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dont know if youve noticed during this convention that one of
the themes the Lord has been repeatedly referring to, is the theme
of faith and the need for us to hear the wisdom that comes from
abovehear His wordbut then, to commit our lives to it, in a step
of faith.
had two songs that the Lord gave yesterday morning and I felt the
strong theme in those songs was that we should be people who believe
and the second one referred to the fight, and of course, the Bible
tells us the fight is the good fight of faith. Theres a verse we
could turn to together in Second Peter, in chapter 1, which informs
us how it is that we become partakers of the divine nature. You
know thats one of the things God wants us to haveHe doesnt want
us to stay in the beast natureI hope we agree with Him in that
matter, that there is something better for us than the beast nature.
He wants us to become partakers of the divine nature. If we dont
do that, we stay in what is called the corruption that is in the
world through lustbecause thats where the beast nature livesin
the corruption that is in the world through lust. But God has
made a provision for us to escape from that, and in the second letter
of Peter, chapter 1, lets read down from verse 2:
Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge
of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
and peace comes through knowing Himtheyre not dispensed to us
as some little package aside of knowing Him. So, if you want peace,
you need to know the Lord. If you want grace, you need to know the
Lord. Thats how they comethrough the knowledge of God and of Jesus,
our Lord.
3) According as His divine power hath given unto us all things
that pertain unto life and godliness,
the past tense there hath given unto us all things
that pertain unto life and godlinessagain the same way
3 cont. & 4) through the knowledge of Him that hath called
us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises:
how we do itlook at thisare given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers
of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the
world through lust.
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but there are exceeding
great and precious promises that God has spoken to us. Lets not
forgetin all the warnings that we also, in the goodness of God,
have come to hear as welllets not forget that there are some exceeding
great and precious promises that He has given to His people. If
we lose them, according to this scriptureif we dont remember that,
we will not be partakers of the divine nature, because its by these
exceeding great and precious promises that we become partakers of
the divine nature. We need to be people who get into the Book! Theres
a comment thats made about people at the end of the agemuch is
their reading, but not the word of God. This is a Book that has
been inspired by God and is able to make us wise unto salvation.
I commend to you all, not to let this (the Bible) gather dust. It
does contain exceeding great and precious promises. Im
not suggesting that God can never give you a promise thats not
written in the Book, because we are a people who talk about
a hearing relationshipIm sure God can do thatbut, theres plenty
in here (the Bible) as well.
Brother Bobby was with us just a couple of weeks ago, he spoke from
the same scripture in Obadiah that we were in with him yesterdayabout
possessing your possessions. According to the scripture, Jesus says,
In your patience, possess ye your soul. Its not particularly
that God wants us to possess our body; although, our body does have
to be yielded to the one to whom it belongs and we do have to present
our bodies. The real purpose of God is the salvation of our soul.
The end, the purpose, or the goal of our faith is the salvation
of our soul. He wants our soul, not to be under the dominion of
all the winds of spirits that are blowing to and fro; He wants us
to have it possessed under the authority of the Spirit of God so
that it can come into the place of being delivered from everything
elseand being saved. He wants us to possess our possession.
in the Baptist Church, which I was in, as I read the Bible, I came
to understand that there were various scriptures that they conveniently
snipped out; because either they didnt understand them or sometimes
because they did not agree with Baptist doctrine. I remember on
more than one occasion in Bible classes, as a teenager, challenging
my Bible class teacher and saying, It doesnt say that, it says
this ! To the point where on one occasion, he told me to
be quiet! I wanted to understand the Bible and he wanted
to teach what he believed. And yet, you know, we can be
in danger of doing similar things and although, I think perhaps
we have moved on from the snipping activity, yet you know, if by
unbelief we exclude some of what is written in this Book, we are
guilty of the same. We might read it and say in our minds, Its
true, but our minds arent going to do this. Its our faith that
needs to be activated because we need to have active faith into
these exceeding great and precious promises; because, just written
in the Book and given mental assent to, will not lead to the possessing
of our soulit will not lead to the partaking of the divine nature
and we will not escape the corruption that is in the world. Just
leaving them in the place of mental assenttheres going to have
to be something stronger than that in us, which God calls faith
really what I want to share about this morning. I want to talk with
you a little while about faith. When Brother Bill was sharing two
nights ago, he mentioned more than once about the evil heart of
unbelief. You remember where that phrase comes from; it comes from
the book of Hebrews and its talking about the children of Israel.
Remember, the whole of what happened to the children of Israelthrough
the whole of their historywas put before us as examples for us.
That whole history and all that they went through and all that they
experiencedthe good and the badthe pleasant and the many things
that were unpleasantthe oppressions that happened to themall of
those things were set there as examples for us upon whom the ends
of the worldhave come; more about that verse in a minute.
they couldnt enter in, through unbelief, we understand very clearlythe
book of Hebrews makes it very clearthat we could fall if we follow
their example. We could miss that which iswere right on the brink
of itthat which is accessible to us nowwe could lose it because
of the same evil heart of unbelief. God put an example in front
of us of a whole people who wandered in the wilderness for 40 years
and their carcasses were left in the wilderness, just simply because
of unbelief. Six Hundred ThousandI think that was the number that
Brother Bill mentioned600,000 people lost their lives so that we,
sitting here today, could know that God is really serious about
this matter of faith. Husbandsfatherschildrenpeople crying and
weeping and burying carcasses because God wanted us to know
this matter of faith is serious. It was the example; it was the
picture for us. This is no light matterthis question of faith.
as Ive been thinking about this and conscious that, as I read the
scriptures, I dont want to have this sort of selective agreement
with what God says; nor just a passive mental intellectual acceptance
of what He says; but this engagement with my own person of what
He saysthe mixing with faith that we are hearing about. You know,
we can sit in these conventions and rubber stamp everything and
say, I dont disagree with anythingwe rubber stamp it all.
But to me, the mixing with faith is when I say, That is Your
voice, God, talking to me and I receive it, and I know thats
personal to me. So long as its general, it doesnt have your faith.
It may be the word of God to the church, but the word of God to
the church doesnt save my life unless I recognize that
its the word of God to me Me has to come into
this for it to be mixed with faith in me and to make a differenceto
make a change in my life. I dont want to do that and Ive told
the Lord, I dont want to do that. In the days past, I think we
were all guilty of saying, Well, all the nasty scriptures (you
know what I mean by thatall the ones that speak of judgment)well
thats for the unsaved. Weve had an adjustment about that and
we realize theres a wicked man in here - a man of sin. God in His
goodness has revealed that to us and were learning that the heart
of man is desperately wicked. But theres also the other side where
these exceeding great and precious promises arethrough unbelief
we can just hold back from themand say, Well, yes its true but,
we do not get excited and engaged with them. And so, we could, just
on the edge of the landbecause of this lack of engagement with
the word of Godfail to enter in and take our possession. That would
be so sad at this last hour.
with me to Hebrews Chapter 10 so we can pick up a context there.
Like all good preachers, I have three points this morning. They
represent three basic faith areas that I think the Lord points to
in this chapter. There are more than three, but there are three
that I want to look at this morning. When I get to each one, Ill
let you know that Im there.
10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the
will of God, ye might receive the promise.
the promise, if Im not mistaken, the promise in
scripture, is the resurrection of the dead and eternal life. Its
the securing of the life that is deposited with us but that we do
not have, yet, such a grip on, that we can say, This is mine forever.
The promise is when that becomes ours to the point that it can never
be lost, which happens in the resurrection. He says, after youve
done the will of God, you might receive the promise.
