1 00:00:13,900 --> 00:00:16,300 I don't we just prayed but why don't we just for a brief 2 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:17,800 moment. Ask the Lord, as we open the 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,800 word to help us, shall we? What we thank you for your word, 4 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:25,700 we are humbled. We're grateful for the Chance in 5 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:30,000 This time of History, to be gathered in a room with no fear 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,500 of any attack, any persecution any hostility and Lord, you 7 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:37,800 know, the hearts of all men that is your prerogative. 8 00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:41,300 And we asked, oh God, that by the power of the Holy Spirit, 9 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:44,600 the word may be honored. And that it would come in full 10 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,700 conviction. It would come in the Holy Spirit 11 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:50,800 would come with power load. We we need you. 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,600 Thank you for the testimonies from the years before this 13 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,700 meeting lines. Have been changed on a Friday 14 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:01,100 night. We pray that the same would 15 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:05,500 happen today with no manipulation, no coercion of the 16 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:09,200 flesh by the compelling work of the Holy Spirit. 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Help us Lord save us from deception, rescue us from our 18 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,100 hearts own lies, and bring us into the light that sets us 19 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:21,200 free. We ask these things in Jesus 20 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,500 name. Amen. 21 00:01:24,700 --> 00:01:28,500 When it comes to discussing the dangers of deception. 22 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:35,400 Usually, in the mind, the general idea around that 23 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,200 discussion, is that there are great misconceptions. 24 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,700 About the Holiness and the justice of God that is usually 25 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,100 what is threatened. When we talk about the deception 26 00:01:45,100 --> 00:01:49,800 about the nature, about the character of God and let me tell 27 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,700 you that it is no. Doubt. 28 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,500 It shouldn't be a doubt that there is a great delusion that 29 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:00,300 is plaguing Our Generation concerning, not just the 30 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:03,600 kindness of God, but as the Apostle Paul says this severity 31 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:09,199 of God, the severity of God that's in Romans 11. but at the 32 00:02:09,208 --> 00:02:12,900 same time, The Perils of deception. 33 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,900 The Jeopardy, that comes with a false view of God are not 34 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:20,600 limited to a skewed or Twisted view of his righteousness. 35 00:02:21,100 --> 00:02:25,800 It goes beyond that you can have people and it's equally 36 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,200 possible. For some to actually be misled 37 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:35,000 about their understanding concerning, the Supreme goodness 38 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,900 of God, and you can even have followers of Jesus Christ who 39 00:02:39,900 --> 00:02:45,000 have a diluted understanding of the depth of the compassion 40 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:51,000 tenderness kindness. And the love of their Heavenly 41 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,100 Father. So, what I want to present to 42 00:02:54,100 --> 00:02:57,800 you today is that the word of God, actually, cautions 43 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:04,400 Christians, to be aware of of having a blurred perception, not 44 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,100 about what we heard today, merely his Holiness, his 45 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:12,800 righteousness, his call for repentance, but even the depth 46 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,400 of his heart concerning, his personal love, and affection 47 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:23,100 toward you as an individual. That is precisely what James was 48 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:26,300 concerned about. When he wrote to his readers in 49 00:03:26,300 --> 00:03:28,600 chapter one of his letter and that is where I'm asking you to 50 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,100 meet me in your Bibles and James chapter 1, James by the spirit 51 00:03:33,100 --> 00:03:38,600 was concerned that his readers who were steeped in various 52 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:45,100 trials dispersed across the known world of being misled by 53 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:49,600 their circumstances, concerning the goodness of God. 54 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,900 And more importantly, it's the Holy Spirit through James who 55 00:03:54,900 --> 00:03:59,700 anticipated that there would be people even today, who would 56 00:03:59,700 --> 00:04:05,100 fall into the same trap of not being able to understand who God 57 00:04:05,100 --> 00:04:09,000 is. And his goodness and that is the 58 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,200 main focus of our time together. Tonight, I want you to realize 59 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,800 that as we are speaking about deception this weekend at there 60 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,300 is the threat about owing about being deceived concerning. 61 00:04:19,899 --> 00:04:22,500 God being the source of every good and perfect. 62 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:28,600 Given your life, James 1 verse 16, we read a familiar phrase, 63 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:39,700 do not be deceived Christians, do not Be deceived my beloved 64 00:04:39,700 --> 00:04:46,200 Brothers, every good gift and every perfect gift is from above 65 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,900 coming down from the Father of Lights with whom. 66 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:53,600 There is no variation or Shadow due to change. 67 00:04:54,700 --> 00:05:00,500 Some wonder if verse 16 the the charge not to be deceived is 68 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:04,800 connected to the thoughts presented before verse 16, or is 69 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:10,000 a way for James to introduce his argument after verse 16. 70 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,700 And if you if you really look at it in the wisdom of the spirit, 71 00:05:14,700 --> 00:05:16,600 you will understand. And I'm under the persuasion 72 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,400 that verse 16 is actually a hinge between both thoughts. 73 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:24,700 And so he is saying, do not be deceived about what I just said 74 00:05:24,700 --> 00:05:26,400 and don't be deceived what I'm about to say. 75 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,100 Because the the section is dealing with the same idea, and 76 00:05:31,100 --> 00:05:35,500 here's the idea that we even as Believers in the Lord, Jesus, 77 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:40,700 Can fail to interpret the dealings of God in our 78 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,400 day-to-day lives. and what's incredible is, we don't have 79 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,700 time, but if you go to verse 13 down to verse 15, it's the - 80 00:05:47,700 --> 00:05:54,600 understanding meaning James clarifies who God is Not God is 81 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,100 not my beloved Brothers the source of your Temptation. 82 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,400 God is not a sadistic God who takes pleasure in your pain and 83 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,200 so he drags you along through some trials with the intent of 84 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,000 seeing you fail. God is not the source of your 85 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:16,100 Temptation and then you go to verse 17 onwards and you see the 86 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:19,800 positive aspect of this. So James wants to clarify who 87 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:26,400 God truly is and who God truly Is is the source of all good? 88 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,700 He is the stream in which everything. 89 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,700 Perfect and everything that you would identify as a blessing and 90 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:35,900 even failed to identify as a blessing, he is the Wellspring 91 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:41,400 of every good and perfect gift and oh how we are often deceived 92 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,400 about this. And let me tell you a subtle 93 00:06:43,500 --> 00:06:44,700 way, we are to see the about this. 94 00:06:44,700 --> 00:06:46,600 You have many people of their honest with themselves though. 95 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,000 They wouldn't confess it though, they speak fluent christianese 96 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,700 God is good all the time. God is good all the time and you 97 00:06:53,707 --> 00:06:56,800 know what they're saying? Because in their minds, if you 98 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,500 really investigate, what you will see is that many Believers 99 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:04,100 believe God is good, but for some things, he is responsible 100 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:07,400 for some of the good. But when I look around and I 101 00:07:07,407 --> 00:07:10,500 look at myself, I realize that there are other vessels. 