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0:00 Shall we give the Lord a clap offering church? Hallelujah. What a joy and a privilege for us to study the word of God together this morning. You know, today, we're continuing in our sermon series on0:12 the book of Ephesians. This is part 6, and I'm titling today's sermon, the mystery of God's will. Ephesians chapter 1 verses 8 to 10.0:24 Let's look to the Lord in prayer.0:26 Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Hallelujah. Thy loving kindness is better than life.0:39 Thy loving kindness is better than life. My lips shall praise thee,0:52 thus will I bless thee. Thy loving kindness is better1:01 than life. Would you agree with that? That's what the psalm is declared in Psalm 63, that your loving kindness, your covenantal love for us, Lord,1:13 is better than life itself. Hallelujah. Sing it 1 more time. Thy loving1:20 kindness is better than life. Thy loving kindness is better1:31 than life. My lips shall praise thee, thus will I bless thee. Thy1:43 loving kindness is better than life.1:50 Hallelujah. Heavenly father, we bow our heads and our hearts before you this morning. We acknowledge your sovereign presence in every room, in every2:02 situation, and we acknowledge that you are our father who is working out his purposes in our life. So we bow down to your sovereignty, Lord. And even this
2:14 morning, I pray that the holy spirit will be our teacher even as we try to understand the mystery of your will as revealed in the book of Ephesians. Open our eyes and give us listening ears and a
2:26 heart that is willing to obey your word. We thank you, Lord Jesus. Holy spirit be our teacher. We give you all the glory, praise, and honor in Jesus' precious name, and the people of God said,
2:37 amen and amen. Hallelujah. Shall we give the Lord a clap offering? Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Today, we are continuing in our sermon series on the book of Ephesians.
2:50 I'm gonna cover Ephesians chapter 1 verses 8 to 10. I'm titling today's sermon, the mystery of God's will. The mystery of God's will.
3:01 Let's read the word of God together. Ephesians chapter 1 and verses 8 to 10, which he lavished upon us in all
3:12 wisdom and insight, which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight. What is that he lavished
3:24 upon us? Wisdom and insight, making known to us the mystery of his will. I want you to pay attention to that language. Making known to
3:36 us the in the Greek. Mystery of his will according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ. And verse 10 says,
3:48 as a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. This
4:00 morning, I also want to read the NASB translation from the 19 95 edition. And I wanna read verse 8, 9, and 10 for our meditation. Read it
4:12 again. Which he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight. He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his
4:23 kind intention, which he purposed in Christ. That is the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens
4:35 and things on the earth. As we are studying the book of Ephesians chapter 1, we said that Paul begins to talk about the fatherhood of
4:47 God. And then he elaborates that God has blessed us. From verse 3 to verse 14, he elaborates that blessing of the Lord in our lives. The
4:59 first blessing he considers is the adoption in Christ. The second blessing is the redemption in Christ. And today, we're focusing on the third blessing that Paul talks about
5:10 in Ephesians chapter 1 verse 3 to verse 14, which is 1 long sentence, 1 statement in the Greek. And this is the blessing, the revelation of
5:22 God. So I wanna take time to talk about 3 things that we can glean about God's revelation from these 3 verses. 3 things about God's revelation. Number
5:34 1, God reveals his will to us. In other words, the mystery was hidden in the Old Testament, but that mystery is now revealed to us by God. In
5:46 other words, God's will has now been revealed. God reveals his will to us. Number 2, God reveals that history has a purpose. In other words, everything that has been
5:58 happening since the dawn of time, since the beginning of time. The Bible says God has a purpose and he's planning and he's preparing everything according to his
6:10 purpose. So history has a purpose. Number 3, that God reveals the sufficiency of Christ. In other words, the ultimate will of God is that all things
6:22 need to bring preeminence to Christ. Everything will be summed up in Christ. Everything will come under the lordship, the headship of Christ and it will
6:33 unite all things in Christ. In other words, God reveals the sufficiency of Christ. Let's look at it 1 by 1. The revelation of God for us is that
6:44 God reveals his will to us. Read with me verse 9. Making known to us the mystery of his will according to his purpose which he set
6:56 forth in Christ. Understand this, God has made known to us the mystery of his will. In other words, in the ages past, this
7:08 was hidden. But now what was hidden is now being revealed. Hallelujah. Deuteronomy chapter 29 and verse 29 says, the secret
7:20 things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever that we may do all the words of the law. The reason why
7:32 there is a revelation is because what has been revealed belongs to us so that we can respond to that revelation and live a life of obedience
7:44 fulfilling the mission and the mandate that God has for us. Hallelujah. Secret things belongs to the Lord, but the things that are revealed to us belongs to us. So God
7:56 has revealed his will. Now what is that will? We will find that in verse 10. But as I look at verse 9, verse 8 and verse 9, there are 2 things that Paul
8:07 emphasizes. So let's consider these 2 questions. Number 1, how does God reveal his will? You find that in verse 8. And then in verse 9, what does God reveal about
8:18 himself? See, there is a revelation that God has given. So how did he reveal it? Verse 8 says, he revealed it in all wisdom and insight. In other words, various
8:30 translations in English use it like this, that God lavished his grace and and his grace has been revealed to us through the wisdom and the grace brought wisdom and insight
8:42 into our lives. There are 2 words that apostle Paul uses here, Sophia, which is the word for wisdom and Phronosis, which is the word for insight.
