 543 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,900 what he what he intended for the mountains of gilboa. 544 00:35:56,900 --> 00:35:58,700 That rain would come from heaven. 545 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,600 And what would come from Heaven, would then produce something in 546 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:03,700 those mountains, and those mountains would bless men and 547 00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:06,100 bless God and return. That is a picture of our 548 00:36:06,107 --> 00:36:08,700 relationship with the Lord. That is a picture of what true 549 00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:11,200 Holiness is. It's not trying to muster up 550 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,800 strength to produce something. It's God pouring out his Spirit 551 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:18,100 on us as we open our hearts to him, as we become God's Abode 552 00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:19,600 and the Holy Spirit is not grieved. 553 00:36:19,700 --> 00:36:25,400 But richly, dwells in us and then fruit is produced and man 554 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,900 and God are blessed. Unfortunately, the ugly picture 555 00:36:28,900 --> 00:36:36,800 here is the sad fate of song. Barren, empty void, nothing to 556 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:41,400 offer. Then we read on, do we not? 557 00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:46,800 Next to versus look at this. From the blood of the slain, 558 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,400 from the fat of the Mighty, the bow of Jonathan turn, not back 559 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:55,800 and the sort of Saw return not empty Saul and Jonathan beloved 560 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:59,100 and lovely in life. And in death, they were not 561 00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:03,300 divided, they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than 562 00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:07,100 Lions you Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you 563 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:10,700 luxuriously in Scarlet? Who put ornaments of gold on 564 00:37:10,700 --> 00:37:14,300 your repairable apparel? Listen up to this point. 565 00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:16,600 There have been many That are important to very many things 566 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,500 that are even touching but there is nothing to me that is more 567 00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:21,400 startling than the words that we just read. 568 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,400 And only those who have studied over the week's maybe in your 569 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,000 personal life or with us who have studied the relationship 570 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,500 between Saul and David can understand why. 571 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:41,700 Because David now turns to Saul and he Praises him. 572 00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:46,000 He Praises him in a way that almost doesn't make sense. 573 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:50,700 You almost get the immediate impression that maybe David is 574 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,900 exaggerating a little bit. If he said those things about 575 00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:58,100 Jonathan amen that's a touching tribute but he's including 576 00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:00,600 sullenness. Think about it. 577 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,400 You've heard about saw week after week for months. 578 00:38:04,300 --> 00:38:06,600 I don't know about you but the two first words that come to 579 00:38:06,607 --> 00:38:13,700 mind about salt are not What, beloved, lovely. 580 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:21,800 Are you sure? Is this, like some facade? 581 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,300 Something that you do at a funeral where you just say nice 582 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:26,600 things because you got it, the guys in the casket. 583 00:38:27,700 --> 00:38:29,800 And there are morning people and so you want to make them feel 584 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:33,600 good. Can you say that? 585 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,600 Not only that in life and in death, they were not divided. 586 00:38:39,700 --> 00:38:43,500 I can point you to a scripture where they were, David. 587 00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:47,900 I don't think David is exaggerating here. 588 00:38:47,900 --> 00:38:49,100 I don't think he's telling a lie. 589 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:52,400 I don't think he's trying to put some makeup on this. 590 00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:57,300 I believe what David is doing is he is choosing to focus on the 591 00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:04,200 earlier part of Saul's life where he was effective as a king 592 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:07,700 and where his character did shine brighter than it did in 593 00:39:07,707 --> 00:39:10,200 his latter years. And he wants to turn people's 594 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:13,400 attention to what he has done instead of what he's failed to 595 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:17,000 do. There was a point where he was 596 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,200 lovely. There was a point where he was 597 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:21,800 beloved. And yeah, David and Jonathan 598 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:24,200 although they were there were hiccups in their relationships 599 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:27,000 significant ones, I mean they died on the battlefield 600 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:31,200 together. And they were connected in their 601 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:36,400 lives to certain extent. And even calls A Daughters of 602 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:40,000 Israel, verse 24 to weep over Saul because there was a time 603 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,900 where his success is a leader, personally affected them. 604 00:39:42,900 --> 00:39:45,900 He even had a he had an effect on the economy of Israel where 605 00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:47,600 they were able to live luxuriously. 