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January 29, 2018 10:53 pm
We have been studying the gospel of John, which I've enjoyed thoroughly enjoy that verse by verse I want to continue that next week I want to deviate this morning. The Lord has put something on my heart. I feel like I've been arrested by the Holy Spirit, and I want to share with you a man. Proverbs chapter 3 further in your Bible as attorney. I want to announce to you, I don't think anybody said anything about the sign me up cards you see these in the chair in front of you what they are.
Since I am a willing vessel. These are beautiful cards.
By the way, and on the back it says ways to connect so they created these for you if you want to get involved in anything which I encourage you to do something for the kingdom of God. A man instead of just showing up. Let's let's put our names to the plow and work for the kingdom. All right, so you'll see on their nursery greeting, hospitality, media sound, parking worship, cleaning, security, landscaping, see all that circle. One of those put your name and number on it. Somebody will contact you from one of these ministries. All right get you plugged in. Everybody in here is called to do something called to do something and you can put your hand in something to benefit God's kingdom.
You believe that a man you are worth it will have this mentality. I'm not worthy. You are worthy because he made you work has nothing to do with you, but it has everything to do with Christ, the Holy Spirit in you. He's made you worthy and fit for the kingdom. That's why he says the kingdom of God is within you and he wants to draw it out of you and use your gifts and abilities for his glory. Proverbs chapter 3, then I have it on the screen there like these, I can't see it. Bella Claire verse five. None of these verses. A man out of a like this or not, you might not bring your Bible minimal. Praise God.
All right, Proverbs chapter 3 verse five. We know this window trust everybody shot in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. Now we quote that all the time but do you really see that in the Scriptures trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge him and he shall in my reading that right. He might direct, he shall direct your paths. This is been a tough week.
This is been a tough week for this church is been a tough week for families that are involved in this congregation we have everything from evil on life-support ventilators, deaths, drug overdose, wounded and hurt by hurting people folks anxieties depression wanting to quit and we tend to have this idea that if we have faith that step should not be existing in our lives. But I'm here to tell you if the Bible says anything. It's the exact opposite is the exact opposite. So what we tend to do is try to understand why were the circumstances that were in and everybody has Job's friends right.
This is what this is why your going through this if you would've done better if you want to set this review. When I went there you would be dealing with what you're dealing with. When all the while, nobody has a clue what's going on in your life and in your heart. That's why I don't preach on gossip too much because life will preach gossip right out of people because they'll end up experiencing something that they talked about somebody for judge them again right and I'll take that little finger and throw it right back and put it in their pocket life will preach gossip right out of you just he lived in because it's coming.
If you never had a trial. If you never had a test.
If you never had a heart ache.
It's coming. It's just right around the corner so he says trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. That's a hard thing, isn't it. I think about Romans 1133 that says all the depth and the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God's judgments are unsearchable and his ways past finding out. I like Deuteronomy 29 to 29 the secret things shall secret things belong to God, but the things which are revealed belong to us and to our children. Isaiah 55, the prophet declared his thoughts are not our thoughts and his ways are high above our ways and I ring the words of Proverbs this morning, trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not to your own understanding. Can I tell you that there will be circumstances in your life and you will not understand why you can't feel God's presence, you will understand why you feel like you're in a dry and thirsty place that you can't seem to move forward, you will get to a place in your life where you will feel that you are overcome by the weight of this world.
Many of you are there this morning and he says don't try to understand. Don't try to make sense of it. Don't try to put a don't put an equation to your problem.
This plus.
This equals that if I would have done this, different, or five would have said something better, or if I had went about it in a different way. But the reality is it's called life LIFE and everybody lives in this thing called life and you're going to have circumstances. We know by faith that we are healed by the stripes of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, people get sick and people die. We know that we are saved born again, but there are many times you may not feel like you're saved or born-again. We know that we had the joy of the Lord and it is our strength. But you know I was looking around with a smile on your face argue that's because you live in this thing called life how I got one my favorite passages Daniel chapter 3 you ready for this. About download on your I'm ready. Daniel chapter 3 hallelujah Sean. I don't need to understand Daniel chapter 3 relative verse eight I love this now. Daniel chapter 3, we have a story of three Hebrew boys Shadrach me shack and Abednego, who King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken the Israelites and the young, smart Jewish men captive in Babylon. Now Nebuchadnezzar is a type of the Antichrist because Nebuchadnezzar erects a statue of himself, and he says you must worship me and worship the statuettes the same thing. The Antichrist is going to do during the time of tribulation and is going to do it to the Hebrews, the Jewish people. So we have a type and shadow there but I want to get something a little deeper at Daniel chapter 3 in verse eight.
