“David Was Greatly Distressed”

 

No kidding.

 

David had turned back a Philistine army, taken on a giant, and lead a people with great integrity.

 

But when things went south, people did what people do.

 

They turned and looked for someone to blame.

 

While David was away……the enemy had attacked and taken hostages.  When David returned—they were devastated to see what had happened.

 

And then this:

 

1 Samuel 30  6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

 

God is many things…..and God teaches us many things…..

 

But one thing that He teaches us is COVENANT.

 

When God makes a deal—-HE makes a Covenant.

 

He doesn’t turn His back on you when things don’t go well.

He doesn’t take sides after circumstances.

He doesn’t wait for the popular vote, or the results, or the influence of men to pick a side.

 

He takes your side from the getgo and stands by you for all eternity.

 

Now that……is a good word.

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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“We Have A Secret”

 

I can remember something that one of our coaches told our team right before we went out on the field nearly 10 years ago.

 

“We Have A Secret”

He went on to remind the entire team that we knew something that no one else knew….that we were pretty good and totally ready for the game we were about to play.

 

Though we were sadly overmatched in the playoff seedings (#15 versus #2), we had made some massive changes to our schemes on both sides of the ball that had adjusted to some injuries and some bad coaching on my part…..and the team had responded.

 

All we needed was BELIEF.

 

And we followed it up with a stunning (to everyone but us) victory in the first round of the playoffs.

 

Today’s society has gotten more evil.

 

We have lost our identity.

We have lost our values.

We have lost our respect for the LORD.

 

As I watched the news today it did nothing but discourage me.

 

A woman was stabbed.

A fifth grade female student was beaten to death in a school fight.  (5th Grade!)

Politicians were yelling at each other.

Very DISCOURAGING.

 

But God knows us.  And He knew this was coming.

 

Romans 5  20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.

 

When Jesus carried that cross to His execution, He knew exactly what was necessary to make things right.

 

And so He did what was necessary.

 

He knew that we would become more lost.

He knew that we would become more wicked.

He know that the great deceiver would be more deceptive.

 

But Jesus knew that His blood would be greater.

 

And it is.

 

Do no be afraid to stand up.

 

Your God has given you full access to the throne and when He made this decision, He knew that you would not be worthy of it.

 

My word for myself after watching that news cast?

 

Do Not Be Afraid.

Do Not Be Discouraged.

Do Not Hang Your Head.

 

The fight is already won.  It was won 2000 years ago by a God who knew what was coming yesterday, today, and TOMORROW.……and those with Jesus are on the winning team.

 

We Have A Secret.

 

And All We Need Is Belief.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbcKrnnJAk

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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“Because I Sin….

I Am A Sinner”

 

Think about that statement.

 

Many believe it.

 

Many think it is the absolute truth.

 

And yet, it is not where God wants us to live…..because it is absolutely false.

 

And the Bible says it over and over again.

 

When we live in that truth it leaves us in a place of “sin management” that no one can escape from…..

 

God did not intend it that way….He wants us to be free.

 

And those who the Savior frees are free indeed!

 

Let’s seek freedom today….

 

Let’s seek freedom every day….

 

Colossians 3  1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

 

2000 Years Ago

On A Cross On Calvary

Jesus Hung On A Cross

Not Because Nails Put Him There….Love Put Him There

Not For Politics…He Lost The Vote To Be Set Free

Not For Status…He Stood With The Unpopular

Not For Money…He Had None

Not For Military Power…He Rejected The Conquering Spirit

Not For Citizenship…His Citizenship Is In Heaven

His Love Put Him On The Cross For Your Freedom

 

You are not a sinner because you have sinned.  You have sinned because you are a sinner. And you will continue to sin AS A SINNER.

 

But you are free the minute you accept His freedom.

 

You are free because you can be Born Into Freedom.  Ask Him to put FREEDOM on you. And when you do, accept His freedom…..

