1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:07,200 This this morning, what I want to do, I want to do something 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,600 that really I had. I had not done before prior to 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:18,200 making this sermon. And that is back in back in. 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:23,700 I guess it was January. We had a theme month at Oakdale 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,000 and we have famous every now and then it'll tell and this one was 6 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,500 talking about the songs that we sing because after all there are 7 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:36,000 messages to the songs that we sing after all the words, mean 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:41,100 something it's neat being up north where I am and being 9 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:45,000 around Ivan Kosta and every once in a while hearing just the 10 00:00:45,008 --> 00:00:46,800 back. Kind of a song that he has 11 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,600 written. And then after singing that 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:54,600 song, after knowing the background of that, just the 13 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:59,400 song just means so much more. And when we went through this at 14 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:05,300 Oakdale, it really has really enhanced my portion when it 15 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:09,800 comes to seeing the songs that we have talked about, And really 16 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,400 just making a connection. And that's what I would like to 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,000 do this morning. As we talk about this particular 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,700 song this morning, it Is Well with My Soul. 19 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,900 Now we know that singing has always been an important part of 20 00:01:23,900 --> 00:01:26,700 worship. In fact, we sing all kinds of 21 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:29,700 songs Through The Years and all different types of songs. 22 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:33,700 We sang songs about heaven. We sing praises to God. 23 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:39,600 We've sang songs about Jesus and his sacrifice and we have Six 24 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:45,300 sang songs of thankfulness and songs about our salvation and 25 00:01:45,300 --> 00:01:49,000 and songs that could encourage us when times are tough. 26 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,500 And yet we see songs and worships it would because God 27 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:59,000 said, I want you to sing. In fact, if you look here in 28 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,500 Ephesians chapter 9 and verse number 19 that says speaking to 29 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:08,699 one, another in Psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs 30 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:13,200 singing and making melody in your hearts, to the Lord. 31 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,800 He oh, he also, we are addressed this as Paul writes to the 32 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Colossians 3 verse 16, which is on the Back of the song books, 33 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,100 he says, let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 34 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:29,300 wisdom. Teaching and admonishing. 35 00:02:29,300 --> 00:02:34,700 One another how In Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. 36 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:39,600 How are we to do it singing with Grace in your hearts to the 37 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,200 Lord? And so we had this command by 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,700 God, sing. And I do about you. 39 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:52,700 I love to sing for one thing. And I love the singing aspect 40 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:57,000 of, with the church assembles together that we could sing 41 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,200 together. We could participate together in 42 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,700 that thing. And I believe that brings us 43 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:06,000 together when God's people come together to sing together for 44 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:14,200 one during our worship together. And so I want to go through this 45 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,800 song this morning and you'll bear with me for just a few 46 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:22,400 moments as I talk about the background of and of this song 47 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,400 and how it all came about. And then we're going to get into 48 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:30,400 scripture here in just a moment. And so we're introduced to a 49 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,800 man, this is Horatio spafford. He was the author of this 50 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:39,300 particular song. He was a hard-working successful 51 00:03:39,300 --> 00:03:42,500 attorney. He lived in Chicago in the 52 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:46,900 latter part of the 19th century and he was also religious man, 53 00:03:47,300 --> 00:03:52,500 who was very involved in his church, and he became close 54 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:56,300 friends with the Evangelist Dwight, L Moody, you might have 55 00:03:56,300 --> 00:04:00,500 heard that name before down through the years and what mr. 56 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:03,300 Spofford had done. He had supported mr. 57 00:04:03,300 --> 00:04:08,400 Moody's efforts in evangelism in fact historians. 58 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,100 Say about mr. Spofford. 59 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:13,300 That he was a man of the scriptures and he was said to 60 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:19,200 have known them very well, but in 1870, tragedy struck him. 61 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,400 In fact, his four-year-old son was struck with Carl scarlet 62 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:29,000 fever, and he died just that the young age of four. 63 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:36,800 And then one year later in 1871 while he was still struggling 64 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,300 with the grief of his son. The Great Chicago Fire came. 65 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,200 And you can see how devastating this was. 66 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,500 This was these are blocks with in Chicago. 