102 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:13,100 The other contributors to the goodness that I have in my life. 103 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:17,600 And so you have these people who have categories of where and 104 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,700 what and who, and so God is good, and he is a source of good 105 00:07:21,700 --> 00:07:24,100 and saving my soul. He sent his son to die on the 106 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:27,000 cross for my sins. So glad I have this ticket to 107 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,500 eternal life and I can escape the fury of God's Wrath, but but 108 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:34,500 there's some goodness here and there's some goodness there. 109 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:37,900 And my wife is good, my children are good, my job is good, my 110 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:40,900 puppy is good and my yacht is good. 111 00:07:40,900 --> 00:07:44,900 And and so they create these, these false categories and their 112 00:07:44,900 --> 00:07:48,300 minds and what James is trying to get across is no, no, you 113 00:07:48,300 --> 00:07:51,600 don't realize God isn't just the source of the gift of Salvation. 114 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:59,700 He's a source of every gift. Every good every blessing and 115 00:07:59,700 --> 00:08:02,900 despite the means by, which those blessings come from, 116 00:08:02,900 --> 00:08:06,800 whether they seem to come from your abilities or whether they 117 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,500 seem to come from your spouse or whether they seem to come from 118 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:14,700 your children, or even your pastors behind all of it, God is 119 00:08:14,700 --> 00:08:17,700 the originator. He authorizes it. 120 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:23,400 He signs off on it. And he has you in mind when he 121 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,300 provides it. This is something that we have 122 00:08:26,308 --> 00:08:30,200 to understand, listen behind all the basic services that you 123 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,600 engage with day-to-day that seem to make your life a little more 124 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,600 easier. All the way to the events. 125 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,900 That orchestrate our history as mankind. 126 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:45,500 God is the one in a very deep way. 127 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:51,200 We should be crowned as the source of all good. 128 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,900 He's the one who steers everything, even when those 129 00:08:54,900 --> 00:08:58,200 vehicles are very unlikely to be related to God. 130 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:01,400 And I want you to understand that and different examples by 131 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,200 want you to see this in a very profound way, God spoke to his 132 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,500 people, the people of Israel. One point they were in Exile 133 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,900 they were in Exile and it seemed hopeless. 134 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:14,300 There's sin brought them to Babylon and here they are not 135 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:16,000 knowing really when they're going to go back though. 136 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Some of the righteous. You stood that there was a set 137 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,800 time when they're going to go back and God gives a prophecy 138 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,900 through the prophet Isaiah and he Comforts his people for them 139 00:09:24,900 --> 00:09:28,500 to see something that they could not see on the surface that they 140 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:31,400 would not be able to interpret at face value. 141 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:34,900 Because what God says in a particular prophecy which is one 142 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:38,100 of the greatest apologetics for the supernatural origin of the 143 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:41,000 word of God. God actually gives a prophecy 144 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:47,200 about a ruler many years before his time by name, by the way, by 145 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:54,000 name and his name was Cyrus and this ruler would be raised up by 146 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,300 God though. You had no Covenant. 147 00:09:56,300 --> 00:09:59,900 With God though, he had no adherence to his Commandments. 148 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,600 God would handpick a man. Who did not even believe in him, 149 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:09,300 raise him up and threw him released, the people to go back 150 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:13,500 into the promised land. And I want you to see the goal 151 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:15,600 behind God, doing that. I want you to see the motivation 152 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,500 and the Heart of God and doing something so Grand. 153 00:10:18,500 --> 00:10:22,300 And spectacular you can turn there if not the still be on the 154 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:25,900 screen and Isaiah 45 verse 4 to 6. 155 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:31,300 God speaks through his Prophet, to comfort the nation of Israel 156 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:34,700 that were in bondage. Judge by of foreign Foe and he 157 00:10:34,708 --> 00:10:38,900 says, in Isaiah, 45 verse 4. Hey, listen again, if you want 158 00:10:38,900 --> 00:10:43,500 to really Evangelize and you want to defend the faith? 159 00:10:43,500 --> 00:10:47,700 I can't think of a greater tax. They're a great tax but this one 160 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:51,800 is astounding as a prophecy, Isaiah prophesied someone. 161 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:57,300 Hundreds of years, maybe they say between 180 220 years before 162 00:10:57,300 --> 00:11:01,700 his time by name and we read here in Isaiah, 45 verse 4 and 163 00:11:01,700 --> 00:11:06,500 6, for the sake of my servant. Jacob and Israel, My Chosen I 164 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:09,400 call you by your name. I name you though. 165 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,900 You do not know me speaking. The Cyrus. 166 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:15,000 I am the lord, and there is no other besides me. 167 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,600 There is no God. I equip you though. 168 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:22,200 You do not know me. That people may know from the 169 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,500 rising of the Sun. And from the West, that there is 170 00:11:25,500 --> 00:11:29,000 none besides me. I am the lord and there is no 171 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,100 other Notice the goal. It's right there in the first 172 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:36,800 part for the sake of my servant. Jacob. 173 00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:42,500 Listen, this history shifting event that took place for Cyrus 174 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:46,200 to become a world. Dominating power would surely be 175 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,100 interpreted differently by the nation's who are watching this, 176 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,300 but in God's book, it is clear that all of this took place to 177 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:58,300 prepare his people. To reposition His People Israel 178 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,900 and he's telling them ahead of time. 179 00:11:59,900 --> 00:12:03,600 So that when it happens they can say, there's no one like you. 180 00:12:04,300 --> 00:12:08,700 There's no one like you. What I'm trying to communicate 181 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:10,200 through this is that in this prophecy. 182 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,300 The Holy Spirit explains in one way. 183 00:12:12,300 --> 00:12:18,700 The mindfulness of God that he was the factor behind a secular 184 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:24,500 Pagan King being raised up, who had no Covenant with God, for 185 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:28,100 the sole purpose of his people being liberated and then him 186 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:33,500 receiving glory for it. So, how much more Comfort do you 187 00:12:33,500 --> 00:12:36,900 need than that in these times where we're seeing nation's rage 188 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:42,800 and politicians becoming tyrannical, and lost shifting 189 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,000 and dishonesty and all these conspiracies in these rumors of 190 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,200 what's to come? How much more can we be 191 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,000 comforted to know that God is Sovereign over at all? 192 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:54,800 And not only is he Sovereign, but the same God, who had his 193 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:59,400 chosen people at the time Israel as a priority in the purposes of 194 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,300 his orchestration and Over the Nature's, is he no different for 195 00:13:03,300 --> 00:13:06,800 his bride. I look at everything and you can 196 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,300 watch whatever station you watch and you know what I see behind 197 00:13:09,300 --> 00:13:13,000 it all there is a God on his throne and he has his people and 198 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,200 they're good, they're purification their 199 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,700 sanctification in mind as the primary goal of all this and he 200 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:23,600 will receive the glory for it. May God open our eyes to see 201 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:28,700 beyond what may seem irrelevant. What may seem disconnected to 202 00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:32,100 our faith. Cyrus had no relationship to 203 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:34,200 Israel. Cyrus name and relationship to 204 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,500 God and yet God says he doesn't even know me. 205 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:39,000 I'm going to equip him. He doesn't even know me. 206 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,400 I'm going to raise him up and through that. 207 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:46,700 I'm going to bless my people. So just do that. 208 00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:49,600 I mean, how much do we fail to see? 209 00:13:50,900 --> 00:13:53,500 Concerning the goodness of God behind what we see in major 210 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:56,000 events and in small micro events in our lives. 