 

We are not called to live a life of SIN MANAGEMENT.  We are called to live a life of love and FREEDOM.

 

We are called to live a life of worship.

 

In our life of worship, we will not become sinless….but we WILL SIN LESS.

 

Oh Praise The One Who Paid My Debt……

And Raised This Life Up From The Dead….

 

Oh Praise The One Who Paid My Debt……

And Raised This Life Up From The Dead….

 

Oh Praise The One Who Paid My Debt……

And Raised This Life Up From The Dead….

 

Amen.  Amen. And Amen.

 

If you are not living in this word…..be FREE!  In Jesus Name!

 

If you are living in this word….spread it—that all might know the Freedom that comes from Jesus.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FHwdx5BIvc

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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The Father has given us a Bible:  66 Books, 40 Authors, over 1500 years, in 3 different languages on 3 different continents……and it challenges us to live a life different.  I took every book in the Bible and put a verse from it in a Biblical worldview.

We must decide if we are going to listen to Satan’s lies….or the Father’s Word.

Satan’s Lie…THE FATHER’S WORD

You Are An Accident…YOU WERE CREATED FOR PURPOSE

Genesis 1 God created the heavens/earth  Psalm 139  I knew you in your mother's womb

Esther 4:14B You were made for this time Song of Solomon 8:4 Don’t awaken love before it stime

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith 2 Chronicles 31:21 Hezekiah sought God & prospered

John 1 The word became flesh                   Colossians 3:23 Work for the Lord and not for man

1 Corinthians 15:58 Work for the Lord      Micah 6:8 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly

Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous        1 Peter 3:15 Be prepared to give an answer

Ruth 2:12 Reward from Father for trust     3 John 1:8 Show hospitality to the believer

Philemon 1:6 Share your faith                    Mark 10:43 Live as a servant

A Loving God Would Not Allow This…WE LIVE IN A FALLEN WORLD

Genesis 6:5-6:6 He regretted the creation.    Job 3:25-26 no peace, quiet, rest-only turmoil.

Exodus 16:3 They longed to go back           James 1:13 God does not tempt us

Jude 1:18 In last days there will be scoffers Ezekiel 36:31 You will remember your detestable ways

1 John 2:16 Lust, pride NOT from God       John 16:33 I have overcome the world!

Have Fun--You Only Live Once...YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN (BBA)

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Love God and Obey.      Ezekiel 11:19 I will give them a new spirit/heart.

Jeremiah 31:33 I will forgive them             Deuteronomy 30:6 I will change their hearts

Habakkuk 3:18 Rejoice that He is Savior Malachi 3:16 The Lord heard those who honored Him

John 3 You must be born again                   Acts 1:8 You receive power when the Spirit comes

It Is Too Late To Go Back Now…THE FATHER WAITS FOR US

Hosea 14:4 I will heal and love them.                   Lamentations 3:22-23 Love/Mercy new

Jonah 4:11, Numbers 14, Nehemiah 9, Joel 2 He is merciful

1 Chronicles 29:11 Everything is YOURS! Haggai 2:9 The future glory will be greater

Luke 15:11-32 The Prodigal Son                  2 Peter 3:9 He waits patiently for us to repent

Romans 5:8 While sinners, Christ died for us   Revelation 3:20 He stands at the door and knocks

I Can Do This On My Own…I AM LOST WITHOUT MY FATHER

Psalm 51:10 Renew me                               Romans 3:23 all have sinned

Matthew 12:34 Out of the overflow           Proverbs 17:3 Gold and Silver tested

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful.       Isaiah 64:6 Our good works are like filthy rags

Ezra 3:11 They praised Him for the foundation Nahum 1:7 The Lord cares for those who trust Him

Phillipians 4:13 He is my strength               1 Samuel 2:3, Obadiah 1:3 Our pride hurts us

2 Kings 4:7 He is provider/pays our debt    1 Kings 8 He is Promise Keeper and God who hears

Titus 3:5 He saved us because of His mercy Daniel 2:20 Praise His Name FOREVER

I Will Never Measure Up…I BELONG TO PERFECTION

Ephesians 2:10 We are His workmanship   2 Corinthians 5:17 In Christ you are new creation.

