1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,440 Take your Bible, if you would, and turn with me to 1st 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:08,360 Thessalonians chapter 5 to make our way toward the end of this 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,160 wonderful epistle. We have been challenged, we've 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,160 been encouraged, we've been convicted as we look at what the 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:21,400 word of the Lord has to say and in order for us to be the model 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,280 church that God wants us to be and be the model leaders that 7 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,840 God wants us to be. And the be the model followers 8 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,320 and model friends. We must live the model life. 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,720 And that's what chapter 4 and chapter 5 are all about. 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,240 So we told you that there were 6 words that make up the model 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,400 life. The first word is abstinence. 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,760 That's in verses 1 to 8 of chapter 4. 13 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:50,400 And that is that the model life abstains from sexual immorality. 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:58,360 That's number one. Number two, in verses 9 to 12 of 15 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:03,400 chapter 4, the next word is aspiration, and that is the 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,840 model life aspires to a life of charity and sensitivity. 17 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,880 And then the next word following that is anticipation, verses 13 18 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:19,240 to 18 of First Thessalonians 4, which the model life anticipates 19 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,520 the return of deity. And then in chapter 5, verses 1 20 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,840 to 11, the next word is alertness. 21 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:31,680 For the model life is alert to the world's destiny and then 22 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,800 their responsibility in light of that. 23 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,480 And then you come to the next set of verses and verses 12 and 24 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,080 following, and the model life is 1 of adaptability. 25 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,160 The model life adapts within God's wonderful family to the 26 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,960 membership, to the leadership. So there's sweet fellowship 27 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:59,880 within the body of Christ. Today we come to the last word 28 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:05,640 that describes the model life, and that is adoration. 29 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:15,160 For the model life adores their God continually, unashamedly, 30 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:23,360 unreservedly. The model life adores the Lord, 31 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:30,400 adoration, reverence, respect, honor, and glory. 32 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,840 That's what the model life is all about. 33 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,080 It's about the true worship of the King. 34 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:48,440 And it's very easily stated, not so easily applied for. 35 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,960 Most of us would say that we adore the king, we live in 36 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,480 adoration of the Messiah. Most of us would say, yeah, 37 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:03,280 that's that's that's me. And yet when when Paul describes 38 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,920 it, he describes it this way, one verse 2 words rejoice 39 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:13,120 always. Then he gives the next verse 40 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:22,760 verse 17, pray without ceasing, and then the next verse verse 18 41 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:29,920 and everything give thanks. For this is the will of God in 42 00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:36,120 Christ Jesus concerning you. In other words, the will of God 43 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:42,000 is summed up by saying you rejoice always, you pray without 44 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,480 ceasing, and you give thanks in everything. 45 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:53,640 That is the will of God for your life. 46 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,360 It's a life of adoration of the Messiah. 47 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,920 We like to say we, we rejoice, we like to say we pray, we like 48 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,840 to say that we give thanks to God. 49 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,520 The problem is, it's the rejoicing always that's the 50 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,440 problem. It's a praying without ceasing 51 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:19,880 which is the problem, and it's the giving of thanks in every 52 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:25,480 situation which is the problem. But Paul states it very clearly. 53 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,760 This is what you do. This is how you adore the King. 54 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,960 You rejoice always, You pray without ceasing and you give 55 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:41,000 thanks in everything because this is God's will for your 56 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:46,440 life, a life of adoration of the king. 57 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,640 That's a requirement for you to understand this when it comes to 58 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,640 being a child of the king. Most of you know the story of 59 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:00,040 the rich young ruler who came to Jesus. 60 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:05,080 He, he was the ultimate seeker in Israel. 61 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,960 He comes to Jesus and he says a ruler questioned him saying, 62 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:16,200 good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 63 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:23,480 This is the perfect opportunity for Jesus to say, wow, this is 64 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,960 what you do. Repeat after me. 65 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:31,080 Pray this prayer. That's not what Jesus said. 66 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,560 That's not what Jesus said. The fact you'll find nowhere in 67 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,040 the Bible that becoming a Christian says you got to say a 68 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,200 prayer, but that's another topic for another day. 69 00:05:44,840 --> 00:05:48,320 But Jesus has his ultimate seeker come to him and say, what 70 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,800 must I do, good teacher, to inherit eternal life. 71 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,400 And the disciples are like, wow, he's coming right to us. 72 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,120 We don't have to go to him. He is seeking salvation. 