606 00:39:47,700 --> 00:39:50,800 And so he's calling everybody, turn your attention on the good 607 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:55,200 that this man has done. Focus on what he was able to do 608 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,900 not what he failed to do. But I think the lesson is deeper 609 00:39:58,900 --> 00:40:01,100 than that. What I learned from this. 610 00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:04,800 Especially with the backdrop of Solomon David's relationship 611 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,000 with one. Another is that in, David's 612 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:13,700 mind, respect was not only measured by his unwillingness to 613 00:40:13,700 --> 00:40:15,800 murder saw when he had the chance. 614 00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:19,800 But it was also manifested in his refusal. 615 00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:24,200 To slaughter his reputation with his words. 616 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,200 Being a righteous man. You know how David thinks how 617 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:35,900 true righteous person thinks? He knew that his speech was just 618 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:43,600 as sharp as an actual sword. He knew that he was equally 619 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,900 responsible. To manage the tongue. 620 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:51,700 Then to not wield the sword at the wrong time. 621 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,800 And you see, just because something is true about a person 622 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,400 doesn't mean that it's always beneficial or necessary. 623 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:05,800 To speak those truths out or to rehearse them in our own lives. 624 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:12,600 David here understands the situation and in great wisdom, 625 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:17,000 he knows how to reserve certain things and that is what it means 626 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,600 to be a person of Honor. That is what it means to be 627 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:26,400 christ-like with this muscle and between our two sets of teeth. 628 00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:30,500 What a Mighty example to the men of Judah. 629 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,700 And what a revelation that David presents to us. 630 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:38,200 You don't have to kill a man with a gun. 631 00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:43,000 You can do it over Twitter. You don't have to destroy a 632 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:46,800 person with a sword. You can just do it with a few 633 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:51,000 sentences. And maybe this is a time to be 634 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:55,400 very practical to some people in here who can't stop rehearsing 635 00:41:55,400 --> 00:42:00,400 the pain caused by other people. Who can't stop talking about it 636 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,000 with others. In fact, there are some people 637 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:08,200 today, even in the church, that once that person who has 638 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:11,300 offended them early on in life, pass on, they still talk about 639 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:14,200 them. The guy is dead. 640 00:42:15,300 --> 00:42:19,100 They've moved on. Why don't you why don't you? 641 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:25,000 Why don't why don't, you know, the freedom of being able to 642 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,300 even honor somebody when they are not necessarily worthy of 643 00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:31,400 it? To respect as our sister said 644 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,200 Somebody's position. Especially that's what David is 645 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:36,500 really doing. He's honoring the position, how 646 00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:40,400 God anointed this man. And he sees it through that 647 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:44,700 lens. You know, the Bible is deep. 648 00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:48,000 Do you agree with that? I believe it's so deep. 649 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:51,200 I've been swimming in it for 10 years and I haven't reached the 650 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:54,000 shore. And you will to every person 651 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,600 will if they really did legitly study. 