67 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:56,500 This is about a three mile radius of how widespread this 68 00:04:56,500 --> 00:04:58,800 fire. Was it was a devastating fire. 69 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,400 It killed up to 300 people and nobody knows for sure how it 70 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,700 started. But the most popular belief, as 71 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:07,600 we might have been taught in schools that mrs. 72 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,200 O'Leary's cow had tipped over the lantern in the barn and had 73 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,100 set it Ablaze. And then Throughout the city but 74 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:18,200 what makes this important is that mr. 75 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,400 Spafford had invested heavily in real estate. 76 00:05:22,100 --> 00:05:25,600 And so due to the fire he and his family, they lost a fortune 77 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,000 but he responded to the fire by helping with the work of 78 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:33,300 rebuilding the city and doing all that he could to help the 79 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,200 nearly about 100,000 people who had been left homeless because 80 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,000 of this fire. And then there was two years 81 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,600 later, it was November of 1873 remission mr. 82 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,700 Spofford and his wife Anna pictured here. 83 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,900 They decided to take a family trip with their four daughters 84 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:59,000 to Europe and this she and this trip was for two specific 85 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,800 reasons. Number one it was for family 86 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,800 vacation but number two was to Media meet up with the 87 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,800 Evangelist Dwight Moody and help support it hit. 88 00:06:09,900 --> 00:06:15,000 His efforts, and what we call a gospel meeting over there and 89 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,300 that in Europe. And so they packed up and they 90 00:06:17,300 --> 00:06:21,400 headed from Chicago to New York, where they would bore this 91 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,600 luxury liner here. I'm not going to begin to tell 92 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,400 you the name of this. It's a French word, but that's 93 00:06:27,407 --> 00:06:30,100 an artist. Rendering of this particular 94 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:32,400 French liner that they were going to board. 95 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,400 But at the last minute though, an urgent matter came up, rather 96 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,200 than making the whole family, wait on him. 97 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:43,100 It was decided that his His wife Anna and their four daughters 98 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:46,500 will go on ahead and then mr. Spafford, he would take care of 99 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:48,100 his work. Would finish it up, and then he 100 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:51,900 would meet them in just a few weeks over there in Europe. 101 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:58,100 And so off, they went none of them, knowing That this would be 102 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:00,800 the last time, mr. Smith's, her spafford was see 103 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:06,800 his daughters. Because on the way to Europe in 104 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,200 the middle of the night, it was November 22nd. 105 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,100 Passengers were sleeping in their beds at the ship glided 106 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:19,300 through the waters. But they awoke with the jolt of 107 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:23,800 the ship had collided with an iron sailing vessel and as a 108 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,400 result their ship sank after just 22 minutes. 109 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:34,000 And from the record 226. Passengers died. 110 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:40,600 Including all four of mr. Spofford is daughters, but Anna, 111 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:45,300 she barely survived. As she was found in the water 112 00:07:45,300 --> 00:07:49,900 unconscious laying on a piece of the record in wreckage. 113 00:07:49,900 --> 00:07:52,700 In fact, she was only one of forty, seven survivors. 114 00:07:52,700 --> 00:07:56,900 And so they took the survivors. They landed Wells. 115 00:07:58,100 --> 00:08:00,400 And when she was over there, she sent this telegram. 116 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,800 This is the actual Telegraph that she sent back to mr. 117 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:09,200 Spofford. And she said here, she said 118 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,600 saved alone. What shall I do? 119 00:08:16,500 --> 00:08:18,800 So mr. Spofford, after he had after he 120 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,400 had gotten this message from his wife and the tragic news. 121 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,900 He, he booked his passage to join his wife and and as he was 122 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:30,900 going over there, it was said, it was a cold, December night, 123 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:33,900 the captain of his ship called him aside. 124 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:39,299 And he said, I believe we're at the place where the ship went 125 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:42,600 down. So mr. 126 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Spafford was said to just have just stood silently in there at 127 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,500 the rails and he kind of looked out into the darkness. 128 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:54,100 He went back to his cabin but they say, well, he found it hard 129 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:56,200 to sleep and so he said to himself. 130 00:08:56,900 --> 00:09:00,800 It is well, the will of the Lord be done. 131 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:07,200 So from this moment, it inspired him to write these words. 132 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,800 This is the actual piece of paper and his right hand writing 133 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:17,100 Of this poem that he wrote. It is not clear that he wrote 134 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:21,000 the words that night or or sometime during the journey to 135 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,300 see his wife or maybe sometime later. 136 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,100 But in 1876 just a few years later. 