1 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:12,700 Thank you for the worship tonight. 2 00:00:12,700 --> 00:00:14,600 Thank you for your voice is tonight. 3 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:20,200 Sometimes when we have music and it's powerful and we have gifted 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:25,700 people, it can almost you can almost distract us from 5 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:27,800 participating. And so, every time I'm up here 6 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,000 and I hear the voices behind me, it's always an encouragement. 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,500 It's always a bomb to my soul. So thank you for singing 8 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:35,300 tonight. And now we're going to continue 9 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:37,800 to Worship in the hearing of God's word. 10 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:41,700 And so if you have your Bibles meet First Samuel chapter 22 as 11 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:46,100 we continue in our Bible study in this wonderful exciting 12 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,700 riveting. Portion of scripture in the 13 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:57,500 library of God's word, we're going to pray again and we're 14 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:00,000 going to read the first five verses because that's all we're 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,900 going to discuss tonight, and it will be enough. 16 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:05,099 I hope I'm sure that it will be enough especially if we 17 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:07,600 participate and engage with the text. 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,000 So, let's just pray one more time as we, as we come before 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,600 God and His word. Lord, we are. 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:19,500 Humbled, we are so, Hungry for your word. 21 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,100 We thank you that we can sit in a place like this and look to 22 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:26,300 our left and to the right and see people with Bibles and their 23 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:28,900 hands. And with eagerness in their 24 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:33,900 hearts to receive your word and we pray that we would sense your 25 00:01:33,900 --> 00:01:37,400 voice. That this Bible study would not 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:42,500 be muddied by opinion. It would not be muddied by the 27 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:47,700 the the weaknesses of a vessel. That is not depending on you. 28 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:51,000 But Lord, we depend on you, I depend on you and we ask Lord 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,000 for the sake of your name, navigate and lead us through 30 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,900 this. Portion of scripture, the way 31 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:59,800 you intended it to be delivered, to the Saints. 32 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,000 We give you all the glory and thinks that we have your word at 33 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,400 our disposal. We do not take it for granted, 34 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,100 but more importantly, though, we asked you would help us obey it 35 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,000 to really obey it. We trust in you tonight in Jesus 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,200 name, amen. First one. 37 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:23,000 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adam. 38 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:26,200 And when his brothers and all his father's house, heard it, 39 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:31,100 they went down there to him and everyone who is in distress and 40 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:34,700 everyone who was in debt and everyone who was bitter insole 41 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,200 gather to him and he became Commander over them. 42 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,000 And there are with them about 400 men and David went from 43 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,400 there to misbah of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, 44 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,100 please let my father and my mother stay with you. 45 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:55,700 Till I know what God will do for me, and he left them with the 46 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:58,800 king of Moab and stayed with him all the time. 47 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,700 That David was in the stronghold. 48 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:04,600 Then the prophet God said to David, do not remain in the 49 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,600 stronghold depart and go into the land of Judah. 50 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,600 So David departed and went into the forest of harith. 51 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,800 Now last week we touched on first Samuel, 21. 52 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,500 And first Samuel 21 was the introduction to a new season and 53 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:24,200 David's life up to that point. We heard of David, The Humble 54 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,200 Shepherd of Israel. Then we discovered David, the 55 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:32,500 the unexpected hero of Israel. And now we see David as The 56 00:03:32,500 --> 00:03:37,600 Fugitive of Israel and in chapter 21, we are introduced to 57 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,400 the first steps of David as an exile as an outlaw. 58 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:46,700 And as we examine those verses, we came to the humble 59 00:03:46,700 --> 00:03:50,500 conclusion, that David did not prove himself. 60 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,700 As praiseworthy. He was driven by much fear. 61 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,300 He was driven by much anxiety and it showed itself because he 62 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:07,800 just lied and lied and lied. And we look at that and we think 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,500 this, this is not seem like the same man that we witnessed a few 64 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:16,300 chapters earlier, who stood before towering Philistine and 65 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:23,200 with a slingshot and simple Faith overcame. and now we see 66 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:29,800 David fearful of King Saul and I believe that that speaks of the 67 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:34,800 complexities of our weaknesses as individuals, I just find an 68 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:40,600 amazing you could stand before a giant and not hesitate to move 69 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,300 forward and to fight him. But when it came to King Saul, 70 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:50,100 You running away. And you're lying, and you're 71 00:04:50,100 --> 00:04:56,000 sinning, and you're pretending, and you're using fleshly ideas 72 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,800 to try to accomplish things. And we think this is 73 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,900 inconsistent, but we should not be quick to condemn the man 74 00:05:03,900 --> 00:05:07,200 because it describes again, many of us. 75 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,200 There's some perhaps in this room that are that are more 76 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,500 inclined to be fearful about anything, that poses a threat, 77 00:05:14,900 --> 00:05:18,200 even your own shadow scares. You sometimes, whereas there are 78 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,800 others who who are generally courageous, but when it comes to 79 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:27,600 certain circumstances they they fall the crush their confused, 80 00:05:27,700 --> 00:05:31,800 the thrown into bewilderment but no matter what our disposition 81 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:36,700 is, no matter what the meter of fear is in your life, it is 82 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:40,200 God's will for all of us that whatever fear visits us, it 83 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,700 would bow to the faith that you have in the one who is in 84 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:47,900 control of all things, that's God's will fear. 85 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:51,800 Should be a foreign feeling to us, but God is gracious. 86 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,700 As we see with David that even though it might be a familiar 87 00:05:54,700 --> 00:06:00,800 thing, he takes his time to work on us until becomes Concord And 88 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,400 is submits to the truth that we are convinced of and David's 89 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,800 going to learn that he's learning that quickly, he 90 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,800 actually learns it. By the end of chapter 21, do you 91 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:13,500 remember that he wrote to Psalms and light of his Escape of those 92 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:15,900 men at God? He wrote two songs and those 93 00:06:15,900 --> 00:06:19,500 psalms proved that he had repented that after letting 94 00:06:19,500 --> 00:06:23,500 saliva slide down his beard and after trying to act like a crazy 95 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:25,400 person so that they can just let him go. 96 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,500 He realizes the foolishness of such a thing and he confesses to 97 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:32,600 God, Lies have only brought me to this point. 98 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:36,500 He doesn't say as directly as that, but you know, that he has 99 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:41,200 turned from his ways and he chooses to trust in God, from 100 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,400 that moment on and though we see it in those psalms we're going 101 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,600 to actually see it in action as we come to chapter 22. 102 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:50,600 So what do we read? What we read in verse 1. 