The story continues. Therefore, at that time certain child billions came for an accused the Jews, there's always an accuser is in there.
They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar king live forever. You will King have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn through the heart clear and sultry in symphony with all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image, and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. There's always an accuser always so these three Hebrew boys are minding their own business there, praying their serving very God Jehovah God. And here's this King Nebuchadnezzar erecting a statue of himself because of pride that is swelled up in his heart and he wants the whole. He wants everybody to fall down on their knees at the sound of the music and worship this image and that get there some stand to their feet and declared that they won't do it. And there's people who accuse them and say they're not doing what they're supposed to do you know the word devil the name devil means accuser because he's the accuser of the brethren is the one that condemns you because you haven't been called the condemnation. God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. But he brings condemnation to your life brings accusations he says will never be good enough you can do this because of the mistake you made in your past, your children can't be free because of the mistakes you made in Europe will tell you why after lie after lie.
I had a lady but you know what the good news about that is everything he tells you is a lie so you can believe the exact opposite of it. I had a lady come to me one time Jesus pastor, I don't feel like I'm save the devils telling me this. I said you sure it's the devil. She says I'm absolutely positive.
I said I said because everything he tells you you can believe the exact opposite of it to him.
I am the righteousness of God in Christ when he tells you and accuses you that you're depressed and anxious and fearful.
You just like I don't have the spirit of power, I'm selling my accusations of the Charlotte so I verse 12. There are certain Jews.
You have said over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach me shack and Abednego all hallelujah anybody having to assume good names right here, Shadrach me shack and Abednego please man okay have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods worship the golden image which you have set up verse 13.
This jumped all over me folks listen Nebuchadnezzar in a rage and fury gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so they brought these men before the king know the enemy doesn't like it when you're doing something for God. Anytime you take a stand for righteousness. Anytime you stand up and squared her shoulders like a tea rail and said I'm going to serve God in the mood for him and I give him my life this very day the enemy gets in a rage and in a fury just like King Nebuchadnezzar you know why he gets angry because he's no longer in control and there's just certain people who when they're not in control. They get absolutely furious and frustrated and you can tell it, you know that.
Let me tell you something.
That's the way the enemy is you think he gets angry and he gets upset because you're not dipping into his temptations and his trials in the fiery trial which is to try you. So he just continues to come after you. The enemies angry folks, nobody's angry about this body of believers think he's angry about what were doing in this community until there's a reason I have people following me and my family around. If I can only tell you some of the things that we see in here if you like to see some of the things that that go on throughout the week with this building project. Just this week that the enemy has raised his ugly head. But that's all right because every time he does not read by myself. You were on the right track and he's angry with me on his list of investors Christian center is saying.
But even better than that you receive that's in you than he that is in the world. Typing. Typing a family is coming to bench to just lift up your hands and crazy place because you are the absolutely fine with my get on shouted Brenda never did find out you all right for supporting and hasn't spoke saying to them, it is true, Shadrach me shack and Abednego that you do not serve my gods worship the golden image which I have set up now if you already at the time you hear the sound of music in so many words. He says you worship me notice of the universe.
15 he says and who is the God who will deliver you from my hands Shadrach me shack and Abednego answered said to the king old advocate as if we have no need to answer you in this matter.
These next two verses are probably my two favorite verses of all the Bible because if anything speaks of true faith. 903 TV preachers will tell you that you can have health, wealth and prosperity.
The Bentley and the golden toilet to a man I know this feel and if you have faith well tragedy doesn't come to your life because your above that and you'll have to cure my say that we don't have to accept that I really want of God's doing. What is the Holy Spirit lead you into a dry place you think you will you will Bible for that. Sure, I'm glad you asked Matthew chapter 4 the Bible says that the spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted and try so here we have the three Hebrew men verse 17 I love this. They're making a positive confession. Here, there, declaring the word there declaring their faith. If that is true. If that is the case are God whom we serve is able shout he's able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace is able to heal you. He's able to deliver you is able to set you free from demonic attack. In fact, the Bible says Ephesians 320 that he's able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ask or even imagine that he says he's able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and if he will deliver us from your hand. Okay. Notice that they says he will do it. I've heard this preach, but they always stop there, but the three words I want you to get today you will see what true faith is. You ready for this, but if not about that.