137 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:30,400 Philip Bliss. Took the words and put music to 138 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,700 mr. Spafford poem. and it has become 139 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:38,700 a favorite Hymn of a mini Christian sense and I believe it 140 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:41,800 has become a favorite because of times, we can relate to the 141 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:47,800 message when we sing this song, We've had some type of Hearts 142 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,400 heartbreak or hardship that we've gone through, I mean, all 143 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,900 of us have experienced the unfairness of life. 144 00:09:54,900 --> 00:09:57,300 In fact to use mr. Spofford, sprays. 145 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:01,800 We have learned that there are times when Sorrows seemed to, to 146 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,700 come as regular as a see bills that role as Shore. 147 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,000 And that's what makes this song a great Hymn of our faith 148 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,200 because mr. Spofford points us to the 149 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,700 powerful truth and comforting facts that help that help us 150 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:18,200 when Sorrows threatened to overwhelm us. 151 00:10:19,300 --> 00:10:23,800 His him tells a vital principles that tell us to be content. 152 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:28,900 No matter what happens, be content or even put it another 153 00:10:28,900 --> 00:10:33,100 way, how it could be well with our soul, even when things 154 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:39,800 aren't well in our life, And so for this the next few minutes I 155 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,200 want to talk about the message of this song as we look at it 156 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,500 verse by verse and now we're going to apply scripture to 157 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:51,000 these things into the message. The first verse is we. 158 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:56,700 Well know, says when peace like a river, attendeth my way when 159 00:10:56,700 --> 00:11:02,100 Sorrows like, sea Billows, roll, whatever, my lot thou Hast 160 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:07,500 taught me to say it is. Well, it Is Well with My Soul, 161 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:11,100 Well mr. Spofford tells us is that 162 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,300 however life treats. You if it treats you well if 163 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:17,300 things are going great and you feel God's blessings continually 164 00:11:17,300 --> 00:11:21,000 and it brings peace to you. Or on the other hand, if 165 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:24,100 Sorrows, come to you like waves of the sea crashing upon the 166 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:28,100 shore in various ways of immersed, emotional hurt, maybe 167 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:32,700 depression, maybe chronic pain, may be broken friendships or 168 00:11:32,700 --> 00:11:36,800 whatever it is in life, whether good or bad, God teaches us 169 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,900 something about them. Now, we are not naturally born 170 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:44,400 with the ability to just be happy and it be at peace when 171 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:48,800 we're going through through hardships and grief and yet 172 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,900 again, God teaches us something about those times. 173 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:58,900 In fact, Paul writes this in Philippians chapter 4, we're 174 00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:01,700 going to stay just for a moment here in the context of 175 00:12:01,700 --> 00:12:07,300 Philippians chapter 4, he says here in verse 11 not that I 176 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:13,200 speak in regard to need He says, for I have learned in whatever 177 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,600 state I am to be. What? 178 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,600 To be content in whatever state to be content. 179 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:28,000 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound everywhere. 180 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:34,100 And, in all things I have learned both to be full and to 181 00:12:34,100 --> 00:12:41,000 be hungry both to abound and to suffer need Then he says, as we 182 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,800 all know in verse number 13, I can do all things through 183 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,300 Christ, who strengthens me? All things. 184 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:56,300 Because of Christ. So Paul said he learned 185 00:12:56,300 --> 00:12:59,700 something from God. Whatever he was going through, 186 00:12:59,700 --> 00:13:02,700 whether B, times a plenty, whether B times, a good weather 187 00:13:02,700 --> 00:13:04,700 would be times of bad or or famine. 188 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,000 He learned to be content with whatever state he was in. 189 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,200 He learned that it was still well with this Soul, no matter 190 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:17,200 what, no matter what You know, really when you think about it 191 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:20,300 being content, man, that could go a long way. 192 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:25,400 It really can, it can keep us from worrying about things that 193 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,900 we really don't need to worry about. 194 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:32,200 I mean some of you might watch the news, some of you might read 195 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,800 the news maybe on a daily basis and you're going to see all 196 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,900 kinds of stuff. You're going to see stories of 197 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:41,800 crime and War terrorist attacks. You're going to see Society 198 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,300 embracing and moral Behavior. You're going to see what's going 199 00:13:45,300 --> 00:13:50,700 on in DC and other things. You going to see how Society is 200 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:54,600 trying to adapt and create new rules that are contrary to the 201 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,000 moral laws that we find in the scriptures. 202 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,300 You're going to see all kinds of stuff. 203 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,100 And sometimes when we expose ourselves to the news like that, 204 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,700 maybe it might get us to worrying about what's going on 205 00:14:09,700 --> 00:14:12,600 here or there and it causes us to not be content. 