37) For yet a little while,
and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
may recognize this as a verse being in the book of Habakkuk. The
writer here is preaching it, rather than quoting it, because its
not an exact quote, but hes saying, This is what Im basing my
teaching on. But, as far as were concerned, he says, yet a little
while and he that shall come will come. Whats he talking about?
Whats the context of this? Surely were looking at a people whove
come to the end of an age and who are anticipating the soon appearing
of the Lord Jesus Christ, so this has to be for us; because we have
heard and surely we understandwe look in the church and we look
outside the church and we look in our midst and we look at the word
were hearing and the evidence in every direction points to the
fact that we are at that point of transition into another age. It
isnt just in our own context that people are saying, Weve come
to the end. You can go to other churches and to other streams and
the word is clear that God is speaking by His Spirit to the Church
and Hes saying, You havent got very long.
37 & 38) Yet a little while, He that shall come, will come
and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: But
if any man
man" is in italics and it refers to this just manthe man just
referred to-
38 continued)
if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure
in him.
Bills been sharing a word on Pleasing God; were going to look
a little bit more about pleasing God in a moment. Remember, if at
this time, we draw back, God says, No pleasure. (We say)
You mean all Ive done thus far, God? All these years Ive served
You, lo, so many years? No pleasure if we draw back at
this time. But, we are not of them who draw back unto perditionthats
a promise. Can we say that? Is that our determination this morning,
God helping us, that were not going be those who go back and join
the lostperdition means lost? But, we are of them that believe
to the saving of the soul. So theres our context; this is
about faith unto the saving of the soul.
hes writing to Christians; he has to be writing this book to Christians,
doesnt he? I mean nobody could know what this books about unless
the Spirit of the Lord is on themso hes got to be writing to Christians
and hes talking about the possibility of drawing back, but hes
saying, Thats surely not going to apply to us. Were going to
be a people who have faith unto the saving of the soulwhich
tells you, it hasnt happened yet. Thats the context then.
11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen.
by definition, involves the realm that you cannot see with the natural
eyes. That doesnt mean you cant see it, but you dont see with
the natural eyes. As you read on in Chapter 11, youll find there
are all sorts of things about not see and can see. People who
are seeking for a country and looking for this and looking for that,
so its not that theres no seeing, its just not seeing with
physical sight. You see, we serve a God who is in the realm of the
unseen. All the real things are actually unseen. God doesnt
count as real, things that are temporal. He counts as real, things
that are eternal and the unseen things are eternal. Were a people
who have to operate in truths that apply in an unseen realm. Seek
those things which are abovewhere Christ is. You cant see them
with these eyes, but theyre true; theyre real. In our lives, there
are lots of things which we accept as being true, that we cant
see. Sound; you cant see. Heat; you cant see. Cold; you cant
see. You know there are things that God put around us that we cant
see; love, emotion, hateyou cant see those things, but we accept
them as being real. Now there are things that God declares, which
we have to say, These are real; even though I cannot see them or
sense them through my natural senses. In fact, the wisdom that
comes from beneath is sensual. So theres a wisdom that comes from
above that requires my faith, because its operating in a realm
where my senses dont operate.
2) For by it (faith) the elders obtained a good report.
think thats a God-given report.
3) Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the
word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things
which do appear.
1: We need to have faith that everything that happens is
in Gods predetermined will.
heard Christians talk about Gods permissive will and His directive
will; as if theres some things He makes happen and other things,
He just sits back, folds His arms, twiddles His thumbs, whatever,
and says, Just let it happen. I dont think Gods like that; the
Bible doesnt make that distinction. It says, actually, well turn
1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according
to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
didnt take counsel from you and me about it; He purposed it in
Himself; Hes not going to take your advice.
10) That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might
gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth; even in him: in whom also we have obtained
an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of
him (look at this) who worketh all things after the
counsel of his own will:
things He works
after the counsel of His own will. You say, Well, what about all
the catastrophes? Well, actually, the Lord does say, I the Lord
create evil. You can look in the Strongs Concordance; it means
evil, but it also means calamity. He says, I take responsibility;
you can blame Me if you like. But people say, But God wouldnt
do that, would He? He destroyed a world! God would do that.
say that God made a carthat car that youve always dreamed ofif
youve never dreamed of a car, call it a Lamborghini or something.
If you take it up to the top of a hill, so you can really enjoy
the speed of it coming down and you say, Im really going to enjoy
this car. And then you say to your mate, who is good at mechanics,
Before we set off, could you just disconnect the brakes? And one
more thing, just to make things really exciting, just tie this blindfold
around my eyes. Right! Lets go! Well, theres a law in place.
One of the things God has done is put laws in place. If you end
up in the mortuary, its because theres a law in place. Yet, people
have cast off restraintsthey have no brakes, because they have
no visionand theyre surprised because they get into trouble! God
has ordained that people who have no brakes or have no vision, get
into troubleHe made it that way; then they blame Him for the fact
that they disconnected the brakes and put the blindfold on and submitted
to the god of this world who has blinded their eyes and then they
get surprised that things go wrong. But, the God of heaven has put
in place, according to the counsel of His own will, certain things
that are cause and effect. He doesnt actually have to sit there
and say, Whew, look! That person has disconnected the brakes and
put the blindfold on, lets make something terrible happen. Its
that the principles are already out there and the principles of
blessing are already there as well. If we make Him our habitation,
no evil will befall us; that doesnt mean there will be nothing
difficult and nothing that you have to pray hard to get through,
but its not evil. It says, He worketh all things after
the counsel of His own will.
to the book of Hebrews. You see, it says through faith, we understand
that the worlds were framed by the word of God. The word worlds
herewhen we use the word world we think of the planet. Really
when you read the word earth in the Bible, you need to think of
the planet. When you read the word worlds, its the Greek word
aions and it doesnt refer to place; it refers to timeits an
age. So, this is talking about the agesthe periods of timethe
ones that have been, the one that now is, and the next one and the
ages of ages. They have all been predeterminedframedby the word
of Godevery age there ever has been or ever will be and all that
they contain. Vincent, who does word studies on the Greek Bible,
says, The word aions indicates all that the successive
periods contain. Everything in every age has been framed by the
word of God.
of this word world for a moment. Satan is described as the god
of this world. In our thinking, we think thats the god of this
earth. Well, of course, he was cast down to the earth, but it really
means hes the god of this age, which I find very encouraging; because,
hes only the god of this age, which means that hes not
the god of another one! He knows he has but a little time, because
the only time he has is this age! I was just referring to the verse
in I Cor. 10, --Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples
and theyre written for our admonition upon whom the ends of theworld,
it says, but its the ends of the age. We are the people upon
whom the ends of the age have come. The word ends doesnt
mean conclusion. The old English word end means goal or purpose.
We are the people upon whom the purpose of the ages
has fallen! The destiny of the worldthe earthis in our hands!
God says the whole creation is groaning and travailing waiting for
the manifestation of the people upon whom this destiny has fallen.
We are the people upon whom the purpose of the age
has fallen!
what sort of people ought we to be? Through faith , we understand
that the ages were framed by the word of God. Let me talk about
the word frame. Brother Bill did that for us, not long ago. He
brought one of these with him (a picture frame), so following after
his example, I brought one of these with me. Do you notice about
a frame, it has a beginning, it has sides, and it has an end? Thats
what the word framed means. It means planned, arranged, finished,
and perfected. Everything from beginning to end and all it containsall
of the agesare in the plan, and the arrangement, and the finish,
and the perfection of our God. Its all in His hand. Hes got the
whole age in His hand. Second verse, Hes got you and me in His
hand. I do not want to talk about out there; I want to talk about
in here, because its going to save my soul knowing this! And if
its just the truth that says, Well, yes, back there He did it
all or up there Hes going to do it, it doesnt change my
condition. The exceeding great and precious promises enable me to
be a partaker of the divine nature and so He wants my soul to be
saved! By faith, I understand that the ages were framed by the word
of God! For example, and this is just an example, the things which
are seen were not made out of things that do appear; so now we can
say, Well, for example, the creation. But the first part of that
verse is not just limiting to the natural creation we see. The natural
creation we see is an example of the fact that God can produce visible
out of invisible and Hes got it all there by His word. Everything
that happens everything that happensis within the framework
of Gods predetermined counsel.