But if not, let it be known to you. Okay, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up everybody say, but if not, can I tell you something. This is where you need to get in your face. This should be the gold in your life. I think often times were trying to get out of things that God put us in. I believe that, saying ugly. He's made you sick. But I do believe use of circumstances, to mold and shape your very character. That's why the Bible says tribulation works patients. Patients experienced experience, hope, hope makes not a shame, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. How can you have experience and hope and what you went through some trials and tribulations. How can you have a testimony without a test, but usually we come to the place where we don't understand why.
And that's where we get confused why am I facing this. Why can I get victory over this and I get past this quartet.
I just be happy and I just have somebody that loves me what I just did here in my life gets better in my career, my finances, just come to this right here and I'll be what if they don't, why cannot just be healed of this disease not because the ultimate fulfillment of all of that.
Listen to this preacher today is when the Lord himself shall the sin from heaven with a shout focus of the archangel and the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be called up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the and so shall we ever be with the Lord. First John 3 to 11 now are we the sons of God doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know when he shall appear, we shall be like him, but we shall see him as he is facing the trial of your life.
Kids are acting crazy your spouses lost his mind that's going to happen on your job, your marriage is falling apart. Finances are in the tombs but let me tell you my friend.
He is a deliver is able to bring you out of set you up but even if he doesn't steal them.
And he still doesn't matter that the enemy says it doesn't matter what the bank accounts this morning, who can be against but even if he doesn't know one day this this earth is going to pass away. Fire will destroy this earth. It will renovated by fire, hallelujah, and thus the heavens are gonna roll back like a scroll, but I tell you, even when that happens the word of God will stand forever. The classroom were the flowers going to fade away, but his word will stand true to the very end because he's God and he's declared and he's God, who cannot lie.
Somebody just shall I win no matter what were not leading to our own understanding were going to trust God even if we don't want verse 19 oh God, I love the couple hallelujah, but if not I can get away from listen, I've made up my mind. Folks, I'm not turning back. I'm not turning around. He's getting my whole life and that's the place you have to get to you see when you see everybody around you crumbling and falling and you see them falling on the right and you see them falling on your left. When I see ministers chasing after some young thing leaving their wives. I determined in my heart that I will not be the one to do what I will stand the test of time. I was staying through trial and temptation. I will not bring up approach upon God because he is true shout it's not all about me because if you follow the people fall: trump you follow your families in trouble, shout yes 19 Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury and the expression on his face change toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego he spoke and commanded that they keep the furnace seven times shut seven of the said significance here.
Go to Matthew chapter 12 they were your annual bring it up here will see how good it is. Matthew chapter 12 about that is hard for Travis. I am back to hallelujah.
Matthew chapter 12 verse 43 when an unclean spirit. These are the words of Christ goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, shout, dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says I will return to my house from which I came out this you are in a fight you feel that you feel that thing called spiritual warfare.
That's principalities and powers and rulers in the minions of which you have no idea of the strength and the capabilities of what they can do in your life and they have one mission and one goal and that's to kill, steal and destroy your life, your soul, your family, that's their mission. They have no regret. They have no shame and they will take you out with the ingrown toenail if they could find and I know you'll recognize this. Think about your life you go through the seasons I've seen some of you go through them already been here year in February you go through times were your good when you go through times when you're not so good.
It does are times when finances are great and the not so great. You go through times were pieces in your heart and joy is on your face and then you go through times were you can't find an ounce of strength and peace and joy called seasons because what happens is the Lord gives you victory for seasons, even the Bible says. When Jesus was tempted but that they left him for a season, but they're coming back. There's always a counterattack.
There's always a sneak attack from the enemy and you won't even recognize him coming but he's coming so Jesus is talking about those seasons is talking about what it on split spirit goes out of those away from a person what they do, they they say.
I will return from the house from which I came. This is that the demonic forces talking and when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
Verse 45 then he goes and takes with him shout 77 other spirits seven is the number of completion, something Nebuchadnezzar wants to turn this thing up seven times hotter.
He wants to he wants to fully complete his mission. He wants to annihilate these three Hebrew men.
He wants to take their lives is furious. Seven times hotter. So here, Jesus says that he takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and valiant.
That's why listen to me this morning. If God has delivered you from something in your past, do not, I beg you, do not go back to it because if you go back to returning to the mud from which is pulled you out of the returning back to the vomit of what you pull out of you and the Bible says you're in a worse state than you will him before you know why because there are seven stronger spirits than that one you are dealing with before. I love this. You ready state of that man is worse than the first social also be with this wicked generation. Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse seven hallelujah Rhonda 28 verse seven is a habit. Yes he does all right and we know the Lord listen the Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face and they shall come out against you one way and flee before you. Somebody shouted at me.