206 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:18,300 About where we are about what is going on around us. 207 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:22,800 But, you know, in the previous verses here in the context of 208 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,300 chapter 4, Paul tells us something about that very thing, 209 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:29,100 look here. Verse number 6, be anxious for 210 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:32,500 nothing. Quit worrying. 211 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,200 But what should we do instead of being anxious for nothing? 212 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:43,500 He said instead, but in everything by prayer and 213 00:14:43,500 --> 00:14:48,000 supplication with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known 214 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,000 to God. What's the result? 215 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,300 Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard 216 00:14:55,300 --> 00:14:57,500 your hearts and Minds through Christ Jesus. 217 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,700 There's the formula. Put out by Paul. 218 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:12,400 So, the solution is pray. And pray often offer prayers 219 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,500 that you're thankful for for things that you're thankful for 220 00:15:15,500 --> 00:15:18,200 offer prayers for for everything. 221 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:22,400 Let God know how thankful you are for how good he is to you. 222 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,500 Let him know how thankful you are for the things that you have 223 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,300 and what he has blessed you with. 224 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:35,900 But also offer requests to God. Pray for others. 225 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:40,500 Pray for yourself in areas where you need strength and you need 226 00:15:40,500 --> 00:15:45,500 help. And the result after we do these 227 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:49,500 things, the peace of God will guard our hearts. 228 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,300 That's the result will be put that into action. 229 00:15:55,100 --> 00:15:57,200 I'm reminded of another song that we have sink through the 230 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,600 years. You all know this one. 231 00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:03,200 Sweet Hour of Prayer. Sweet Hour of Prayer. 232 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,100 They calls me from a world of care. 233 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:10,900 And basically at my father's Throne, make all my wants and 234 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:14,700 wishes known. It doesn't prayer do that. 235 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,800 Absolutely, it does. Notice what? 236 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,900 Paul says, here, continuing verse number 18. 237 00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:25,200 Still the context of Philippians 4, finally Brethren, he says, 238 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,000 whatever things are true. Whatever things are noble, 239 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,800 whatever things are, just whatever things are pure, 240 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,900 whatever things are, lovely, whatever. 241 00:16:32,900 --> 00:16:36,100 Things are of good report if there is any virtue. 242 00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:39,600 And if there is anything praiseworthy, what do we do? 243 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,400 He says we meditate on these things. 244 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:46,700 That's what we do, we meditate on these things, the things 245 00:16:46,700 --> 00:16:49,900 which you learned and received and heard and saw me, he said 246 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:52,800 these do. And what again, what is the 247 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,500 result if we do that and the God of Peace will be with you? 248 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:02,100 That's the result. That's the reward of doing that. 249 00:17:03,700 --> 00:17:06,700 And you know, God wants us to be at peace, he wants us to be 250 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:10,500 content and whatever situation we might find ourselves in. 251 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,599 So we have to put our faith into action by following Paul's 252 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:18,000 instructions and pray and meditate and then live it out. 253 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,599 And when that happens, then it will be well with our soul. 254 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:31,300 In that moment of contentment. To provide further, help, mr. 255 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:35,600 Spofford says this in verse 2 of his song, Those Satan should 256 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:41,200 Buffett Though, trial, should come let this blest assurance 257 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,300 control that Christ hath regarded. 258 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:48,600 My helpless estate and has shed his own blood for my soul. 259 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,500 I believe that what mr. Spofford was trying to say is 260 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:57,400 that whatever Satan should throw at us or try to get us to fall 261 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,600 and whatever we might face, let this thought a realization come 262 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,600 to your mind that we were so important to God. 263 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,600 That Jesus took our place on the cross and he died, and he 264 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:14,800 suffered for all of us. You and I That's how important 265 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:21,000 we are to God. And based upon that realization 266 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:26,100 that Jesus has done this for you and Jesus has done this for me 267 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:31,000 and that were saved by Jesus Christ that ought to bring peace 268 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,900 and contentment to make our souls well from that very 269 00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:41,700 thought, He did that for us. And the writer of Hebrews, he 270 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:45,100 talks about the suffering of Jesus on our behalf and and why 271 00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:49,100 he had to suffer look here and Hebrews to the writer here of 272 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:54,500 Hebrews to, we're going to kind of do a lengthy reading here. 273 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:58,500 But verse 9 begins her by saying, but we see Jesus. 274 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,400 Who was made a little lower than the Angels. 275 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,700 This is talking about him being up on the earth. 