73 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,720 And instead of making it easy for the guy to believe in Jesus, 74 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,000 Jesus makes it absolutely impossible for him to believe. 75 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,360 And that's the way you ought to be with people who want to know 76 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,760 Christ. Make it impossible for them to 77 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,080 believe. Make it so hard for them. 78 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,680 Do not ever make it easy, because Jesus never made it 79 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,560 easy. In fact, he made it so difficult 80 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,680 that people turned away in droves from him. 81 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:35,120 If he was to have a crusade at a stadium in Southern California 82 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,840 and he preached, everybody would run away. 83 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,920 They wouldn't come down by the thousands. 84 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:49,040 They'd run away because he says to the man, this why do you call 85 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,480 me good? Only God is good. 86 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,560 So you must recognize that I'm God because you called me good 87 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,560 and you know that only God is good. 88 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,000 So you are assuming or believing that I am good. 89 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,240 So he says this, you know, the commandments do not commit 90 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,440 adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false 91 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,520 witness, honor your father and mother. 92 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,160 You want eternal life. Now he knows that eternal life 93 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,520 is all about God's life. Eternal life is not about 94 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,080 quantity. Eternal life is about quality, 95 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,680 God's eternal right. So therefore, eternal life is 96 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,480 God's life. He's asking, how do I obtain 97 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:42,800 God's life, the quality of life. Here's a man who has everything. 98 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,720 He's the rich young ruler. He's got it all. 99 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,880 So he comes to Jesus because he he knows that there's something 100 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,960 missing in his life. He can't define it. 101 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,640 He doesn't know what it is, but it must be eternal life, the 102 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,440 quality of life that he's missing, even though he's rich. 103 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,600 And so he says to Jesus, All these things I have kept from my 104 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,200 youth. I never slept with anybody else. 105 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,560 Are you kidding me? Steal. 106 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,360 I don't have to steal. I'm rich. 107 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:25,440 Murdered. Nah, Honor my father and mother. 108 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,120 I bought him a condo in the Sea of Galilee. 109 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,039 They can live there forever. They're fine. 110 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,120 I've honored my mother and father. 111 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:46,720 So Jesus says one thing you lack just one. 112 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:52,200 There's only one thing you're missing one thing. 113 00:08:53,360 --> 00:09:00,560 So he tells them, he says, sell all that you possess distributed 114 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:03,680 to the poor, and you should have treasure in heaven. 115 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:12,000 Come and follow me. You lack one thing. 116 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,800 See. He takes them to the latter half 117 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,800 of the 10 commandments, the the, the, the, the half that deals 118 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:23,800 with your relationship to people 1st and then he takes him to the 119 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,560 first part of the 10 commandments that deal with his 120 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:31,040 relationship with God. You should have know the gods 121 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,920 before me should I fall down and worship any other God. 122 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:41,480 But you see, he had another God. His riches were his God. 123 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:48,920 His riches is what he adored. And Jesus says you need to adore 124 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,600 me. So go and sell all that you have 125 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,720 distribute to the poor. You'll have treasure in heaven 126 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:03,440 and follow me. The Bible says these words, but 127 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,520 when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was 128 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:12,120 extremely rich. He adored his riches. 129 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:20,560 Anything that you have that you can't give away, you don't own 130 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:23,720 it. It owns you. 131 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,200 Anything that you have that you cannot give away, you don't own 132 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:30,760 it. It owns you. 133 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,840 He was owned by his riches. He loved his riches. 134 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,400 He adored his riches. He did not want to depart from 135 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,000 that which was preeminent in his life. 136 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:47,080 That was his God. He did not want to adore the one 137 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:54,360 true God. He did not say, Lord, whatever 138 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:59,120 you ask I will do, for you are the King of kings and Lord of 139 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,920 Lords. I will follow whatever you say. 140 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,680 It wasn't about selling his possessions, it was about him 141 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:11,800 having another God that ruled in his heart that reigns supreme. 