211 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,100 How much do we actually fail to see. 212 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:03,100 James wants to reinforce this truth believe that God is the 213 00:14:03,100 --> 00:14:05,400 source of all good. Even if you can't interpret the 214 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,300 goodness yet, even though it's something that is difficult to 215 00:14:08,308 --> 00:14:12,200 understand in the moment, and I want you to understand that 216 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,200 Satan seeks to deceive the people of God, in this, for many 217 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,700 reasons. And here's here's a, here's an 218 00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:19,500 umbrella. Reason, you ready for this? 219 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:24,900 If we fail, To see God as the source of every good and perfect 220 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:29,600 gift, then we will fail to give him glory in everything. 221 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:36,300 If we cannot attribut and we cannot crown him as the one who 222 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:39,700 is the Wellspring of all that. We enjoy and drink fun. 223 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,700 Then it's going to be very difficult to do what the Bible 224 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:45,100 tells us throughout the scripture and that's glorify him 225 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:48,900 and everything. And I want you to see a perfect 226 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:51,000 example, we've been talking about David, a lot, we're 227 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,900 talking about him again more year, I want you to see an 228 00:14:53,900 --> 00:14:59,000 example of what is unlocked when this conviction as simple as it 229 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,000 may be not just in theory, but when it is really, really fixed 230 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,200 as a foundation in your heart, what it will unleash, what kind 231 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,600 of blossoming will come out of it and you're like, the 232 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,500 fragrance that will come about when we really, really believe 233 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:15,800 this. I mean, when you really look at 234 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,400 everything and all C is God's autograph on it. 235 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:25,000 David gives us a perfect example when he dedicates the temple, he 236 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,500 had it on his heart. I want to build God, a house. 237 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:31,400 My house is, more is more beautiful and he's living in a 238 00:15:31,408 --> 00:15:32,400 tent. This can't be. 239 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,400 So he has this desire to build God house. 240 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,700 God says, there's too much blood on your hands. 241 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:39,400 You're a man of war. Men of War cannot build my 242 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,400 house. I want a man of Peace, so his 243 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,000 son would do it. But but David does what he can 244 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,800 to prepare the resources for this Temple to be made when he 245 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,400 would pass on into glory. And there's this wonderful 246 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,400 prayer. Dedication and I would really 247 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:57,600 encourage you to turn those pages to First Chronicles 29. 248 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,900 And verse 12 2. Verse 14. 249 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:03,100 What am I trying to communicate you? 250 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:05,800 When I'm trying to explain what is unlocked? 251 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,000 When we step into the place of really believing that God is the 252 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,000 source of every good and perfect gift. 253 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,000 And here's what we see in David's life. 254 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:19,200 First Chronicles, 29. Verse 12. 255 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,400 I'll wait for you to get the. I remember when I went to one of 256 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,900 my first conferences, I didn't had zero, knowledge of the 257 00:16:26,900 --> 00:16:28,800 Bible. So the preacher went up there 258 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,600 and he says, turn to the book of Hebrews and non-hebrews Jews has 259 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,200 to be in the Old Testament. I was looking at the Old 260 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:37,000 Testament, somebody beside me say the other side has like turn 261 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,600 it to the other side. I always remember that. 262 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:44,600 God is so patient. Here's what David says, both 263 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:51,100 riches and honor come from you. And you rule over all in. 264 00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:54,600 Your hand are power and might and in your hand, is to make 265 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,900 great and to give strength to all and now we thank you, our 266 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:01,000 God, and praise your glorious name. 267 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,800 But, who am I and what is my people that we should be able to 268 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:11,000 thus offer willingly for all things come from you and of your 269 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:16,400 own have we given you for all things come from you? 270 00:17:17,300 --> 00:17:20,900 This is what King David believe. Wholeheartedly and he expresses 271 00:17:20,900 --> 00:17:23,599 it joyfully as he comes near the end of his life. 272 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:27,000 Listen by declaring all things come from you. 273 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:31,000 What he is saying, is every material, every ounce that we've 274 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,800 been able to retrieve was ultimately prepared and provided 275 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,800 by God, but it's not limited to that because when he says all 276 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,800 things, he really means all things. 277 00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:44,500 Things beyond the event that he is celebrating now, when he 278 00:17:44,508 --> 00:17:49,700 means all things, he means my kingship, he means my babies my 279 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:55,600 children. My friends, my loyal soldiers, 280 00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:59,900 all the evasions of the enemy trying to take my life, my 281 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:03,500 physical mobility. And if you read the Psalms even 282 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:08,000 the soundness of my sleep comes from the one who sustains me. 283 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:15,900 While I sleep, all things come from you. and because of this, 284 00:18:15,900 --> 00:18:21,700 we see, That David was able to recognize God's intentional and 285 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:25,100 personal provision and listen in the same passage. 286 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:28,600 You see the fruit of this conviction visit, this actually 287 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:33,000 might solve a lot of the reason why you feel like you cannot be 288 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:40,900 a praise full person. Notice in verse 13, when this 289 00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:44,400 conviction is truly set in your soul, it will produce genuine 290 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:51,600 unashamed heartfelt, worship worship, and now we thank you. 291 00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:55,400 Our God and praise your glorious name. 292 00:18:56,900 --> 00:18:59,700 This is a praise that is particular and it is connected 293 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:02,900 to the realization that from the hand of God comes power, might 294 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:06,000 and strength and here's the principle that an accurate 295 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,900 acknowledgement of God stirs. The appropriate adoration for 296 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:15,100 God, the accurate acknowledgement of God, stirs 297 00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:18,800 the appropriate adoration for God, this may sound like it will 298 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,300 judge but it's okay. We should judge righteously. 299 00:19:22,300 --> 00:19:26,500 I have a hunch that maybe one of the reasons why there are some 300 00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:31,000 Cannot get themselves to praise whether it's privately or 301 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,700 corporately is because they don't firmly believe that their 302 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:39,300 successes and its various forms has been enabled by Heavens 303 00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:44,500 Authority. That has to be one of the 304 00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:48,500 reasons why? Because you are compelled, there 305 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:51,900 is a rumbling in your heart when you have the Revelation ever. 306 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:56,100 Before you that everything that I know everything that I enjoy, 307 00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:59,600 every success that I have experience comes from the hand 308 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,900 of God. That was personally extended to 309 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:04,000 me. And if you don't really believe 310 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,300 that it will prove itself in one way and that is Unable to 311 00:20:08,300 --> 00:20:13,300 praise. Unable to praise spontaneous. 