8:54 Sophia means that you this is the search of all philosophers. You know, the Greek culture, the philosophers, they seek out the meaning of life, the secret to life, the secret to success in life
9:05 and that is what they call Sofia, which is the wisdom and prognosis is the practical application of the wisdom. In other words, it's the common sense and what God says here through Paul
9:17 is that that he the mystery of his will has been revealed to us, how? Through wisdom and insight. In other words, when you observe the life, the
9:29 ministry of Jesus Christ, you find through wisdom, through common sense, through Phronosis and Sophia, you understand the will of God that is being revealed to us.
9:41 Hallelujah. Secondly, what does God reveal about himself? Verse 9 says, making known to us the mystery of his will. In other words, this will was once upon a time a
9:53 mystery. In other words, it was musterion. It was hidden in the past, but now it is being revealed. Now let's look at the word will. What is that will? You know, in the
10:05 Greek, there are 2 words for the will of God. 1 is telema. Telema is what he desires. In other words, this is the predisposition of
10:16 God. This is his preferred will for us. This is what he desires to happen in the world. The second word is is what he
10:28 decrees. In other words, this is what he has predetermined. So I want you to listen to me carefully that 1 reveals what's in the heart of God. Dilemma is what is in the heart of God. This
10:40 is what his intention is, not his volition, but his intention. This is what he desires. The other 1 is what he actually wants it to happen. The Bible says, who can resist
10:52 the will of God? In other words, that will is meant to happen and it will come to pass. That is what he has decreed. Here Paul uses the word, the mystery of his will. He uses the word
11:04 dilemma. In other words, this is God's intention. This is what God has been planning and preparing. What is that dilemma? He's gonna reveal in verse 10. But
11:15 let me understand what this will of God, this dilemma brings to us. When you look at it with all wisdom and insight making known the mystery of his will, mystery
11:27 of his dilemma according to his purpose, the Bible says. In the ESV translation, says according to his purpose. But in the NASP translation, says
11:39 according to his kind intention which he purposed in him. I want you to circle that 2 words, kind intention. In other words, when you try to understand the mystery of God's
11:51 will, what it reveals to us is God's heart. What is when you open God's heart, what you see is his kind intention. In other words, you see the
12:03 kindness of God oozing out. See, Paul in chapter 1 of Ephesians already emphasizes that God is our father, that he
12:15 selected us, then he sent his son to save us, then he sent his spirit to seal us. In other words, God is the 1 who chose us to be adopted. God is the 1 who sent his son so that he
12:27 can redeem us. In other words, God is a loving father. So as a loving father, the Bible says here he opens his heart and the heart of God is that he has loving
12:38 kindness towards us. You know, sometimes when we are going through painful circumstances, when we are going through painful circumstances, we always question the goodness of God. We are
12:50 saying, why God? Why this happens to me? Can I help you understand this philosophy? When you're going through dark and difficult days, rather than questioning the goodness of God,
13:02 trust in the godness of God. In other words, that God is God. He is sovereign, but this God who is sovereign, he's not just a tyrant. He's not he's not like a tyrant,
13:13 a dictator who just wants to do his will, but he's a loving father who brings about his purposes in my life. Hallelujah. That is why Paul says, when you understand the mystery of
13:25 God's will, when you open the heart of God and God reveals his will to us, you see the kind intention. No wonder the psalmist said in Psalm 63 and verse 3 and verse
13:37 4, because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. I thus will I bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in thy name. I want you to listen to me carefully.