652 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,700 But there are some times where the Bible is so straightforward 653 00:42:57,700 --> 00:43:02,300 and I thank God for that. So practical, so in your face, 654 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:04,900 that you just look at it and you're not saying, wow, because 655 00:43:04,900 --> 00:43:06,300 there's something deeply like, wow, that was pretty 656 00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:09,100 straightforward. Can I show you one scripture 657 00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,400 that that attest to that reality? 658 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,400 It's a simple verse. I read it the other week 659 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,200 actually and I looked and I said, oh wow, that's that's 660 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:19,200 pretty interesting. Lord, you are wise. 661 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:24,300 You are so insightful and it deals with just details of life 662 00:43:24,300 --> 00:43:25,500 that you. And I wouldn't think there's a 663 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:27,700 verse about. Let me show it to you. 664 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:31,500 It's in Ecclesiastes 7. And verse 21. 665 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:38,600 Look how this verse even relates to what we're speaking about. 666 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:44,500 Ecclesiastes, 7 verse 21. I'll give you a few seconds to 667 00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:47,500 turn there. Maybe you'll have the same 668 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:58,700 reaction I did. Do not take to heart. 669 00:44:00,700 --> 00:44:04,500 All the things that people say we can have Revival right now. 670 00:44:07,300 --> 00:44:11,400 Do not take to heart. I'm going to counseling 671 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:14,000 sessions. You have based on this failing 672 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,600 to be observed. Do not take the heart. 673 00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:20,900 All the things that people say, why lest you hear your servant 674 00:44:20,900 --> 00:44:22,600 cursing? You well that's what we want to 675 00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:26,500 know. I want to know who curses me. 676 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:29,600 I want to know who says one thing to me in my face and 677 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:35,400 another thing behind my back, Why not Lord Lee tells us your 678 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:38,200 heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed, others? 679 00:44:41,300 --> 00:44:45,000 Isn't that humbling? Do you know why? 680 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,500 Because you've done it in your own heart. 681 00:44:52,300 --> 00:44:54,000 You might have not done with your lips, you might have not 682 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:56,600 posted about you. Not might not written a nasty 683 00:44:56,600 --> 00:45:01,100 email, but your own heart. You've expressed frustration. 684 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:06,200 You've said some things. How about this one? 685 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,300 Something happened and then like two weeks later, you think about 686 00:45:10,300 --> 00:45:14,000 something like I wish I said that I wish I said it that way. 687 00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:18,700 What it got him. Don't don't take to heart all 688 00:45:18,700 --> 00:45:21,200 the things that people say let it go. 689 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:25,100 Don't be so offended. Don't Harbor it don't meditate 690 00:45:25,100 --> 00:45:28,200 and rehearse it remember, what was, what was Saul's issue with 691 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,200 David? Not just him trying to kill him. 692 00:45:30,700 --> 00:45:34,700 There was slander about David, that fueled Saul's hatred, this 693 00:45:34,700 --> 00:45:38,400 man was so set free from it. I'm not saying it's because of 694 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:40,100 what's Happening Here in Ecclesiastes. 695 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:43,600 I believe this matter genuine love for Saul but but even for 696 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:47,600 those That we may find very difficult to love and get along 697 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:50,700 with this still applies. Just let it go. 698 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:54,800 It's possible for the Holy Spirit to do such a work in you 699 00:45:55,400 --> 00:45:58,700 where you can bury the offenses of man. 700 00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:05,100 Forever. Like, in a real way, and I 701 00:46:05,100 --> 00:46:09,200 believe David is arrive there. It's so obvious in this song and 702 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:12,400 at the same time, David does not speak about Saul in a way where 703 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:16,300 he exaggerated his goodness, either yet, he overlooks his 704 00:46:16,300 --> 00:46:18,500 faults, but there is not one place in the song where he 705 00:46:18,500 --> 00:46:23,100 speaks about Saul spirituality, He doesn't want to say, what a 706 00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:26,600 man of God saw was and all the Psalms that he wrote, none of 707 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:31,300 those things existed. Very realistic, very honest yet. 708 00:46:31,300 --> 00:46:34,700 At the same time, he was still able, he was still able to 709 00:46:34,700 --> 00:46:37,100 overlook the offense in this man. 710 00:46:38,500 --> 00:46:42,100 I think that's so powerful because you you can't even 711 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:47,900 imagine the bondage that people are in. the bondage that people 712 00:46:47,900 --> 00:46:50,900 are in in their walk with the Lord because they can't just be 713 00:46:50,900 --> 00:46:56,700 free from that and they can't really forgive David forgave. 