142 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,920 And so it says this. Jesus looked at him and said how 143 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,040 hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the Kingdom of 144 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,600 God, for it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a 145 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,960 needle then for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. 146 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:33,760 They heard it said then who can be saved? 147 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:43,640 But he said, the things that are impossible with people are 148 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:49,280 possible with God. It's impossible for men to save 149 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,000 himself. It's impossible for men to do 150 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,560 anything when it comes to salvation. 151 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,720 Man is dead and as trespasses his sin, he's doubly blinded by 152 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,400 Satan and by himself. He cannot resurrect himself from 153 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,400 the dead spiritually. God must resurrect him. 154 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,480 God must give him light. God must give him faith. 155 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,680 God must give him repentance. God must give him every gift in 156 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:14,960 order for him to be saved. And the man went away, said 157 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,880 Mark's gospel tells us that the Lord felt love for him. 158 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,640 He came to the Lord because he had a felt need. 159 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,480 He didn't come to the Lord because he had a fallen need. 160 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,600 Big difference. People come to church because 161 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,640 they they feel empty. They feel like they're missing 162 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,000 something. They they feel like their 163 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,320 marriage is is falling apart. They they feel like their life 164 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,040 is in shambles. They they feel like there's no 165 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,720 hope. There's nothing this they have a 166 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:58,120 a felt need. But to be a Christian, you must 167 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:03,320 see yourself as fallen in sin, separated from the true and 168 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:09,600 living God that you might crowd. Oh, Lord, have mercy on my soul. 169 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:19,320 Adoration is key when it comes to living the model life. 170 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:25,600 And it's summed up by saying you're one who rejoices always 171 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,560 that that's just a, a magnificent statement. 172 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:31,440 You know, Paul doesn't expound on it. 173 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:32,280 Doesn't have to. Why? 174 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,760 Because First Thessalonians 213 says that when you heard the 175 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,680 word of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what 176 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:40,320 it really is, the word of God. And you put out the welcome mat 177 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,800 and freely accepted it. So he doesn't have to say, 178 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,680 listen, this is how you rejoice always. 179 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:48,400 He just says rejoice always because he knows they put up the 180 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,800 welcome mat to the Word and they're going to receive that 181 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,600 word and obey that word. He knows that. 182 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:01,560 So he just tells them, rejoice always. 183 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,360 This is a theme throughout the New Testament. 184 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:13,560 The Bible says these words in Philippians 31. 185 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:17,680 Finally, brethren, rejoice in the Lord. 186 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,640 Philippians 4/4 Rejoice in the Lord always. 187 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,560 Romans 1417 The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy 188 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,280 in the Holy Spirit. Glaciers 522 The fruit of the 189 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,960 Spirit is joy. Philippians 33 The true 190 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:40,680 Christian rejoices in Christ Jesus in John 13 to 17 eight 191 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:46,400 different times in the disciples turmoil over the Lord dying the 192 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,400 next day. He tells them that their joy can 193 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:54,920 be made full in him. He wants him to understand that 194 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:59,520 true joy only comes through him. Paul would say in Second 195 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:06,320 Corinthians chapter 6 verse #10 I am sorrowful, yet I am always 196 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,200 rejoicing. It can happen. 197 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,800 Acts 2024. Paul said, I have one goal, 198 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,560 that's to finish my course with joy. 199 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:25,880 In Colossus 124 Paul said, I rejoice in my sufferings. 200 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,360 James said. Consider it all joy, my 201 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,360 brethren, when you fall into various trials. 202 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:43,800 In the late 1800's, the Scottish evangelist Henry Truman said 203 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:50,560 these words. How many prodigals are kept out 204 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:56,800 of the Kingdom of God by the unlovely character of those who 205 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:00,680 profess to be on the inside of that Kingdom? 