Bill Grier speaks now in microphone) I hate to swallow prophecy.
Has anybody ever swallowed it and just sit there? (Bill now shares
his prophecy) Put your frame at the end of time. Put your face
there. Walk there. Thats the only thing God gave me. I dont know
what He would have said after that, but this is a word from God,
Andrew comes back to the microphone) There are times, I notice,
the Spirit of the Lord gets us to concentrate in particular books.
I was in Esther for a while and everybody was preaching on Estheryour
son, John, was preaching on Esther (speaking to Rus Basalyga), I
was preaching on Esther, everybody was (speaking on) Esther! Ive
noticed quite a lot of Daniel lately. I dont know if its because
Daniel is sealed up unto the end of the time and this is the end
of the time.
were up at Ugadale and had a tremendous time there together. One
morning, I got up about 7:00 and got my things togethergot my towel
and my wash bagand I thought Id go have a shower. I opened the
bedroom door and got out into the landing just to see the retreating
form of somebody going into the bathroom just ahead of me. So, fine,
I went back into the bedroom, put my things on the bed and I thought,
I have just a few minutes, Ill kneel down and just pray until
the bathroom is empty. And the Lord said to me, Everythings framed.
Everythings framed by the word of God. Everything
is framed . This isnt coincidence. I didnt say this, but
in my unbelief I immediately think, You really mean that person
going into the bathroom ahead
Everything. Where are you
going to draw the line, if youre going to draw a line? Theres
been the election over in the USA and I heard those amongst the
ministry who are more affected by it than we are, yet and
I say, yet I heard a voicing of preference and they were
saying, You know, everything that happens is the will of God and
you know that whoever gets in, it will be because thats who God
wanted to get in. OK, you say, Thats alright; so its the will
of God that Barack Obama becomes the President of the United States.
Well, he appoints a cabinet, or whatever they call them over therepeople
for this office and that office; and he may be appointing Hillary
Clinton as Secretary of State. You say, Well, I can accept that
happens by the predetermined will of God. Well, she (Clinton) appoints
a secretary. Well, I dont know her name or his name. But, where
are you going to draw the line? OK, Hillary Clintons secretary
is appointed by the will of God. Well, the secretary probably has
somebody who has to do her housecleaning while shes in the office
being secretary. Well, come on now. No! Where are you going to
draw the line, if youre going to draw the line? I dont think you
can draw the line, because it says the ages were framed. Theres
nothing that is outside the frame; its all inside the frame of
what God has determined is going to happen.
to Daniel Chapter 3. You know this storysuch a great storyof Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego. I just love the way in which they respond
to King Nebuchadnezzar.
3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this
other wordsWere standing here before you, king, we know you think
you have the power of life and death in your hand, but were not
worried by you. Why would they not be worried by him? Because they
have an understanding that everythings framed by God. Just like
Jesus before Pilate; Pilate is thinking he has control and Jesus
said, You can have no power over Me at all, except it were given
you from above. There had been a previous time when they wanted
to throw Jesus off the edge of a cliff and they couldnt do it,
because it wasnt in the frame. So theyre standing there before
Nebuchadnezzar the king and they say, Were not worried by you.
Well, what are they worried about?
17 & 18) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver
us from the burning fiery furnace and He will deliver us
out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O
king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image
which thou hast set up.
believe they knew that they were perfectly OK within the framework
of God, because He had determined that those who follow Him fully
will be under His complete protection. So, they knew that the
king could not do any evil to them. He could burn their bodies in
the furnace and they wouldnt die. Now we know the end of the matter;
weve read the end of the story. They knew that God was in charge.
Because they had exercised their faith into that truth, their souls
were saved. Youre looking at three men with saved souls here. They
said, We dont have to worry about you, king. Thats a saved soul!
The soul is where your worry would come; where your fear would come;
where your anxiety would come; where your reasoning would come.
They dont start arguing with him and say, But were good boys,
really. Lets us tell you about
well try & evangelize you
They just say, Its all OK. Because the worlds were framed by
the word of God.
do you serve when things go wrong? The god of complaining? Has he
become the idol you bow down in front of? And things do go wrong,
I mean, our definition of wrong; it doesnt go wrong, really;
it seems to go wrong. The god of murmuring? The god of speaking
evil of the person who made it happen? You know who made it happen?
Who do you serve when things go wrong? They said, The God whom
we servethe God whom we serveis able. They knew Who had set it
up. They knew King Nebuchadnezzar wasnt really in control; this
was Gods set up. It was His framing.
about over in Chapter 6another great story herethe best storybook
in the world this is. Daniel is going to be cast into the den of
lions. What has happened is, there have been some enemies in the
kingdom. How come those enemies were there? God framed it! How brilliantly
He frames these things.
10) Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into
his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem,
he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave
thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
didnt he adjust his behavior? Theres a new rule thats come in
that says if you pray to any other god, youll be thrown into the
lions den. Why didnt he adjust his behavior? Because he knew that
law could never have come into place except the God of heaven had
ordained itbecause the ages are framed by the word of God. He knew
he was in no jeopardy, if he was in the will of God. He
was able to carry on and continue in the will of God as he had walked
beforehe continued to do that and he bowed there and they looked
through the open window and saw him and they threw him in the lions
den. The king comes along and he says, Daniel, is your God able
to deliver you?because he didnt know. Daniel knew. Daniel knew
that everything that He framed was going to happen. And He was well
able to deliver himif that was His will and His purposehe would
be delivered.
22-24) My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths,
that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was
found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they
should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out
of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he
believed in his God. And the king commanded, and they brought those
men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of
lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had
the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever
they came at the bottom of the den.
think God had framed the whole thing from the beginning or did He
just wake up to a good idea half way through? He had it there from
the beginning. Did Daniel know how it was going to end up? He never
knew, but He knew that the ages were framed by the word of God.
then Darius tells everybody they have to tremble and fear before
the God of Daniel. Because, when the world sees a people who have
their faith in the predetermined counsel and will of Godthat He
is good and He does everything rightthen God has a people He can
manifest in. Planned, arranged, finished, and perfected.
to DanielChapter 4 is the chapter of the Bible written by a Gentile.