312 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:16,300 Praise unable to praise when you have gifted musicians before you 313 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:19,800 unable to praise when you experience something sweet. 314 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:23,100 Unable to praise when you were celebrating some event in your 315 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:25,300 life. Unable to praise, I can tell you 316 00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:28,500 one thing about people, it goes beyond personality. 317 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:30,000 I'm sorry. I can't buy it. 318 00:20:30,300 --> 00:20:31,800 It goes beyond. Well, this is just the way I'm 319 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,200 wired. It goes beyond that. 320 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:38,800 You have to dig deep and realize that have you really believed 321 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:42,900 Thank God, has poured out everything upon your life that 322 00:20:42,900 --> 00:20:48,900 you consider good and perfect. The temptation to forget God's 323 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:53,100 authorship behind all of our compliment apart accomplishments 324 00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:57,300 was so great, listen to this, God understands our nature to 325 00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:58,700 the degree that in the old Covenant. 326 00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:03,900 He actually had to set a day in the law apart so that we would 327 00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:09,200 mute and silence all activity in order to have undivided 328 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,300 meditation and recognition for the very same thing. 329 00:21:11,300 --> 00:21:16,100 That David is saying here was called the Sabbath And you read 330 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:19,800 an exodus 31 very clearly that the reason why God gave this 331 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,600 sabbath to, the nation of Israel was so that they would remember. 332 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,800 Once a week, it is the Lord who sanctifies me. 333 00:21:27,700 --> 00:21:31,100 It's the Lord who has set apart me as a special person, as a 334 00:21:31,108 --> 00:21:33,900 special people, and all the blessings that we enjoy. 335 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:37,600 It is the Lord, and listen, this was so serious in the eyes of 336 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,900 God, that to disobey that command was punishable by Death. 337 00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:45,100 Why? Because it has direct 338 00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:48,300 relationship between nurturing worship. 339 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:54,500 As you meditate on the fact that he is the author of everything. 340 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,700 And to neglect that would actually feed into the itch of 341 00:22:00,700 --> 00:22:04,500 idolatry. So to neglect, that would 342 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:08,900 actually be a major contribution to so much of the mishaps and 343 00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:12,100 the mistakes and the intentional deviations from God. 344 00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:16,400 That's even if you look at why they went into Exile, God 345 00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:19,800 measured their punishment based on the Sabbath that they have 346 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,600 missed. Because you did not honor the 347 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,900 Sabbath, you're going into Exile, you want to worship false 348 00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:29,700 gods, then go to the nation, that worships false gods and 349 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:32,800 until you make up for the time that you missed the Sabbath 350 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,900 until then, can you come back? What does that tell you? 351 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,100 Tells you this that their neglect of a day that was 352 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:42,100 designated to say, let's just pause and everything and reflect 353 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:44,300 on the fact that God is the one behind all of our business 354 00:22:44,300 --> 00:22:47,200 success, our family success. All that we know is from him 355 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:49,900 because of that. There was something there in 356 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:52,600 terms of their idolatry being Alive and well. 357 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,200 Another message would would be helpful in understanding the 358 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,400 Sabbath principle for us. Christians today. 359 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,300 But you know what? That tells me that God's 360 00:23:02,300 --> 00:23:07,100 non-negotiable command to that degree teaches us that we by 361 00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:10,100 default. Listen are going to sway in the 362 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:13,000 direction of failing to see God as a source of everything that 363 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,000 is good. That is your default frame of 364 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,100 mind. We need to be trained and we 365 00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:21,100 need to intentionally renew our minds and rehearse over 366 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:25,900 ourselves that this is the sanctifying post that I must 367 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:30,300 abide by He is the source of everything that constant 368 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:34,500 conscious awareness of God is absolutely crucial to our 369 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:37,500 sanctification. I hope you're convinced of that 370 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,800 but it goes further than just appropriate worship. 371 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:44,400 Look at this in verse 14 of the same passage notice in the first 372 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,800 few words of David how his awareness of God's provisional 373 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:53,300 mercies humbles and but who am I Who am I? 374 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:57,800 Who am I to deserve? And be a recipient of everything 375 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,700 here. This man was unable to praise 376 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:03,500 himself. This man was refusing to be 377 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:06,500 praised by others because of this great offering that he was 378 00:24:06,500 --> 00:24:09,600 making for the the house of God. You know why? 379 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,200 Because he really believed all, I'm really doing all. 380 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,300 This is recycling, God's resources? 381 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,300 You read end of verse 14, says, here of your own. 382 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:21,900 We have given you Giving is not very difficult. 383 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:23,300 When all you're doing is giving God back. 384 00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:25,300 What he gave you. Here's the thing. 385 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Do we really believe that? Do you see how it affects? 386 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,400 So many aspects of our life? David was so convincing that 387 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,600 look, all I'm doing is returning. 388 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,400 What you gave to me, I'm just recycling your resources. 389 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:41,200 It's very difficult to be. Puffed up very difficult, even 390 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,900 in your righteous and your sacrificial Deeds, when you 391 00:24:43,908 --> 00:24:45,900 know, that you are simply a channel. 392 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,000 By which God's gifts flow. So, you know, when James says, 393 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,800 do not be deceived, my, beloved Brothers, every good and perfect 394 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,900 gift comes from above. He's not just speaking about the 395 00:24:56,908 --> 00:24:58,800 gifts that come to you. He's speaking about the gifts 396 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:03,200 that flow through you. Even those gifts and this 397 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,800 incredible because that's A Mighty Fortress against Pride. 398 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,400 The Revelation not only puts God in his place that puts you and I 399 00:25:11,408 --> 00:25:15,200 in our rightful place as well. David was there he was right 400 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:16,800 there. He had no concern about being 401 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,200 Smitten by God like Herod was because it's very difficult to 402 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,800 be self. Exalted when you have something 403 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,800 so powerful in your thinking that's W away. 404 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,700 Every single idea that wants to float in your head that says she 405 00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:34,500 wore something you are something and seeks to eclipse the glory. 406 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:36,800 That is due unto God with this truth. 407 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,400 Does it shoots those thoughts down? 408 00:25:39,700 --> 00:25:42,000 And no, wonder Satan wants us to be deceived in this. 409 00:25:42,900 --> 00:25:46,700 Because to fail to see God in every area of our success is to 410 00:25:46,700 --> 00:25:48,700 position us to be tempted to believe that we have some 411 00:25:48,700 --> 00:25:52,400 contribution in it and ultimately to take glory for it. 412 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:54,500 This is the key to humility. You want to know how you can 413 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:56,900 remain humble, believe what James is saying? 