1 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,800 You have your Bibles. Please me me. 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,500 The book is second, Timothy as we continue in our Series in 3 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:22,800 this precious Pastoral Epistles. written by Paul to his spiritual 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,300 son, Timothy but more importantly written by the Holy 5 00:00:26,300 --> 00:00:35,200 Spirit himself, It's 2nd, Timothy Chapter 2 and me being 6 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:43,000 here in verse 20. Now. 7 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,300 In a great house. There are not only vessels of 8 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:52,600 gold and silver, but also of wood and Clay, some for 9 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,900 honorable, use some for dishonorable. 10 00:00:56,900 --> 00:01:00,600 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from what is 11 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:05,400 dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use set 12 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:10,400 apart as holy useful to the master of the house, ready for 13 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,500 every good work. Let's pray. 14 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,800 Father, your word says concerning your son Jesus that 15 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,000 while he was on the earth. He was anointed by the Holy 16 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,800 Spirit and that he went about doing good, and delivering, 17 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,400 those who are oppressed of the devil. 18 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,600 For God was with him. We ask Lord for the anointing of 19 00:01:30,607 --> 00:01:33,800 the Holy Spirit. We ask Lord that your presence 20 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,900 in your power would be in this place. 21 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,200 Lord, protect this delivery from being in the flesh. 22 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:43,800 Protect the reception from being in the flesh. 23 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,400 May your Holy Spirit. At come brood over this place 24 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:52,700 and do what only you can do. Do Miracles, change us. 25 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,500 Lord, we ask that you would save the lost in this house this 26 00:01:56,500 --> 00:01:59,500 morning. And we ask that you would build 27 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,800 up the Saved that we may look more like Christ. 28 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:06,800 Lord again May the Holy Spirit. Rest upon the ministry of the 29 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,400 word may he speak. Would you protect the service 30 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,400 from any error from any confusion? 31 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:18,000 Lord May there be Clarity precision, and ultimately the 32 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,200 exaltation of your son, Jesus Christ. 33 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:24,100 We pray for these things with one mind and one heart and the 34 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:27,200 name of Jesus Christ. Our unifies us, amen, and amen. 35 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:30,900 Our last time together in this book. 36 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,500 We discovered Paul's encouraging words about God's Firm 37 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:39,900 Foundation. And the text strongly suggested 38 00:02:39,900 --> 00:02:42,400 that Firm Foundation speaks of the Church of the Lord Jesus 39 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,300 Christ. And we not only learned that 40 00:02:45,300 --> 00:02:48,900 this Foundation is immovable, despite every trick of Satan to 41 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:51,700 try to uproot or destroy. We learned that upon this 42 00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:57,700 Foundation are two inscriptions. The one inscription declares, 43 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,700 God Sovereign supervision over his church. 44 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:06,300 The Lord knows those who are his and the second speaks of man's 45 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:11,100 responsibility, if they claim to be a part of the church, that 46 00:03:11,100 --> 00:03:15,900 those who name the name of the Lord depart from iniquity, And 47 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,700 we learned a great deal of what these things mean, concerning 48 00:03:18,700 --> 00:03:23,000 God's ownership and man's duty, but Paul's not finished yet. 49 00:03:24,100 --> 00:03:28,300 The spirit is not finished yet. There is yet so much that God 50 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:31,700 longs to teach us concerning what it means for us to be 51 00:03:31,700 --> 00:03:34,400 numbered. Among the redeemed, what it 52 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,800 means for us, if we truly understand these principles and 53 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:42,000 apply them to our lives, how it can affect our experience if we 54 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,200 claim to live in the household of God. 55 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,700 And so that's why in the verses you just read Paul transitions, 56 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,400 he transitions from what it means to be adopted into God's 57 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,800 Kingdom. Let those who name the name of 58 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,100 the Lord depart from iniquity? You ain't saved. 59 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:03,800 If you haven't repented And now he transitions from what it 60 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,600 means to even know the ABCs of Christianity. 61 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,600 To what it takes to be used for God's Kingdom. 62 00:04:14,100 --> 00:04:19,399 And this transition of thought, tells us already something about 63 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:24,000 what it means to be a follower of Christ, the satisfaction that 64 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,100 you discover at Salvation, does not cease at Salvation, when 65 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:32,900 your soul is opened up to the realization of God's Redemption 66 00:04:32,900 --> 00:04:37,100 and his grace over your life. It also opens up a brand-new 67 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:40,100 appetite and here it is. God I need you. 68 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:43,500 I want you. To use me. 69 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,200 I want to be used for your glory. 70 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:52,000 I want to serve you, and I want to spend my breath my energy to 71 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,900 glorify the very one. Who saved my soul freely. 72 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:02,600 It's amazing when the Apostle Paul met the Risen Jesus on that 73 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,800 road to Damascus, ready to liquidate the church, ready to 74 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:12,100 eradicate, any person who claims to be the follower of the way he 75 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:14,000 Two questions. Can I show you those two 76 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,400 questions because I believe these two questions should be 77 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,800 the two questions. That every born-again believer 78 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:24,000 should perpetually ask of God in Acts chapter 20 to turn your 79 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,500 Bibles there, please. I want you to see what Paul 80 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:30,000 asked. What he asked Jesus when he met 81 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,100 Jesus and his eyes were open to the fact that this is truly the 82 00:05:34,100 --> 00:05:37,700 Messiah that I've been studying about the one that I claim would 83 00:05:37,700 --> 00:05:39,700 come. And deliver my people, this is 84 00:05:39,700 --> 00:05:42,100 him. And here's what Paul asked, 85 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:45,700 Jesus Christ and I want to ask you this question this morning, 86 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,500 have you been asking these questions? 87 00:05:47,500 --> 00:05:51,700 Dear Christian. Have you discovered? 88 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:57,500 These questions in your soul and acts 22 verse 8. 89 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:02,000 And I being Paul answered. Who are you? 90 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,800 Lord Question. Number one, when you truly meet 91 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,500 Christ you want to know him, you want to discover him. 92 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,000 You want to study him. You want to have fellowship with 93 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,200 him, who are you? Lord show me yourself. 94 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,500 I know you're my savior but I need to know more of Who You 95 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:25,000 Are. Then he goes on to say and he 96 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,700 said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are 97 00:06:27,700 --> 00:06:30,600 persecuting and Paul discovered there. 98 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:35,000 I believe that great theological point that the church is the 99 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,800 body of Christ. If I'm touching the church I'm 100 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,800 touching you you see we must go deeper in our knowledge of the 101 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,500 Lord. Who are you? 102 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:48,400 Lord are you asking this? Then he goes on in verse 9. 103 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,500 Now those who are with me, saw the light but did not understand 104 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:55,800 the voice of the one who is speaking to me verse 10. 