206 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:09,880 Think about that, you have unsaved friends, what is your 207 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:15,280 attitude like around them? He poses the question that how 208 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,920 many people are kept out of the Kingdom because of the attitude 209 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,240 of those that are in the Kingdom. 210 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:27,000 It was AJ Mason, an English theologian and hymn writer who 211 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,160 said these words. The Christian who remains in 212 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:35,840 sadness and depression really breaks the commandment in some 213 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:41,320 direction or another. He mistrust God, his power, his 214 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:47,000 Providence, and his forgiveness. That's true. 215 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,920 We live in depression. We live in sadness because we 216 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:59,280 don't really believe in the God we say we have faith in. 217 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:08,160 Your faith works best in turmoil, in trials, in 218 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:14,160 affliction, in persecution than anywhere else. 219 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:21,280 If it doesn't work there, you never had to begin with because 220 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:26,680 that's where it shines the most. Apostle Paul is a classic 221 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:31,520 example that I love. I love what the the hymn writer 222 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,280 said. William Thompson when he said 223 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,000 that Jesus is all the world to him. 224 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,320 Maybe you've heard this song. I'm not going to sing it for 225 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,360 you, but it goes like this. Jesus is all the world to me. 226 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:49,680 My life, my joy, my all. He is my strength from 227 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,800 day-to-day. Without him I would fall. 228 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:58,160 When I am sad to Him I go. No other one can cheer me. 229 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,200 So when I am sad, He makes me glad. 230 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,120 He's my friend. Jesus is all the world to me. 231 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:07,880 My friend. And trials soar. 232 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:13,480 I go to him for blessings, and he gives them oar and oar. 233 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,400 He sends the sunshine in the rain, He sends the harvests, 234 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,920 golden grain, sunshine and rain harvest of grain. 235 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:28,400 He's my friend. Jesus is all the world to me and 236 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:32,480 true to him I'll be. Oh how could I, this friend deny 237 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,440 when he's so true to me following him I know I'm right. 238 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:41,360 He watches or me day and night, following him by day and night 239 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:45,600 He's my friend. Jesus is all the world to me. 240 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,520 I want no better friend. I trust him now. 241 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,920 I'll trust him when life's fleeting day shall end. 242 00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:56,720 Beautiful life was such a friend. 243 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:03,480 Beautiful life that has no end. Eternal life, eternal joy. 244 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:10,520 He's my friend. Isn't it interesting that Moses 245 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,080 in Exodus 3311 was called a friend of God? 246 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:20,640 That Abraham and James chapter 2 was called a friend of God and 247 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:25,960 Jesus said to his disciples on the eve of the crucifixion, I no 248 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:30,120 longer call you slaves. I call you friends. 249 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:35,320 And greater love hath no man than this that a manly down his 250 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:40,560 life for his friends. You're my friends. 251 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:46,440 It means you have this extraordinary opportunity to 252 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:51,160 know God intimately because you're his friend. 253 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:58,520 It's no wonder the the the Christian rejoices always. 254 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:05,480 So let me help you put a little flesh on this. 255 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,680 Let me help you work through this. 256 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,160 Because if the command is rejoice always, we have to ask 257 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,280 ourselves the question is that me? 258 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:24,120 Do I adore my God so much that I live a life that rejoices always 259 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:29,600 in my God? And some of you are going 260 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:35,040 through extreme situations, some of you are going through 261 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:41,560 hardship, pain, your marriages, your families, affliction from 262 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,560 from those who have come against you, or persecution for those 263 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,680 who have come against you. Even even affliction, that's 264 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,720 personal affliction. And you have to deal with those 265 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,160 things. And how do you rejoice always? 266 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,480 I want to give you some principles that will help you 267 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:03,560 walk through this that are very, very practical and very, very 268 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:11,480 instrumental and helping you live out one verse with two 269 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:16,440 words that help you adore the truth and living God. 270 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:25,640 Number one, you need to learn to rest in His Providence. 