103 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:56,800 He escapes gath, he escapes the Philistines and he finds refuge 104 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,900 in a cave in an area called Adam. 105 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:05,700 And this alone shows us just how desperate things got for David 106 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,700 because there was no other place that promised him security. 107 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,900 There is no other Refuge that he can calculate in his mind that 108 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:15,900 would be that would be enough for him. 109 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,000 That would be safe for him. That would be a stronghold for 110 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,300 him. So you know where he goes, he 111 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:26,000 goes into a naturally craved hole in some area and some 112 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,300 Wilderness and he tucks himself in there and the dark cold damp 113 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,700 This of that thing. And it's a sad sight to us, 114 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:36,100 isn't it? I mean, where's your family? 115 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,600 You can't go to your wife. You can't go to your parents. 116 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,000 You probably question the soldiers that you once worked 117 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,800 with because they're under Saul's rule. 118 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Where do you go? And this man has settled and 119 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,900 it's hard. I have to whether this all by 120 00:07:52,900 --> 00:07:57,300 myself and I'm not guessing, I'm not, I'm not trying to speculate 121 00:07:57,300 --> 00:08:01,500 here because we are told that, we know that David believe that 122 00:08:01,500 --> 00:08:06,700 this point I'm I have to do this all alone and he expresses that 123 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:10,200 utter loneliness, would, you know, it in a Psalm that he 124 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,500 wrote while in this cave? How many songs did David right 125 00:08:14,100 --> 00:08:15,700 in light of this chapter? Does anybody know? 126 00:08:18,700 --> 00:08:24,300 Two. Some 57 Psalm 142, you have your 127 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:26,600 Bibles right? Let's go to Psalm 142 and let's 128 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,700 see what he says in that. Psalm in light of this, this is 129 00:08:29,700 --> 00:08:33,100 why again, we read the entirety of scripture because we see the 130 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:38,400 Glorious Harmony of the word of God Psalm 142, look at the title 131 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,100 of his psalm. In verse 1, it says a masculine 132 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:45,300 of David when he was in the cave a prayer. 133 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,000 So just imagine David writing this out, crying out to God. 134 00:08:52,100 --> 00:08:57,400 As he is hiding in a cave and look what he says here in verse 135 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,400 4. He's praying to God, he's he's 136 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,600 crying out to the Lord. Look to the right. 137 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:08,200 And see there is none who takes notice of Me, no, refuge remains 138 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:12,700 to me. No one cares for my soul. 139 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,300 He's convinced of that and his circumstances seem to prove that 140 00:09:20,100 --> 00:09:22,900 I can't go anywhere as he's traveling from gath, he's 141 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:26,600 thinking, where can I go? And because of such a destitute 142 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:32,200 State, he is convinced nobody. Nobody cares for me, and I 143 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,000 believe that although many people have experienced 144 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,400 different levels of trauma. One of the greatest pains you 145 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,000 can know in this life is when you have convinced yourself that 146 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:46,300 you are not loved. We are relational creatures, God 147 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:50,100 made us in His image, he is relational within himself and so 148 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:53,000 you and I need contact with other humans, but not just 149 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,300 contact with, I mean, help. We need to know that we are we 150 00:09:57,300 --> 00:09:59,900 are cared for and we are cherished. 151 00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:05,600 There's healing in that there is there's some sort of anchor in 152 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:10,200 that. And David here, he believes that 153 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,800 that is not the case. His circumstances have have told 154 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:19,000 them and convince him otherwise. And so he's in this place where 155 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,500 he's expressing himself to God, no one cares for my soul and I 156 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:27,700 find that quite fascinating, because as he's expressing, the 157 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:30,000 lack of compassion of those around him, he's speaking to the 158 00:10:30,008 --> 00:10:36,800 one who cares about him the most He's communicating his ache, but 159 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,200 he's also coming to the one who will love him more than if all 160 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:46,200 of Israel had come to his help. And that is one of the treasures 161 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,500 that you and I have in Jesus Christ. 162 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:52,800 That is one of the great jewels of the Gospel. 163 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:54,800 Yes. Safe from the wrath of God. 164 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,800 Yes, saved for heaven. Yes, saved from hell but also 165 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:05,900 saved to be brought to God. And every single one of you in 166 00:11:05,900 --> 00:11:08,800 this place tonight, if you have put your faith in Jesus, 167 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,600 genuinely, if you have repented and believed on God, you can 168 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:17,100 claim a personal intimate relationship with the Risen Lord 169 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,400 and because of your faith, you so honors, your faith that he 170 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:27,200 has committed himself to you. As he did to David. 171 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,000 He has committed himself, he is bound himself to you, not just 172 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:37,600 to secure your salvation, but to govern your life and to lead 173 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,900 you, and to shape you and to allow everything that comes 174 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:45,400 against you to be filtered through his Sovereign purpose, 175 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,900 so that it can only do good to you. 176 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,700 So here's David though, sharing his pain. 177 00:11:54,100 --> 00:11:57,600 He's actually sharing it with the friend of friends. 178 00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:03,300 The one that will care for him the most and that's your 179 00:12:03,300 --> 00:12:07,800 inheritance in mind, in fact. we see that although he believes 180 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:12,400 this at first, His beliefs are going to change by the end of 181 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,600 the song. Look at the last verse, and what 182 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,600 does he say here? As he pours out his heart? 183 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:22,600 To God, he says, in verse 7, bring me out of prison that I 184 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:26,200 may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me 185 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,700 for, you will deal bountifully with me. 186 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,600 That's the beauty of the Psalms because yes there are honest and 187 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,800 yes we see the transparency of a man although he's a man of God 188 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,000 of the Brokenness that he knows. But oftentimes in those psalms 189 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:47,000 of lament, they end with faith. They end with a trust. 190 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,600 A declaration of confidence in the Lord. 191 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:55,100 And although you and I listen, you can discover a knowledge of 192 00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:58,800 Christ, not just theologically though that's important. 193 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:03,600 And I just theoretically and not just through cramming certain 194 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,900 verses together, but you can know, you can discover something 195 00:13:06,900 --> 00:13:10,800 about Jesus, where you tangibly know his faithfulness to you and 196 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:15,300 it actually heals you and comforts you And Paul himself. 197 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,900 That's not a foreign idea. Paul himself says in. 198 00:13:17,900 --> 00:13:21,900 Second Timothy, everyone has deserted me but the Lord stood 199 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:25,300 by me. He wasn't just speaking into the 200 00:13:25,300 --> 00:13:28,300 air that he wasn't being poetic. He was like I really sense God's 201 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:32,200 nearness to me even though my fellow missionaries have 202 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:36,900 abandoned me those who have served have left me the Lord 203 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:40,000 stood by me you can you can know Jesus that way. 204 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,200 That's true in the old. That's true in the new, that's 205 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:49,500 true today, but we cannot limit how God dispenses his comfort. 