105 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,800 And I said, what shall I do? Lord And the Lord said to me, 106 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,700 rise and go into Damascus and there you will be told all that 107 00:07:04,700 --> 00:07:07,000 is appointed for you to do. That's question number two. 108 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,500 What shall I do? What do you have for me on the 109 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:14,900 earth? What is your assignment for me 110 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:19,100 on the Earth? Notice the order, though, our 111 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:23,100 main ambition is to know Christ to have fellowship with him to 112 00:07:23,100 --> 00:07:25,800 understand, and to know him to love him, to cherish him. 113 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:32,400 But from that place, we want to now serve him and declare him at 114 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,500 whatever cost, whether it's on a platform where it's hidden. 115 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,500 We want to do what he calls us to do, and notice the 116 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:42,000 faithfulness of Jesus Christ, when a person truly wants to 117 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,100 come to, those understandings of who Jesus is and what it is that 118 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:47,000 he wants. You to do. 119 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,000 He will answer. He'll answer. 120 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,900 He'll tell you who he is. And in this case he told him I'm 121 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:57,300 connected to my body. You thought you were touching a 122 00:07:57,308 --> 00:07:59,900 bunch of people believing in a cult know you're a touching to 123 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:02,700 my members. And when he says, what shall I 124 00:08:02,707 --> 00:08:04,900 do? Okay, I know you are. 125 00:08:04,900 --> 00:08:06,000 But what do you want me to do now? 126 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,800 In this life, he says, Rise and go to Damascus and there you 127 00:08:09,808 --> 00:08:11,500 will be told all that is appointed for you. 128 00:08:11,508 --> 00:08:12,800 Do you know what I love about that? 129 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,200 Jesus didn't give him the whole blueprint for his life. 130 00:08:17,900 --> 00:08:21,300 It was step by step. All I need you to do is now go 131 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:23,200 here. And then from there I'll tell 132 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,000 you what to do. Isn't that a wonderful principal 133 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:31,300 how he governs our own lives step-by-step and the text and 134 00:08:31,300 --> 00:08:34,900 second Timothy is going to help us as a church position 135 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:39,200 ourselves in such a way that we will be ready vessels for God to 136 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,600 use. That's what we want. 137 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:44,100 I hope I'm speaking to a people who desire that today. 138 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,900 I hope you're asking these questions. 139 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,100 I hope you're asking these questions on your way here. 140 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,000 Who are you? Lord and what All I do, he will 141 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,700 never fail to answer that. He will never fail to show you 142 00:08:55,300 --> 00:08:59,600 in your private time through the church through circumstances, 143 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,500 through providential leading but we have the text. 144 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:04,700 Now, we have the text to focus on that. 145 00:09:04,700 --> 00:09:08,600 Second question, how do I know how can I position myself in 146 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:13,100 such a way that God can utilize me with my short breath of an 147 00:09:13,100 --> 00:09:17,200 existence? And there are a few points here 148 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,100 and we read it here in verse 20 of second Timothy. 149 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:28,000 The first point is laid before as an absolute necessary truth 150 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,700 to grasp because it clarifies a misconception. 151 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,600 Paul says, now in a great house, there are not only vessels of 152 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,200 gold and silver, but also of wood and Clay, some of, for 153 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,000 honorable use and some for dishonorable. 154 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:45,900 Here's, here's Point number one. Not all who are in. 155 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:48,100 God's house will be used for God's glory. 156 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,600 Not all who are in. God's house will be used for 157 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,700 God's glory now that might be shocking, but it's true. 158 00:09:56,700 --> 00:10:00,100 Nonetheless. Paul says, now in a great house 159 00:10:00,700 --> 00:10:03,900 that word great speaks of the size more than the value but it 160 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:06,300 doesn't negate the fact that God's house is in fact. 161 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:10,500 Wonderful, it is great. God's church is great because it 162 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:14,300 is governed by a great God. It is precious because it was 163 00:10:14,300 --> 00:10:16,400 purchased by the blood of the son of God. 164 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,400 It is powerful because it, testifies of the wisdom of God 165 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,800 to a dying and broken world, that there is a truth that can 166 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:29,300 set you free from sin and Satan. And it is a beautiful house 167 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:31,600 because it is made up of different people, tribes and 168 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,500 tongues who all have one thing in common, that is this saved by 169 00:10:35,500 --> 00:10:39,000 grace. But Paul here, speaking about 170 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,400 this large house, so he's speaking about the universal 171 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,200 truths. This this Global congregation 172 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,500 there is something about this congregation that I must inform 173 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:50,700 you about. I must Enlighten you about. 174 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,900 And that is this. There are different types of 175 00:10:53,900 --> 00:10:58,500 vessels. Yes, surely God is speaking what 176 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:01,100 you just mentioned that there are different nations and 177 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:04,100 languages and cultures that represent God's house Paul 178 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:06,200 proves that otherwise. But that's not his main point 179 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,600 here. Then surely he is speaking about 180 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,300 the different gifts that God has decorated his house with and are 181 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:15,800 different unique. Manifestations of the spirit 182 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:20,000 through individual Believers true but that's not what Paul is 183 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:24,100 emphasizing here. When Paul describes these 184 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:28,200 assorted utensils and in God's house, this great house, this 185 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,200 large house and compares. The materials that they are made 186 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:37,300 of He's trying to illustrate this that there are contrasting 187 00:11:37,300 --> 00:11:42,500 conditions of Christians in God's house. 188 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:48,300 In other words, the imagery here of this large house with 189 00:11:48,300 --> 00:11:52,800 different instruments and different vessels is trying to 190 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,900 make the point to say that there are some Christians who will be 191 00:11:55,900 --> 00:11:59,400 used honorably. And there are some professing 192 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:05,300 Christians who will function dishonorably those who are 193 00:12:05,300 --> 00:12:10,200 honorable, those who are holy, those who are faithful, those 194 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,400 who are asking that question, what shall I do? 195 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,200 Lord and whatever the cost I'll pay it. 196 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,900 Whereas those who are dishonorable are the slothful. 197 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:24,700 They're the lazy. They're the carnal ones, though. 198 00:12:24,700 --> 00:12:28,200 They are associated with the assembly. 199 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,600 And this makes sense in light of the context, doesn't it? 200 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,200 Paul just finished saying that for you to even be joined to the 201 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,800 church. Let those who name the name, 202 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,800 those who named Christ must depart from iniquity. 203 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,600 But then he balances that Truth by saying, although that is the 204 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,600 requirement. There will be those who fail to 205 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:52,400 hold on, to that basic order within the church. 206 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:58,400 And so he says there are some who will be dishonorable. 207 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:00,900 Now some would say Paul, he is speaking about believer and 208 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:02,900 non-believer and that that is true. 209 00:13:02,900 --> 00:13:06,500 You can have non believers in the midst, but the context 210 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:11,600 suggest, otherwise, that there are two categories in Paul's 211 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,500 mind in the spirits mind within the Church of Christians. 212 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,800 And the main distinction is not is not personality. 