714 00:46:57,900 --> 00:46:59,900 David was free out of the abundance of the heart, the 715 00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:04,400 mouth speaks. And he still honest. 716 00:47:05,900 --> 00:47:09,200 So honest that he's he ends by giving a special tribute to 717 00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:12,900 Jonathan, not this all anybody who read this in Israel's 718 00:47:12,900 --> 00:47:14,200 timelines. You and I would read an hour 719 00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:18,100 with see that there is obviously a connection that David Howard, 720 00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:21,000 Jonathan that he did not have with Saul, and that's just the 721 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:23,400 reality of it. And so, it look how he ends in 722 00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:26,800 verse 25 down. How the mighty have fallen in 723 00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:28,900 the midst of the battle. Jonathan lies. 724 00:47:28,900 --> 00:47:31,600 Slain, on your high places. I am distressed for you. 725 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:34,600 My brother Jonathan very pleasant. 726 00:47:34,600 --> 00:47:36,900 You have been to me. Your love to me was 727 00:47:36,900 --> 00:47:41,800 extraordinary surpassing the love of women, how the mighty 728 00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:44,500 have fallen and the weapons of war perished. 729 00:47:46,500 --> 00:47:48,000 Let me end by asking you a question. 730 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:49,400 What do you get out of that verse? 731 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:52,200 What do you get out of Jonathan lies? 732 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:54,500 Slain on your high places and the rest of it? 733 00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:57,200 What speaks to you? What Revelation comes to you 734 00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:04,800 with these truths? Here's what comes to my mind. 735 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:11,000 At least three things 1. That we can know meaningful. 736 00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:16,700 And satisfying relationships with other people. 737 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:22,800 David really meant it when he says that very pleasant you have 738 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:27,200 been to me this man. After God's heart was still able 739 00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:32,300 to enjoy and know a delight in others whose Hearts were also 740 00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:35,700 connected to God. That's why he writes in psalm 16 741 00:48:35,700 --> 00:48:40,000 3 asks for the Saints of the land who are the excellent ones 742 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:44,600 in whom is all my delight. All my delight are in the Saints 743 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:48,000 of the land. Not to say that they exceed that 744 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:53,100 of my delight in God, but that I recognize God in the Saints. 745 00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:58,300 And I am able to Relish in them and enjoy them and praise God 746 00:48:58,300 --> 00:49:01,100 for them and Jonathan was one of those Saints. 747 00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:05,800 You should not feel guilty of knowing deep pleasure from 748 00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:08,200 horizontal relationships with others. 749 00:49:08,900 --> 00:49:11,800 It's a gift. Jonathan the name was what does 750 00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:14,800 anybody remember? That should have been a quiz 751 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,900 question. Who remembers what Jonathan 752 00:49:17,900 --> 00:49:21,300 means. Pastor. 753 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:30,200 Given by God. Given by God. and David felt the 754 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:34,500 loss of this gift when that gift was taken from him, And you and 755 00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:40,300 I have the permission. To praise God for people and I 756 00:49:40,300 --> 00:49:44,100 hope you have people in your lives that bring much delight to 757 00:49:44,100 --> 00:49:49,100 you. Secondly, not just that we can 758 00:49:49,100 --> 00:49:54,600 do meaningful. And gratification and horizontal 759 00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:57,200 relationships, but we can Know Rich relationships outside of 760 00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:59,300 marriage. Wow. 761 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:04,200 Who would have thought life? Doesn't begin. 762 00:50:04,200 --> 00:50:11,300 When you get married? It's Jonathan espouse the David 763 00:50:12,200 --> 00:50:17,100 know Jonathan is a friend. And his own words. 764 00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:19,600 He confesses that the love. He knew from Jonathan surpassed 765 00:50:19,600 --> 00:50:23,400 that of woman. Now, there is unfortunately. 766 00:50:24,700 --> 00:50:29,100 A warped mind and many. As you've heard me say before 767 00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:32,600 that come to this text to say that, for David to say these 768 00:50:32,600 --> 00:50:35,300 things about, Jonathan must mean that they had a romantic 769 00:50:35,300 --> 00:50:38,900 relationship. And this is where the homosexual 770 00:50:38,900 --> 00:50:41,200 Community often go to as a proof text. 771 00:50:43,900 --> 00:50:47,000 Many obvious reasons why that is wrong. 