206 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:52,600 We cannot be narrow in our understanding of how God 207 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,900 manifests his goodness in your life and mine because God could 208 00:13:56,900 --> 00:13:59,500 have sent a torrent of peace to flood. 209 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:02,800 The soul of David. But we realize that David here, 210 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:07,700 recognizes how God is going to embrace him. 211 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,900 And make his comfort known to him. 212 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:15,700 Did you see it? The righteous will surround me 213 00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:20,000 for. You will deal bountifully with 214 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:25,400 me. See what David realized, David 215 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:31,800 made the connection that the actual physical emotional 216 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:37,000 support that he would know from actual people was a direct 217 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,800 expression of God's goodness. His life. 218 00:14:41,300 --> 00:14:46,000 In other words, the fact that David is going to as we read 219 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,200 have his parents come to him and his brothers come to him. 220 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:58,300 He sees that as God's direct means of comforting him. 221 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,300 In other words, the righteous in David's life are God's provision 222 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:07,000 for the relief in this pressing season. 223 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,000 And you and I have to see it that way, we have to understand 224 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,500 that this is how God's work that when you and I are surrounded by 225 00:15:14,500 --> 00:15:17,800 Christ. Honoring God fearing people who 226 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:22,200 live to reflect his character. That is not disconnected from 227 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,400 God. Loving you, that is not 228 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:30,300 disconnect from God showing Mercy to you actually caring for 229 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:32,900 you. So don't limit it to some 230 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,400 mystical Supernatural experience, where you're 231 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,100 showered with almost this coating that You're almost 232 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:42,400 Untouchable, God can do that. But look what David says you're 233 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,300 going to deal bountifully to me, I'm gonna know you're 234 00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:48,600 overwhelming favor because I'm going to be able to pick up my 235 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,800 phone and call somebody and they're going to be able to give 236 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,500 me some wisdom. Or I'm going to be visited by 237 00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:56,900 some people from church and they're going to, they're going 238 00:15:56,900 --> 00:15:59,000 to bring me food and they're going to sit beside me. 239 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:07,800 And I see that as you dealing. So bountifully with me, And this 240 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,400 is not just an idea. This is theological. 241 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,300 This is true throughout scripture. 242 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:16,600 You don't have to turn there but listen to what Paul says about 243 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:22,200 his friend Titus, he says in 2nd Corinthians 7 6 but God who 244 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,300 comforts the downcast. Now how would you finish that 245 00:16:25,300 --> 00:16:28,700 sentence? But God who comforts the 246 00:16:28,700 --> 00:16:33,100 downcast provides a peace that surpasses all understanding and 247 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:36,800 he does opens your mind to understand the height the depth, 248 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,000 the breadth of the love of Christ and he dies but it's not 249 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,400 what Paul says. But God who comforts the 250 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,500 downcast comforted Us by the Meaning of Titus. 251 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,300 Titus showed up. Titus knocked on the door. 252 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:56,300 Titus arrived. And as Titus came, his presence 253 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,700 was a manifestation of God's comfort. 254 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,900 To a downcast people. What I'm trying to communicate 255 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:08,900 to you tonight, is that you would see God behind those acts 256 00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:11,700 of love. From familiar people. 257 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:17,500 Hey, you would be able to identify God's personal care for 258 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:22,500 you through things, that move your heart from those that you 259 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:25,800 do life with. But you and I just think that 260 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,900 person you and I just have a stir of affection for that 261 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:32,100 individual, but you would be able to worship God even more. 262 00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:36,800 As you are, able to receive the encouragement and the life 263 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,400 giving gifts of other people in your life. 264 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,900 I hope you see that some of you have have gone through difficult 265 00:17:43,900 --> 00:17:47,200 seasons in life. And so what you did was you 266 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,400 either reached out or someone reached out to you as a minister 267 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,200 or counselor and they sat with you and they listen to you and 268 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,000 they pray with you. Can I ask you something tonight? 269 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,600 Did you Consider that that was God. 270 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,900 Introducing that vessel into your life. 271 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:02,600 Because God loved you in that season. 272 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:09,100 Some of you have known the warmth and the healing of the 273 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:13,100 Simplicity of the Believers presence in your living room. 274 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:18,800 When you had a difficult week and them just sitting there and 275 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,900 making you laugh brought relief to your heart but can I ask you? 276 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:28,100 Did you recognize that? That was God dealing bountifully 277 00:18:28,100 --> 00:18:37,000 with you. because my Bible says, it is It is God's doing, it's 278 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:41,300 not separated from his doing. See God through that. 279 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:46,000 And you will know worship with a greater intensity that you 280 00:18:46,008 --> 00:18:50,400 didn't know before but this brings up another point that 281 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,200 although God is responsible for the righteous who stand with us 282 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,500 when we can barely stand. Our own, there is a 283 00:18:56,508 --> 00:18:58,300 responsibility that you and I carry. 284 00:18:58,300 --> 00:19:00,400 So let's go back to First same and we're still in verse 11. 285 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,200 And look at verse 1, of chapter, 22, David departed from there 286 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,000 and escaped. To the cave of Adam, we must 287 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:12,600 read our Bible slowly and when his brothers and all his How's 288 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,900 did, what? What did they do? 289 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,400 They heard it. They heard about it. 290 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,200 And when this news came to them, they went down there to him, 291 00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:31,600 this is for our instruction. Yes, God is responsible for 292 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,200 those people in our lives, but there's a responsibility that 293 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:40,400 you and I carry, and that is to be so aware of the situation and 294 00:19:40,408 --> 00:19:43,000 the circumstances, and the things that are brothers and 295 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:47,300 sisters are enduring that when this news becomes known to us, 296 00:19:47,300 --> 00:19:51,800 it moves us to action that should be our reflex as the body 297 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,900 of Christ. That should be our response. 298 00:19:54,900 --> 00:19:59,000 We should be so we should be so intricately woven together. 299 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,700 In RIT that there is an immediate support. 300 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:06,200 There's an immediate reaction of needing to know what to do to 301 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,500 help. That's the beauty of the body of 302 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,100 Christ. And, you know, there's a there's 303 00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:13,500 a portion in the Old Testament in the book of Exodus. 304 00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:18,300 It's it's after chapter VII given after chapter after 305 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,900 chapter 15, chapters about the Tabernacle being built, and 306 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:25,800 there's a little verse in there that never ceases to bless my 307 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,800 heart and make me, pray, a certain prayer when I come to 308 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,800 him because Moses receives the instructions for the Tabernacle 309 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,100 and he even received the list of the materials and their costly 310 00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:39,400 materials, he makes it known to the nation of Israel and so 311 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:43,800 every Go morning, the people of Israel, line up to give to the 312 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:48,300 Craftsman, the material needed to make this structure possible. 