213 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,700 It's not the wealth that you have, it's not even the gifting, 214 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:24,700 it's not, it's none of that the main distinction. if I were to 215 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:29,700 cut this room in half, Is a holy heart. 216 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:36,100 Is a heart that longs to be holy and longs to be consecrated unto 217 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:38,600 the Lord. That's the main difference. 218 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:41,400 Now, is that interpretation in line with scripture? 219 00:13:42,100 --> 00:13:45,300 Do we see this in other places? This is, this is interpretation 220 00:13:45,300 --> 00:13:48,100 makes sense. Or we can go many places and you 221 00:13:48,108 --> 00:13:50,000 don't have to turn there, but you remember. 222 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:53,400 We're technically Jesus wrote letters to seven churches 223 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,400 himself. Those letters in red, at the 224 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,000 beginning of the book of Revelation. 225 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:01,700 Well, in one of those letters, he makes a distinction within 226 00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:05,000 the same assembly. There was a church and a place 227 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,200 called Sardis and I want you to hear, you don't have to turn 228 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:12,300 there with Jesus, himself says, to this church and Revelation 229 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:17,400 3324. Remember then what you received 230 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,200 and heard and keep it and repent. 231 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,400 Wow. Jesus telling a church to 232 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:26,300 repent. Yeah, he is keep it and repent. 233 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:28,500 He's telling this congregation. You need to wake up. 234 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,800 You have a reputation of being alive but you're dead. 235 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,500 God forbid. Everybody thinks you're 236 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,500 passionate. You go back to the history of 237 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:37,500 your church where things started, but, but you're all 238 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,200 asleep. So you need to wake up, he 239 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,600 signed this church arise. But then he goes on to say, I 240 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,300 will come like a thief and you will not know at what hour I 241 00:14:47,308 --> 00:14:49,500 will come against you, his church. 242 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,300 Come against his church. Yes. 243 00:14:53,300 --> 00:14:56,700 Because Christ is continually seeking to sanctify his bride. 244 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,100 I will come against you not the world, you my church. 245 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:07,000 Verse 4 yet. Here's the point, yet you have 246 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,400 still a few names in Sardis people who have not soiled their 247 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:15,500 garments and they will walk with me in white for they are worthy. 248 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,600 Many things can be said from these verses, but this provides 249 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,400 a wonderful example for us that it's possible that in the same 250 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:29,000 congregation, the same church, the same Ministry you can have 251 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,700 people who are asleep and people who are walking in the light and 252 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:36,100 that's not the only place you can look at different churches 253 00:15:36,100 --> 00:15:39,300 in the same context, some were holding to the teachings of 254 00:15:39,300 --> 00:15:43,000 false teachers and some were not, you know what that proves 255 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,200 to me that although you and I have been hearing that we must 256 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,800 be unified and one and although Christ calls his church to be 257 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,700 dependent upon one. Another as members are dependent 258 00:15:52,700 --> 00:15:55,600 upon one another because they are under the same head. 259 00:15:56,100 --> 00:16:02,200 God is just and he will judge every believer individually. 260 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:05,300 Even in the Oneness of his church. 261 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,200 And this is something we have to understand. 262 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,100 I hope it helps. You believe that it's possible 263 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:15,600 that there are categories of consecration within the Church 264 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,300 of Jesus Christ, but I want to say something else. 265 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:20,200 It's even, it's even deeper than that. 266 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,900 It's even possible. For those who were once vessels 267 00:16:22,900 --> 00:16:27,700 of gold and silver, who are shining to change. 268 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,200 We're over time. They become vessels of this 269 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,100 honor and this is where I would like you to turn and 270 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:38,700 Lamentations chapter 4. It's a very sad book. 271 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,200 Written by the weeping prophet himself. 272 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,500 And here's the context Lamentations was written after 273 00:16:46,700 --> 00:16:51,800 the destruction of Jerusalem. After that, final Exile, when 274 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,000 Nebuchadnezzar came and swept through that place and Drew 275 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,400 people to his own land, as God's Divine judgment over. 276 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:04,400 His people Lamentations is a book of Brokenness and I want 277 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,400 you to see what the prophet says in Lamentations 41. 278 00:17:08,500 --> 00:17:10,900 Remember, we heard that in God's household, there are vessels of 279 00:17:10,900 --> 00:17:14,300 gold and silver and some of clay and earthenware. 280 00:17:15,099 --> 00:17:21,000 Look at limitations for one. How the gold has grown dim? 281 00:17:22,099 --> 00:17:28,400 How the pure gold is changed, the holy Stones, lies scattered 282 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:34,000 at the head of every street. The precious sons of Zion worth 283 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,000 their weight and find gold, how they are regarded as Earthen 284 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,100 pots, the work of a Potter's hands. 285 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,300 You see the profit is describing not only the temple that was 286 00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:48,900 desecrated, not only the temple. That was destroyed were these 287 00:17:48,900 --> 00:17:52,300 Stones lights scattered where these wonderful jewels. 288 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:55,600 And these wonderful materials decorated the house of God to 289 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,500 reflect the Beauty. And the Divine glory of God, no, 290 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,300 he's not talking about the building nearly. 291 00:18:00,300 --> 00:18:05,300 He's talking about the people. And we see that in verse to, the 292 00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:08,500 precious sons of Zion, can we pause there on that word 293 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:11,700 precious. That's how God sees his people. 294 00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:20,200 Precious valuable cherished prized you see as a people who 295 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,400 love to declare all things for the glory of God. 296 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,700 Yes. Jesus Christ died for the glory 297 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,900 of the father but Jesus Christ died. 298 00:18:27,900 --> 00:18:33,000 Also because he Delights in his creation, he actually Delights 299 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,800 in those that he has created so much so that he beckons your 300 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,400 presence into his presence for all eternity and if it was going 301 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,600 to cost his blood to make it so, He bled. 302 00:18:46,300 --> 00:18:50,200 And we read here that these precious sons of Zion though, 303 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,200 they were precious in the sight of God. 304 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,300 Something happened to them. What happened they changed? 305 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,300 They're different. The thing that made them so 306 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:05,700 beautiful, the glow of Christ, the sanctity of their calling, 307 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,000 where it off. And now they've become like 308 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,900 Earthen pots. The dirt and dust. 309 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:19,700 Covered their souls and now they cannot even be recognized as 310 00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:21,800 precious. They seem like their identity 311 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:26,000 has been changed altogether. And that's the great danger for 312 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:31,000 the precious Church of Jesus. Living Stones, right? 313 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:34,600 Peter says, being built up as a spiritual house. 314 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,700 It's possible to lose that shine, the shine of Holiness. 