Written by Nebuchadnezzar. Now Nebuchadnezzar is the head of gold
in the dream that he had. He is the king of the head of gold. The
statue that Nebuchadnezzar saw in that dream represents the kingdoms
of this worldfrom start to finishfrom head to footall of themtheres
no part out of it that isnt pictured from head to foot. There are
no other bits of you, are there?thats the whole man. Nebuchadnezzar
in the scriptures is the king of the head of gold and all of those
kingdoms are still there. The kingdoms dont pass away until the
stone comes out of the mountain, hewn without hands, and destroys
them all. Nebuchadnezzar, by virtue of being the headman of that
statuethe king of the gold headhe is actually representative of
the whole. Leaders represent their people. The prime minister goes
off or whateverhe represents the people and so, this man, Nebuchadnezzar
represents the Gentile nations of the worldthe unbelieving. This
whole story, about how he was made a beast for seven times, is a
picture of the unbelieving of the world, for the whole of the period
of human history, because they didnt acknowledge God and give glory
to Himthey have been given a beasts heart. And, of course, the
whole thing is a picture of a tree and the tree of a field is a
mans lifeits the Gentile manthe unbelievingthe unsaved man.
says in Daniel 4:16 Let his heart be changed from mans, and let
a beasts heart be given unto him; Thats where mankind is. And
let seven times pass over him. Seventhe number representing all
that there isthe whole history of the human race, from Adam until
nowhas a beasts heart. This matter is by decree of the watchers,
4:14-15) He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and
cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit:
Let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with
a band of iron and brass in the tender grass of the field; and let
it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the
beasts in the grass of the earth:
that even though God has ordained that this tree should be cut downthat
it should no longer be a place of refuge; a place of provision;
a place of shade, or any of thatits destroyed from all that purpose-
yet in the goodness of God, He leaves some restrictions in place
on it. He puts bands around it. You know in everybodys life, there
are restrictions. In the goodness of God, there are restrictions
on usrestrictions of time; restrictions of strength and capacity;
restrictions of mental ability and understanding; restrictions of
age; restrictions of strength because of weariness and all those
sorts of thingsGod has put restrictions on that. Hallelujah! Because
mans a beast. Were going to pick that thought up a little later
as well,- just remember that.
4:25) Daniel is now interpreting the vision. He says, This is the
interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High,
which is come upon my lord the king: that they shall drive thee
from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field,
and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet
thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee,
till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever
He will. He (Daniel) says, Nebuchadnezzar, youre going to continue
in the beast realm until you acknowledge that the worlds were framed
by the word of Goduntil you acknowledge that God, the most High,
rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever He pleases.
Nebuchadnezzar, youre going to stay in your mental breakdownin
your beast nature and in your stupidity and in your foolishness,
that is typical of the human race todayuntil you will come to the
place of acknowledging that God has ordained everything and done
everything right and its all perfect and you acknowledge Him as
King of kings and Lord of lords and then youre reason will
return to you. The human race is going to come to that place. This
is prophetic; its picked up in the New Testament when it says,
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord
to the glory of God the Father. And until man comes to the place
of recognizing that God is in absolute control, and we have no grounds
to criticize Him on any point any pointwere in
the beast realm.
faith, we get our souls saved. Do you know how peaceful you can
be, when you actually acknowledge God? Its OK. I dont understand,
but I believe You are good. You did it right. A God of faithfulness
and without injusticegood and perfect is He. Easy to sing, but
what about when the pressure is on? A God of faithfulness and without
injustice, good and perfect is He.
dont know what the days ahead are going to hold. They may be very
different from the days before. We are in a particularly protected
part of the worldwe in the West; the world doesnt live like we
do. I say Id like to take the young people to Africa so that they
can at least get a glimpse of how some other people livemore
people live like they do in Africa than live like we do here. We
are the favored fewI dont know, maybe top 10%--where people dont
normally live with the provision that we have. I dont know what
the future is going to hold. Christians dont normally live with
the freedoms we have. Ive spoken and many of you have heard me
say this; Ive read on a website that there were more Christians
who died for their faith last year than in the whole of the first
500 years of the Church. We have had it easy. We have been cushioned
and protected. What have we done with our freedom? You answer that
question. I dont know how its going to continue from here. What
Im telling you iskeep believing. Whatever happens, its OK. The
worse that anyone can do to you is destroy your body; thats the
very worse. Theyve no tool past that one. Nebuchadnezzar can throw
you in the fiery furnace; Darius can throw you in the lions den;
whats the worse that could happen to you? You lose your
body; the bodys destroyed. What about your soul? They have no power
at all over your soul, and if you believe, even in that situation,
its to the saving of the soul. The framing of everything by God
everything by God everything planned, arranged,
finished, and perfectedHis perfect will being done. We have no
grounds left for any murmuring, if we understand that God has done
it right. And if you murmur, you know what youre declaring? My
soul is not saved. The wicked heart of unbelief. A whole nation,
600,000 people, failed to enter in because they did not put their
trust in the God who was able to give them the land. He had promised
for generations; they had rehearsed itfather to children; children
to their children; God is going to give us a land. God is going
to give us a land! And when they came to the land, they thought
they had to do it themselves. They didnt believe that God could
do it. Brethren and sisters, this is a time for putting our faith
in God. Maybe because of the time we are in, I just really want
to make this point clear to us.
10:28, we were just talking about this, And fear not them which
kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear
him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
that? Its God, its not the devil. We would never be told to fear
the devil; you do understand that, dont you? Were told to resist
the devil, submitting ourselves to God. This is God it is talking
look at this, (verse 29) Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?
You may not be aware, some of you, what a farthing isit was a quarter
of an old penny. And one of them shall not fall on the ground without
your Father.
worth nothing and God knows when every sparrow falls to the ground.
The very hairs of your head are all numbered! What is Jesus trying
to convey to us in this? Hes trying to tell us that God really
cares and there isnt anything that happens just by accident! Not
even a sparrow that dies and drops to the ground escapes Gods notice.
How could that possibly be? We have a great God. How great? Not
even a sparrow falls to the ground without Him noticing and the
hairs of your head are numbered. So when you think about everything
being framed by Godtotally within His predetermined willremember
Hes this good and this great.
31) Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
writing this same passage says about the sparrows, Not one of them
is forgotten before God. Not one sparrow is forgotten before God.
you want your soul saved? Believing to the saving of your soul?
The first thing we know isthe ages were framed by the word of God.
at this passage in Acts on our way back to Hebrews.
17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars hill, and said, Ye
men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar
with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly
worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all
things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth
not in temples made with hands; neither is worshipped with mens
hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life,
and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all nations
of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined
the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
you hear what that says? Hes decided who you should be; where you
should live; and when you should live. Gods done that ahead of
time; this was all planned by God. You were not an idea that your
parents had. It was not your idea that you would be born American,
Mexican, Spanish, Irish, English, (Andrew paused and you could hear
Cathy Owens say, Scots) Scots, oh sorry
whew! That one was close,
wasnt it? (much laughter by all) (You could hear Joe McCord say,
And Canadian, God help us.) (much laughter still) Sorry, do we
have anyone else? (still laughing) Oh dear, the United Kingdomho,
determined it all and He determined that we should be the
people who are alive at the end of the age. Pauldo you ever feel
sorry for Paul? He wanted to be alive nowwe who are alive and
remain was what was in his heart. He said, I was born out of due
season. I think he wanted to be alive at the time of His appearing.
Well, he is alive at the time of His appearing, but he wanted to
be alive here . God hath made of one blood all nations and
hath determined the times before appointed when everything happenswhen
everything happensHe has determined and where it happens,
the bounds of their habitationHes determined. Why? Do you remember
the bands that were around the tree stump, which pictured King Nebuchadnezzartalking
about the Gentile nations? There were bands aroundthere were restrictionsbecause
God determined ahead of time the boundswhere theyre going to live
and when theyre going to liveeverything was ordered by Him. Yes,
including Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Hitler, Stalin, all of those, determined
by Him ahead of time. Everything. He takes responsibility for it
all. Hes not worried that you might criticize Him about it. Hes
not particularly phased by the fact that men might think that He
isnt quite the God He ought to be. He thinks perhaps that men dont
know very well. Why?
27) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after
him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
why He did it. Do you know why everything happened to you
that ever happened to you? God ordained it to give you the best
possible opportunity to find Him. Not one accident in the whole
program. Not one accident anywhere along the line. You say, Its
really been a hard life Ive had. You needed a really hard
life. Why did that happen to me? Heres the reason. So that you
would seek the Lord and perhaps find Him. Thats why it happened.
