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God Reigns
Contributed by Damien Saylor on Nov 22, 2020 (message contributor)
Summary: What truly matters is, 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.
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.
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.
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