315 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:43,300 The Purity that makes us unique and reflects like the moon, 316 00:19:43,300 --> 00:19:46,300 reflects the light of the sun, reflecting the face of the son 317 00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:50,700 of God. So going back to Pauls words, we 318 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:55,200 should wonder why, why is Paul even bringing this up, why is he 319 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,700 bringing up that? You can have these different 320 00:19:57,700 --> 00:20:01,000 categories of consecration with in God's house? 321 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,600 Well, there's many reasons, here are a couple number one. 322 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,900 The holy spirit is very honest with the description of his 323 00:20:05,900 --> 00:20:09,000 church. The holy spirit is very 324 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,900 realistic, though. It is not his will or his 325 00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:14,100 standard. The holy spirit is fully aware 326 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,700 that in the midst of his pure bride. 327 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:20,900 There will be those who are compromised who are not 328 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:25,000 consecrated who bear a terrible testimony before a watching 329 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,200 world that would have them question the authority and the 330 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,000 authenticity of this Christian message he's aware of that. 331 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,400 And so I look at this and I have conversations with people often 332 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,800 use the argument well Christians are a bunch of Hypocrites. 333 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,200 And when I go to church, I see I see a bunch of people that don't 334 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,500 really live what they preach to, which I would say, God would 335 00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:48,300 agree with you. He's not disagreeing with you. 336 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:51,500 There are vessels of honor and his house, and there are vessels 337 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:53,900 of Dishonor. He's not caught by surprise all 338 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:55,800 that, although he doesn't agree with it. 339 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,300 And it doesn't please him. So what you're telling me as an 340 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:03,200 argument is actually something that the Bible prepared me for 341 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,000 but I don't believe that's Paul's main point. 342 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,600 What his main point is this that there's a statement being 343 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,000 declared, that should provoke all listeners and even listeners 344 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,900 this morning. God, help us. 345 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:22,100 And that is this just because you attend And just because you 346 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:26,000 enjoy listening to messages and just because you even claim to 347 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,500 be a part of God's bride does not mean that God will use you 348 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:34,100 the way he desires to use you at. 349 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:36,600 This means, nothing for the person who's not asking what 350 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,200 shall I do. Lord, but this does mean 351 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,800 something for the person who is truly born of the spirit. 352 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,900 Because you want to be used by God, don't you? 353 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,000 And here's the point that Paul is making just because they're 354 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,700 in the house, doesn't mean that they're going to be used by the 355 00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:54,300 Master of the House. I read that says. 356 00:21:54,300 --> 00:21:58,500 Oh Lord please I don't want to just cruise to my life playing 357 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:01,200 Church, you need to do something about this in my own life. 358 00:22:02,900 --> 00:22:04,900 And Paul elevates our perception. 359 00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:07,700 And he wants us to view the church Through The Eyes of the 360 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:10,900 one who purchased the church. And it's as though he's saying 361 00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:15,600 Christ sees his church, the global church as this Mansion of 362 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,300 glory. And as the master of this house, 363 00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:21,900 that he uses that language later on in verse 21 as the master of 364 00:22:21,900 --> 00:22:24,700 this house, he has great plans for this house. 365 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:28,900 He wants to invite people and host people in this house. 366 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,100 He wants to bless the community where this house is Park namely 367 00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:36,300 on Earth and he wants to minister to people through this 368 00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:39,700 house and he even wants to build room so that more people can 369 00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:43,900 live in this house. And as he has these plans, he is 370 00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:49,000 continually examining to see. Which vessels can I use to make 371 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,900 these goals possible? And which ones will I 372 00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:57,800 overlooked? Which brings us to point number 373 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:03,200 two that although God has a house with vessels in. 374 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,000 It does not mean that every vessel will be used. 375 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,000 We should break our hearts at the thought but that Holy 376 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,200 standard is quickly met with a gracious invitation and it is 377 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,300 this that God has given all these vessels. 378 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,400 Equal opportunity to be used by him. 379 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:29,900 Verse 21. Therefore if anyone I love that 380 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:33,800 word, anyone. If anyone thirsts let him come 381 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:38,400 and drink, if anyone not a special class, not somebody 382 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,500 who's been a Christian for a certain amount of years, not a 383 00:23:40,508 --> 00:23:42,300 certain person who's been gifted in a certain way. 384 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:49,600 If anyone, if anyone would hear this truth, the invitation is 385 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,000 open to everyone and anyone but listen, it's upon a condition. 386 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,100 So it's an open invitation, but there is a requirement that must 387 00:23:58,100 --> 00:23:59,700 be honored and respected. Expected. 388 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:03,400 Just one, just one out of all the ones that you would think 389 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,300 that you would need to be used by almighty God Thrice. 390 00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:14,200 Holy If anyone cleanses himself. From what is this? 391 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:19,600 Honorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use Are you 392 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,200 excited for that? Truth believer. 393 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:23,800 That God does not want you to jump through hoops. 394 00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:26,200 God does not need some special talent. 395 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,800 God does not need some special wealth of knowledge that you 396 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,300 possess one thing. One thing God wants from one 397 00:24:32,300 --> 00:24:36,000 person to be used from in great ways holiness. 398 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,600 Holiness. Now this this can conflict if we 399 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,500 do not have a balanced understanding of God's saving 400 00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:49,600 work and a person's life, this is going to shock. 401 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,800 You, you ready? God saving work on the cross is 402 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,500 sufficient for salvation what he is imparted. 403 00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:02,400 An imputed into US is all that is required for us to know 404 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:07,600 eternal life. but although the blood is the basis for our 405 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,600 holiness, You need to do something if you want to be used 406 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,100 by him. He didn't say if you are 407 00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:18,200 cleanse, if you've been cleansed by the blood of Christ, you will 408 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,300 be set apart useful to the master of the house. 409 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:23,500 Ready for? He says cleanse yourself. 410 00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:29,500 You must be able to make that decision for yourself. 411 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:33,100 There has to be an examination. There has to be a decision by 412 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:36,800 yourself through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, by the 413 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,700 empowerment of the Holy Spirit to say, I have to cleanse 414 00:25:39,700 --> 00:25:44,200 myself. And here's the encouraging part, 415 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:48,300 you ready, you don't have to remain as a vessel of this honor 416 00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:52,200 and God's house. You don't have to anticipate a 417 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,800 rebuke or discipline from the Lord like he did in the Book of 418 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,400 Revelation. With those churches, you don't 419 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,900 have to worry. One bit that God will Overlook 420 00:25:58,900 --> 00:26:00,500 you when he wants to do something. 