271 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:33,840 Rest in the Providence of God. Remember, the sovereignty of God 272 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,480 is the overall plan of God, and the Providence deals with the 273 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,000 particulars of that overall plan. 274 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:46,440 God is working in every individual in every situation to 275 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:51,000 bring about His sovereign plan, and God's Providence is what 276 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,920 describes that. You can read the book of Esther 277 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,240 and realize that even though God's name is never mentioned in 278 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:01,760 the book of Esther, the Providence of God screams all 279 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:07,720 throughout the story of Esther. And Esther and Mordecai both had 280 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,120 to learn to rest in the providential working of the 281 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:16,080 living God. That is just so incredibly 282 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:20,320 important to understand. Paul was the master of this. 283 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:31,600 Listen to Acts chapter 20 and Acts chapter 20 verse 22 says, 284 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:36,000 Now behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not 285 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:40,280 knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy 286 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:46,720 Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds 287 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:54,320 and afflictions await me. But I do not consider my life of 288 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:59,120 any account as dear to myself. So I may finish my course with 289 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:04,280 joy and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to 290 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,680 testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God. 291 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:13,080 Paul says, I go bound to Jerusalem and I don't know what 292 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,560 awaits me there, but I know that the Spirit of God has told me 293 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,480 that there's going to be bonds and affliction that await me. 294 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,720 But you know what? It doesn't matter because my 295 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,880 life doesn't matter. What matters is the gospel. 296 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,960 That's why in Philippians 1, he says being confident of this 297 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,680 very thing, that he began a good work and you will complete it 298 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,520 until the day of Christ. That's first number six. 299 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,960 And then in verse 12 he says, now I want you to know, 300 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,440 brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater 301 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,720 progress of the gospel. Now where's Paul in Philippians? 302 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,200 He's in prison. He's in prison. 303 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,720 My circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the 304 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:55,720 gospel so that my imprisonment, he says in the cause of Christ 305 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,800 has become well known throughout the whole Praetorian Guard and 306 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,720 everyone else. And that most of the brethren 307 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,760 trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment have far more 308 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,200 courage to speak the word of God without fear. 309 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,360 So Paul and Philippians who who emphasizes rejoicing the Lord 310 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:15,600 always says, look, listen, what's happened to me. 311 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,320 My circumstances have turned out for the progress of the gospel. 312 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:26,160 You see, we we get so, so enamored with our own personal 313 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:30,560 lives that we forget that what is happening to us is happening 314 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:34,880 for a purpose that goes way beyond us, so others will know 315 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,160 and hear the truth of the gospel. 316 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,600 You know the story of Joseph. You've read the story of Joseph. 317 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,920 The end, the climax is unbelievable. 318 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:57,160 Israel dies, Jacob dies. The sons are fearful that Jacob 319 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:02,040 now excuse me, that Joseph now is going to enact judgement upon 320 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:07,680 them, having brought them to Egypt, having protected them 321 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:13,680 through famine. Jacob dies, So it says in verse 322 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,760 15. When Joseph's brothers saw that 323 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,520 their father was dead, they said, what if Joseph bears a 324 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:23,400 grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong 325 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,200 which he did, which we did to him? 326 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:33,240 What if, excuse me, what if he enacts judgement upon us? 327 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:39,120 So he sent a message to Joseph, seeing your father charged 328 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:43,080 before he died, saying, thus you shall say to Joseph, Please 329 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,480 forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers 330 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,400 and their sin, for they did you wrong. 331 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:53,960 And now please forgive the transgression of the sermons of 332 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:59,720 the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke 333 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,080 to him. Why did he weep? 334 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:06,600 First of all, their father never said that. 335 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:10,960 They just said their father said it because they were afraid that 336 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,640 Joseph was going to act in judgement upon them, seek 337 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,760 revenge. And Joseph wept because he 338 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,640 thought of him as being that kind of person. 