You wouldnt have planned it that way. Oh, no, you wouldnt!
been teaching along the way here, the story of Deborah and Barak
and most of you, 75% of you have heard it, which is why Im not
sharing it this morning, but in the song at the end of the victory
that Deborah and Barak wonin the song in Judges, chapter 5, theres
praise of the tribes that took part and criticism of the tribes
that didnt take part. It says that Reuben had great searchings
of heart. In other others words, he just thought about it and never
did anything. We know some of those (laughter). Asher, I
like Asher, it says Asher remained on the seashore. (laughter)
I thought, I can just identify with that, you know, Lifes a beach!
(laughter) Well, some people seem to get the Asher portion, dont
they?everythings just a beach! But other peopleyou think, God!
Another thing! You hear about the next prayer request and you say,
God! How can they cope with yet, another thing in their family?
You know, it seems like trouble is piled upon trouble upon trouble.
Why does it happen like that? God framed it that waythat they
should seek the Lord, if haply they might find Him. And thats
true of everybodyPaul was preaching this in Athens to the unbelieving.
God is trying to get everybody the opportunity to find Him and thats
why He has arranged it as He has. His framing was not just haphazard;
it was purposeful. He did it with a reason. He wanted men and women
to find Him.
never been a savagewell, I havein the jungles of Africa; but I
guess if you went there and were able to talk to them in their tribal
languages and said, Have you ever sensed this God? They would
say, Well, yes, I was looking at the river running by the other
day. Or, I was looking at the leaf. Or, I was looking at the
sunset and something just touched my soul. I know Matthew, one
time, shared with us how he saw the Northern Lights when he was
at Blueberry and it was a spiritual experience. I dont know how
He makes and organizes these thingsthat night, the Northern Lights
put on their best show for Matthew. Hes done things like that,
for different people at different times. Its all in His predetermined
plan that they might seek the Lord and find Him. The Gentiles even
have the law written on their conscienceon their hearts. Hes not
far from anyone of us. In Him, we live and move and have our being.
to the book of Hebrews. So, do you understand, point 1You have
been framed. You have no grounds, ever again, if you understand
this, and this is a faith operationyou never have any more grounds
to complain about anything. Giving thanks in all things
because God has done it right and He sets it up ahead of time because
He said, This is the best way to do it. And its not their
faultwhoever they might be. God says, I did it.
And when you blame them, youre really saying, God, You got it
11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God
testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
is a book of comparatives. Constantly, the writer is talking about
somethingand then, something better. Somethingand something more.
Here we have a comparativea more excellent sacrifice.
in Hebrews 8:6, talking about the Lord Jesus Christ, it says, But
now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry
excellentremember that? In Hebrews 11:4, it said By faith Abel
offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice. Jesus
was a more excellent ministry. What do you suppose
then was the more excellent sacrifice that Abel offered? He offered
a lamba real, four-footed, wooly lamb. But what was he really
doing? In the unseen realm, what was he doing? What was he
picturing? He was picturing, The Lamb! We were hearing about Him
this morning. God spoke to us about Him. Brother Joe brought us
a word in which the Lamb was mentionedit is the Lord Jesus Christ!
So, thats what were really seeing in thisAbel was a prophet!
In his deeds, he was anticipatinghe was proclaiming the death of
the Lord Jesus Christ that was going to come and how he
put his faith in that sacrifice as being acceptable to God.
Genesis chapter 4, where the story of Cain and Abel comes up, there
were two brothers who both brought sacrifices to the Lord. The same
Hebrew word is used for the sacrifice that Abel brought and for
the sacrifice that Cain brought. The outward seems as if they both
made great sacrifice; in fact, Ive thought Cain got a very rough
deal. You think about how he got his sacrifice together. He was
a tiller of the ground. Abel was a keeper of the sheep. So, theres
Abel, hes sitting under a tree in the shade; he has his straw hat
on; hes chewing a piece of grass and hes just watching the flockday
after day after day. OK, theres a bit more to looking after sheep
than that. (laughter) Theres Cain and hes out there in the ground
that has been cursed, in the heat of the day with a mattockthey
havent invented cultivators and tractors at that timehes doing
it all by the sweat of his brow. The thorns and the thistles are
coming up; he has to prepare the ground; he has to plant the seed;
he has to keep the birds away; he has to do the weeding; he has
to do the watering; he has to keep the white fly, the black fly,
the green fly, the red fly, the tartan fly, (laughter) whatever
it might be; he has to keep them all off, (laughter) so theres
a crop at the end. He has to go out there and everydayeverydayeverydayand
at the end of it all, he says, Whew! Now we have a harvest, Im
going to give some to God. Dont you feel sorry for him that God
says, No, thats not any good.? After all the rest of the time
his brother has been there chewing grass, sitting under the tree,
and just swatting the flies away. You would have to say Cain tried
harder. But, Abel was directed by a word from God to the sacrifice
that pleased God; and the sacrifice that pleased God was a lamb.
you say, I know the blood of an animal has to be shed, but surely
God will be more pleased with a camel. Its more valuable; its
biggeror the prize bull; rather than just a lambthats easy. In
comparison to everything else, a helpless little lambit goes like
a lamb to the slaughter, as a sheep before the shearers is dumb
so it opens not its mouthits the easiest animal to kill of all
those four-footed creatures. You compare killing a lamb with killing
a pigIve seen them both doneyoull choose the lamb any day. But
you see this is the one that pleased God, and that was the essence
of it. You see, Abel pleased God.
how hard we can work to please God. We were singing this morning;
did you hear it? By Your blood, I will come boldly, I will come
into Your presence. Thats in the Bible.
10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest
by the blood of Jesus,
you doing that? By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent
sacrifice than Cain. Theres two things going on hereYoure either
not doing it because you dont care; or youre trying to do it by
another method which is what Cain used; or else youre doing it
because youre putting faith where faith belongs.
holiest, you say. But hold on, that means the Holy of Holies. Yes,
that means the Holy of Holies. The outer courtthats Passoverwe
all know thats happenedthat was the death of Jesus on the cross.
Then the Holy Placethats the Baptism in the Holy Spiritwe know
thats happenedsurely the Holiest isnt opened, yet. Historically,
in terms of a corporate church experience, the Holiest of All is
not openbecause theres going to come a time, which we call the
first resurrection, where theres going to be an entering in; and
that picture is valid. But as far as you are concerned, you have
the right to fellowship with the Father. In the outer court, you
have a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through His blood;
in the Holy Place, you have your dealings with the Holy Spirit;
but you, because of what They have done for you, have the right
of accessso were told we can come boldly into the Holiest
by the blood of Jesus. How does this work? You put your faith in
the fact that He has done the sacrifice that you need. Im not going
to leave it there; were going to talk about another thing in the
next verse shortly, because Im well aware of the need for a walk
, but our right to go in is put in place because of the blood
of Jesus.
read it again:
10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into
the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
I have a question this morning. This whole chapter (Heb. 11) begins
with the last phrase of the preceding chapter (Heb. 10) that says,
(we are) of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
want us to know this morning whether our soul is being saved by
putting faith in the work of Jesus. Because, as our brother said
this morning, there is none other name under heaven given amongst
men whereby we must be saved. We dont want to lose that. The blood
got taken from the outer court, all the way in. It got sprinkled
on the ground, so that the place where we fall, we open our eyes
and we see the blood of Jesus; its there for us. This is part of
the exceeding great and precious promises by which we become partakers
of the divine nature having escaped the corruption thats in the
world through lust.