421 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:02,800 Glorious. In this dying generation. 422 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,400 You can position yourself to know for certain that because 423 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,100 I'm in a place where my heart longs to be cleansed from 424 00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:13,600 anything that offends. My God, God will use me. 425 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:20,900 God will use me? and I think about, many servants 426 00:26:20,900 --> 00:26:24,400 in the scriptures where God implements this truth, many week 427 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,600 vessels many vessels that seem insignificant in the eyes of 428 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:33,300 society at godstow recruited upon this one basis think of 429 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:38,100 Jeremiah I love the Prophet. Jeremiah, for many reasons. 430 00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:42,900 Very honest, profit broken profit and this profit. 431 00:26:42,900 --> 00:26:45,300 When we were introduced them in chapter, 1 of that glorious 432 00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:47,700 book. We are told about his 433 00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:51,200 hesitations to being recruited by God, to be a messenger. 434 00:26:51,700 --> 00:26:54,900 The you remember, one of them was, I'm too young and the 435 00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:59,700 second one is I can't speak. Are you sure you pick the right? 436 00:26:59,700 --> 00:27:03,700 Jeremiah because people are not going to respect me for my age. 437 00:27:03,700 --> 00:27:05,500 They're going to look at me says who's this kid? 438 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,000 And secondly they're going to hear me speak and they're going 439 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,800 to laugh and mock me because I don't have boldness and I don't 440 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,500 have the eloquence. Are you sure you have the right 441 00:27:13,500 --> 00:27:16,800 Jeremiah and the wonderful thing about it is that God does not 442 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:20,900 use those things against Jeremiah God is that, you know 443 00:27:20,908 --> 00:27:22,000 what? You're right, I thought you 444 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,100 spoke better. So I'm going to reconsider my 445 00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:27,100 decision nor did he say, you know what I thought. 446 00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:29,200 I didn't think about the fact that you were young, I don't 447 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:35,100 think I'm gonna be able to use you. no, such hesitation In 448 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:37,400 fact, he Comforts him. Don't say that you're too young 449 00:27:37,900 --> 00:27:40,300 and whatever I tell you to speak, you shall speak. 450 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:43,200 So that should comfort us again, right? 451 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,900 We go to text like that, we use it with youth groups, your 452 00:27:45,900 --> 00:27:50,400 young, God can still use you. So despite your ability, despite 453 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:54,000 your lack of experience, God is still willing to draw you in and 454 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,100 launch you out for his glory, but it's amazing because a few 455 00:27:57,100 --> 00:28:02,200 chapters later. God, revisits Jeremiah And he 456 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,300 says, something very important that I think you need to see 457 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:09,800 it's in Jeremiah 15. Verse 19. 458 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:20,100 God speaks to this Prophet this Prophet who spoke on behalf of 459 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:23,900 God God speaks to this prophet in Jeremiah 1519. 460 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,900 Therefore thus says the Lord. If you return, I will restore 461 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:31,600 you hold on for a second. You know what he's doing? 462 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,900 He's asking Jeremiah to repent. The preacher who preached 463 00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:38,000 repentance is now being called to repent. 464 00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:43,400 Hey Jeremiah, you went out of the way if you return I will 465 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,000 restore you. Well, what did he what does he 466 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,700 need to return from? And you shall stand before me in 467 00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:53,900 my service. If you utter, what is precious, 468 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:59,500 And not what is worthless you shall be as my mouth. 469 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,300 They shall turn to you but you shall not turn to them. 470 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,400 Why is God saying this? You read the verses just before 471 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,900 this one, and Jeremiah just finished complaining and 472 00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:17,300 accusing God of being a deceitful Brooke, the same. 473 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:20,900 Jeremiah who is declaring to his generation that this Lord is a 474 00:29:20,908 --> 00:29:24,300 Fountain of Living Water. Has come to the conclusion at 475 00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:27,000 one point in his ministry. In fact, you're not a Fountain 476 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,100 of Living Water. You're a deceitful Brooke. 477 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:35,600 You claim you claim to replenish you claim to give life. 478 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:38,200 In fact, what he's saying is you're not reliable. 479 00:29:39,500 --> 00:29:42,000 You don't have the ability to strengthen me when I'm going 480 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,400 through these moments of Trials. So he is now charging. 481 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:49,700 God of unfaithfulness. The very same mouth. 482 00:29:49,700 --> 00:29:52,200 That Jeremiah was worried would not be able to serve God. 483 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,900 Right? Is now being corrected by God, 484 00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:58,100 not because of the ability. But because of the worthless 485 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:04,700 words that he was speaking, And God comes in and he says this, 486 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,200 Jeremiah, I was willing to call you though. 487 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,700 You thought you could not speak and I was willing to work with 488 00:30:10,700 --> 00:30:15,000 that, but if you continue with these words, you will not be my 489 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,500 mouthpiece anymore. Proving what? 490 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:22,200 Again, it's not about skill being used by God, it's not 491 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:29,500 about experience holiness. Consecration a heart. 492 00:30:29,500 --> 00:30:34,300 That's after Purity, a heart that flees from sin and embrace 493 00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:37,500 his righteousness, one who is willing to continually sale or 494 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:41,400 whatever is of me that doesn't, please you remove it from my 495 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,400 life. And he goes on to say, they 496 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,300 shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them. 497 00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:50,800 This one's going to sting. So prepare yourself. 498 00:30:52,300 --> 00:30:56,800 What's happening here? He's telling Jeremiah I want you 499 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,200 to know how to frame your life as you relate to other people. 500 00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:03,400 And here it is. You as my messenger. 501 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,300 I will be pleased because you preach repentance. 502 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:10,600 If these fellow Israelites who are in compromise, listen to 503 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:15,200 that message and are now turning to me through your message, I 504 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:19,200 will be pleased with that. But Jeremiah, if because of your 505 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,500 association with others, if because of your environment, you 506 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:27,200 are being influenced by them, you will no longer stand before 507 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,200 me. In others. 508 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,700 What he's saying is, if you have elevated, the relationship of 509 00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:37,700 those who are ungodly and in compromise and who do not fear 510 00:31:37,700 --> 00:31:39,600 me and it, we were not asking what shall I do? 511 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,200 Lord, then you yourself will forfeit. 512 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,700 The very thing that I want you to do for my name sake. 513 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,300 Do you understand how serious that is? 514 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,400 Here's what I'm trying to say that God is so serious about 515 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,300 consecration that he is concerned about those in our 516 00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:54,900 lives, that would contaminate our holiness. 517 00:31:56,900 --> 00:32:00,400 Now again, this is a hard pill to swallow, but there is a 518 00:32:00,408 --> 00:32:02,600 standard if God would want to use you. 519 00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:05,400 In this life, you will pay a price. 520 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:08,500 You will you will have to say goodbye to some friendships. 521 00:32:08,500 --> 00:32:11,700 If you want God to use you as a mouthpiece and God knows in this 522 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:13,800 generation, we need a mouthpiece. 