339 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:27,880 And so it says his brothers also came and fell down before him 340 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,440 and said, behold, we are your servants. 341 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:38,200 They were begging for their lives, but Joseph said to them, 342 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:45,800 do not be afraid, for am I in God's place? 343 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,760 Am I to repay evil for evil? You see, whenever you repay evil 344 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:56,520 for evil, you set yourself up to be in God's place, because 345 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:00,560 vengeance is his. When you return evil for evil, 346 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,640 you're saying I am God, I can handle this. 347 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,560 And God says vengeance is mine, I will repay. 348 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,200 And Joseph says he knows he's not God. 349 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,840 I'm not in God's place. That's not my responsibility to 350 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:24,160 do that. And so he says, As for you, you 351 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:29,280 meant an evil against me, but God meant it for good. 352 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:31,560 Now you don't know that verse, right? 353 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:38,240 Genesis 50 verse #20 But you have forgotten the next phrase 354 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:46,760 in the verse which says this God meant it for good in order to 355 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:55,800 bring about this present result to preserve many people alive. 356 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:03,440 You know, my God allowed you to do what you did because there 357 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,800 was a greater purpose than just me. 358 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:13,400 It was to preserve two nations, the nation of Israel and the 359 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:17,080 nation of Egypt. And without Joseph, it would not 360 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,680 have happened without all the negative circumstances and his 361 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,120 imprisonment and the lion against him and being thrown 362 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:23,880 into a pit, being sold to the Israelites. 363 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,840 Without all that happening, nations would not have been 364 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:32,960 preserved and Joseph knew that the Providence of God was at 365 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:38,640 work to preserve many people alive. 366 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,560 That is just so important to understand this and we need to 367 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:48,840 learn to to rest in the Providence of the living God. 368 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,040 The Bible says over in first Peter chapter one in this you 369 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,320 greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if 370 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,040 necessary, you have been distressed by various trials set 371 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,760 the proof of your faith being more precious than gold, which 372 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,680 is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to 373 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:10,040 result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus 374 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,400 Christ. And though you have not seen 375 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,520 him, you love him, and though you do not see him now, but 376 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:21,680 believe in him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible 377 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:27,520 and full of glory. And then he says in chapter 4, 378 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:33,560 beloved, do not be surprised at this fiery ordeal among you, 379 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,440 which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange 380 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:41,960 thing were happening to you. But to the degree that you share 381 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:49,200 the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at 382 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:55,120 the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exaltation. 383 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:02,640 Rejoice always, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 384 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:13,040 concerning you. As a pastor, my ministry is to 385 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:18,440 help you understand what the Bible says and to walk you 386 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:24,800 through how to handle difficult times, trials, severe as they 387 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:31,280 may be, hardship, loneliness, pain, turmoil, whatever it may 388 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:38,000 be, as a pastor, that's my job. And I was so grieved this past 389 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:43,040 week when a pastor in Southern California of a very large 390 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:49,760 church who tends to be more political than pastoral told his 391 00:30:49,760 --> 00:31:01,080 people that if AB495 simply Bill 495 passes in Sacramento, he 392 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,960 tells them, you need to flee California. 393 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:10,040 You need to run, pack your bags and go, he says. 394 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,000 And I'm like, that's not what pastors do. 395 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:20,360 No, no, pastors say, no matter what the bill is in the bill, 396 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,040 AB495 is about how a caregiver can come and sign an affidavit, 397 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,400 fill it out, sign it, take it to a school and take your child out 398 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,960 of school without any identification, any approval 399 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,280 from the parents and take your child out of school. 400 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:36,960 And it goes into more detail than that. 401 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,640 But he says if this bill passes, you need to run, flee 402 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,560 California, pack your bags and go. 403 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:52,360 He says, and I'm like, wait a minute, that's what did Peter 404 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,720 say when they went through persecution in Jerusalem? 