just went to the computer brieflyI typed all sorts of things that
are the things that are ours because of the work of Jesus. You know
that it says in Ephesians, chapter 1we sing itWe have redemption
through His blood. If I was writing that scripture, I probably
would have written, We have been redeemed through His blood. But,
it doesnt say that; it says, We have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins. If it had said, We are redeemed, I would
have in my mind been authorized to go back to a moment in time when
I gave my heart to the Lord and I recognized that I had been purchased
out of a life of slavery to sin; but what it says is, We have redemption;
thats different. Redemption speaks of a release from slavery and
bondage. If there is any area in your life or mine where we are
in slavery or bondagea habitual falling into sin; a thing that
were addicted to that we cant get free of; maybe a thought process
that we go round and round and round and we get convicted every
time we think of it; it may be deeds; it may be actions; it may
be thoughts; it may be reactions; it may be words; it may be anger;
it could be this, that, or the other; but were aware we keep going
there and we have to say, This thing has got me. We have redemption
through His blood! We have the right of release; we do not have
to stay there! When we were born again, we were brought back to
the beginning and the sheet was made clean and there was an impartation
given to us, which is called redemption through His blood. Thats
the breaking of every slavery and every bondage that has hold over
our lives through the blood of Jesus. They are not there
in Christ. In Christ, you were made a new creation. There is no
bondage and slavery in Christ. Were told to stand fast in the liberty
wherewith Christ Jesus has set us free.
you hear what Im saying? These are things where we have to exercise
our faith to the saving of our soul! Or else, well just live in
a sort of half measure of mental agreement without faith being exercised
that makes any difference to me. Maybe you identify with that this
morning and theres a bondage and you recognize (and say), Lord,
I keep falling and the Bible says that You are able to keep me from
falling. Its time to go to the Lord and say, Lord, this ought
not to be. This isnt the provision that you gave to me. I have
redemption through Your blood. And start to speak it and start
to declare it and say, It applies to me! It isnt just words in
a book. You didnt write it there just to make the book a bit thicker.
God, thank You, for the exceeding great promises. Who hath delivered
us from the power of darkness and hath translated
us into the kingdom of His dear Son.
are you today? What does your faith tell you? You know the right
answers, but what does your faith tell you about where you
are today? You have been delivered, the scripture says, but does
your faith tell youIve been delivered from the power
of darkness and now my dwelling place is in the kingdom of His dear
heard a lot about kingdom, government, and authority, both at this
time and those here in Humphrystown Houseweve had extra time with
Brother Bobby and Sister Cathy and thats been the theme and really
that wasnt the start of itwe know that God has called
us to a place where were to be under His kingship and His authority
and you know, thats a place of freedom from the power of darkness.
be afraid to look in your heart and say, Lord, I havent let this
apply to me, because I havent mixed it with faith. I have an evil
heart of unbelief and Im not entering into the Promised Land and
Lord, you have made this provision for me. There is a more
excellent sacrifice! Here I am, I get up in the morning, I do my
duties, I go to the meetingsbut really, its like Cain hacking
away at dry ground, trying to bring something forth and Youve chosen
a sacrifice for meits one that pleases You. And let the power
of the blood work in my life.
more excellent sacrifice. David describes the blessedness of the
man unto whom God imputes righteousness without works saying, Blessed
are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man who the Lord will not impute sin.
was wonderful for meafter I understood the definition of iniquities
as being me going my own wayto find that God made a provision
in the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus for my iniquities. I had understood
for years that there was forgiveness of sins, but it actually hit
me in a new way when I read, blessed are they whose iniquities
are forgiven. My willful disobedience, my choice of my way over
Hishow does it get forgiven? Theres a more excellent sacrificethe
one that God has chosen.
been thinking a lot about the mind and our thoughtsand if these
wonderful things that God has put in place are going to be ours,
I want to commend meditating to you. Its something that Psalm 1
speaks about. The Bible uses the word meditating in different
aspects. Its translated in other places in the Bible as to roar
like a lion, for example. So there are some things in here (the
Bible)when I see what the enemy has done, I have to roar like a
lion! I look at a verse and I say, Why have you robbed me of that?
Inside you say, Im not going to let this continue anymore. Theres
another time its (the word meditating) translated and it means,
the cooing of a dove. Whew! Can you believe it? There are things
that happen when you meditate on Gods word. Theres a response
inside you, so that His word gets mixed with faith inside you. It
is no benefit to uslet me say that againtheres no benefit to
us if its in the Book and not mixed with faith in our hearts.
back in the Old Testament when David became king that one of the
first things he did was set his eyes on the city of Jerusalem. In
fact, Id like you to turn there.
Chronicles 11:4-6 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which
is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come
hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the
city of David. And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first,
shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zerulah went first
up, and was chief.
name Jebusite comes from the Hebrew word that means threshold.
You know the threshold is the place that you tread on when you are
going into somewhere. We have wooden boards between the rooms of
this housethe thresholds. These are stemming back to the times
of threshing in a pit where the grain was to fall back into the
pit. The pit had a little wall around it, but probably the wall
was a bit lower at one point so you walked into the threshing area
that wayit has the idea of a threshold; therefore, from that that
comes to mean trodden underdowntrodden. You have the people
of God who could never get over this particular problem, because
this city was never taken until King David took it. It had been
a problem; it was a thorn in their sides. The time of Saul had gone
by, the time of the judges had gone bythe Jebusites had lived there
all the time and their name means downtrodden. King David comes
along and he says, Were going to take this city! He has an eye
on it. This became the City of David. He wanted this particular
city and so he says, Whos going to be the first to do it? Because
whoever is the first to do it, is going to be chief and captain.
me read to you what Strongs Concordance says about these words,
chief and captain and see if it speaks anything to you.
the word, chief; it means the head. Here are different translations
of it: beginning, captain, chief, excellent, first, forefront, head,
height, highest part, high priest, principal, ruler, sum, top.
second word, captain: captain, chief, general, governor, keeper,
lord, prince, ruler, steward.
you think theres a company of people anywhere that God might like
to be first? Forefront? Principal? Rulers? Princes? You ever heard
of such a people? Could it perhaps be a firstfruits? A people who
say, Were not going to accept the thoughts that tread us down
and put us under any longer. Because he said, Whoever smiteth
the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. There is
going to be a people who say, The devil tells me this, but
the Spirit of God tells me this. My thoughts tell me this,
His thoughts tell me this. I am not going to believe the
depressing I can not thoughts that come to me.
sure, at times when we get out of the Spirit, that everyone gets
beset with feelings of inadequacythey manifest in embarrassment.
A poll in America asked people what their biggest fear was and their
biggest fearin this day and age of 9/11 and all thatwas the fear
of public speaking. Its the enemy putting on us something that
holds us down and keeps us from the freedom and the liberty that
is ours in Christ Jesus. God is going to have a people first
who rise up above it. Now, Im only talking about doing it
in the Spirit. Im not talking about some human exercise or something
that makes us all carnally controllingthats horrible. Im talking
about in the Spirit of God there really is liberty and we are not
meant to be a people who are put under this cloud.
have noticed in the Bible it talks about the word of the Lord. The
word of the Lord is never yucky. Do you know what I mean by yucky?