Leviticus 23:28 Atonement for sinners       Galatians 2:20 Christ lives in me

Zechariah 13:2 I will remove idols, impurity Amos 5:14 Seek good and the Lord will be with you

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Grateful in all things    2 Timothy 3:16 Scripture is God-breathed

2 John 1:6 Walk in love                               Judges 6:12 The Lord is with you, mighty warrior

2 Samuel 22:3 The Lord is my stronghold   Hebrews 4:16 Come boldly to throne of grace

Zephaniah 3:16-17  He will rejoice over you 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Do not tire of doing what is good

“Who Art In Heaven….”

 

How can God possibly understand what we are going through, what our perspective is, or what we are feeling?

 

And yet, He does.

 

And, not only that, He has earned the right to speak into our world.

 

2000 years ago, He dropped His regal position and pulled the ultimate game of “Undercover Boss”……

 

Born as a man, He came to earth to do the unthinkable—–

He came that He might actually see into the realm of man without any excuse.

 

And He was given no advantage.

 

He was born illegitimate.

Herod sent men to kill Him before He could walk or talk.

He was poor, He had no power, and He had nothing given to Him that made Him stand out in the flesh.

 

In His ministry, He never forgot who He was either.

 

Matthew 22  15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”  18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?”  21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.  Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

 

Remember a few things that are vitally important today as you reach out to God.

1. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10)…but His riches are not of this world.
2. We can try every human facet to attain purpose–wealth, pleasure, wisdom—ANYTHING.  But we will find that our life is “meaningless”, just as Solomon did (Ecclesiastes), without His hand on who we are and what we do.
3. Time is IMPORTANT to Him.  I have often cried out and wondered WHEN He was going to show up.  Jesus referenced that His “time had not yet come” (John 7) many times, almost looking like He was delaying things.  But when His time DID COME, He acted quickly and without hesitation.

 

Our God is not of this world.

He is not bound by time or space.

He is not intimidated by the enemy or worried about tomorrow.

He doesn’t get swayed by circumstances or allow doubt to sway Him.

 

And when He saw us doing it, He did something about it—-He came down and faced it.

 

On a hill on Gethsemane, He asked God to take the cup from Him (Luke 22)…..yet reaffirmed His commitment to come and save you by saying:  “YOUR will be done” to God.

 

If you have ever felt distant from the Lord and wondered when He was going to enter into your world and speak into your life, you are just like everyone else out there……..

 

But my encouragement to all of us is to quit telling Him how to change our world and start asking Him to change our hearts.

 

2000 years ago He moved on a culture that had no room for Him and a new faith exploded upon His death and resurrection.

 

And in 2019 He is waiting for one of us to step up and represent Him to a rebellious, misguided, and broken world.

 

We belong to Him.

 

And He is in heaven.

 

Let’s bring a little of that here—-we could use it.

 

“Who Art In Heaven….”

 

Take a moment to say the Lord’s Prayer….or listen to this song and sing it out in worship.  He will take whatever you’ve got. And remember what you are saying when you say: “Thy Kingdom Come”, because you belong to the King of the Universe, and our God has an incredible plan for you.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIVSWdBaTE

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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FCA 4 Years Ago

 

I was looking through my files and found this FCA topic from four years ago.  It is just as prevalent today as it was then….perhaps even moreso.

 

Jesus was aware that His death was looming.

 

He knew He was going to be betrayed.

 

He had declared that He would rise from the dead, and yet people either didn’t believe, or they didn’t understand, the words that He was saying.

 

Might be time to pack it up and try the mission another time, right?

 

Wrong.

