God Reigns

Sermon - God Reigns

- Elections come, & elections go. Leaders are brought in, & leaders go.

- It seems like a year has just begun, & the year is almost done.

- The life we live is but for a moment, & then it’s done.

- If this is all that life is, then we are miserable!

- There’s more than an election, more than a year of your life, & there’s more than

your life lived now in this present time.

- What truly matters is our God.

Q- Now, Why is that?

- Let’s begin with reading Daniel’s Words.

Daniel 2:20-23

20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.

- Whether it be our wisdom, knowledge, or might.

- Whether it’s a king, prime minister, or president (just to name a few).

- Whether it is in full outright evil, or in the presence of all righteousness.

- God is the One who establishes us.

- Standing Before Ahab & Jezebel, Antiochus Epiphanies, or Nero. God still

protected His people, & is still establishing His Kingdom.

- It doesn’t matter who might come to reign, God has appointed their season, &

it will be but for a season.

- Think about what that means & Let’s Pray.

Prayer

Q- What matters in this life?

- God is what matters, & His Kingdom.

- God’s Kingdom is coming, & I believe it is closer now than ever before!

- I never dreamed that peace would be coming between Israel & the Arabs.

- That’s the descendants of Isaac & Ishmael!

- We are called to remember the Kingdom of God. One of the signs leading up,to

Christ’s return is, the people will shout peace peace.....

- The People is Israel. Of course other things are supposed to take place before

Christ’s returns, but look at how quickly & unexpected it can happen!

- Listen to Jesus.

Luke 21:28

28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

- Rather than being overcome with the birth pains that would sway us. We must be

focused on what’s coming.

- God will set up His Kingdom!

Q- Are you part of it?

- It doesn’t matter who you voted for, or even what you had for breakfast this

morning.

- If Jesus isn’t your Savior. Then you’re not part of the Kingdom!

- There isn’t a magical formula, nor is there an extension on your time.

- There is a calling, & an urgency, to come to Jesus while you are alive.

- The moment you close your eyes in death. You will open them to either the

Redeemer, or the Judge!

* Life is full of shortcuts, & underhanded inroads that make things easier or better for

you.

- These things disguise the truth, to only give us a moment of pleasure.

Q- How many times have you heard the statement, well I didn’t kill anyone?

- I know that’s just a statement, but it was said to make us feel better from doing

wrong.

- Let me read you a verse I Know you will recognize.

Number 32:23

23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

- Your sin’s will find you out.

- Gad, Reuben, & the half tribe of Manasseh had agreed they would fight passed the

Jordan River. Although, the land of Gilead that they wanted was before the Jordan

River.

- Moses’ Word was swift. If you fizzle out, because you have your land. Believe me,

God will deal with you justly!

- Gad & the others valiantly fought for all of Israel to have their inheritance.

Numbers 32:18

18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

- That same degree of devotion is given to all the members of the Kingdom of

God.

- The battle for our soul ends the day we bow before the nail scarred hands of

Christ.

- On That day Jesus lifts us up. He shows to us the battle. We were overcome