414 00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,500 Don't be deceived. Don't be tricked. 415 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:01,500 Learn how to bounce everything. Back to the Lord. 416 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:04,600 Lord has a reflex to see him as the originator. 417 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,700 And the source there was a time where a man who is very 418 00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:10,500 successful in his ministry was told by one of those who are 419 00:26:10,500 --> 00:26:13,900 blessed by his ministry. Hey, You see what Jesus, and his 420 00:26:13,900 --> 00:26:17,000 men are doing their baptizing more people than you, you know, 421 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,800 who I'm speaking about, right? John the Baptist, he was told 422 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,300 Rabbi he who is with you across the Jordan to whom you bore 423 00:26:24,300 --> 00:26:26,100 witness? Look, he is baptizing and all 424 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:29,700 are going to him and John Answer something astounding and John 3, 425 00:26:29,700 --> 00:26:33,400 26 and 27. A person cannot receive. 426 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:38,300 Even one thing unless it is given him from Heaven, a person, 427 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,300 cannot even receive one thing, one thing. 428 00:26:42,900 --> 00:26:47,000 Do you think you can do one thing without God be honest. 429 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,400 Don't give me the Christian, he's answer, be honest. 430 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:51,200 No brother. God is good. 431 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,800 All the time, all the time. Got ho, ho be honest. 432 00:26:54,300 --> 00:27:00,300 Do you believe That you can do one thing without God. 433 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,200 This is where people get a little offended, like, why are 434 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,000 you speaking to us like Sunday school kids? 435 00:27:08,300 --> 00:27:14,500 John was no Sunday school kid. You struggle with jealousy. 436 00:27:16,900 --> 00:27:20,800 Do you struggle with Envy? When you see God, blessing 437 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,200 someone as we see, somebody's Ministry growing when you see 438 00:27:23,300 --> 00:27:26,100 somebody that's being used by God, do you have difficulty 439 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:29,800 rejoicing in that? Or are you one of those who in 440 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,800 order to comfort yourself find criticisms and allegations in 441 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,700 your head to try to justify why you perhaps are not being used 442 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:41,200 in the same way? John did not struggle with 443 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,000 insecurity. And guess what? 444 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,400 He didn't need to do some counseling to go and reach down, 445 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,100 deep inside to see what kind of trauma. 446 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:49,900 He experienced for him to feel so insecure. 447 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,500 He just had one revelation. God is the one. 448 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,000 God is the one who issues blessing. 449 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,800 God is the one who expands the breadth of Ministries. 450 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:00,600 And God tells me I'm done here. I'm done here. 451 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,000 Praise God. If God blessed, praise God, 452 00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:08,400 praise God. This is all for God, and God, 453 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,600 does it? It's coming back to him? 454 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:15,000 It's through him, it's for him. I Rejoice at the voice of the 455 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,400 bridegroom. I Rejoice if God is being 456 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,000 glorified through me or part, for me, I rejoice. 457 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,200 Rats were not convinced. Perhaps, we're not convinced, 458 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,800 it's as simple as this of really, believing what James is 459 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:34,000 saying to believe in? And I want to tell you that the 460 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:39,500 Rebellion that we are preserved but from is still tied to this. 461 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:41,800 Remember we talked earlier about David's sin with Bathsheba, 462 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,700 right? Have you ever wondered what 463 00:28:44,700 --> 00:28:46,800 encouraged him to do such an atrocious thing? 464 00:28:48,900 --> 00:28:50,600 Have you ever wondered what stirred him? 465 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,800 Have you ever wondered what was the deep-rooted reason why he 466 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:58,600 would even entertain the thought of sleeping with another man's 467 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,100 wife? And in order to cover his sin 468 00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:04,700 killing her husband You know, what's fascinating? 469 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,600 It probably is not what you think right now. 470 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:12,500 Because God speaks through the prophet Nathan and God exposes 471 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:17,100 the deep-rooted reason why David did what he did. 472 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,000 And so, Nathan speaks on behalf of the Lord. 473 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,400 And first Samuel 12. And in verse 78, listen 474 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:29,000 carefully to what is said. Nathan said to David. 475 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,700 You are the man. All that we would have prophets 476 00:29:32,700 --> 00:29:35,500 today. Prophets that look at people 477 00:29:35,500 --> 00:29:37,700 with a bony finger and say you're the man. 478 00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:42,900 You are the man, thus says the Lord the god of Israel. 479 00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:44,600 I anointed You. Look What the Lord is saying to 480 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,300 David. I mean, you read this separate 481 00:29:46,300 --> 00:29:48,600 from the event and you would think that there's a different 482 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:52,500 scenario going on here. God is addressing David and 483 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:54,900 revealing the source of his adultery. 484 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,400 I anointed you King over Israel. And I delivered you out of the 485 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:05,400 hand of Saul and I gave you your Masters house and your Masters 486 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:09,400 wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel, and of 487 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,900 Judah. And if this were to little, I 488 00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:15,500 would add to you as much more, huh. 489 00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:20,100 I mean if somebody falls into adultery you know what I would 490 00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:21,800 think. I mean hey you let your lust 491 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:26,400 consume your judgment. You were enveloped by the 492 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,300 passions of the flesh. That's not what God says to 493 00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:30,400 David. He says two things. 494 00:30:30,700 --> 00:30:34,700 The first thing is you were capable of this because you 495 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:36,900 forgot how good I've been to you. 496 00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:43,200 You did not remember how I was the source of everything that 497 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,000 you were enjoying and everything that you have. 498 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,500 And the Lord was very specific, was he not the Masters house, 499 00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:52,400 your Masters wives, the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 500 00:30:53,700 --> 00:30:55,000 God was specific. So, you know what? 501 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:56,700 That tells me? I got to be specific with my 502 00:30:56,700 --> 00:31:00,000 Thanksgiving. I got to be specific with my 503 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,200 Thanksgiving if God was specific in listing the very blessings 504 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,600 that he was responsible for then I must be specific in my 505 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,700 Thanksgiving to him in order to know the full power of how 506 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:14,600 gratitude keeps me and puts a seat belt around me. 507 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,600 So I don't go flying in two directions that I would later 508 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:22,200 regret. You forgot how good I've been to 509 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:23,800 you. And here's the second thought 510 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,500 which is, I believe more profound. if this were too 511 00:31:27,500 --> 00:31:32,800 little, even though I gave you all of this, if this were too 512 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:36,100 little, I would have gladly added more to you. 513 00:31:38,300 --> 00:31:41,300 I would have given more to you. What does this mean? 514 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,600 Why did you have to sin to try to add something to you? 515 00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:50,000 Because everything you need is from me. 516 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,600 And in me, you see what he's saying? 