313 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:53,200 And something happens, at one point the support the 314 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,500 contribution was so great. That the servants come to Moses 315 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,000 and I want you to hear what they said. 316 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,600 You don't have to turn there but just listen to these words in 317 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:08,400 Exodus 30 65 They said to Moses, the people bring much more than 318 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,300 enough for doing the work that the Lord has commanded us to do. 319 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,700 So here's Pastor Moses. Standing there. 320 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,900 Receiving instruction from Heaven about how to build this 321 00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:26,100 dwelling place for God, and the people are so excited. 322 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:29,500 There's so in tune. They're so willing that it came 323 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:32,500 to the point where the servants approach Moses said, hey Moses, 324 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,300 you got to tell them to stop giving because we have more than 325 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:38,000 enough and then we re later on that. 326 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:43,600 He restrains, the people from bringing And every time I read, 327 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:49,300 I say Lord may this church May. Our church have the same 328 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:51,200 attitude when it comes to building your house in the New 329 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:56,700 Covenant. the as we are the temple of God and as God is 330 00:21:56,700 --> 00:22:01,400 building us and and Furnishing us and fashioning us to be the 331 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,800 bride that Jesus purchased That every time there is someone who 332 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:11,300 is sick, weak broken, missing in need of assistance, the support 333 00:22:11,300 --> 00:22:15,600 would be overwhelming. I'm not talking about financial 334 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,800 giving here. I'm talking about the, the 335 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,600 stones that make up the house of God, not the physical structure. 336 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,100 There's a time and place for that. 337 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,800 I'm talking about as God is building this house, that 338 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:30,200 whenever we see a piece missing broken that the support the 339 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,900 participation would be so overwhelming that we would say 340 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,600 brothers and sisters. So, and so asked, stop blowing 341 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,800 up their phone. They're doing great. 342 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:40,100 They're doing wonderful. Thank you. 343 00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:47,100 May that be The culture of MBC. God is able to do it, and that's 344 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:49,300 what we see with them. They they heard that their 345 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:54,800 brother Was in some obscure place all by himself and it move 346 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:58,300 them to action and this brings up the second point of this 347 00:22:58,300 --> 00:22:59,600 verse. Yes, we see. 348 00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:05,300 We see that David realized that in his suffering God expresses 349 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:07,800 his means of comfort in different ways but we also see 350 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:13,200 the wisdom of God in suffering. Can anybody hear help us 351 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:17,700 understand the family, dynamics of David and his household? 352 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,100 What do we know about Dave and his household? 353 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,500 How would you, how would you feel? 354 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:31,900 If the prophet of God comes? And he says, God has told me, 355 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:35,100 one of your son's has an important duty to fulfill and 356 00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:37,800 your father doesn't consider you out of all the sun's. 357 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,400 Everybody else comes to the party, but your left into the 358 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:41,900 field. Would that make you feel good? 359 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,600 No, I'm sure somebody like that would have to go through many 360 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:46,900 counseling sessions. Actually. 361 00:23:47,500 --> 00:23:50,500 I'm serious. What else? 362 00:23:50,500 --> 00:23:51,800 Tommy? Family Dynamics, what else? 363 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,300 Have we learned up to this point with David and his family that 364 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,700 gives us an idea of what it's like, and his household. 365 00:24:00,900 --> 00:24:05,500 Yeah, so David comes to the battlefield and he provides 366 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:09,600 goods for his brothers and Elijah, criticizes him, and even 367 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,200 falsely accused him of pride and arrogance. 368 00:24:13,300 --> 00:24:16,900 So those are the two snapshots, the main snapshots that you and 369 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:21,800 I get of David's family and it makes us realize and gives us an 370 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,600 impression that it's not the most healthy household. 371 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:33,700 But what happens here? David is in a low place and his 372 00:24:33,700 --> 00:24:38,500 family comes together. His brothers come together. 373 00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:40,800 What does that say about what they did with Saul? 374 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:46,000 Does anybody know? Who are the three older ones and 375 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,800 what were they doing? Were they serving in Saul's 376 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,000 army? Yes, they were. 377 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,800 So what do they do? They cut ties with him. 378 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:55,000 Because to now come and support David. 379 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,200 At this point, is to make a declaration, we side with David 380 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:04,500 and we stand against all. And so the three all this along 381 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:09,700 with the others and the parents now come to support David. 382 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:14,500 And here's the beauty of this because I read that, I thought 383 00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:19,300 here's Saul creating havoc in Israel breaking up homes, 384 00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:25,300 causing confusion and chaos. And in the midst of all of that 385 00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:27,300 David's families, coming closer together. 386 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,000 I don't know if they've ever been this supportive of each 387 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,100 other. I don't know if David has ever 388 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:38,400 seen and observed such love and care and Sacrifice from his 389 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,100 loved ones. But it's happening in the midst 390 00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:43,400 of all of this. Here's the thing, if you and I 391 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,300 really believe that all things work together for the good of 392 00:25:45,308 --> 00:25:47,400 those who love him who are called according to his purpose. 393 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,000 Then you and I by the spirits, help must be able to recognize 394 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,800 the good even in the midst of suffering. 395 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,800 Because while David is, in during a personal trial, God is 396 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:05,500 healing his family. And so, why why resist a 397 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:08,000 semester of suffering in the school of God? 398 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,600 When you know that this illustration among so many 399 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,800 proves to us that God is doing a deeper and greater work than we 400 00:26:14,808 --> 00:26:19,100 can perceive? And so, the brothers come. 401 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,700 And the parents come. And yeah, it's a mystery of God, 402 00:26:23,700 --> 00:26:25,900 why why God allows the righteous to suffer. 403 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:28,400 But here's something that's never a mystery, there's always 404 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,100 sanctifying purpose in it. Always. 405 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,100 And sometimes in ways that we don't realize immediately, 406 00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:38,300 that's what's happening here. But these are not the only ones 407 00:26:38,300 --> 00:26:39,800 that have come to look at verse 2 now. 408 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,400 And everyone who is in this dress and everyone who is in 409 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,800 debt and everyone who was bitter and soul gathered to him and he 410 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,900 became Commander over them. And there are Some of about 400 411 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:55,900 men. So now we read this interesting 412 00:26:55,900 --> 00:26:59,700 description of this band of men that joined David and the cave. 413 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,200 One thing we hear is that there's 400 and that seems 414 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:07,600 encouraging in itself, but it's not much when you compare it to 415 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,800 Saul's Army. But what's worthy of our 416 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,500 discussion tonight is is what kind of men they are. 417 00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:21,900 Look at this, distressed in debt, Bitter and soul. 418 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,500 When you read that, you have to be careful. 