772 00:50:48,900 --> 00:50:52,100 But for them to give that commentary for this text is 773 00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:56,900 actually commentary on our culture that our culture is so 774 00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:01,400 overly sexualized, that it cannot comprehend the 775 00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:04,200 possibility of knowing meaningful relationships, unless 776 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:10,300 it is sexual. It has to be sexual for it to be 777 00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:12,900 impactful. It has to be sexual if it's 778 00:51:12,900 --> 00:51:16,500 going to be meaningful. And so for the eyes of the 779 00:51:16,500 --> 00:51:21,100 flesh, to read that into this text is a testimony of the fact 780 00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:25,400 that man apart from God does not know true love. 781 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:31,400 And I think this is an encouraging point for those who 782 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:34,600 desire, the gift of marriage but are not realizing the other 783 00:51:34,600 --> 00:51:38,900 gifts outside of marriage. You can know. 784 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:46,500 Binding, wonderful blessings from those who are not wearing 785 00:51:46,500 --> 00:51:47,800 the wedding ring that you gave him. 786 00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:54,100 And if you are married, that person should be the most 787 00:51:54,100 --> 00:51:56,600 significant person in your life. The friendship that you enjoy 788 00:51:56,600 --> 00:51:59,400 the most, but for those who are outside of that Covenant, can 789 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:03,300 you see here that it is possible to know someone else? 790 00:52:04,600 --> 00:52:07,500 To know someone else and to be so blessed by them. 791 00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:13,500 That you can sing about it. David proves that. 792 00:52:15,100 --> 00:52:17,700 And I think there's another thing to say to is that I must 793 00:52:17,700 --> 00:52:20,300 say, doesn't help that David wasn't walking in God's will in 794 00:52:20,300 --> 00:52:24,100 the context of marriage, right? How many wives did he have up to 795 00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:27,100 this point? To, he's going to add more later 796 00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:31,200 on. And so, I wonder if David didn't 797 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,800 know the true fulfillment of marriage because he didn't honor 798 00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:38,400 God's blueprint for marriage. I think there's something to say 799 00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:42,000 about that. Whenever you and I do anything 800 00:52:42,200 --> 00:52:46,500 that God has a blueprint for. And we dishonor that blueprint, 801 00:52:46,500 --> 00:52:51,700 we know, Less of what God intends for us to know we enjoy 802 00:52:51,700 --> 00:52:53,600 less of what God wants us to enjoy. 803 00:52:54,200 --> 00:52:57,000 And perhaps David could not see the true satisfaction in 804 00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,400 marriage because he did not honor God's principles for 805 00:52:59,400 --> 00:53:02,500 marriage and that is true for every facet of Life. 806 00:53:02,500 --> 00:53:08,500 Lastly, if David could describe such pure and holy genuine Joy, 807 00:53:09,700 --> 00:53:15,000 With a person that was in his spouse with a person that wasn't 808 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:20,000 in any way. Sexual with then, what makes us 809 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:25,100 fail to believe that we can know Supreme satisfaction in our 810 00:53:25,100 --> 00:53:32,200 relationship with our creator. What makes you and I so hesitant 811 00:53:32,200 --> 00:53:38,000 to trust that I can know Christ in such a way that it can super 812 00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:43,000 extend any relationship in this life. 813 00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:50,200 For some people, it's a Jesus Is My Savior but I really enjoy my 814 00:53:50,200 --> 00:53:53,100 wife. More than Jesus. 815 00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:56,900 I love my kids and their presence and what they offer to 816 00:53:56,900 --> 00:54:02,900 me and my life more than Jesus. If such a man, can say this 817 00:54:02,900 --> 00:54:07,700 about another man then what is possible with my relationship 818 00:54:07,700 --> 00:54:14,600 with the one who made my heart? I want to know it. 819 00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:19,300 I want to know it and I hope you would want to know it as well 820 00:54:19,300 --> 00:54:22,200 because as good as the gifts of friendships are marriage. 821 00:54:22,200 --> 00:54:26,300 Are even the gift of physical intimacy within the context of 822 00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:29,400 Covenant, The Giver is so much better than the gifts. 823 00:54:31,700 --> 00:54:34,700 That's coffee cup stuff to a lot of people. 824 00:54:36,500 --> 00:54:41,600 That's Hobby Lobby, portrait frame stuff for a lot of people. 825 00:54:41,700 --> 00:54:47,800 I'm saying it can be real. A word that scary among 826 00:54:47,800 --> 00:54:50,100 Christians. It can be experiential. 827 00:54:51,500 --> 00:54:54,300 If it's not experiential, then we're just wasting our time and 828 00:54:54,300 --> 00:54:59,100 talking about Theory. Like a real satisfaction in 829 00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:02,400 Christ. I hope you want to know God and 830 00:55:02,400 --> 00:55:04,600 that way. It's amazing. 831 00:55:04,600 --> 00:55:06,700 Listen, I don't mean to offend anybody, but it's true. 832 00:55:06,900 --> 00:55:09,300 It's amazing. How many people who know a lot 833 00:55:09,300 --> 00:55:11,300 of Bible. Don't know what I just said. 834 00:55:13,900 --> 00:55:15,900 Like they memorize plenty of scripture. 