276 00:19:04,700 --> 00:19:08,200 Now in this particular State, he was a little lower than the 277 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,400 Angels. Well the suck rim for the SEC 278 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,700 Ring of Death, crowned with Glory and Honor that he by the 279 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:18,600 grace of God might taste death for everyone but it was fitting 280 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,500 for him for whom are all things and by whom are all things in 281 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:27,200 bringing many sons to glory to make the captain of their 282 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,700 salvation. Perfect through how Through 283 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:33,400 sufferings the sufferings that he endured. 284 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:40,000 That's a key as we continue on for both, he who sanctifies and 285 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:45,500 those who are being Sanctified are all of one for which reason, 286 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:50,600 he is not ashamed to call them. Brethren saying I will declare 287 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,100 your name to my brother in the midst of the assembly. 288 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:57,400 I will sing praise to you. And again, I will put my trust 289 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,300 in him. And again, here am I and the 290 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:04,200 children who God has given me, it is much then as a children, 291 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:06,800 how part. Make it a flush of blood. 292 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,900 He himself. Jesus, lack wife, shared in the 293 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:12,700 same. He shared in the same. 294 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:15,800 That through death, he might destroy him. 295 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,500 Who had the power of death. That is the devil. 296 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:24,700 And release those who through fear of death were all their 297 00:20:24,700 --> 00:20:27,400 lifetime subject to bondage for indeed. 298 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:31,900 He does not give a day Jewels but he does give a to the Seed 299 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,000 of Abraham. He's talking about us, he gives 300 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:40,900 us a d member 17 and 18. Therefore in all things he made 301 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,700 he had to be made like his brethren. 302 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:50,300 He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things 303 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:53,200 pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the 304 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,900 people. For that he himself has suffered 305 00:20:55,900 --> 00:20:58,000 being tempted, he is able to Aid. 306 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,500 Those who are tempted. You know what that says? 307 00:21:01,700 --> 00:21:05,500 Jesus one reason why Jesus came and lived upon this Earth. 308 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:09,900 Was to endure things that we endure. 309 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:19,500 And then when we go to God In Prayer, He knows what we've gone 310 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:23,100 through. Because he went through it, too. 311 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,800 Isn't that great? Because it provides us, great 312 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:34,900 assurance that when we suffer, he can relate He was tempted, 313 00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:40,100 just as we were tempted. And he is there to help us when 314 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:44,100 we look to him for strength. And yes, it is well with our 315 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:47,600 soul, understanding that we can turn to Jesus. 316 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,500 At moments like this. And with this realization of 317 00:21:53,500 --> 00:22:01,000 what is written here in Hebrews, chapter 2. but moving on, I love 318 00:22:01,300 --> 00:22:06,900 the next verse It in fact is probably my favorite verse of 319 00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:11,600 all the songs that we sing. And I think one of the reasons 320 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,500 why that is is because it's so personal. 321 00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:20,800 And we get a glimpse of the rider of what's in his mind. 322 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:27,000 Because it says my sin and there's almost this parentheses 323 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,100 here, all the Bliss of this glorious. 324 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:37,600 Thought my sin, he says not in part but the whole Is nailed to 325 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,200 the cross and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord. 326 00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:46,200 Praise the Lord O my soul. And what a glorious thought and 327 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,500 how it makes her so well to know that when Jesus died on the 328 00:22:49,508 --> 00:22:52,000 cross, I want you to understand something. 329 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:59,100 When he died on the cross, it was Ultimate It was Ultimate, it 330 00:22:59,100 --> 00:23:03,000 took care of everything. I mean there is no sin too big 331 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,300 or there is no sin. That is too far out of its 332 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:08,000 neighbors, reach the Heat and not blot out from our lives. 333 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,000 When we obeyed the gospel and was somewhat obeys, the gospel 334 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,200 obeys, the gospel that sin is taken care of. 335 00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:21,900 And that's the wondrous thing about the blood of Jesus Christ, 336 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:26,000 and the sacrifice that he made for us, is that it covers 337 00:23:26,300 --> 00:23:31,900 everything. Our slate is completely wiped 338 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:34,300 clean. No, remnants of it trailing 339 00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:38,800 behind And when we are cleansed of our sins, we don't have to 340 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,400 bear that load, we don't have to bear that shame. 341 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,900 We don't have to bear that burden anymore because Jesus 342 00:23:45,900 --> 00:23:51,600 took care of it at the cross. Praise the Lord that he did that 343 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,200 for us. Praise the Lord. 344 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:59,100 Paul gives the same praise when he wrote to the Brethren hair 345 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:02,200 and Roman in Rome. He relished chapter 5. 