419 00:27:26,500 --> 00:27:31,800 Not to think that this is just a raggedy bunch of rebels that see 420 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,700 an opportunity to come against all and David's the way to make 421 00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:37,300 it possible. So let's start a coupe here and 422 00:27:37,300 --> 00:27:41,000 let's just gather around them, and maybe we can overtake this 423 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,900 Kingdom. That's not the description of 424 00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:48,100 these men at all. Who thinks you're that? 425 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:50,200 These men have come to encourage David. 426 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:54,500 Because we might read it that way, right? 427 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:58,000 Like God God sent the brothers and God sent the parents. 428 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,300 And look at this. Now, here's another way. 400 429 00:28:01,300 --> 00:28:03,800 men. That makes an exile Journey. 430 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,200 A lot more comfortable. That makes you feel a lot more 431 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,300 safe, but I don't think the primary purpose of this being 432 00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:12,000 given to us. Is to show that David is 433 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,900 receiving more encouragement. I believe it's to show that 434 00:28:15,900 --> 00:28:19,200 these men have come to receive comfort from David. 435 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,700 Could it be possible that this description they were in 436 00:28:24,700 --> 00:28:26,300 distress? They were in debt. 437 00:28:26,300 --> 00:28:28,900 They were bitter and soul was because they've lived under the 438 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:32,800 rule and reign of Saul and this was the consequence of it. 439 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,600 And so, when they, when they saw David and that they could see 440 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,300 this tension and David fleeing they recognize in the heart, 441 00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:44,300 that's that's the true king. That's the one that God's really 442 00:28:44,300 --> 00:28:46,900 chosen. That's one was really able to 443 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:51,200 bring Israel to God's intent for us as a people. 444 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,300 And so, we're going to follow David. 445 00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:56,700 We're going to choose to stay with him, even though it will 446 00:28:56,700 --> 00:29:01,400 cost us very much. And that is the case that is 447 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,800 exactly what's happening. So let's let's look at another 448 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:08,800 important element of personal suffering here. but even though 449 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:15,900 he's in during a certain trial, God is allowing that this season 450 00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:18,500 of suffering to actually minister to other people. 451 00:29:20,500 --> 00:29:23,500 So while David is being comforted, it doesn't take very 452 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:27,100 long until God uses David to be Comfort to others. 453 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,000 Because of there's anybody who can help a group of men who are 454 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,600 bitter distress and in debt because of a king, it's this 455 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,000 man. It's this man. 456 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,900 So here's the thing suffering of any kind. 457 00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:45,400 Listen, very carefully tonight for the sake of your 458 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:49,000 encouragement, suffering of any kind. 459 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,000 If it's physical, emotional mental, there is nothing that 460 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,300 you've endured that will be wasted. 461 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:59,100 There is nothing that you've endured that as sabotage your 462 00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:04,300 usefulness to God. God will use all of that 463 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:07,600 suffering, all of that pain, all of those tears. 464 00:30:08,700 --> 00:30:11,500 With circumstances that were beyond your control to 465 00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:15,500 immediately, recycle it, if not, then then soon enough to 466 00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:18,200 actually bless and uplift and build others. 467 00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:22,000 Because that's what the Bible says the same. 468 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,300 Paul who said, God, who comforts the downcast as comfort Us by 469 00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:28,000 the coming of Titus. You know what he said, he said 470 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:34,000 in that same book early on So that we may be able to comfort 471 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,000 those. Who are in any Affliction with 472 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,700 the comfort, with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 473 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:45,500 And second Corinthians 14, we were comforted by God, not just 474 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:49,000 for our sake, but for the sake of others, so that we can share 475 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,000 that same comfort with those who are in any Affliction. 476 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:56,800 So, here's the beauty. When you suffer, God, intends to 477 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:01,200 recycle that suffering in order for it to be a weapon to Aid and 478 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,100 to assist others who are suffering. 479 00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:08,100 And this is what I often tell people who are sit with on a 480 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:09,800 personal level that needs some counselor. 481 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,500 Anything I tend to say, especially when they are 482 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:16,400 responding with with a desire to obey and Trust in God's wisdom, 483 00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:19,500 one day, though, you may not be a pastor one day, you will sit 484 00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:22,300 on this side of the room and you will look into the eyes of 485 00:31:22,300 --> 00:31:25,000 another desperate soul and you can tell them, God brought me 486 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,900 through the same thing. You'll be able to bring you 487 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:32,200 through it as well. So these four hundred men come 488 00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:36,800 David early on said the righteous will surround me, not 489 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,500 just for the sake of being built up himself. 490 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:41,900 But now he's about to, he's about to build up, 400 guys that 491 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:47,600 are just tired or tired of living under the reign of Saul. 492 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,500 Do you see the prophetic imagery here? 493 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:56,200 Do you see Jesus in this verse? Do you see the description of 494 00:31:56,200 --> 00:32:01,100 such men paralleling? The description of the soul that 495 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:03,900 comes to Christ. Do you not see it? 496 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:10,100 How often it is for people to come to this point in life. 497 00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:15,600 Distressed aware of their bankruptcy in the soul, bitter 498 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,400 and spirit, bitter with life bitter because they realize that 499 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,500 they are a terrible master of their own existence. 500 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:28,000 They then began to explore the possibility of Jesus, actually 501 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,500 being the true king of kings and the Lord of lords. 502 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:36,300 You see these men come to David to find relief and the same 503 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:40,300 description of men today. Come to the son of David to find 504 00:32:40,300 --> 00:32:44,100 that same relief. I can't tell you the amount of 505 00:32:44,108 --> 00:32:48,000 people that I have even had conversations with And some of 506 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,400 them have converted to the faith. 507 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,400 And some of them have come very close, but we're not convinced 508 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:57,400 enough. When they only have realized the 509 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:03,300 lack of satisfaction that comes. From living for themselves. 510 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:08,200 Do they then entertain Jesus Christ as Lord? 511 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,700 And that's that's I believe one of the main ways in which a 512 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:23,000 person truly surrenders to Jesus Christ when you have learned, I 513 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,200 can't do this. This world has nothing to offer 514 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:30,100 me. I I can't find pleasure. 515 00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,200 I can't find Joy. I can't find peace. 516 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,400 I can't find a security in my eternal destination. 517 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:38,800 I can't arrive. There I am exhausted, I am 518 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,000 distressed. I find myself no matter how much 519 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,400 I give, no matter what kind of projects I create the matter. 