517 00:31:53,500 --> 00:31:58,800 Why did you have to wander off? So at any point when David felt 518 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,400 this dissatisfaction, what he, what he could have done it, what 519 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:06,600 he should have done is come with that, hollowness in his soul and 520 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:12,500 be broken before his maker. And say, Lord there's something 521 00:32:12,500 --> 00:32:19,100 in my heart, that's not at rest. I'm smelling the buffet of this 522 00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:23,600 world and I feel my feet shifting, you need to do 523 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:27,000 something about this and what God is saying is I would have 524 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:31,300 gladly added exactly what you needed to know so that you can 525 00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:34,200 experience that wholeness that keeps you still. 526 00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,100 And James says, every good and perfect. 527 00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:41,400 Gift is from above. You know what? 528 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:46,300 He's trying to say. If ever you are tempted to try 529 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:51,200 to find something good outside of God, you're being deceived. 530 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:56,900 You're being deceived. The moment you begin to sense, 531 00:32:56,900 --> 00:32:59,100 thoughts creeping, and you want, you want to know how, you know, 532 00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:03,100 you have the infancy of deception crawling into your 533 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:06,600 soul. This is how the moment, you feel 534 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:10,500 these thoughts whispering to you, suggesting to you. 535 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,000 There's something good out there. 536 00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:21,000 There's something there. I think I need to have an affair 537 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:28,900 to spice up my my life. I don't feel like I'm in love 538 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:31,000 anymore with my husband. I don't feel like I'm in love 539 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,800 anymore with my wife. I think I need a just add some. 540 00:33:36,500 --> 00:33:39,400 Some fantasy to my existence. Yeah. 541 00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:44,900 You know, I think I'm just back up for my commitment to church. 542 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,700 I work so much already but I need to work some more. 543 00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:49,300 I want to make some more money because I think what we're 544 00:33:49,300 --> 00:33:52,000 really really make me happy if I just get the new edition of the 545 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,300 car that I already have, I think I think that's what's really 546 00:33:55,300 --> 00:34:00,600 going to help. It's just a website. 547 00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:06,700 Not hurting anybody. Images on a screen by myself, 548 00:34:06,700 --> 00:34:11,300 nobody has to know. I just need to medicate the pain 549 00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:14,699 in my life. And surely, this will be enough 550 00:34:14,699 --> 00:34:19,500 to distract me. It's just another glass of wine. 551 00:34:20,699 --> 00:34:25,100 It's another glass. It's not like I'm driving. just 552 00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:31,900 need a scape. You want to detect whether 553 00:34:31,900 --> 00:34:34,900 something is good, but there's something is from God or not, 554 00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:37,699 here's your gauge. If God said he is the source of 555 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:42,500 all good. But what you were being tempted 556 00:34:42,500 --> 00:34:46,300 with is something that God is saying is not good. 557 00:34:47,699 --> 00:34:51,699 You're being deceived. Isn't that simple us? 558 00:34:51,699 --> 00:34:54,400 So wonderful. So simple. 559 00:34:56,300 --> 00:34:59,400 But the more we entertain, those thoughts, like, David did the 560 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,800 more we open ourselves up to the seductions of this life, to end 561 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,600 up causing deep, wounds and pain. 562 00:35:06,300 --> 00:35:10,100 Don't be deceived. You will never find anything, 563 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:12,300 satisfying outside of God himself. 564 00:35:13,700 --> 00:35:21,000 I promise you. but we see here also that the Holy Spirit has 565 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:25,100 something else in mind, when he wrote about this in James When 566 00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:28,100 we fail to perceive the graciousness of God, there's a 567 00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:32,500 there's a wider context that really, really suggest probably 568 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:37,000 the greatest time when we are tempted to be like, yeah. 569 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:42,000 And he died for me, but it's really hard to believe how he is 570 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,000 good with how things are going in my life. 571 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:48,400 Zoom out of James one and understand the initial thought 572 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:52,400 and realize how this connects with that first thought, what we 573 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,600 just read do not be deceived my beloved Brothers. 574 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,600 Every good and perfect gift is from above. 575 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,600 Well, what context did he say that all you have to do is read 576 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,200 the first 23 verses to understand what James is dealing 577 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,000 with, with his readers. And this is what he's dealing 578 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,800 with in verse 2. You know it, you've quoted it. 579 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:14,600 I hope I hope you memorize it. Count it all joy. my brothers, 580 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:21,300 when you meet Trials of various kinds, He is writing to a burden 581 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:23,900 group of Christians, he is writing to people who are 582 00:36:23,900 --> 00:36:27,300 experiences various kind of Trials to the point. 583 00:36:27,300 --> 00:36:30,600 Now, they are tempted to actually accuse God of not being 584 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:35,700 good. And though the trials of life, 585 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:39,100 there are a variety of them. They all have one thing in 586 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:40,500 common. You want to know what it is. 587 00:36:40,900 --> 00:36:44,200 Each of them are eager and ready to tempt you. 588 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:47,600 To believe that God is really not good. 589 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:55,600 And when we are having our comfort Disturbed, when we are 590 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,400 helplessly watching somebody that we love suffer, it does not 591 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:02,800 take much time though. You've attended all those Bible 592 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,500 studies, though you've heard sermons do you have podcast that 593 00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:07,600 you listen to on the way to work that are edifying. 594 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:13,100 It does not take very much time when the sting is severe and the 595 00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:16,700 heat gets hotter for you to come to the point where you hear 596 00:37:16,700 --> 00:37:21,500 things such as how can God really do this to a child of his 597 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:29,100 And Satan's voice amplifies and all the conversations that you 598 00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:32,400 have 8th, with atheist starts to make a little bit more sense, at 599 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:37,600 least to the flesh. How this is, what you get to 600 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,400 sign up for Jesus. This is what he offers you. 601 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,600 I don't know. It was it was easier finding a 602 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:49,100 spouse before I got saved. Right. 603 00:37:50,900 --> 00:37:54,100 It was much easier to cruise on through this life before I was 604 00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:56,900 very vocal about Mike, is this? What I get? 605 00:37:58,900 --> 00:38:03,000 James knew that the Holy Spirit knows that he knows that Satan 606 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,700 the world. This flesh will weaponize your 607 00:38:05,700 --> 00:38:08,900 trials. Well, weaponize your suffering. 608 00:38:10,300 --> 00:38:13,500 Instead of counting it with all joy that you would count it. 609 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:15,900 And then accuse God because of it. 610 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:22,200 This is what James would say. Don't be deceived, especially as 611 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:25,100 you endure, trials. I love what he says here. 612 00:38:25,100 --> 00:38:27,800 He says count it all joy. My brothers when you meet Trials 613 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:31,100 of various kinds of, didn't say if Huh? 614 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,400 When it's about time, it's inevitable. 615 00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:38,100 Yeah, it might take you by surprise but if you're a 616 00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:41,800 follower of Jesus Christ is just a matter of when not, if I'm 617 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:46,500 just giving you a heads up. And this is where those. 618 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:53,000 Who have scars, who are familiar with trials, who may be enduring 619 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,100 something? Now, might be wondering, I get 620 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,300 what you're saying. Preacher. 