346 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,400 He says this in verse 10. For if we, for if when we were 347 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:10,200 enemies We were reconciled to God. 348 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,100 How how are we reconciled to God through the death of his son? 349 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,500 Much more having been reconciled? 350 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,600 What's the result? We shall be saved by his life. 351 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:24,700 And not only that. But we also Rejoice we rejoice 352 00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:28,000 in God. We give praise to him there. 353 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,300 Our Lord Jesus Christ through whom we have now received the 354 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:34,300 reconciliation. Paul had that same rejoicing. 355 00:24:35,900 --> 00:24:39,400 And we ought to have that same rejoicing to because Jesus has 356 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,900 done that for us. We praise him for that very 357 00:24:43,900 --> 00:24:46,500 thing. Yes, he is good. 358 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:52,300 Indeed he is. And then, finally, the last 359 00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:56,900 verse of the song with this assurance of Faith, it's 360 00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:59,900 expressed here. Lord haste the day. 361 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:03,800 When the faith shall be sight. The clouds be rolled back as a 362 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,400 scroll. The Trump shall ReSound and the 363 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:10,500 Lord shall descend even. So it Is Well with My Soul. 364 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,600 This is our goal, isn't it? This is what we're working 365 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,800 towards an anticipated to see. I mean this is the day we get to 366 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:23,200 go home. It is and the writer of Hebrews. 367 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,600 He, he talks about so many great Heroes of Faith there in Hebrews 368 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,800 chapter 11 and we know about those individuals who devote 369 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,100 their lives to the Lord. Their after all they're written 370 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:39,100 in Hebrews 11:4 reason people whom we can look back to it 371 00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:42,200 throughout the Old Testament scriptures and read about how 372 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,800 they display. Their lives of faith. 373 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,000 But amidst all that in the mystere of Hebrews chapter 11 374 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,300 there's a summation of the result of their faith and also 375 00:25:53,300 --> 00:25:57,500 the Assurance. He says these all died in faith, 376 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:02,800 he says not having received the promises but having seen them 377 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,400 afar off. At were shirt of them embraced 378 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,700 them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on 379 00:26:09,700 --> 00:26:13,300 Earth. These people had faith. 380 00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:17,100 And then it goes on to say for those who say such things 381 00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:20,400 declare plainly. I love this phrase, that they 382 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:26,500 seek a Homeland, they live their life out in a way that they were 383 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:31,300 ready to be with God. After they lived a life to him 384 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,500 and truly, if they had called to mind that country from which 385 00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:38,900 they had come, they would have had opportunity to return but 386 00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:42,700 now they desire, a better that is a Heavenly country. 387 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:49,100 Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God for. 388 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:55,100 He has prepared a city for them. What a reward for people of 389 00:26:55,100 --> 00:27:00,700 faith that what a reward for us. Who live our lives of Faith to 390 00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:06,300 him. He has prepared us a place Jesus 391 00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:10,000 confirmed. This in John chapter 14 and we 392 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,400 live in faith. That our homeland is just on the 393 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,400 horizon and know that through our efforts, in our righteous 394 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,300 living, for the Lord, we're going to inherit it. 395 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,700 And doesn't that make your so well? 396 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:28,800 I love at the very end of the Bible. 397 00:27:29,900 --> 00:27:32,900 We're John after he wrote all those things and saw all those 398 00:27:32,900 --> 00:27:36,600 things in that in the in the visions that he received at the 399 00:27:36,608 --> 00:27:40,300 very end in Revelations chapter 22 and verse 20. 400 00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:46,400 He says he who testifies to these things says surely I am 401 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,300 coming quickly, that's the Lord talking. 402 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:55,000 And then John, I love what John says he says even so come Lord 403 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 Jesus. As such should be ours, 404 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:04,700 statement, to even so, come Lord Jesus, because we are looking 405 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:08,000 forward to that, aren't we? Looking forward to that, 406 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Homeland. David wrote this solvent in 407 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:17,500 summary of what we talked about already this morning, In the 46 408 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:22,400 song, verses 1 through 3. I love what David said as he 409 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,200 said, God is our refuge and strength. 410 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:29,300 He also said a very present help in trouble. 411 00:28:30,300 --> 00:28:35,300 Is there in trouble? Therefore we will not fear even 412 00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:38,400 though the Earth be removed and though the mountains be carried 413 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,300 into the midst of the sea, though, its Waters were be 414 00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:44,000 troubled, though. 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