I. EXORDIUM:
Are you the insignificant one?
Yes. GOD entrusted to me the Kingdom of Heaven
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers/unbelievers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that GOD is the Judge, and being Judge of everyone, He puts you down (breaks you down) and then lift you up.
IV. TEXT:
Psalms 75:7 (Amplified Bible)
But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You have given me the Kingdom of Heaven because of You in my life that is the Significant One dwelling in an insignificant man.
Matthew 5:3 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
VI. TITLE:
GOD is the Judge who demotes and promotes
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Authors: Authorship of many is uncertain, generally attributed to King David.
B. Date written: c. 1440 to 450 B.C. ( From Moses to Ezra)
C. Purpose: 150 songs to praise and worship GOD
D. To whom written: Sometimes to GOD, sometimes to author
E. Main Themes: praise and worship, prayer and praise
VIII. MAIN BODY:
Psalms 75:7 (Amplified Bible)
But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another.
Psalms 75:7 (King James Version)
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
A. But GOD is the Judge
"But God is the Judge!"
Psalms 50:6 (Amplified Bible)
And the heavens declare His righteousness (rightness and justice), for God, He is judge. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Psalms 58:11 (Amplified Bible)
Men will say, Surely there is a reward for the [uncompromisingly] righteous; surely there is a God Who judges on the earth.
Surely and infinitely, absolutely, guaranteed there is GOD who sits in judgement, He sees everything, even the details in our lives even before the foundation of the world. He cannot be swayed, tempted or bribed.
James 1:13 (Amplified Bible)
Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one.
That's why this is my attitude in and at work. I do everything excellently because I know my real boss is the One that people don't see.
Colossians 3:17 (Amplified Bible)
And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:23 (Amplified Bible)
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
1 Corinthians 10:31 (Amplified Bible)
So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.
ILLUSTRATION: One young woman approached me, when seeing I don't take breaks, sleeping break at work, and told me, it's already inhuman of me to work even if my boss is away. I told her (by the HOLY SPIRIT) Yes, you're right it's already inhuman, because I'm godly. And the One that you don't see, sees me working.
John 5:17 (Amplified Bible)
But Jesus answered them, My Father has worked [even] until now, [He has never ceased working; He is still working] and I, too, must be at [divine] work.
This is to please JESUS who is the Real Master of us all. The LORD JESUS placed human beings as instruments, our human bosses, our human supervisors, who supervises us but they're not the One judging our work, but GOD alone. When GOD sees we're faithful in small things, then He will make us manager of big things.
Titus 2:10 (Amplified Bible)
Nor to steal by taking things of small value, but to prove themselves truly loyal and entirely reliable and faithful throughout, so that in everything they may be an ornament and do credit to the teaching [which is] from and about God our Savior.
Matthew 25:21 (Amplified Bible)
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys.
Matthew 25:23 (Amplified Bible)
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys.
B. GOD demotes and promotes
"He puts down one and lifts up another."
John 15:16 (Amplified Bible)
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you.
Romans 11:15 (Amplified Bible)
For if their rejection and exclusion from the benefits of salvation were [overruled] for the reconciliation of a world to God, what will their acceptance and admission mean? [It will be nothing short of] life from the dead!
Galatians 1:15 (Amplified Bible)
But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased
He demotes or puts down first then He promotes. For GOD can't use unbroken vessels but He uses broken vessels.
Isaiah 29:16 (Amplified Bible)
[Oh, your perversity!] You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be considered of no more account than the clay? Shall the thing that is made say of its maker, He did not make me; or the thing that is formed say of him who formed it, He has no understanding?
Jeremiah 18:4 (Amplified Bible)
And the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he made it over, reworking it into another vessel as it seemed good to the potter to make it.
Jeremiah 18:6 (Amplified Bible)
O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
ILLUSTRATION: When I started working in a call center, I was placed in a department where I can't perform well, it broke my heart deeply because of my score, it's all failing, afterwards, the team leader offered to transfer me to another department, and with no second thought, yes, because I'm thinking what could be worst than these, but before that I'm all broken inside, now GOD in His Grace and Mercy to me, promoted and elevated me to a higher place, where I can perform top performances for His Glory alone. What happened? NOW GOD can use me effectively because I'm all broken.
Matthew 5:3 (Amplified Bible)
Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
ILLUSTRATION: I'm always the insignificant one, rejected and ignored. GOD is the Only One who sees a use for me. Only GOD is my Master! And this is forever.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You have given me the Kingdom of Heaven because of You in my life that is the Significant One dwelling in an insignificant man.