520 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,900 How much I change my luck, no matter how much I change my 521 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:51,400 house, no matter how I changed my car, my friends, my 522 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,600 destination, my place of a dress, no matter how much I 523 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,800 change. Why am I still empty? 524 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:01,800 It's been years. It's only then where the gospel 525 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:07,000 begins to sound very attractive. Not for all, but for many, and 526 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:12,500 let me tell you tonight, why many people do not forsake, the 527 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:17,199 reign of Satan and of the Flesh, and of the world, because they 528 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:20,900 still believe. That's all has something to 529 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:26,900 offer them. They still believe that living 530 00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:30,600 as the Lord of their own lives, will promise something greater 531 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,699 than bowing, your knee, at the foot of the cross. 532 00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:36,600 Can I prove that to you in this text scroll down to verse 7. 533 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:38,600 We're not going to be there tonight, but look how saw speaks 534 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,300 to some of his other men when he realizes that people are leaving 535 00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:46,300 his ranks and saw said to his servants who stood about him 536 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,699 here? Now people have Benjamin, will 537 00:34:48,699 --> 00:34:52,100 the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and Vineyards. 538 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,800 Will he make you all? There's of thousands of 539 00:34:54,800 --> 00:35:00,000 commanders of hundreds. What a liar. 540 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:04,900 What a manipulator. What a deceiver and saw here is 541 00:35:04,900 --> 00:35:10,000 a picture of Satan who Whispers false promises in the ears of 542 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,600 men, including those who have grown up in the church so that 543 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:16,600 they would not come to the conclusion that Jesus Christ is 544 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,400 Worthy. He is worthy. 545 00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:23,400 To be crowned as the Lord Of My Life. 546 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,600 That's what it really is down deep inside. 547 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,200 There's something still out there. 548 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,800 There's something I still have to explore. 549 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:35,600 There's something I still want to Endeavor to accomplish and I 550 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:39,000 just believe that Jesus will ruin my plans. 551 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,100 You know what I appreciate about ministering to youth talking 552 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:47,500 about high school early, High School, Middle School, is how 553 00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:50,100 honest they are, how honest they are. 554 00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:53,700 And I can't tell you the times that I've talked to Youth and 555 00:35:53,700 --> 00:35:56,900 how they've told me, I'm just scared that Jesus is going to 556 00:35:56,900 --> 00:35:59,800 ruin my plans. He's going to give me a wife 557 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,000 that I don't want as though. God works that way. 558 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,700 He's going to give me a job that I don't want he's going to call 559 00:36:05,700 --> 00:36:08,800 me to a place that's too cold. I've had these conversation. 560 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:16,100 I'm looking like You're going to destroy your life. 561 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,000 Not only are you going to destroy your life? 562 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,400 Now you're going to destroy your soul for all eternity. 563 00:36:24,700 --> 00:36:26,800 I've even had a conversation with one person who said let me 564 00:36:26,808 --> 00:36:30,300 just try it out, I said that's not how it works. 565 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,800 It's not how it works. You hope that it works that way, 566 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,100 you think that you are so Sovereign that you can determine 567 00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:40,200 the consequence of your sin. I said you will come out with 568 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:44,900 scars for sure. But you might never come out at 569 00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:50,100 all and be totally destroyed. And we, as people should love 570 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:53,100 people enough to tell them that, because this is what Satan is 571 00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:55,900 telling other people look, look at what you're going to miss out 572 00:36:55,900 --> 00:36:56,800 on. Look at where you going to 573 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,900 forsake, look at what I'm able to give you. 574 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,700 And sometimes it's not Satan directly obviously he 575 00:37:03,700 --> 00:37:07,300 masquerades as an angel of Light, he uses people, he uses 576 00:37:07,300 --> 00:37:13,000 false teachers. And these men do have come to 577 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,200 the conclusion that Saul is a liar. 578 00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:20,300 Salt is a liar. And so, look at this other point 579 00:37:20,300 --> 00:37:24,000 here. They choose to pledge their 580 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,600 allegiance to David. When it was the least 581 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:30,100 convenient, it was David wasn't on a throne. 582 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:35,800 David and I have this impressive Army know. 583 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:39,100 He was he was at zero. You can say he was all by 584 00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:44,200 himself and yet they so believe that Destiny of God for David. 585 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:47,700 They sold believe the hand of God, the anointing on him that 586 00:37:47,700 --> 00:37:51,200 they came to him when there is nothing profitable for them and 587 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,600 choosing to do so at least initially. 588 00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:58,800 In fact that this put them in greater risk, you have a 589 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,400 demented man who's ready to kill his son-in-law. 590 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:06,300 Surely he's willing to kill all of us and yet still they truly 591 00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:09,200 believe in the heart of hearts that he is worthy. 592 00:38:09,300 --> 00:38:12,100 God is worthy. This plan that God has for David 593 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:15,600 and for all of us is more precious than our own lives. 594 00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:20,300 So we will surrender to the purposes of God in David. 595 00:38:20,900 --> 00:38:24,500 And we will come to him. If this is the attitude, towards 596 00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:28,300 a man for a temporary Kingdom, how much more the Christ and how 597 00:38:28,308 --> 00:38:31,600 much more his eternal Kingdom and how much more the 598 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,600 willingness to follow him. Even if it doesn't benefit you 599 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:38,800 one bit in the physical, even if it doesn't promise you, one 600 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:44,500 thing in this world, he is still worthy to be followed in a cave. 601 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:49,100 As these men illustrate. So they do. 602 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:55,800 And we read in verse 3 and David went from there to miss pay of 603 00:38:55,800 --> 00:39:00,000 Moab and he said to the king of Moab, please let my father and 604 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:04,000 my mother stay with you till I know what God will do for me. 605 00:39:06,500 --> 00:39:10,700 What do you see there? What do you see here? 606 00:39:11,300 --> 00:39:13,100 I see another element of suffering. 607 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,900 I see another ingredient of How To Suffer. 608 00:39:15,900 --> 00:39:21,200 Well, I see a man who was pressed by great anxieties who 609 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,500 is constantly looking over his shoulder because at any time saw 610 00:39:24,500 --> 00:39:28,200 can can appear with a band of men with arrows and Spears. 611 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,900 And yet, in the midst of all of that, he has a concern. 612 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:36,800 And what's his concern, the well-being of my parents, 613 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:42,300 They're elderly, they can't travel with this robust. 614 00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:49,500 Youthful band of men, And so even before David moves on in 615 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:54,100 his Exile, he sets it as a priority to take care of his 616 00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:58,600 parents. He suffering he is suffering, 617 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,600 but here's the thing about suffering suffering should never 618 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:07,000 make us selfish. That even though you and I might 619 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:11,500 be in during certain things that you might be fighting a private 620 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:14,700 war, that others do not know about in your mind, in your 621 00:40:14,700 --> 00:40:17,000 heart as you lay in bed, all by yourself. 622 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:20,300 Even though such things may be real, and sometimes 623 00:40:20,300 --> 00:40:24,000 overwhelming, they never should encourage us to neglect our 624 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,500 duties. Never. 