 

John 13 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

7 Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

 

The reason that Jesus responses are so shocking is that we truly don’t understand who He really is or what is heart is.

 

And how can we understand something we don’t study?

 

Who is this God and what does He truly want from me?  

 

What is His heart?

 

Who is He?

 

We can think many things about Jesus, and God, but we have to ask—are my perceptions really the way that He is?

 

In His moments of greatest trial, He proves again and again, that He is for us.

 

We worry about knowing everything…..but what about seeing it from God’s side?  He was so committed to Judas choosing his destiny that He washed his feet too—knowing full well that Judas was going to make the WRONG choice.

 

It must have been unbearable to wash his feet knowing that he was going to be betrayed….and yet, Jesus chose freedom and choice over protection.

 

Why did He do it?

 

It says in scripture that ALL of us will sit before God and have our miscues on full display.

 

2 Corinthians 5 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

 

I can remember in college entering the film room after an incredibly bad play.  Up on the wall, in a larger than life video, was my mistake, over and over again, played out in all of it’s shame.  And the coaches sat and showed it again and again in front of the entire team.

 

As they say in the NFL, “the eye in the sky don’t lie”.

 

And neither does the Lord.

 

That….is why Jesus did it.

 

He did it because we are sitting ducks.

 

Our destinies—-all of us—-are completely hopeless without Him.

 

We have NO CHANCE.

 

On our own accord, we will never—ever—measure up.

 

So what are we to do?

 

The enemy is working in every arena.

 

I think it would benefit all of us to open up a Bible and find out who He is.

 

It would benefit all of us to turn off our social media for a time and spend some time in prayer.

 

It would benefit all of us to truly seek His heart and find out what He would have us do.

 

What are your dreams?

 

How do you want your life to truly play out?

 

2000 years ago, in an upper room, He chose you.

 

He washed the feet of men who would soon betray or abandon Him to show you that He wants to give you the keys to His house….and He is willing to do it IN SPITE of your deficiencies.

 

It is as true today as it was 4 years ago.  Choosing Him is the greatest thing you could ever do.

 

Choose Him

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRmQ1lQyj_M

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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“Thy Kingdom Come….”

 

Imagine getting a job for a startup company with a generous boss.  You trust him when he says: “I am going to pay you minimum wage….but at the end of this year, I will give you a HEFTY bonus.”  You trust him, and agree to work hard for him. January 6th you begin, and you put in hours to make the company great. As the bonus day on December 15 approaches, your boss brings in another worker to help.  And so this worker helps from December 1 to December 15.

 

With great anticipation, you walk into the December 15 meeting to see what a HEFTY bonus might look like.

 

The boss starts with your co-worker and gives him a check for $500,000!  This was MUCH MORE than what you thought you would receive—-and as you watch this transaction, you are now even more excited…..what does this mean for you?

 

When the boss gets to you……he gives you a check for $500,000.

 

Whatever you might think about this scenario—–this is a comparable parable to what Jesus describes at the Kingdom of heaven.

 

And Jesus makes reference to it in Matthew 20.

 

Matthew 20 1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.  3 “About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went. 6 “He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’  7 ” ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.  “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’  8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’  9 “The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’

13 “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money?  Or are you envious because I am generous?’

16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

 

It is stories like these that probably lead people of religiosity to be strongly compelled to kill Jesus.  And yet, these stories are the very reason that I have chosen to accept Him as Lord and Savior.

 

Our reality, if you read this story like I did, is this:

 

1. We all think that we are the guy who worked all day long in the vineyard……We are not.
2. We all think that God somehow owes us something……He does not.
3. We all believe that our good works somehow please the Lord……they do not.

 

God’s offer is simple……

 

It is $5,000,000,000 for 10 minutes of work.

 

We don’t deserve it.

 

We didn’t earn it.

 

And we are not the most important person in the operation…..He is.