523 00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:17,700 We need a voice. We have many Echoes, we need 524 00:32:17,700 --> 00:32:21,500 voices and not just do preachers but through churches and those 525 00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:26,900 who represent Christ If they turn to you fine but if you turn 526 00:32:26,900 --> 00:32:29,300 to them you're compromising your calling. 527 00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:31,900 It doesn't mean that you can't hang out with your unbelieving. 528 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:34,900 Cousins at Thanksgiving. Take a breath every time I 529 00:32:34,900 --> 00:32:37,000 preached on stuff like this. Like, can I go, can I say hi to 530 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,900 my coworker? Yes, you can say hi to your 531 00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:41,900 coworker. I'm not talking about that. 532 00:32:42,700 --> 00:32:46,600 I'm talking about the tug of war in this life. 533 00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:50,700 That those you relate to, if they are pulling you towards 534 00:32:50,700 --> 00:32:54,400 them and they're changing you from christlikeness, let go of 535 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,600 the Rope. But if you're pulling them, just 536 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,400 like what you said, Jeremiah and then let it be, let them be one 537 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,200 for Christ through your life. I'm talking about being used by 538 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:04,300 God. Oh, just because I'm a 539 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:06,100 Christian. God will use me wrong. 540 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,900 Oh, you're saved, but you'll be barely saved. 541 00:33:10,900 --> 00:33:14,600 As Paul said, escaping fire when your works are judged. 542 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,400 I know this is a hard pill to swallow like I get it. 543 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,500 But God only needs one in a generation, so even if one 544 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,800 receives it, God can shake America. 545 00:33:26,300 --> 00:33:29,200 If you don't believe what I'm saying about Jeremiah look what 546 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:33,300 Paul says back in second, Timothy 2 verse 22 because now 547 00:33:33,300 --> 00:33:37,100 he he did this, he defines what it means to cleanse ourselves 548 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,700 like what does it mean to cleanse myself? 549 00:33:40,300 --> 00:33:41,700 What does that actually look like? 550 00:33:41,700 --> 00:33:45,000 And he describes it here in verse 22 and and would you 551 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,600 notice this that he's actually preaching to 2 Timothy before 552 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,600 congregation? He speaking to the man who was 553 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,900 pastoring this church? And this man should pass along 554 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:57,100 the message to those who Sitting in his ministry. 555 00:33:57,300 --> 00:34:02,600 So he tells Timothy Paul tells Pastor Tim, so, flee, youthful, 556 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,600 Passions And pursue righteousness. 557 00:34:06,900 --> 00:34:11,300 Faith, love and peace along. Here it is the same thing. 558 00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:14,900 He told Jeremiah along with those who call on the Lord from 559 00:34:14,900 --> 00:34:19,100 a pure heart. You know, if he says along with 560 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:21,400 those who call on the Lord period, it would be a different 561 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,100 thing. But, remember those who name the 562 00:34:23,107 --> 00:34:27,400 name of the Lord must do, what depart from iniquity and so Paul 563 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,699 doesn't have the ungodly, the unbelieving, the refusing to 564 00:34:30,699 --> 00:34:32,400 submit to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 565 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:37,800 Paul has in mind, those who name The name of the Lord, but have 566 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,100 not departed from iniquity. This is what it means to cleanse 567 00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:42,900 yourself. It doesn't mean that you just 568 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:45,900 stop doing certain things by the power of the Holy Spirit. 569 00:34:45,900 --> 00:34:48,600 It means that you also pursue certain things. 570 00:34:51,500 --> 00:34:54,900 It's not just, I don't do this, it's here's where my heart is 571 00:34:55,400 --> 00:35:01,000 driven towards righteousness. Peace faith, when God sees a 572 00:35:01,008 --> 00:35:05,800 man, when God sees a woman in such a condition, such a heart 573 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:09,400 posture, they make themselves. Recruitable for God's service, 574 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,900 and here's the wonderful thing. We read a back in verse 21, he 575 00:35:13,900 --> 00:35:19,900 will be a vessel for honorable use Set apart as holy not 576 00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:23,700 positionally in Christ, practically for Christ. 577 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:30,400 Set apart as holy useful to the Master of the House large house. 578 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,600 There's a Master of the House and he's looking continually for 579 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:37,100 vessels to recruit and it's the last part here that's striking 580 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:40,100 to me. Ready for every good work. 581 00:35:41,300 --> 00:35:44,500 Meaning what? I can't come up here and tell 582 00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:47,600 you if you cleanse yourself or if you pursue these things and 583 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,100 reject these things, God will use you in this way. 584 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,600 It doesn't mean that everybody in, here's gonna be a pastor, or 585 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:57,600 a missionary or evangelist, he says ready for every good work, 586 00:35:58,300 --> 00:36:02,000 beyond the titles and the positions in the church, in your 587 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:05,700 workplace, in your family, every good work possible. 588 00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:08,200 You'll be ready for and it's interesting. 589 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:12,300 He speaking about preparedness. You may not know what it is that 590 00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:16,100 God will use you for, but God will use you when he wants to do 591 00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:19,800 something. You probably remember this 592 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,500 growing up as I did that whenever we had guests coming 593 00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:26,600 over, my mom would often has two siblings, her children to get 594 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,500 ready, the table, especially for occasions. 595 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,900 And we had this one cabinet with all the special vessels, the 596 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:35,800 plates, and the cups, and the cutlery. 597 00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,800 And we would open it set up the table. 598 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,500 And these vessels were used for one thing to serve a particular 599 00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:44,200 people. And one thing about those 600 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,600 vessels, one thing about that China set, one thing about those 601 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,700 plates and those cups. And those Cutlery, one thing I 602 00:36:48,707 --> 00:36:50,100 knew they were locked and loaded. 603 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:53,300 Every time they weren't hanging around, they were in the 604 00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:56,100 dishwasher staying there. No, they were there ready, they 605 00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,300 were there. Ready for those wonderful 606 00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:58,900 meetings with people and friends and family. 607 00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:03,000 We haven't seen for a while. And that's what God is calling 608 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,900 his people to. Because the same way such 609 00:37:04,900 --> 00:37:07,000 vessels are used to serve people. 610 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,700 God uses, holy people to bless people. 611 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,900 God uses a holy people to bless people. 612 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:16,900 And that's what he's looking for. 613 00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:22,500 Continually And what's incredible for us to comprehend. 614 00:37:23,500 --> 00:37:26,900 Is that we might hear such a message and feel more 615 00:37:26,900 --> 00:37:30,700 intimidated and encouraged because we realize, if we're 616 00:37:30,700 --> 00:37:32,400 honest with ourselves, there are things that we need to be 617 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,700 cleansed from, but I just don't have the power to do it. 618 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,800 I've tried to defeat this thing for years. 619 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,700 I realized that this is this honoring Christ. 620 00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:44,500 I know that it's harming. My testimony fact. 621 00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:48,900 It's so annoying and it's so paralyzing that I don't even 622 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:52,100 want to serve God because this thing is nodding at my soul. 623 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:56,900 Christ is not asking you to cleanse yourself in your own 624 00:37:56,900 --> 00:38:00,600 strength. The Lord Jesus is not asking you 625 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:02,700 to purify yourself with your own power. 626 00:38:03,700 --> 00:38:07,200 And there is a text in the Old Testament that proves that all 627 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,200 that God Longs for you to do is submit yourself in the hands of 628 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,000 the Potter. Would you turn to Malachi 629 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:19,700 chapter 3, please? Malachi 3. 