Satan tries to put a cloud of despondency over us and let us believe
that were a people who are just living in this falling short
area in a feeling of inadequacy and cant do it! The Holy Spirit
says that you will receive powerthe word is dunamis and it
gets its root (meaning) from I can do! So the Holy Spirit came
along, to you and to me, to change us from a group of failures into
a group of people who, through the power of the Spirit and through
no other way, become people who can do it! So Paul says, I can
do all things through Christ who strengthens me. That is not
what you hear when youre listening to the Jebusite spirit.
to this (reading from Ps. 19:7-9) The law of the Lord is perfect,
converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise
the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart:
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The
fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the
Lord are true and righteous altogether.
you do not find those characteristics in the things
the Jebusite spirit speaks to you! He speaks to youcloudsyucky
stuffmakes you feel like your not quite breaking throughyoure
less than what you really areand just tries to hold you down without
being specific about anything.
the Holy Spirit comes along and convicts a person of sin, the person
knows what theyve done wrong. Its cleanits clearits straightforwardits
a sword and comes into you and you say, well, you should
say, Yes, Lord, that conviction is right. And when that happens,
you know what to do. You repent; you confess your sin and He is
faithful and just to forgive it. But the enemy wants to come and
just hold you down and just keep you down into something lesser
than we are in Christ and so we do not recognize our seating in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Gods going to have a people first and the people who are
first, by faith, are going to be chief and captain.
that was Number 2. So we had (#1) The world is being framedeverythings
in His sovereign will. The second one (#2) We need to have faith
in the more excellent sacrifice and all that it has bought and purchased
for us. I am not worthy, but Ive been set free.
11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;
and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his
translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
of all, a couple of definitionsthe word translation means to
change sides, to transfer to another place. To please is to be
fully agreeable, to gratify entirely. Enoch pleased God, he gratified
Him entirely .
Id like you to turn to Genesis, chapter 5. This is a genealogy
that we have here and it follows a pattern. For example in verse
6, it says, Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years,
and begat sons and daughters: and all the days of Seth were nine
hundred and twelve years: and he died.
the pattern of the genealogysomebody lived so many years; they
had children; they lived so many more years; and then they died.
There are six people named in succession and thats the pattern
thats followed and every time it ends with this phrase, and he
died. Six times this happened and then we come to verse 21 and
it starts according to the patternAnd Enoch lived sixty and five
years, and begat Methuselah: and then we get somethingdifferent.
11:22-24 cont.) And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah
three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days
of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: and Enoch walked
with God: and he was not; for God took him.
had never been a life that finished like that before. The seventh
from Adam brought something new in, that hadnt been experienced
before. Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
is an alternative end. Your lifeits been framedand it
has an end. Not really thinking so much of physical death, but there
is a conclusionthere is a placean eternal destiny where youre
going to spend eternity. We talk about the resurrection with some
excitement but you know everybody is going to be resurrected. Theres
nobody who is not going to be resurrected. We get excited about
it because our promise and our hope and our calling is to the first
resurrectionwhich is one to get excited aboutbut, everybody is
going to get resurrected and everybody is going to stand before
God and then, at the judgment seat of God, theyre going to have
their eternity determined by Gods judgment. There is a promise
in the life of Enoch that not everybodys end has to be death. God
took him.
how are we going to access this different ending to the story? You
knowlived happily ever after. How are we going to get there? Well,
the answer is so clear: EnochwalkedwithGod. Now, you can understand
why it was necessary, previously, to have faith in the more excellent
sacrifice, because the more excellent sacrifice took us into the
Holiest of All. You have to be able to get into the Holiest of All
where the Father is if youre going to walk with Him. Really, what
its talking about is relationshipits not talking about some physical
place in some physical templeits talking about relationshipits
talking about knowing Him. By the blood of Jesus, were given access,
but now having been given access, there is something that we are
now able to do and that is important that we do and that
is walk with Him. So, this is progressive. And, by faith,
we now need daily to walk with the God who Jesus Christ has given
us access with. Whats the point of having boldness to access His
presence and then not living there?
God. It seems to me that pleasing God was the total purpose of Enochs
life. I think he had picked up and for His pleasure, we were created.
We say to our young people, What are you going to do when you leave
school? It really isnt your plans that are that important
question really is, Are you going to live as pleases Him? Now
we have accessare we going to stay? He had this testimony that
he pleased God.
name derives from Hebrew words that mean to disciple, to train,
to discipline. I get the impression that this was not a walk without
some of the adjusting pressures of God upon his life. It sounds
so easyEnoch walked with God(Andrew walks along whistling here)
but I dont think he was like that. He was a man of like passions
as we are. He was a man who could feel the sort of things that we
feel. He had pulls on his life, too. He was made with a body like
you have. So, he knew what it was to be tempted but he was a man
who walked with God . Not in some different
way than you are called to. He had to go to sleep at night; he had
to get up in the morning; he had to prepare his food; he had to
go out to work; and he did it for three hundred years! And he did
it after he begat Methuselah. Why after he begat Methuselah did
he start to walk with God? (laughter) Brother Buddy said, Most
children will put you on your knees. Thats true.
know what Methuselahs name means? There is some debate about this,
but it means: when he dies, judgmentor, when he dies, it (judgment)
will fall. When Methuselah died, the flood happened. He died just
before the flood. What do you know about Methuselah? He was
the oldest man who ever lived. When he diesjudgment. Why do you
think he lived so long? Judgment was being held off. Why does God
hold off judgment? Hes longsuffering not wishing that any should
perish. The reason why Methuselah had to live so long was because
God had said when he dies that judgment must come and God wanted
to get the maximum opportunity for the people to repent! It wasnt
because of his genes; it was because of the framing of God and the
mercy of God that He held back the judgment! He held it back of
course, particularly, not wanting Noah and his family to perish;
they had to finish building the ark! During that 300 years where
Enoch walked with God, he was in exactly the same place as you arewith
the same difficulties and pressures, the same disciplining and training
needing to happen on his life, but he chose to walk Gods way and
you can too by faith by faith the
faith that we have to the saving of our soul.
I know that we preach these things from the pulpit and the words
seem to be so up there and that sort of thing; I want you to go
from this meeting knowing that God has made a provision
for you to walk with Him! That is your calling. We have
a calling to be a firstfruits people; we have a calling to the first
resurrection; we have a calling to set creation free; but the way
from here to therewell, I dont know exactly what it is, but I
tell you, you have to walk it with Somebody. Enoch walked with Godby
faith, Enoch walked with God.
a sense of well being there is, when youre walking with God! Im
not talking about everything going the way you want it to but the
inner sense of well-beingShalom peacethat comes to those who walk
with God. Do you know it? Godliness with contentment
whats the
next word? IS . What tense is that? Presentnow. It doesnt
say, will be. Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Thats now. Have you tried it? Do you know it? Have you tried the
other? How was that? Some say the old is better. Thats the choicethats
where we are! Enoch chose to walk with God. He said, This
is the way Im going to map my life out; I am choosing to walk under
the government of God, holding His hand, availing of His strength.
The abundance of grace that enables us to reign in life by Christ
Jesusthe Enochs say, Thats how Im going to live! And brethren
and sisters, that wasnt written in Hebrews 11 just to tell us that
Enoch did it. By faith by faith we have access to
the saving of our souls. Brethren and sisters, our lives have been
determined by a good God! Our good God has given access through
a more excellent sacrifice into His presence! And now that were
in His presence, lets stay in His presence!
is the map for our life. I dont know whether tomorrow some catastrophe
will befall you. I dont know whats in the framing of Godbut walk
with God in it. You might be thrown into the fire tomorrowyoull
find the fourth man there. You might be put in the lions denyoull
find the angel of the Lord there. I dont know what it is, but Godhath
He not said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you? Praise the
son was Methuselah and Enoch knew judgment was coming. He knew it
969 years before it came. He knew judgment was coming; in
fact, you can read one of Enochs prophecies in the book of Jude
and do you know what its about? (Quoting from Jude 14) The Lord
cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon
Enoch knew that, too. Thats another encouragement to walk
with God, isnt it!
has the carrot and stick approach. He says, In My presence is fullness
of joy. And He says, Im going to exercise judgment upon all.