All I love that you know why the Lord said that in the Old Testament.
He knows how the spirits work. He knows how they come against you, and when they leave you for a season or coming back was seven stronger than they are. But that means you're getting a seven times greater in the morning. So with all hallelujah we were talking about it. Sandy said new levels, new devils with those new levels. There's a minimum morning.
There's no protection. There's no power to fund the power of darkness strings the kingdom of his dear son is some sense he comes out to 77 times greater at seven. So I got a seven times greater in terms of interpreting my God, I want to speak in tongues right now. Hallelujah.
So I got a seven times greater. All right, verse 29 of chapter 3 was the nobody. All right, verse 20 and commanded certain mighty men of war and his army to bind, shout, bind, sleep, when it comes to binding and loosing in Matthew 1619 Jesus said whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. What does that mean we have the authority and the power to bind and loose so just as they had the authority to bind, Shadrach me shack and Abednego with ropes tied to the wrists and their feet just like they were able to do that in the new covenant. Now we have the power and the ability to reverse that on the enemy and bind him so what are you doing your binding devils and your loosing signs you don't loosing blessings. I hope it was a loose blessing that no your loosing them from the hold of the enemy. So when you pray for somebody you say I bind that devil right now. I bind them like this place if I got to get a richer force. Many people with the devil until he believed to speak for here what you think.
I want you to talk to me so I can get rid of you. So we bind him and we loose the Saints of God, shall I can do it in your life. Verse 21, then these men were. And that's another thing. Listen, you can do it. Don't call me at three in the morning wanting to rebuke the devil out of somebody my God take the authority over that thing yourself. You have it you can do it. Verse 22 verse 21, then these men were bound in their coats of trousers their turbines and their other garments forecasted amidst the burning fire verse. I did understand. I just want tied at the hands and feet that were tied to whole body was tied every part of their body tied in ropes. Oh I love this trauma to the pulpit of verse 22. Therefore, because the king commanded the command was urgent in the furnace exceedingly hot. The flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach me shack and Abednego. So think about that. These men, these guards that are throwing these boys into the fire, died by the very fire. They turned up. Think about that. That's just like demonic spirits that are bound by the very thing they're trying to pull you in. People do that misery loves company. They want to pull you into their mass so they're not alone so that you can be a bondage to that's exactly what the enemy does. He knows his destiny. He knows where he's going.
Knows his final outcome. And he wants you to be a part of that. But aren't you glad this morning all, hallelujah, that on the third day he kicked out the borrowed tomb of Joseph of Arimathea he made a 6 Lane Hwy. to the new Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
Now we have a highway called holiness and are still across that bleeds in a Savior that still say these three men, Shadrach me shack and Abednego verse 23 filled outbound burning fire reforms so he didn't deliver them from it. He delivered them in.
It is a difference there. I hear people say all the time with the Lord's not to give me anything I can handle really so you think when somebody loses a child. There were equipped to handle that answer is no. Listen. The Bible says strictest and 13. There is no temptation taken you but such as is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tested about that which you are able, but will with the temptation provide a way of escape, but we stopped there is not. The universe we stopped there we say will be able to state that because I can't go through that. He knows that.
But that's not what the Bible says the very last part of that verse says that you might be able to parent that your way of escape him giving you the strength and the power to walk, shall I have a passing through anointing. Listen. Suffering is a part of life. You might as well get used to it you need to quit, walk around saying I don't accept it. You just need to say Lord I trust you idling to my own understanding.
You are good and you are God. I win my faith is in you that needs to be a response not. I don't accept this because, listen to the Bible about fiery trials.
First Peter one verse seven that the trial of your faith be much more precious than gold, but Paris would be tried by fire might be found under. Please honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. First Peter 412. Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing is happened to you. It's a common thing for you as a believer in Jesus Christ said in John 14 verse one man's these are few and full of trouble. Psalm 39 forces many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers out of them all.
Second Timothy 215 says that all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution about Philippians 129. I'm sure that's when we got outlined in our Bible that is given unto you in behalf of Christ not only to believe on his name, but also to suffer for his sake about Philippians 310, when the apostle Paul says I want to know Jesus Christ. I want to know him and the power of his resurrection and we shout about that, but then he goes on to say I did the fellowship of his sufferings, being made to the power of his resurrection, it's like to suffer. That's what he said fiery trial. Some of you during the day. Fire retry verse 24 were not done thinking Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and he rose and hasted, spoke saying to his counselors. Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire but I love this but he answered and said to the king true okay yes you did settle, I see format cannot tell you this morning he still in the fire is still there when you walk through it when you when you're bound in the fire of adversity in trial and testing it. Temptation and uncertainty and you don't know what tomorrow brings.