13:49 When you're going through those dark and difficult days, trust in the goodness of God. Trust in the godness of God. Trust in the fatherhood of God that God is revealing his kind
14:01 intention. He's working out his kind intention. His loving hand is leading me. His loving hand is carrying me. Hallelujah. In other words, God reveals his will
14:13 to us and it is because of his kind intention. It reveals the kindness of God, the covenantal love that he has for us. The second thing that we can glean from here is God reveals
14:25 that history has a purpose. Go with me to verse 9 and verse 10. Making known to us the mystery of his will according to his purpose which he set forth in
14:36 Christ, according to his kind in intention, which God set forth in Jesus Christ. Verse 10 says, as a plan, circle that word plan, for the fullness of time,
14:48 circle that word time, to unite all things in him and things in heaven and things on earth. When you think about what is happening in the world today, when
15:00 you think about what is happening in your own personal life, you have to understand that God who is a sovereign God, he's working out his purposes
15:12 according to his kind intention in our lives. And here Paul says, there is a plan. What is the mystery of the will of God that God is revealing to us that there is a
15:24 plan in motion? That according to the timing of God, there are certain things that are taking place. So I want you to listen to me. There are 2 things that Paul pays attention here. Number 1, there's the
15:36 planning of God and 2, the timing of God. In other words, as a believer, how do you view history? You know, Shakespeare said that this is a tale told by idiots.
15:48 In other words, whenever he thinks about what's going on in the world, what has been written in history, that that philosophers and researchers and scientists and highly educated people, they cannot figure out
16:00 that there is a rhyme or reason for what is happening in the world. They think that these are all just happenstance. There is just a fatalism. Things will happen like that, but there is no 1 orchestrating
16:11 this. These are random chances that are taking place. But can I humbly say this? The word of God declares to us that there is a God in heaven who is sovereignly orchestrating everything according to his plan and
16:23 according to his time. Hallelujah. And that is why the what Paul writes here, he says, God made known the mystery of his will. God made known his mystery. And this
16:34 mystery includes there's a plan of God and there is a timing of God. I want you to go with me to Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 10 in the NASP translation. This is how it
16:46 reads. With a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens, and things on the earth.
16:58 Pay attention to how the language has changed here. I love the Greek language. And here, the NASP translates it differently. ESV says as a plan
17:10 and the fullness of time. But here he says, with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times. In other words, the plan of God actually is an
17:22 administration of God. The word there for the word administration or the word for plan is the word iconomia. Iconomia in the Greek
17:34 actually means administration. In other words, it is about stewardship. It is about doing something, looking after something, especially in a household. It's so it's not just
17:45 administration of the cosmos, of the universe, of a government, but it's actually administrating as though you're administrating a household. See, like the word that how Paul actually
17:57 brings the whole thread of this thought that the fatherhood of God. You have now been selected by God to be adopted into his family. So you now have God as your father and this father carefully
18:09 administers just like you administer your family, your household. God is administering the family. And because God is administering, there is a plan in motion.
18:21 God is carefully bringing about his kind intention in the world. In history, he's bringing out his purposes. In other words, all that has happened
18:33 and all that will happen doesn't surprise God. Why? Because all that has happened, even the little things and even your choices and even everything that happens in the
18:45 world happens because God has made it happen as part of his plan. Listen carefully. The plan of God is right from the beginning till the end is
18:57 in motion. And that's what Paul says. He's administering it. Now why is this important for us to understand? See, especially when you're going through difficult days, you don't
19:08 understand why things happen. You know, this is what puzzles many people. Why do good things happen to bad people or why bad things happen to good people? Why does this happen to me? Why does didn't
19:20 happen to me? People are always puzzled about what happens in their earthly life. Can I humbly say this? When you look through the scriptures, you find emphasis after emphasis that what
19:32 seems like a a disappointment, what seems like a pain in someone's life. God is behind it orchestrating sovereignly his purpose to bring about a
19:44 greater good. In take for example, the life of Joseph. You would see that here's a man who is celebrated by his father. Father loves him. That creates a dysfunction in the family. In other words, all the
19:56 brothers hate him now. Now they tried to kill him. They couldn't kill him. They sold him, and the father thinks the son is dead. And the father goes into a long term depression. He's in a chronic state of
20:08 depression. And he says, everything is against me. You read the life of Jacob, everything is against me. But what was God doing? Even though Jacob thought that Joseph is dead, Joseph was not dead. Joseph
20:19 was just ushered into the next season, ushered into the future where God was preparing Joseph to be a savior of the world. Listen carefully. Through what God did through Joseph in the land
20:31 of Egypt, many lives were saved including that of the household of Jacob. When Jacob thought everything was gone, God was working out his purposes. When Joseph thought his brothers
20:43 had almost killed him, but yet God was working out his purposes. That's why Joseph towards the end of his life says, what you meant for evil, God turned it for good. Can I humbly say this? All things work together for
20:55 the good of those who love God and are called according to his purposes. That's why you and I have to build this theology. My father in heaven with his kind intention, he has already revealed that
21:06 history history has a purpose. Even my personal history has a purpose. He's weak working out his divine plan in my life. Hallelujah. That will give us hope. That will
21:18 inspire us to worship. Wouldn't it? Hallelujah. The second thing that he talks about there is the timing of the Lord. In other words, there are 2 words in the Greek for time, kronos
21:30 and kairos. Paul uses the word kairos here. Kronos is the day to day life. In other words, day, time, month, year. It's the chronology. It's Kronos.