And theyre both true.
walked with God. Enoch saw the testimony of Gods longsuffering
in his son. But 300 years after Methuselah was born, God took him
and he was not. He was translated to another place. The number 300
speaks particularly of the sons of God. He was a son of God.
some of you may not understand this, but many of you do. God doesnt
deal with everybody the same. He never has and He doesnt feel any
obligation to be fair in the way that we consider to be fair. Amongst
the people that He has redeemed by the blood of Jesus, there are
those who have a calling to what we call firstfruits. Not every
part of the harvest is being taken at the same time. Part of the
harvest has already been takenthe first of the firstfruitsthe
Lord Jesus Christ lifted up into resurrection and seated at the
right hand of the Majesty on High. The next plan in Gods program
is to enter once again into the field, which is the world, and to
come and take a harvest and it isnt the general harvestits another
first harvestits the firstfruits. The Bible talks about a people
who are the firstfruits unto God and the Lamb and theyre represented
by this number, 300. Enoch was one of them. I think, when we see
who they are, Enoch will be there.
and sisters, if you know that to be your calling, walk with God.
By faithwalk with God. Dont let days go by of indifference. This
has to be a passion of ours. Theres going to have to be some intensity
in this. Faith without works is dead. Faith isnt just a thing where
you say, Well, I have faith. Its expressed in your life.
walked with God and he was not for God took him. He had this testimony:
he pleased God. He was translatedhe was in another place. How about
being in another place today? Remember? There are two realms: theres
the seen realm and the unseen realm. Were told to set our affections
on things above where Christ isthats the unseen realm. Where is
your affection today? Theres a placeyou cant do very much about
your feet being on terra firma, but you can decide where your hearts
going to be. Thats where you really arewhere your heart is.
not of them who draw back unto perdition; we are of them who believe
to the saving of the soul.
trust any preacher that says this, but let me take you to one last
scripture. (laughter) This is the last one, so far.
want to bless you with this benediction this morning. Maybe, by
faith, youll receive it as not from me, but the Spirit of the Lord.
15: 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Andrew repeats the scripture once again and slowly stresses each
word) Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
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"A pre-construction resort rental is one of the most sensible investments you could make right now," writes our man in Brazil, Anthony Archer, "and this northeast coast of Brazil is one of the most promising markets for this kind of investment vehicle."
"However, in the current climate, investors are understandably cautious. Levels of risk aversion are running high. If you're new to pre-construction investing, the Brazilian marketplace, or both, how can you satisfy yourself you're making the right buy?
"The first key to successful pre-construction investing is the purchase price. If you over-pay, you will struggle to realize a good return, even in a growth market like Brazil.
"The second key is being confident that the project will be completed. The truth is that, again, in the current climate, some pre-construction developments have been put on indefinite hold and even canceled.
"How can you protect yourself against this?
"Choose projects that are realistic in their ambitions. Straightforward, no-nonsense designs and plans are where the smart money is heading in the current times. Not only does this mean the chances of completion are better, but it also supports your exit strategy. There are more buyers for low- to middle-range real estate than super high-end, luxury projects. Low- to mid-level real estate is historically the first to be hit in a downturn, as the ultra-wealthy tend to deny depreciation, but the low-middle market is almost always the first to recover, as well.
"Choose projects with infrastructure already in place--for example, road access, amenities, water supply, and electricity. A plan for a beautiful project on an isolated island a kilometer from shore may seem appealing, and the design and drawings may be impressive, but where is the access? Where is the electricity going to come from? How is the sewage going to be managed? These aspects must not only be taken into account, but also paid for!
"How will the developer raise the money to cover these costs? If he is expecting to use revenues from sales to build the infrastructure, how many units does he need to sell to cover the infrastructure nut? Is it realistic in the current market to believe he'll be able to make those sales? Or is it more likely that this hurdle will lead to delays before construction is even commenced?
"Smaller, less ambitious, bread-and-butter developments can provide a higher degree of security and comfort in this regard.
"Choose projects where the developer is personally invested. It's not uncommon, especially in developing markets, for a developer to invest only a small percentage of the purchase price of a piece of land, to have an architect draw up plans, and then to start selling. In this way, he's using buyers' funds to not only build out the project, but also to pay the majority of the land purchase price.
"In more financially stable times, when real estate markets around the world were booming, this approach could work. However, today, this is a more risky proposition. If the developer is not able to raise enough money to pay off purchase of the land, he could lose it, meaning the project could be canceled.
"On the other hand, if you choose an off-plan project where the developer has bought the land outright and paid for it 100%, what is the worse-case scenario? That the developer is unable to raise enough money through sales to cover infrastructure and construction costs. If he owns the land, though, he could be able to use it as security to obtain financing for the infrastructure money he needs. Yes, the project could still be delayed, but it is unlikely that a developer would walk away from a project when he's already invested 100% in the land ownership.
"Choose projects with planning permissions, building licenses, and environmental permits already in place.
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"Choose projects where the contracts stipulate the consequences should either party fail to fulfill his obligations. Engage an independent local attorney, with experience helping foreign buyers navigate this market. A U.S. attorney is not going to understand how to interpret a Brazil real estate purchase contract (just as a Brazilian attorney is not going to understand how to interpret a U.S. real estate purchase contract...and it'd never occur to you to ask one to try). You need a Brazilian attorney you can trust to review your purchase contract and to make sure it specifies penalties for delays.
"Specifically, here in Brazil, when shopping for a pre-construction buy, you want to review (with your attorney) the matricula, which certifies that the land in question is indeed owned by the developer in question; the license from the Semace, which is the state office responsible for all environmental aspects of any development (this license is absolutely required for construction); and the alvara de construcao (construction permit), which is provided by the city hall and authorizes all construction."
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Brief Description:Be sure to check our new game, SimplePlanes. Build airplanes and test them with realistic physics and see how they fly. You can find it on the App Sto
Category: Educational, Simulation
Seller:Jundroo, LLC
Current Version:1.5.10
Size:17.31 MB
Current Version Rating:4.50 stars, 47 ratings
All Versions Rating:4.50 stars, 1190 ratings
Be sure to check our new game, SimplePlanes. Build airplanes and test them with realistic physics and see how they fly. You can find it on the App Store now or check out the website at http://www.SimplePlanes.com Design your own rocket ships. Blast off into space. Explore the solar system. See if you have what it takes to be a rocket scientist. CREATE Choose and connect parts together to build rocket ships. You can choose from a variety of rocket engines, fuel tanks, and other gizmos. You can even build rovers with powered wheels. You are only limited by your imagination. EXPLORE Blast off from any planet you want. You can fly through the intense atmosphere of Venus, or you can take advantage of the low gravity of Mercury. Whip around the sun and launch yourself out to the far reaches of the solar system. CHALLENGES Several challenges are built into the game so you can compete with other humans from around the world to see who can go the fastest, fly the farthest, orbit with the least amount of fuel, land on the moon, and so much more. ROCKET SCIENCE Kepler wrote the equations 400 years ago, and SimpleRockets uses those equations to model extremely realistic orbital physics. Players will learn about rocket science and astrodynamics while they are having a blast exploring the solar system. This makes SimpleRockets ideal for the classroom, or as a healthy alternative to the barrage of brainless games available on the App Store. FEATURES * Realistic rocket physics and orbital physics * Sandbox mode * Leaderboards * Email your rocket to friendsWhat's New in Version 1.5.10:
* Added a link to our new game, SimplePlanes. It's like SimpleRockets, but with airplanes. Build airplanes and test them with realistic physics and see how they fly. If you like SimpleRockets, then you will love SimplePlanes! You can find it on the App Store now! Other features added in this update: * Added ability to transfer RCS fuel while docked with a satellite * Reduced RCS fuel consumption * Increased max zoom distance in map view