621 00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:02,400 But can you give me a little bit more to work with to know how I 622 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:07,000 can actually really believe like believe to the point where I can 623 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,500 sing. About how good God is, when this 624 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:16,400 this pain is just too powerful. If you're not careful, you start 625 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,800 thinking things and people have said this and it makes me wonder 626 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:23,600 just how how far deception could take people well because they're 627 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,000 suffering there. Can't be a God. 628 00:39:25,900 --> 00:39:28,900 How can there be a good God if we suffer, how can God let me 629 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:31,000 suffer like this and and claim to be good? 630 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,300 And then demand for my rejoicing about his goodness. 631 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,700 So they can't be good. Here's my simple answer. 632 00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:38,500 It's not very deep, it's not very philosophical. 633 00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:40,500 It's very simple. How does that help you? 634 00:39:41,900 --> 00:39:44,300 By canceling, the existence of God, does that make her 635 00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:48,200 suffering better? Does that put more meaning to 636 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:50,200 your suffering are less meaning to your suffering? 637 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,300 So OK, cancel God from your belief. 638 00:39:54,300 --> 00:39:57,000 Remove God from your acknowledgement. 639 00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:01,000 Now, what? That create more clarity or 640 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,900 create more problems. Thank you. 641 00:40:03,900 --> 00:40:05,700 You're smart enough to see where I'm going with that. 642 00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:11,500 Here's my answer based on the word of God, James says count, 643 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:14,700 it all joy. Because in verse 34, you know 644 00:40:14,700 --> 00:40:18,300 that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness it 645 00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:22,800 produces something always always, there's something that 646 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,700 is carved in you there's something of a facet that is 647 00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:30,300 sharpened. That could not be discovered. 648 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:33,900 That could not be realized apart from the pressure of that pain. 649 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,100 Apart from the burning of that fiery trial. 650 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,400 There's something that is realized, there's something that 651 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,300 is known. And if there's anything that 652 00:40:44,300 --> 00:40:46,700 comes out of it, it's the genuineness of your faith. 653 00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:48,400 I was just having this conversation with other people 654 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:53,000 about job and his suffering. Job is a mysterious book to some 655 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:55,400 degree philosophers who don't even believe in God and love to 656 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:58,300 discuss it. Usually teaching in their 657 00:40:58,300 --> 00:41:01,900 indoctrination centers, I don't call them University more. try 658 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:04,400 to cause people to say what kind of a God is that has Bets with 659 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:08,900 Satan and And there are many answers to the suffering of Joe, 660 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:11,400 but one of the things that suffering does is that it 661 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:15,400 reveals to you the sufferer, the genuineness of your faith. 662 00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:22,500 It shows you, it teaches you, it reveals to you if your faith is 663 00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:27,400 legitimate. And so, what happens to you is 664 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:31,500 that you see the realization of the work of God by the holy 665 00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:35,000 spirit, in your life. When you, when you still can 666 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:39,300 cling to Jesus Christ, his word, his righteousness, his commands, 667 00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:41,800 even though it doesn't pay off in the moment. 668 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:50,000 James says confidently, you can actually count it all joy, 669 00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:55,300 genuine Joy because you have a revelation that this is surely 670 00:41:55,300 --> 00:41:59,700 going to produce something. The psalmist said it this way 671 00:41:59,700 --> 00:42:03,300 I'll read it to you. In Psalm 119 verse 71 it is good 672 00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:07,300 for me that I was afflicted that I might learn your statutes. 673 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:13,500 It is good for me that I was afflicted that I might learn 674 00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:16,400 your statutes. Now here's what's amazing. 675 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,700 You read that and he says it in the past tense. 676 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:22,700 It is good for me that I was afflicted. 677 00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:25,900 And usually, that's when you realize that it was good when 678 00:42:25,900 --> 00:42:30,000 you come out of it, when you go through it and when you see the 679 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,200 polishing power of that Affliction. 680 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,900 And that was actually good, it wasn't in the moment and it feel 681 00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:39,100 like it at least. And now that God has pulled me 682 00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:41,600 through. I can actually say confidently, 683 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:46,600 it was actually good. But in the New Covenant, we 684 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:48,400 suck, we have something more powerful because you know what? 685 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:51,400 James says, count it all joy. My brothers when you meet the 686 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,200 trial, never mind. Go through it when you 687 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:57,700 confronted in its immediate see when you realized it right now. 688 00:42:57,700 --> 00:43:00,400 When you know man this I'm headed towards the storm. 689 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:04,600 I can see it that phone call comes in that doctor's report 690 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:10,200 comes in Things begin to brew and it's out of your control and 691 00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:14,100 you try to you, try to put some kind of safety nets around it 692 00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:16,700 and it's not working. And here's what James is saying, 693 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,900 you don't even have to wait till after the fact you can have such 694 00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:22,400 a faith in God in his goodness. That when you meet it, you can 695 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:26,700 count it all joy. That's the New Covenant. 696 00:43:27,300 --> 00:43:29,300 That's the power of the truth that we have with the fullness 697 00:43:29,300 --> 00:43:31,100 of the revelation of the word of God. 698 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,600 You know, what the psalmist was working with when he said this 699 00:43:33,600 --> 00:43:38,900 Leviticus Numbers. The things that we can barely 700 00:43:38,900 --> 00:43:43,100 read through. And yet you can say it was good, 701 00:43:43,500 --> 00:43:45,600 that I was afflicted. I learned something in my 702 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:49,600 affliction. James goes beyond that says, you 703 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,300 can meet it and you can meet it with a smile. 704 00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:56,400 I pray that that would be your experience. 705 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,600 I pray that that would be your testimony. 706 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:03,500 I'm going to stop here. I want to stop here with a 707 00:44:03,508 --> 00:44:06,600 story. There's a man by the name of 708 00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:13,300 Robert Robinson. Robert Robinson was born in the 709 00:44:13,300 --> 00:44:18,900 mid-1700s. And this young boy, the age of 8 710 00:44:18,900 --> 00:44:23,000 years old. Had his father died. 711 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,000 Difficult. Not growing up with a dad, is 712 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:31,600 not an easy thing. His mother had great trouble 713 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:34,800 raising him. He was a little Rebel. 714 00:44:38,500 --> 00:44:41,800 This obedient causing Ruckus has so much. 715 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,400 So that later on in his early teens she shipped them off to 716 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:50,200 London to a trade school. Whatever her intention was, it 717 00:44:50,207 --> 00:44:52,400 didn't really help because once he went there, all he did was 718 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,400 join a gang. And he was the leader of it. 719 00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:59,100 So now he has these rebels in their teenage years and what 720 00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:01,900 they would do is drink. Gamble. 721 00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:11,500 And cause issues. one day, this man, Robert and his friends 722 00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:17,300 decided to get a fortune teller drunk They just want to mess 723 00:45:17,300 --> 00:45:23,100 around. so, she drinks and a strange series of events during 724 00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:26,400 that time, as they're sitting there, this woman intoxicated 725 00:45:27,700 --> 00:45:30,400 Looks at Robert and says, you will live. 726 00:45:31,900 --> 00:45:33,700 To see your children and your grandchildren. 727 00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:41,700 It's very Simple statement. But with this hardened heart, it 728 00:45:41,700 --> 00:45:43,700 did something to him because he thought to himself. 