835 00:55:16,100 --> 00:55:21,200 They can argue pre-trib mid-trib post-trib Calvinism arminianism 836 00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:26,800 and yet, they don't know how to drink deeply in the fellowship 837 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:28,800 that Christ wants to have in a personal way. 838 00:55:30,600 --> 00:55:33,400 They don't know what true worship looks like, they don't 839 00:55:33,400 --> 00:55:38,100 know what enjoying prayer is like. 840 00:55:40,500 --> 00:55:44,100 That's not God's will for us. I understand note. 841 00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:47,300 Notice house. All sins are not mentioned in 842 00:55:47,300 --> 00:55:52,300 this eulogy. Even if you would like You know 843 00:55:52,300 --> 00:55:53,600 what? Thought came to mind even as we 844 00:55:53,600 --> 00:55:58,500 were worshiping now. That in Saul's death. 845 00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,900 David refused to bring up his sins. 846 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:06,200 And in Christ, though we have a great resume of sin Christ. 847 00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:08,300 Will not bring up our own faults. 848 00:56:11,300 --> 00:56:14,400 He will Overlook all of it and he will not speak about our 849 00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:16,400 goodness. He will speak about Christ, 850 00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:20,800 goodness. Christ goodness that we have 851 00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:25,200 covered ourselves. With there is a commendation for 852 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:28,000 the people of God who have put their faith in the person and 853 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:32,900 work of the Lord Jesus Christ. I have no reason to fear what 854 00:56:32,900 --> 00:56:36,700 the son of David will save me, because the son of David died 855 00:56:36,700 --> 00:56:40,900 for me and he took my place. And so, when I stand before the 856 00:56:40,900 --> 00:56:44,800 father, he will look at me and he will not see what I've done 857 00:56:44,800 --> 00:56:47,600 with my mouth, with my eyes, with my mind, with my hands, or 858 00:56:47,600 --> 00:56:50,500 my feet. He will see the pierced hands, 859 00:56:50,500 --> 00:56:55,100 and the Pierce feet and the pier side and the broken forehead, 860 00:56:55,800 --> 00:56:59,600 and the width back of the Savior perfection. 861 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,300 Perfection. And I will be rewarded, though. 862 00:57:04,300 --> 00:57:08,000 I cannot fathom it. I will be rewarded based on 863 00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:11,000 that. You will be rewarded based on 864 00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:12,900 the righteousness of Jesus Christ. 865 00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:17,000 Only if you have put your faith in him, listen to what I'm about 866 00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:24,100 to say outside of Christ, there is not, there is not one sin 867 00:57:24,300 --> 00:57:28,200 that he will not bring before your attention and before the 868 00:57:28,200 --> 00:57:30,300 presence of his angels and his elders. 869 00:57:30,800 --> 00:57:36,600 Is not one sin that he has failed to record, and to indict 870 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:44,200 you for at the end of the road. but in Christ, By faith in him, 871 00:57:45,100 --> 00:57:48,500 applying the blood. There is not one sin that he 872 00:57:48,500 --> 00:57:52,500 will bring up. There's not one fault that he 873 00:57:52,500 --> 00:57:55,700 will. Even communicate. 874 00:57:57,400 --> 00:58:01,600 On that day. He will see nothing but 875 00:58:02,500 --> 00:58:05,700 faultless, blemishless perfection. 876 00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:09,300 Put your faith in Christ. Let's pray. 877 00:58:31,900 --> 00:58:35,400 Louis, thank you for the word. Thank you that through this 878 00:58:35,400 --> 00:58:38,700 lament. We have been taught things about 879 00:58:38,700 --> 00:58:41,200 life. Things about you Lord. 880 00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:45,900 We pray that our hearts would be elated and edified we would see 881 00:58:45,900 --> 00:58:50,300 the goodness of God. We would see the preciousness of 882 00:58:50,300 --> 00:58:53,200 Christ. We will see the gifts in Jesus 883 00:58:53,200 --> 00:58:57,500 Christ. Lord, we ask that in this time, 884 00:58:58,200 --> 00:59:01,200 you would renew a love for you. Take us to new heights, to be 885 00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:04,800 able to sing of a fellowship with you, that cannot be 886 00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:07,200 compared to any other relationship in this world. 887 00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:09,900 And yet at the same time, Lord, let us know. 888 00:59:09,900 --> 00:59:12,700 The maximum joys of relationship with one. 889 00:59:12,700 --> 00:59:15,900 Another relationship, with our spouses relationship, with our 890 00:59:15,900 --> 00:59:19,500 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Lord, please, we want to be in 891 00:59:19,500 --> 00:59:22,000 your perfect will in all things, in all. 892 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:24,700 Things will God. Bring us into your perfect will 893 00:59:26,200 --> 00:59:30,300 Because we only have so much time to enjoy it in this world. 894 00:59:31,500 --> 00:59:34,200 Lord, we worship you and light of the wisdom of this text. 895 00:59:34,500 --> 00:59:37,800 You were the author of it and we give you your glory in Jesus 896 00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:39,000 name. Amen. 897 00:59:39,300 --> 00:59:40,800 Let's stand and worship him and closing.