 

I am in utter amazement that the King of the universe would offer me what He has given……and it is my job to share it, offer it, and give it to every person I can encounter…..

 

And if I truly understand what He has given……my heart will do it willingly.

 

“Thy Kingdom Come….”

 

Take a moment to say the Lord’s Prayer….or listen to this song and sing it out in worship.  He will take whatever you’ve got. And remember what you are saying when you say: “Thy Kingdom Come”, because you belong to the King of the Universe, and our God has an incredible plan for you.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIVSWdBaTE

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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“Thy Kingdom Come….”

 

When Jesus wanted to change a city, He did not even need to travel there.

 

In a premeditated meeting with a woman at a well, Jesus releases the kingdom on an entire city.

 

And He calls us to do the same thing.

 

John 4  1 The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.

4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17 “I have no husband,” she replied.

18 Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”

25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26 Then Jesus declared, “I who speak to you am he.” …….

 

39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

 

The King of the world not only talked to the most rejected woman from a city of rejected people, He made sure that He wrote it on His schedule.

 

You are not so small that Jesus does not see you and know you.

 

You are not so sinful that He can’t forgive you.

 

You are not so insignificant that He can’t notice you.

 

You aren’t so weak that He can’t make you strong.

 

You are the most important person in His agenda……and John recognized this by calling himself the “disciple who Jesus loved”.  I don’t think that He wrote this out of arrogance. I think that He wrote it because Jesus is in the business of meeting with each of us….one on one….in hopes of changing the entire world.

 

Don’t be afraid to do one small thing today that can change a city…..put the love of Jesus on the rejected…..and watch Him work miracles.

 

Thy Kingdom Come

 

Take a moment to say the Lord’s Prayer….or listen to this song and sing it out in worship.  He will take whatever you’ve got. And remember what you are saying when you say: “Thy Kingdom Come”, because you belong to the King of the Universe, and our God has an incredible plan for you.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIVSWdBaTE

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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“Our Father….”

 

In two words we are uttering something that is unfathomable.

 

Our Father

 

How could we be allowed to say something so utterly ridiculous.

 

And yet—-we are invited to.

 

Grace, many say, is a scandal.

 

It is a promotion of the undeserved, to a position they could not attain had they done it right, at a time when they should be punished….A SCANDAL.

 

Romans 5 10 …we were God’s enemies…

 

Not a neutral party.

Not on a truce.

Not an old adversary.

 

We were straight up —- enemies.

 

And so what does the God of all creation do?

 

He sends His Son to redeem us so that we can be:

 

ADOPTED

 

Is that what you do for your enemies?

 

Think about it.

 

Think of the person who you have the hardest time dealing with and then…….

Trade your most valuable possession so that they can inherit all that you have to offer.

 

Grace Is A Scandal.

 

Romans 5 14 because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.  And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

 

The same God who was so bright that He could not be looked at is offering us a chance to call Him Abba (Dad).

 

And as a result, we become:

 

• The Richest Person In The Universe….After all, He owns the cattle on a thousand hills.
• Holy and Righteous and Justified….After all, He is the Lamb without blemish.
• Eternally Protected….After all, He is the Beginning AND the End.

 

The Bible says that we are created in God’s image, fearfully and wonderfully made, and that He has ordained over us a purpose from the beginning of time.

The Bible says that we are born into sin…..not that we pick it up from the world, but that it is within us on the day that we are born.

The Bible says that, though we start off as God’s enemies (Romans 5), that we, in fact, can be ADOPTED AS SONS, AND DAUGHTERS, into the Kingdom of God.

 

When you say

“Our Father….”

 

Remember who you belong to.

 

You belong to the King of the Universe.

 

Take a moment to say the Lord’s Prayer….or listen to this song and sing it out in worship.  He will take whatever you’ve got. And remember what you are saying when you say: “Our Father”, because you belong to the King of the Universe, and our God has an incredible plan for you.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIVSWdBaTE

 

In The Name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J