Sometimes what we do is not good enough.

Let me rephrase:  What We Do Will NEVER Be Good Enough.

We won’t measure up.

And to make things worse, we have an enemy who has been kicked out of the Kingdom who stands atop a hill and accuses us—day AND night.  He calls out our inequities, lies to us, and presents a case for why we should be condemned.

We are sitting ducks for Hell.

And yet … 

Matthew 28 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

Acts 2 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 

God demonstrates His own love for us in this … While we were still sinners … Christ died for us.  (Romans 5:8)

And so we cry out to Jesus, submit to Him, and again look for what we can do … But as we look throughout scripture we find that we are not able to move forward without Him.  And our reality is that moving forward ONLY HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF HIM:

(Paul converts others FROM PRISON!!)  

Philippians 1 12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard …

(Paul is more effective ON THE RUN)  

2 Corinthians 11 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.  25 Three times I was beaten … I was pelted with stones … three times … shipwrecked

… 26 … in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country …

(Moses simply receives instructions from God) 

Exodus 34 29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai … that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses … the skin of his face shone … 

(David is a sitting duck … but not with God)  

Psalm 23 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

(Joshua reduces an army and storms a fortress with words)  

Joshua 6 20 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed … 21 They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it …

What we do does not always matter.

This is a hard pill to swallow … and the hope of nations.

God does what we cannot.

And sometimes … when we are our weakest, God is moving at His greatest clip.

So what can we do? … NOTHING—Other than bow down … worship … and proclaim His holy Name. Because shouting to the Lord might very well be … The Battle Cry For The Ages.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J