630 00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:29,500 Malachi 3. We're told something about the 631 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:35,300 sons of Levi. Now coming up to this chapter, 632 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,100 there are skating, rebukes concern, the priest, and the 633 00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:42,400 leadership of Israel, they were offering terrible sacrifices, 634 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,400 they were Unholy themselves. They were leading people astray 635 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,800 by their example, and by their teaching and is just rebuke 636 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,500 after rebuke, after rebuke for the leadership. 637 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:59,700 And finally and Malachi 3 verse 3, we read he being God will sit 638 00:38:59,700 --> 00:39:02,300 as a refiner and purifier of silver. 639 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,800 And he will purify the sons of Levi, and refined them like, 640 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,800 gold and silver, then Impala, say, vessels of gold and silver. 641 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:14,400 Refined them like gold and silver and they will bring 642 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:17,200 offerings and righteousness to the Lord. 643 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,800 Who's doing the refining? Not you and not me. 644 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:27,900 God is doing the refining. And like what Jeremiah said, at 645 00:39:27,900 --> 00:39:32,000 one point when God brought him to a Potter at a potter's wheel, 646 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:36,800 cannot I do to you what this Potter is doing with the clay. 647 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,000 I will guide your Sovereign. You can just take the clean. 648 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,100 Do what you want? No. 649 00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:44,000 He's using that text as an example that yes you are clay 650 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,500 but you must submit yourself in the hands of the Potter. 651 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:53,000 Stop being stubborn, stop trying to do it in your own strength. 652 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,700 Something you have to strategize something, you have to do it in 653 00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:58,000 the power of the Flesh and submit yourself. 654 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,200 And let God do his work. And you know what, I love about 655 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:05,300 this text that despite the record of rebellion of these 656 00:40:05,300 --> 00:40:09,000 sons of Levi, God was still willing to cleanse them, not 657 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,700 cast them, cleanse them purify them, renew them, restore them. 658 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:17,100 And there's an interesting word in this verse, he will sit 659 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:25,400 there's sometimes I'm in a rush and when I eat, I stand, Hi, my 660 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,800 jacket on. I my keys in my on one hand and 661 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:32,300 I'm eating because I'm going to rush, I'm not focused. 662 00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:36,000 Sometimes I miss my mouth, I need to get to my next place and 663 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:39,500 so I'm standing so that once I finish what I think is enough, I 664 00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:42,800 run to my car so I can move on. God does not stand when he 665 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:47,100 refines us. He sits he's patient. 666 00:40:49,300 --> 00:40:53,500 He's focused. He's very much dedicated to this 667 00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:56,700 work. He's very much willing and 668 00:40:56,700 --> 00:41:01,900 wanting to take his time, his energy, if he had energy to 669 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:06,900 waste his Focus, to take those who are willing to be cleansed 670 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,600 and for him to cleanse. And although he has creative 671 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:14,600 ways of refining you and me, does he not That joke that 672 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:18,200 people often say God give me patience and give it to me now 673 00:41:18,900 --> 00:41:24,000 it's not how it works. Yes, God by the spirit can 674 00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:27,100 Infuse within you a strength to overcome certain things in the 675 00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:30,100 moment and I believe he does that specifically with sins of 676 00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:32,900 the flesh, sins of the spirit. He can he can wipe it away, but 677 00:41:32,900 --> 00:41:36,100 when it comes to character and attitude, oh, he finds creative 678 00:41:36,100 --> 00:41:40,200 ways of refining you. He takes you through trials, he 679 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:43,100 lets you be burned, he takes you through circumstances, in which 680 00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:48,000 you, you are dependent upon God, less you act out in the flesh. 681 00:41:48,700 --> 00:41:52,400 And so, if you're going through a trial, fiery trial, know this, 682 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,800 he's refining. You and know this. 683 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,800 He's refining you so that he can use you. 684 00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:01,300 He wants to use you. He's so longing to use his 685 00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:04,800 people. For many reasons, God can do a 686 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,700 lot of things in his own, he can do all things on his own. 687 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:12,600 But you know what, he wants more Glory by you keep using week 688 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,900 vessels and showing his perfect strength through them. 689 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:19,000 And so he's looking for those vessels and he sits and he's 690 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,200 patient. You know what this shows me God 691 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,900 is Not Looking for instantaneous change. 692 00:42:24,700 --> 00:42:27,100 You're not a candidate to be used by God, just because you 693 00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:29,900 had a perfect week and then you lose that qualification because 694 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:35,300 you had a bad day. No, he sits and he doesn't just 695 00:42:35,300 --> 00:42:37,500 refine you. And then once you're finished, 696 00:42:37,500 --> 00:42:40,400 he uses you, he uses you as he refines you. 697 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:46,500 And so, I slip and I fall forward, and I reacted, in a way 698 00:42:46,500 --> 00:42:49,200 that somebody shouldn't react, who claims to know, Christ, does 699 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,400 God disqualify me, know, he refines me further. 700 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:58,000 He brings me to my knees when I was at work and I showed 701 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,100 something that didn't represent him, he brings me to my knees 702 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:05,100 when I was in the father or the husband that I was called to be 703 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:11,100 in Light of Christ. And he refines me and he refines 704 00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:15,700 you, the concern for this hour, as I bring forth this message to 705 00:43:15,700 --> 00:43:18,800 you is the concern of ezekiel's day. 706 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:22,700 When the prophet was told by God and I sought for a man among 707 00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:27,400 them I saw for a man among them who would stand in the gap. 708 00:43:29,300 --> 00:43:31,800 That I would not destroy the land, but I found none. 709 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,100 But I found none. Meaning what I did not find the 710 00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:39,900 vessels of gold and silver that I was needing to do a work in 711 00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:44,500 this generation. And I pray that your life, my 712 00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:48,300 life would be consecrated unto the Lord so that when he is 713 00:43:48,300 --> 00:43:53,000 ready to do a great work, he will find a church ready to be 714 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,700 used. Can I give you one more hint 715 00:43:55,700 --> 00:43:59,000 before we close ready for every good work? 716 00:43:59,300 --> 00:44:02,100 Would you like another practical hint of how you can be ready for 717 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:04,100 every good? Was that phrase sound familiar? 718 00:44:04,700 --> 00:44:07,200 Go back to 2nd Timothy please and will close here. 719 00:44:11,100 --> 00:44:14,000 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself verse 21 from what is 720 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,600 dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use set 721 00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:20,100 apart as holy useful to the master of the house, ready for 722 00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:24,800 every good work. Go to 2nd, Timothy 3:16 All 723 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,300 scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for 724 00:44:28,300 --> 00:44:31,000 reproof for correction, and for training in righteousness. 725 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,200 That the man of God, may be complete equipped for every good 726 00:44:34,200 --> 00:44:39,100 work. You want to be a vessel that God 727 00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:40,300 would use. I don't know how he's going to 728 00:44:40,308 --> 00:44:42,400 use you. I don't know what he has planned 729 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:45,000 for you. My main goal in this message. 730 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:49,200 Today's for one thing for you to just be ready, if you want to 731 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:52,800 ready yourself. No, the scriptures. 