729 00:45:43,700 --> 00:45:47,000 Well, if that's if that's the case, I can't be living the way 730 00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:49,800 I'm living but he pushed aside the thought and he'd never 731 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:56,600 considered again until Not too long after that and evangelist 732 00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,500 came to town. And there was much, talk about 733 00:45:59,500 --> 00:46:03,300 this evangelist. This evangelist was named George 734 00:46:03,300 --> 00:46:06,900 Whitefield. George Whitefield. 735 00:46:06,900 --> 00:46:08,600 If you haven't heard of him, read about him. 736 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:11,200 If you're a serious follower of Christ, he will humble you. 737 00:46:12,300 --> 00:46:16,900 This man in his early 20s saw Revival in the thousands and he 738 00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:21,900 was in Roberts town and so Robert looks at his friends he 739 00:46:21,900 --> 00:46:25,200 goes I have an idea. Why don't we go to the meeting? 740 00:46:25,300 --> 00:46:28,500 Let's Heckle the guy. Let's go to the meatless, cause 741 00:46:28,500 --> 00:46:34,800 a Ruckus, this friends agree. This is why I'm not discouraged. 742 00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,100 When people come to meetings like this for reasons, apart 743 00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:41,500 from God, you're sitting under God's word, he set you up. 744 00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:47,600 And so Roberts there with the intention. 745 00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:53,700 Of causing trouble. And George Whitefield gets up. 746 00:46:54,300 --> 00:46:55,900 What do you think? George Whitefield. 747 00:46:55,900 --> 00:47:01,000 Preached in that sermon It wasn't everything's going to be 748 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:04,200 okay. Just, you know, you might have a 749 00:47:04,207 --> 00:47:07,700 good life just add Jesus because, you know, he created 750 00:47:07,700 --> 00:47:09,500 you and just tuck them in somewhere. 751 00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:12,700 Not on, you know what, he preached with somebody in that 752 00:47:12,700 --> 00:47:15,500 crowd, who didn't grow up with a father, who was Hollow, who is 753 00:47:15,500 --> 00:47:18,600 empty, who suffered, who is none, because of sin. 754 00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:20,800 You want to know what he preached, George Whitefield, you 755 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:25,400 brood of vipers. Who warned you to flee from the 756 00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:28,700 Wrath to come stuff? You don't hear a lot today. 757 00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,200 There was this man. Robert steering with his 758 00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:36,500 friends. Shook, I can tell you this, he 759 00:47:36,500 --> 00:47:42,400 didn't Heckle, you didn't cause a ruckus for three years, that 760 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:48,300 sermon haunted, him, 3 years, So guess what else? 761 00:47:48,300 --> 00:47:51,800 I'm not discouraged by the lack of response to the message the 762 00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:53,100 same night. You preach it. 763 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:57,500 Because this man didn't answer any altar call. 764 00:47:57,500 --> 00:47:59,200 He didn't come up to George Whitefield to talk. 765 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:01,700 He didn't look for a preacher. He just went on his way for 766 00:48:01,700 --> 00:48:05,400 another three years. And after three years, he 767 00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:08,000 finally bend the knee and gave his life to the Lord Jesus 768 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,800 Christ. And this young man. 769 00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:16,500 Follow the call of God to become a pastor and he preached the 770 00:48:16,500 --> 00:48:19,800 word of God and he declared the word of God and very shortly 771 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:23,100 after his conversion. He penned a him. 772 00:48:25,700 --> 00:48:29,000 A him that churches still sing today ahem that doesn't make 773 00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:32,400 sense for somebody who lost their dad at eight years old, 774 00:48:32,500 --> 00:48:35,700 somebody who had every right to look to the heavens and say how 775 00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:39,400 can you a good god? Take my dad away. 776 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:44,500 How can you inflict suffering as a young child? 777 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:47,700 How do you expect me to believe in a God? 778 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:51,200 Who apparently love me enough to die for me but couldn't keep my 779 00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:55,100 dad in my life that man who could have used all the excuses 780 00:48:55,100 --> 00:49:00,600 in the world. Penned Come Thou Fount of Every 781 00:49:00,600 --> 00:49:05,300 Blessing. Tune, my heart to sing thy Grace 782 00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:12,400 streams of Mercy, never ceasing. Call for songs of loudest. 783 00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:18,400 Praise teach me some melodious. Sonnet sung, by flaming tongues 784 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:22,300 above, praise the mount. I'm fixed upon it. 785 00:49:22,500 --> 00:49:31,600 Mount of God's redeeming love. You have a choice in this life. 786 00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:36,100 What you will do with your suffering. 787 00:49:38,700 --> 00:49:43,400 It will either Harden you to hate God and to go about your 788 00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:47,200 way only to incur more suffering. because you are 789 00:49:47,200 --> 00:49:51,200 turning your back on the one who made you and who has purpose 790 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:56,200 even behind the pain, or you allow that suffering to bring 791 00:49:56,200 --> 00:50:00,300 you with a soft and heart to say, I may not understand it, 792 00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:06,100 but I realize There is no such thing as innocent people 793 00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:08,400 suffering because none of us are innocent. 794 00:50:10,900 --> 00:50:13,900 None of us are innocent. There is only one person who is 795 00:50:13,900 --> 00:50:18,700 innocent and who suffered in a way, that doesn't make sense, 796 00:50:18,700 --> 00:50:20,200 and that's the Lord Jesus Christ. 797 00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:23,300 What are you going to do with your suffering? 798 00:50:24,200 --> 00:50:25,800 What are you going to do with your upbringing? 799 00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:28,400 What are you gonna do with your trials, where you going to go? 800 00:50:28,500 --> 00:50:29,800 Are you going to go into deception? 801 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:36,400 Maybe the fish that you're raising to heaven. 802 00:50:39,700 --> 00:50:43,200 Can be Unwound by God and it be turned into a hand that would 803 00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:46,400 sing his praises and right of his glories. 804 00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:50,900 You think this is a fake thing. That Robert was writing about I 805 00:50:50,908 --> 00:50:55,500 was very real is very real. There is a tasting and a seeing 806 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:59,400 of the Lord. That goes beyond explanation. 807 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:03,100 There's some things that can be explained and I believe that we 808 00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:06,200 should explain Doctrine and theology, but we have to go 809 00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:09,400 beyond explanation and into the realm of experience. 810 00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:12,800 That is what is available to you. 811 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:17,100 A my message here is not particular for the person that 812 00:51:17,100 --> 00:51:19,800 doesn't believe in Jesus Christ. My messages to the believer, 813 00:51:19,800 --> 00:51:21,900 tonight, that you'd be built up in your faith. 814 00:51:23,700 --> 00:51:27,400 To make sure that you can go to a deeper level with god with the 815 00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:31,600 simple Revelation that you set before you, he is indeed. 816 00:51:32,900 --> 00:51:35,200 The source of every good and perfect gift. 817 00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,100 And I pray that you would come to that realization. 818 00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:42,000 And I trust that the Holy Spirit through this brief message. 819 00:51:43,100 --> 00:51:45,200 I will honor and not because it's the words of man, but the 820 00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:48,400 word. Of God himself. 821 00:51:49,000 --> 00:51:50,500 Lord, we thank you for this meeting. 822 00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:04,300 Help us see what David saw. For all things come from you 823 00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:06,400 though. We pray that tonight, if there 824 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:09,900 would be anything, it would be the sound of crowns being laid 825 00:52:09,900 --> 00:52:14,000 at your feet. All of our trophies and all of 826 00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:18,700 our prizes would be removed from this, the shelf of self. 827 00:52:19,900 --> 00:52:24,200 And brought before the throne of grace and that in this place, 828 00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:26,400 father inspired by the work of the spirit. 829 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:31,400 There would be loudest. Praise That we can truly say, 830 00:52:31,500 --> 00:52:34,700 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. 831 00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:38,300 Call for songs of loudest, praise. 832 00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:45,500 Lord, we just ask for those who have a complicated case of a 833 00:52:45,508 --> 00:52:49,200 trial that your word would do a deep surgery. 834 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:55,300 Lord, let the revelation of your word, he'll Hearts tonight and 835 00:52:55,300 --> 00:52:58,000 we pray that tonight, there would be a new level. 836 00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:02,600 A new level of trust, a new level of adoration toward the 837 00:53:02,607 --> 00:53:06,400 one. That provides all that, we love. 838 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:10,000 And all the things that we fail to see as a blessing, Lord 839 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,400 receive Glory receive maximum Glory and Honor in this place. 840 00:53:14,500 --> 00:53:16,700 And in Jesus name we pray. Amen.