405 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,320 Pack your bags and get out of Jerusalem. 406 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,520 That's not what Peter said. No, they went to prayer. 407 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:05,240 They trusted in God and they rested in His Providence. 408 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:10,160 See, this is very, very important because because 409 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,320 pastors had the responsibility to lead people through hardship 410 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,640 and difficult times and show them how God in His Providence 411 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:20,200 is working and that you need to be able to stand strong on the 412 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:24,120 Bible and the truth of the word of God and to live out your 413 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,720 faith. Listen, the Bible says flee 414 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,320 immorality. So run away from immorality. 415 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,440 Bible says flee idolatry. Run away from idolatry. 416 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,040 The Bible says flee the love of money. 417 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,440 So run from the love of money. The Bible never says leave your 418 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:44,920 state because things are bad. I can't tell you to do 419 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,160 something. The Bible doesn't say my job is 420 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,760 to help you through difficult times. 421 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:55,240 That's what pastors do. Political pundits don't. 422 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:59,080 Pastors do. That's our responsibility. 423 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,960 That's how we live our lives, to help people do hardship. 424 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,920 So when you come to the book of Acts and you have what, the 425 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:15,080 threat to the apostles, no longer can you preach in his 426 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:19,360 name. If you do, you will be punished. 427 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:25,040 What do they do? Well, let's leave Jerusalem and 428 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,320 go someplace else. Flee. 429 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,840 No, that's not what they did. They went back and told 430 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:34,960 everybody else, listen to this. When they've been released, 431 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,760 they, they went to their companions and reported all the 432 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,680 chief priests and the elders that said to them. 433 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,520 And when they heard this, they, they lifted their voices to God 434 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,360 with 1 accord and said, Oh Lord, it is you who made the heavens 435 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,040 and the earth and the sea and all of this in them. 436 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,640 They begin to pray and, and they, they recognize God as 437 00:33:53,640 --> 00:34:00,840 creator, originator, designer of everything that they begin to 438 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,280 pray. And then it says this, who by 439 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:06,640 the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our Father David, your 440 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,800 servant said, Why do the Gentiles rage and the peoples 441 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,400 divides feudal things? The kings of the earth took 442 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,639 their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the 443 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:19,600 Lord and against this Christ. For truly in this city they were 444 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:24,040 gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you 445 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:28,840 anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles 446 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:35,000 and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your 447 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:42,040 purpose predestined to occur. They are acknowledging that God 448 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:47,440 in his sovereignty and in his Providence, design Herod, pilot, 449 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:53,040 the Gentiles, and even his own people, Israel, to crucify their 450 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:59,240 Messiah. They're acknowledging that and 451 00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:03,840 they said, and now, Lord, take note of their threats and grant 452 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:07,240 that your bond servants may speak your word with all 453 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:11,720 confidence that that's how you deal with Sacramento. 454 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:18,040 Lord, take note of Governor Newsom's threats here. 455 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,520 We pay evil for evil. God will do that. 456 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:26,480 Lord, take note of their threats, but Lord, give us a 457 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:30,960 confidence to preach the Word with confident, with boldness 458 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:34,720 and with courage. Give us a strength to do that. 459 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,440 This pastor wants all of us people to make a statement in 460 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,240 Sacramento. I'm like, you don't make 461 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,680 statements. We preach the gospel. 462 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:46,200 That's what the church does. The church was never designed to 463 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,680 make a statement. Never in the early church. 464 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:52,160 Do you find them marching on the Capitol? 