Still walking in the file you notice what is this place is the walking and their loose all you miss that, don't you, so they went inbound, but they were in their loose so the thing that had been bound. The fire that was to destroy their life was the same fire that set them free. Cannot tell you but your trial is not just for you it's for a lot of people have to minister to you have to talk to bring the Jesus Christ, the fiery child is already set you free heavenly places, saved and sanctified Holy Spirit is somebody shot it's all about is still in the fire. Verse 26 and Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fire referred and spoke saying Shadrach me shack and Abednego servants of the most high God know about just a second. Even even King Nebuchadnezzar was was used by God. He was used by God to oppress the nation.
He was used by God to throw these Hebrews into the fiery furnace just like he uses your boss try to uses them for his glory. So chefs are soaking up it is� Fiery furnace, and he says there's full altogether and that fourth man looks like a son of the God I took the translation says if you look in the Hebrew sons of one of the son of the God's. He was a was the biggest he was pluralistic. He believed in many gods but under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit spoke to him on that day and said there's one who looks like this, you realize he realized Jesus has been there. He's always been barren, he will always be right says I will never leave you nor forsake you. And I am the same yesterday today and forever.
It was Jesus in the beginning it was Jesus in the fire, and on the day of judgment. It'll be Jesus setting on a separate full of power might and dominion he abides in you hallelujah all right, verse 27 and the strap and say trips administers governors and the kings counselors gather together with all these men on whose bodies the fire had no power all, hallelujah I do preach rights or had no power shot.
I've got the pot yes you do, and the hair of their head was not singed, nor were there garments affected and the smell of fire was not on them. That's why he says the trial of your faith. You come forth like pure gold. So when you go through a trial of adversity.
What that's doing is it's building your character so that when you come out the next time you go through what you already know and have the hope and the faith and the seal knowing that you're coming out of it. So you have been through that before networking is a spoke, saying, Blessed be the God of Shadrach me shack and Abednego sit, listen, that's a word for somebody you been through this before you. Have you been anxious before you, but stress before you start to have a nervous breakdown before but he brought you through that fire. He held your mind together. He kept you in perfect peace because her mind was upon him. Isaiah 43 verse two when you pass through the waters, they will not overflow you.
When you pass through the fire, they shall not burn you in the fire shall not kingdom against you. Say I have a passing through anointing, close your soaking libertinism. It's a decree that all will serve the God of Shadrach me shack and Abednego what I'm telling you this is that it's not all about you. So they went through the fire so that they can bring a king and a nation to the one true God. Verse 30 then the king promoted shot. I'm promoted Shadrach me shack and Abednego listen. People want to be anointed, but they never want to pay the price for that anointing. I have people come up to me when I preach. Sometimes a sick pray for me that I can receive your anointing. I said okay you want to go through this that and go through that trial go through this test that note in the knots will be anointed.
It costs you something. Anointing oil wasn't created until that all of his crushed there takes a crushing that produces the anointing Romans chapter 8 verse 28. I want you to read on the you know what, but I want you to go to it if you never memorize one verse memorize Romans chapter 8 verse 28. I feel the Lord in this place trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, he will direct your paths. We don't understand what's going on but we trust in the you're walking through the fire of affliction which are coming out. But even if it's not the way you expect.
You still plan everybody say, but if not he still God and he still Romans 828. I love this and we know that all things work together for the good to them who are the call according to his purpose.
Listen today this morning. He's working out everything in your life. Even the stupidity. Even the mistakes that you've made. Listen to me, is working them out for your good, because he and he has a plan for your life you don't understand it. Don't try just trusted only trust and he will direct your paths. You believe it. Send your feet not anybody that feels the same way I do.
Maybe you're going through a trial of your life you don't understand that you don't know why I want you to join me in the Psalter this morning and I just want to worship the Lord with you on a don't hesitate listen the trial of your life. Adversity, marital struggles, finances, the enemy, raising his head where it doesn't need to be over to worship the Lord together if you're in this place I will appeal to the camera was watching by Internet listing by podcasts around the world listen you just going through the fire adversity. God is calling you is calling you to a place in the heavenly's with him. Confess your sin today and receive Christ, a confession has Lord of your life and you shall be saved. God bless you