625 00:40:27,700 --> 00:40:31,400 There are some unique moments and Urgent circumstances that 626 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:36,600 would cause you to receive help and that give it out as much. 627 00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:38,600 But I'm not speaking about those circumstances. 628 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:42,200 I'm speaking about how you and I will through many tribulations 629 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:45,100 enter the kingdom of God. And through those tribulations, 630 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:49,500 we must still be aware that we can still be of help to others. 631 00:40:49,700 --> 00:40:51,400 And there are still responsibilities. 632 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:55,400 That God has called me to. And David realized that there 633 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:58,600 was a law written in the book of Exodus that you shall honor your 634 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:03,600 father and mother. So I'm going to take care of 635 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,300 them. And he does. 636 00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:08,300 And that's the essence of obedience. 637 00:41:08,300 --> 00:41:09,500 It doesn't feel good all the time. 638 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:12,800 It's not convenient, but there's a duty to fulfill. 639 00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:16,100 And even though we are enduring something God supplies, the 640 00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:19,100 grace in the strength, to still be faithful to his commands. 641 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:24,800 And that's what this man does. And you know what's amazing here 642 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:28,300 is that his character shining because it reflects the 643 00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:30,100 character of God, he's honoring his parents. 644 00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:32,800 And we just heard that his father didn't give him the best 645 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:38,300 treatment as a Young Man. Because the essence of honoring, 646 00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:41,500 your parents is not, it's not I fry and tooth for tooth. 647 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:45,100 The faith element of honoring. Your parents is that even though 648 00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:48,200 they might have not honored me, even though I can find many 649 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,300 faults even though I can point back to moments where they've 650 00:41:50,300 --> 00:41:53,100 really hurt me. God commanded me to honor them. 651 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:56,100 And so I will honor them. And what is honor? 652 00:41:56,100 --> 00:42:01,300 Look like, it doesn't look like you just overlooking their sins. 653 00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:04,900 It looks like you despite what they've done to you, to still 654 00:42:04,900 --> 00:42:08,100 love them and love. Is to care for them and their 655 00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:12,300 need to provide the basic necessities for them as they 656 00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:14,900 come to a place in life where they can't take care of 657 00:42:14,900 --> 00:42:19,300 themselves. And so, David says, before we 658 00:42:19,300 --> 00:42:21,400 even move on, guys, I know we have a plan. 659 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:22,600 I know we're trying to figure this out. 660 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:26,400 My mom and dad need to be at a different place because it's 661 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,000 going to hurt them more if they come. 662 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:31,600 And so what does he do? He goes to Moab, but look at 663 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:33,300 this. Look at the quality of his care. 664 00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:35,300 He doesn't just go to Moab and drop him off at a hotel. 665 00:42:35,300 --> 00:42:39,100 He goes, Goes to the king of Moab, Royal Treatment. 666 00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:42,300 No pun intended. I'm going to take you to the 667 00:42:42,300 --> 00:42:47,400 king of Moab, the most secure place, the most profitable, the 668 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:52,200 most The most safe place for my parents and he goes and he 669 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:56,900 offers an invitation for this King to take care of his parents 670 00:42:56,900 --> 00:43:01,200 and it worked she when you and I obey God's commands, we don't 671 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:05,300 try to do the bare minimum. We don't just try to quiet our 672 00:43:05,300 --> 00:43:07,400 conscience and do something poorly. 673 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:10,100 We try to do it with the greatest effort. 674 00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:16,500 And the greatest strength and the greatest option and that's 675 00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:17,800 what he's doing with his parents. 676 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:29,200 Why did he go to Moab? So if you remember in Ruth, we 677 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:34,400 read a mini genealogy and and David is related to a moabite is 678 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:37,900 named Ruth. And so, he's hoping that as he 679 00:43:37,900 --> 00:43:40,000 goes to this people group, though, they are not the people 680 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:43,800 of God that because of his his mixed-race, they would be able 681 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:47,100 to relate and, and provide some assistance, and it worked. 682 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:51,100 So he goes to the moabites and he asked for help with his 683 00:43:51,100 --> 00:43:56,400 parents. and God honored that But look at his faith. 684 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,300 Where's the faith of David? The faith that we did not see in 685 00:43:59,300 --> 00:44:03,200 chapter 21 and verse 3. Look what he says to the man 686 00:44:04,500 --> 00:44:13,900 What does he say? It's right there. 687 00:44:13,900 --> 00:44:15,800 Till I know what God will do for me. 688 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:20,600 Unashamedly telling this Pagan king, would you take care of my 689 00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:24,500 parents until the true God? Reveals to me, the next step. 690 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:28,000 This is a this is a different David than the one who came 691 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:32,000 before the king of gath and shook, like a crazy man and let 692 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:37,100 saliva out of his mouth, he learned, he truly repented, he 693 00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:41,200 knew personal Revival and faith in God, he comes to this King. 694 00:44:41,300 --> 00:44:42,700 He says, would you take care of my parents? 695 00:44:43,300 --> 00:44:46,700 Until God shows me the next step and I'll tell you why, that is 696 00:44:46,900 --> 00:44:49,900 so encouraging and exemplary for us. 697 00:44:50,100 --> 00:44:52,500 He's not just speaking in generalities here until God 698 00:44:52,500 --> 00:44:55,800 shows me there. There's a man about to find you. 699 00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:00,800 There's a king chasing you and you're willing you're willing to 700 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,700 stop in your place and wait on God, to give you the next step. 701 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:11,700 That's trust, that's Trust. And so already, we are convinced 702 00:45:11,700 --> 00:45:15,700 that from chapter 21 to this chapter, he has made a great 703 00:45:15,700 --> 00:45:20,000 development in his trust in God. I'm not going to move until God 704 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,700 shows me what to do next and you're going to see that faith 705 00:45:23,700 --> 00:45:26,500 strengthened will be couple of episodes where he falls back 706 00:45:26,500 --> 00:45:28,900 again, but you're gonna see him strengthened and strengthened in 707 00:45:28,900 --> 00:45:33,700 his trust in God. And he does, he does here. 708 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:38,700 And God Honors that Faith because God is so pleased with 709 00:45:38,700 --> 00:45:42,200 faith. That is heart is moved by that. 710 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,300 It's moved into action. Look at verse 4. 711 00:45:45,700 --> 00:45:47,900 He left them with the king of Moab and they stayed with him 712 00:45:47,900 --> 00:45:49,200 all the time. That David was in the 713 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,400 stronghold. Then the prophet God said to 714 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:56,600 David, do not remain in the stronghold, the part and go into 715 00:45:56,600 --> 00:46:02,200 the land of Judah. This is this is a blessing and 716 00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:08,000 I'll tell you why. Because David here, although as 717 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:12,600 we read in the Psalms he was living in the unknown, it was a 718 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:16,500 very dark place. He could not even believe that 719 00:46:16,500 --> 00:46:19,100 people loved him. God was watching him the whole 720 00:46:19,100 --> 00:46:21,800 time. God was observing him. 721 00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:24,800 God was providing means of comfort to him. 722 00:46:25,500 --> 00:46:29,200 And finally at the right time when the faith was there, when 723 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:34,000 that trust remained. God showed him where to go next. 724 00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:42,500 That is. a promise for you and I That you and I can trust that 725 00:46:42,500 --> 00:46:47,200 his leadership is perfect. It may not be convenient, it may 726 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:50,700 not be free from challenges but it is perfect. 727 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:57,800 It is absolutely perfect. And in this case with David, It 728 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:01,800 was Supernatural a true, Prophet comes and tells them what to do 729 00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:03,600 in your case in mind. Can God do it. 730 00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:05,100 Supernaturally. Absolutely. 