732 00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:57,700 Know the scriptures know, the will of God absorb the the word 733 00:44:57,700 --> 00:45:00,500 of God examine your life and light of the word of God, 734 00:45:00,500 --> 00:45:03,800 because the word of God equips us for every good work and God 735 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:06,800 is looking for vessels for every good work. 736 00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:11,400 Brothers and sisters, I hope and my prayer over this message, as 737 00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:14,100 it is declared to you today. Is that you would leave here 738 00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:19,000 more excited. Than burdened that, you would 739 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:23,800 realize that it's available for all of us, but there's one 740 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:26,800 condition, Holiness unto the Lord. 741 00:45:27,900 --> 00:45:48,800 May God be with us, let's pray. Lord, we come before you. 742 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:55,400 And we thank you that you do not require the strength of the 743 00:45:55,408 --> 00:46:01,500 flesh, the wisdom of this world. The stature of a certain frame 744 00:46:01,500 --> 00:46:05,000 of physical bodies. Lord, but you require one thing 745 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:09,300 a willingness to be cleansed by the refinery Lord, you know, in 746 00:46:09,300 --> 00:46:12,700 this place who needs to be cleansed and we all needed. 747 00:46:12,700 --> 00:46:15,500 Oh God continually. But for those who have perhaps 748 00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:20,700 holding onto certain things that they know are dishonorable, We 749 00:46:20,700 --> 00:46:23,700 pray and ask that they were not be one soul that represents this 750 00:46:23,700 --> 00:46:26,800 ministry that would be within the house but not ready for 751 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:30,600 God's use. We want to be used for every 752 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:32,600 good work, whatever you have in mind Lord. 753 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,700 We pray that you would peek into this room of your great large 754 00:46:35,700 --> 00:46:41,200 house and find every vessel ready for the plans in the 755 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:45,300 programs that you have for this generation. and we asked so God 756 00:46:45,300 --> 00:46:49,100 that you would wash over us purify, our hearts may we be 757 00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:52,700 like gold Lord. If there are those like in the 758 00:46:52,700 --> 00:46:57,400 book of Lamentations who have lost that glow, who have grown 759 00:46:57,400 --> 00:47:02,300 dim, who have been covered by certain things, that makes them 760 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:07,000 a different person. Altogether, a contradiction to 761 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:11,300 their convictions, Lord wash us, a fresh wash us and mind and 762 00:47:11,300 --> 00:47:17,100 word, and deed cleanse us from within We asked, oh, God, that 763 00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:20,200 this would create a hunger in our hearts, as, it wasn't Paul. 764 00:47:20,200 --> 00:47:23,700 What shall I do? Lord what, what do you have for 765 00:47:23,700 --> 00:47:25,600 me in this life? What do you have for me as a 766 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:27,300 husband? As a father as a wife as a 767 00:47:27,308 --> 00:47:28,800 mother? What do you have for me? 768 00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:31,200 As a single person? What do you have for me as a 769 00:47:31,207 --> 00:47:32,700 student? What do you have for me? 770 00:47:32,900 --> 00:47:34,800 As somebody who's working a nine-to-five? 771 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:36,500 What do you have for me? What shall I do? 772 00:47:36,500 --> 00:47:41,500 Lord May that be our Perpetual plea and may you be pleased to 773 00:47:41,500 --> 00:47:44,700 answer it because there's no Greater Joy in this life than to 774 00:47:44,700 --> 00:47:49,500 know you first and then to be used by you as you see fit low, 775 00:47:49,500 --> 00:47:51,400 we submit ourselves to you in this place. 776 00:47:52,700 --> 00:47:56,000 Cleanse us afresh. In your name, we pray. 777 00:47:56,600 --> 00:47:58,600 Amen. You don't have to stand. 778 00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:00,700 If you don't want to, you can stand, if you want to. 779 00:48:00,700 --> 00:48:04,200 I Really in the next few moments, I really would love for 780 00:48:04,200 --> 00:48:08,700 us to apply this immediately. Put your hands in the hands of 781 00:48:08,700 --> 00:48:12,200 the great refinery. And here's the encouraging thing 782 00:48:12,200 --> 00:48:15,300 about the grace of God, listen if you're not even asking that 783 00:48:15,300 --> 00:48:17,500 question, if you're not even concerned about you being used 784 00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:22,800 by God, if you're finding a greater thrill and a promotion 785 00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:27,000 and your retirement plan, there's nothing wrong with those 786 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:28,600 things. But if there's no what shall I 787 00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:32,200 do in your mind in your daydreaming, in your nights, 788 00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:34,400 laying your head, on that pillow, if you're not asking 789 00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:37,600 that question, God is so gracious enough to birth that in 790 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,400 you. You can ask him saying God, I 791 00:48:40,408 --> 00:48:42,700 don't know why it is but I'm not even craving this. 792 00:48:42,700 --> 00:48:44,600 I need you to do something in my soul. 793 00:48:44,900 --> 00:48:47,900 How is it that I can be born of your spirit and not crave to be 794 00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:52,100 used by you do something in me and God will do it and listen to 795 00:48:52,100 --> 00:48:54,500 how he'll do it in many ways you can. 796 00:48:54,500 --> 00:48:57,000 But one thing he will certainly do is all the things that you 797 00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:00,800 thought you would find pleasure and will grow strangely dim And 798 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:03,100 now you begin to get bored by things that thrilled. 799 00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:05,800 You trivial things will become even more trivial, and you think 800 00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:08,500 to yourself, I have nothing to live for except for Christ. 801 00:49:09,900 --> 00:49:11,600 Entertainment won't be much entertainment. 802 00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:15,100 I'm not against entertainment, but I'm a fan of the joy. 803 00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:18,600 The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit Will. 804 00:49:18,600 --> 00:49:22,800 So impart something in you that you will be wholly dissatisfied 805 00:49:23,700 --> 00:49:25,400 and God will do something with you. 806 00:49:25,500 --> 00:49:26,900 He will place his Spirit upon you. 807 00:49:26,900 --> 00:49:28,500 He will place a fragrance on your heel. 808 00:49:28,500 --> 00:49:32,400 Anoint you in a way in which you will do great things for his 809 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:34,600 kingdom. It may not be recognized and may 810 00:49:34,600 --> 00:49:38,900 not be recorded, but I'll tell you, this, it will be recognized 811 00:49:38,900 --> 00:49:43,100 one day. And it will bless people and it 812 00:49:43,107 --> 00:49:47,500 will change their lives. This is the Cry of Christ this 813 00:49:47,500 --> 00:49:50,300 morning, not just here but I believe all across the world 814 00:49:50,600 --> 00:49:52,900 where are those who are willing to cleanse themselves? 815 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:57,100 Where those who are willing to pay the price, it's not really 816 00:49:57,100 --> 00:49:59,300 much of a price. Is it let go of the things that 817 00:49:59,300 --> 00:50:03,300 destroy your soul? Anyway, And embrace Holiness, 818 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,900 pursue righteousness, peace, faith, and love. 819 00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:09,100 If you want a motivation for Holiness. 820 00:50:09,100 --> 00:50:11,500 Yes, please Christ. But you want to know something? 821 00:50:12,900 --> 00:50:16,200 You have every right to want to be holy because you want to be 822 00:50:16,200 --> 00:50:20,600 used by God. In fact, a true, holy servant 823 00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:24,000 will continually examine their words, their decisions there 824 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:28,200 meditations, where their eyes go to with their hands do for this 825 00:50:28,200 --> 00:50:31,500 sole purpose. God, I don't want anything to 826 00:50:31,500 --> 00:50:36,000 interfere with your Holy Spirit, anointing me and empowering me, 827 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:39,000 and using me, whatever it is that I need to let go of. 828 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:40,800 So that when people hear me, they hear Christ. 829 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,800 And when they see me, they see Christ, let it be. 830 00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:46,700 So, I want the power of God on my life. 831 00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:50,000 I want people to be able to Since the Holiness and the love 832 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:53,600 of Christ through my life. And so give me the grace to let 833 00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:55,100 go of whatever I needed to let go of. 834 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:58,100 So that your Holy Spirit can radiate from my heart. 835 00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:03,200 Unfortunately, in many places, many institutions, many churches 836 00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:05,800 were just satisfied with being in the house. 837 00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:09,100 But not being used by the Master of the House. 838 00:51:10,700 --> 00:51:13,000 May God protect us from such a false ambition. 839 00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:18,100 If you need to stay seated, pray to your God. 840 00:51:18,700 --> 00:51:22,200 If you want to stand and worship worship your God, but we're not 841 00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:24,400 going to rush out of here. We want to make sure that we do 842 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:27,800 business with God, Amen. Spend time with the Lord. 843 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,800 We're going to worship together and you will be dismissed. 844 00:51:31,900 --> 00:51:32,700 Whenever you're ready.