465 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,800 Never. Do you find them marching 466 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,000 against laws? You don't do that. 467 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:02,360 That's what Christians do. Christians stand strong on the 468 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,600 principles of God's Word, and they preach the gospel with 469 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:10,080 confidence. As a pastor, my responsibility 470 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,920 is to help you understand not what's happened in Sacramento, 471 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:20,200 but how to deal with what takes place in Sacramento and how you 472 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,920 deal with the difficulties that come down the Pike through laws 473 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,760 that are given. That's my responsibility as your 474 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:30,640 pastor. I want you to learn to rest in 475 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:36,360 the province of God. So, so important to learn to 476 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,080 trust that God is working through every individual, every 477 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:43,600 circumstance, every situation to bring about a greater purpose 478 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:45,680 and that is the spread of the gospel in the glory of His 479 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,840 Kingdom. Be heavenly minded. 480 00:36:53,560 --> 00:37:02,440 Hudson Taylor, great missionary China was influenced by a young 481 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:09,800 lady's hymn. Her name was Jean Sophia 482 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:17,000 Piggott. Her brother was an associate of 483 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:24,600 Hudson Taylor in China and she died at the age of 37. 484 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:30,960 But she wrote a very familiar hymn that hopefully most of us 485 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:36,840 all know, and that hymn is Jesus. 486 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:47,680 I am resting, Resting. It was said that Hudson Taylor 487 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:57,200 will be found at various times either whistling or humming or 488 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:04,120 singing the hymn Jesus I Am Resting, Resting. 489 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:11,120 After his precious wife died, they would hear him in the night 490 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:22,760 singing the hymn Jesus I Am Resting, Resting during the dark 491 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,080 and gruesome days of the box of rebellion. 492 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:34,520 The song was on his lips and one day, after hearing the dreadful 493 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:39,480 news about missionaries being held hostage, he simply began to 494 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:46,120 whistle the tune to Jesus. I am Resting, Resting. 495 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:54,040 He was angrily questioned about how he could whistle during such 496 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,360 terrible times. This is his response. 497 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:02,280 Would you have me anxious and troubled? 498 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:10,280 That would not help them and would certainly incapacitate me 499 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,640 for my work. I have just to roll the burden 500 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:21,560 on the Lord. What a great response. 501 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,160 Let me read you the words that Him. 502 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:30,760 Jesus. I am resting, resting in the joy 503 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:35,440 of what Thou art. I am finding out the greatness 504 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:40,480 of Thy loving heart. Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee, 505 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:46,040 and Thy beauty fills my soul, for by Thy transforming power 506 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:51,760 Thou has made me whole. Simply trusting the Lord Jesus. 507 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:57,480 I behold Thee as Thou art, and Thy love, so pure and 508 00:39:57,480 --> 00:40:05,160 changeless, satisfies my heart, satisfies its deepest longings, 509 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:11,960 meets, supplies It's every need, compasses me round with 510 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:16,400 blessing. Vine is love indeed. 511 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:25,240 Ever lift thy face upon me as I work and wait for thee resting 512 00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:31,320 Neath thy smile, Lord Jesus. Earth's dark shadows flee 513 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:38,600 brightness of my Father's glory. Sunshine of my Father's face. 514 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:41,680 Keep me ever trusting. Resting. 515 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:48,800 Fill me with Thy grace. A man who learned to rest in the 516 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:53,640 Providence of God through the capturing and murdering of many 517 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:56,960 missionaries, through the loss of his precious wife. 518 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,800 God was providentially working in and through his life. 519 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:07,600 He was a man of great impact, used for the glory of God's 520 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:11,800 wonderful Kingdom. That's because he learned to 521 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:19,280 rest in the Providence of God. He could rejoice always. 522 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:28,320 My, my prayer for all of us is that we would learn to rest in 523 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,400 His Providence so we could rejoice always. 524 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:34,560 But there's more to just resting in His Providence. 525 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:40,560 I have six more principles to give to you, so you'll have to 526 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:45,160 come back next week. But in the meantime, between now 527 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:50,400 and next Sunday, if the Lord tarries, this is the will of God 528 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:55,400 concerning you, that you rejoice always, you pray without 529 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:59,320 ceasing, and then everything give thanks. 530 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:02,600 Let's pray. Father, we thank you for today, 531 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:08,160 all that you do, for surely you are great and You are greatly to 532 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:12,120 be praised. May we be a people who rejoices 533 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:18,480 always because we know that you're at work for a great and 534 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:23,120 better purpose than just our own personal lives, for the sake of 535 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:26,440 your glorious Kingdom. And we see it from your 536 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:31,200 perspective and learn to give you all the praise and all the 537 00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:36,880 glory and all the honor in Jesus name, Amen.