731 00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,600 But oftentimes God does a providentially and it's just as 732 00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:12,400 impressive. He loves circumstances to come 733 00:47:12,500 --> 00:47:15,800 doors to shut doors to open. And we say, ah, but one thing 734 00:47:15,800 --> 00:47:19,200 that he will guarantee you and me is that he will never leave 735 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:20,900 us. He will never abandon us. 736 00:47:22,200 --> 00:47:26,200 You always move us forward as we continue to trust in him. 737 00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:31,100 And here's where the faith is shown even more, God says, what 738 00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:34,300 do not remain in the stronghold depart and go into the land of 739 00:47:34,300 --> 00:47:36,800 Judea? Why is that a troubling command? 740 00:47:38,900 --> 00:47:44,300 Why is that troubling command? It was safe there. 741 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:49,500 Are you sure you heard from God? God, this is a really good 742 00:47:49,500 --> 00:47:52,900 place. I got 400 men and not only is it 743 00:47:52,900 --> 00:47:55,600 safe here. He's telling him to go back to 744 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:57,700 the land. Where Saul is ruling and 745 00:47:57,700 --> 00:47:59,000 reigning. Go back to Judah. 746 00:48:03,700 --> 00:48:05,100 Wouldn't you tell me to go a different direction? 747 00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:09,900 Maybe further this way? No gold back to the area that 748 00:48:09,900 --> 00:48:11,900 would make you more vulnerable and observable. 749 00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:19,000 And David doesn't hesitate. He goes, He departs into that 750 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:22,200 area. And here is here's a lesson 751 00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:25,000 about obedience as you heard it before. 752 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:31,600 It doesn't always appease. Our senses doesn't always 753 00:48:31,900 --> 00:48:36,600 satisfy reason doesn't contradict reason, but it 754 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:40,300 doesn't always satisfy what we think is best our own 755 00:48:40,300 --> 00:48:43,600 calculations in our own ideas of how to bring about the best 756 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:48,600 result of something. God will put us in circumstances 757 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:52,200 and situations and dilemmas, where there is a clear word of 758 00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:55,400 how to deal with it. But there will be a pressure it 759 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:58,000 within and outside to do it differently sometimes. 760 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:02,100 Even sinfully and the faith is, will you trust me in this? 761 00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:05,700 Will you trust me? And David has learned from 762 00:49:05,700 --> 00:49:08,900 chapter 21 when I try to do it my way I lied. 763 00:49:09,500 --> 00:49:13,600 I pretended to be insane and it brought me know where I'm going 764 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:15,600 to trust God even though to the watching eyes. 765 00:49:15,700 --> 00:49:18,800 They look insane. It may look simplistic. 766 00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:22,900 It may look silly, I'm going to trust the word of God, and 767 00:49:22,908 --> 00:49:26,600 that's what he does. He goes into that place and it's 768 00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:29,800 in that place. Where, as next week we come, 769 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:33,300 we're going to see We're going to see how his faith is going to 770 00:49:33,308 --> 00:49:36,500 be tested even more. His leadership is perfect 771 00:49:36,500 --> 00:49:38,900 brothers and sisters. It's absolutely perfect, but 772 00:49:38,900 --> 00:49:47,500 it's not free from challenges. It's not free from emotional and 773 00:49:47,500 --> 00:49:52,100 even physical pain, but it is free from unnecessary grief. 774 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:57,700 It is free from unnecessary, shame and regret. 775 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,700 But challenging chapters, you signed up to follow Christ. 776 00:50:02,700 --> 00:50:06,900 It's inevitable, it's promised and David understood that at 777 00:50:06,900 --> 00:50:09,200 this point of his Exile. I've learned that it's not going 778 00:50:09,200 --> 00:50:12,700 to be easy, but if I'm holding onto his hand, I will be safe. 779 00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:16,500 And he does, he goes, let me end with this thought. 780 00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:23,600 David had how many men? What else did David have? 781 00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:24,600 I'll tell you what. He had. 782 00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:30,500 He had God's spirit on his life. Saul, we're going to find out 783 00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:33,200 have thousands of men. Thousands. 784 00:50:33,300 --> 00:50:37,000 He had a palace. He had chariots, he had 785 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:41,100 Authority. But he didn't have the spirit of 786 00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:47,600 God. Numbers and resources. 787 00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:53,100 Are not the Criterion of God's blessing, on a Ministry, or on 788 00:50:53,100 --> 00:51:00,600 the minister. If we looked at this in the 789 00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:04,500 flesh, we would see David with 400 raggedy guys. 790 00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:10,000 Depressed, face, fallen in a cave, wandering, and then we 791 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:15,000 would look at saw in his Palace. And all the weaponry. 792 00:51:16,300 --> 00:51:18,600 You know how many people would would estimate that? 793 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:20,900 Here's a man who is successful for God. 794 00:51:20,900 --> 00:51:22,600 And here's a man who is questionable. 795 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:25,400 He had all the while God was with this group and not with 796 00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:30,200 this group. How do you measure success? 797 00:51:31,500 --> 00:51:33,600 Do not be fooled by packed stadiums. 798 00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,900 Do not be fooled by YouTube views. 799 00:51:35,900 --> 00:51:39,000 Not be fooled by even the money coming into a certain Ministry. 800 00:51:40,900 --> 00:51:44,500 It's the spirit of God. It's the fruit of the holy 801 00:51:44,500 --> 00:51:46,800 spirit. It's the people who represent 802 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:49,500 that Ministry. Is the people that represent 803 00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:54,300 that church, that movement and the character that they hold in 804 00:51:54,300 --> 00:51:56,400 The Obedience of the word of God that determines. 805 00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:59,500 If they are truly successful and truly have favor in the eyes of 806 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:04,400 God, don't forget that. With all that being said, oh, we 807 00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:08,300 can go on, but we'll hold off until next week, so let's pray. 808 00:52:32,500 --> 00:52:34,300 Florida. It might be very well. 809 00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:35,800 True. That there are some in here who 810 00:52:35,800 --> 00:52:43,800 are enduring a trial, a Dark Night of the Soul, Lord there, 811 00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:47,900 maybe even some in here who who feel the absence of the love and 812 00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:49,800 the care of people in their lives. 813 00:52:52,300 --> 00:52:54,800 But Lord, you are able to stand by us in a way that it is 814 00:52:54,800 --> 00:52:58,600 recognizable. As Paul as Paul wrote about. 815 00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:03,700 But you're also able to surround us with the righteous that is 816 00:53:03,900 --> 00:53:07,000 nothing less, but the same love that you would show if you had 817 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:12,100 manifested your goodness in our hearts, help us see, even the 818 00:53:12,100 --> 00:53:16,000 people in our own lives. Those who are truly righteous 819 00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:18,300 and love you that are in our lives. 820 00:53:18,300 --> 00:53:22,800 Help us see that this is an expression of your care for us. 821 00:53:24,500 --> 00:53:28,700 Lord help us at the same time. If we are suffering to not think 822 00:53:28,700 --> 00:53:32,800 that our lives are being wasted, even though our bodies might be 823 00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,100 decaying, even though our resources might be drained, even 824 00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:38,700 though their must there might be much pain. 825 00:53:38,700 --> 00:53:43,900 Oh God, it's never to sabotage our ministry but only to make it 826 00:53:43,900 --> 00:53:48,600 more effective and to enhance the mercy and the love in our 827 00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,300 own hearts for other people. Hello. 828 00:53:51,300 --> 00:53:55,700 We think about how suffering or great trials in life. 829 00:53:56,900 --> 00:53:59,600 Carries its own Temptation. That's the temptation of being 830 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:04,600 so focused on ourselves that we fail to honor our own duties. 831 00:54:05,700 --> 00:54:10,100 And to fail to tap into the strength that you can give us as 832 00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:12,500 Paul experienced that he preached in the midst of much 833 00:54:12,500 --> 00:54:14,500 conflict. He's still preached. 834 00:54:14,900 --> 00:54:20,300 He still served the church. Help us to know that strength to 835 00:54:20,300 --> 00:54:24,200 still be in attendance, to still be, prayerful to still be 836 00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:27,700 faithful to our Ministries, even though we are enduring great 837 00:54:27,700 --> 00:54:33,500 trouble. And Lord we ask as all of us can 838 00:54:33,500 --> 00:54:39,200 relate to for reminder, that you are faithful in your leadership 839 00:54:39,500 --> 00:54:42,700 that at the right time, you will make the next step perfectly 840 00:54:42,700 --> 00:54:47,100 known and your perfect way. And all you asked us to do is 841 00:54:47,100 --> 00:54:50,800 remain faithful where we're at until that comes though. 842 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,100 We are blessed by the word of the lord. 843 00:54:53,900 --> 00:54:56,000 We are blessed by David's life up to this point. 844 00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:00,100 We thank you for the provision of this story and the 845 00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:02,300 Application, it carries for our lives. 846 00:55:02,300 --> 00:55:05,400 We give you glory tonight. In Jesus name, we pray. 847 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:06,500 Amen.