21:42 It's the time that we know. But Kairos is the right time. It is the fitting time. It is the opportune season. In other words, there's a spiritual opportunity where God brings
21:54 forth his purposes. In other words, there are time in history where God intervenes and he injects himself and he fulfills certain things. He plans certain things. He brings about certain things and
22:06 those things strategically assure his plan in the in the world. So listen carefully, Kairos. So what Paul was trying to say is that God is
22:17 orchestrating the whole history for that ultimate mystery of his will, which he has revealed to us. That dilemma, what is in his heart,
22:29 he's executing it with his kind intention. So he's planning it and he's administering it like he would administer in a household because you as his child, he's bringing
22:41 about his purposes. Corporately, he was bringing it in the church. Universally, he's bringing it in the in in the in the in the cosmos. But can I humbly say this? Even personally, he's bringing it into your life.
22:53 He's working out his purposes, and in his time, he makes all things beautiful. That's why when you read the newspaper today or when you're watching news on the TV
23:05 or you're watching the events unfold all over the world on YouTube or Instagram or on some social media platform. Can I humbly say this? Don't look at it through the lens of just pure events that are taking
23:17 place. Read the scriptures. Wear the lenses. Think theologically as you read the newspaper. Think theologically as you as you watch the events unfold. Why? God is bringing out his purposes
23:29 today, and in his time, he makes all things beautiful. There's only 1 thing that is happening, the dismantling of this world. At the same time, God is building up the new creation.
23:41 The old is being dismantled. The old is now decaying and dying, while the new is being birthed and and and he's being built up. In other words, God is doing this simultaneously in the world.
23:53 That's why the world will never go through a prosperous season. It is going down in decay. Morally, are going in a bankruptcy. Spiritually, there is a decay. There is a there is a spiritual bankruptcy.
24:05 Truth is no longer the truth. Truth is now relative. Truth is no longer people people don't crave for the truth. Listen carefully. This is why this is so important. Everything that we know of structures are being
24:16 dismantled, family structure, marriage as a structure. Everything is being dismantled. But at the same time, God is choosing his people. God is calling them to repentance. God is adding them into the family of God. God
24:28 is adopting them, and God is making them being transformed in the in the likeness of Christ. And God is building this new creation, and it will culminate at the same time. So while the world is going through decay, God
24:39 is building his purpose. Watch this. It's exciting. That's why as a believer, we don't lose hope. We get excited. Why? History has a purpose. God is bringing out
24:51 his careful administration according to the fullness of time. That's what Paul says to us. The third thing is God reveals the sufficiency of
25:03 Christ. Look at verse 9 and verse 10 1 more time with me. Making known to us the mystery of his will according to his purpose, which he set
25:14 forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
25:27 I love how the NASB says this. Read with me Ephesians chapter 1 verse 10 in NASP. With a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the
25:38 times, that is summing up of all things in Christ in the heavens and things on the earth. ESV says, to unite all
25:49 things. Yeah. To unite all things in Christ, things in heaven, and things on earth. And NASB says, summing up all things in Christ, things
26:01 in the heavens and things on the earth. In other words, this is the mystery that was hidden in the ages past, but now this mystery has now been revealed.
26:13 So what is the will of God? What is the dilemma? The dilemma is this, that God will bring everything under the lordship of Jesus
26:25 Christ, under the headship of Christ. In other words, everything that you see in heaven, everything that you see in the earth, all the things, man,
26:36 beast, nature, everything is coming under the headship of Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is king over all. Hallelujah. Now that
26:48 is the dilemma. That is the will of God that God had hidden in the ages past. But now with wisdom and insight has made known to us the mystery of his will according to his
27:00 kind intention, which he set forth in Christ as a plan to the fullness of time to unite all things in him. Things in the heavens and
27:11 things on the earth. Hallelujah. To unite all things. You know, when I look at that Greek word, that Greek word is a little bit difficult to pronounce, but let me try.
27:24 Ana kaphalaia ho. Ana kaphalaia ho. Ana kaphalaia ho is that Greek word, and the Greek word begins by saying Anna.
27:36 Anna usually means again. It can mean 2 things, about or again. In this context, it's again. And means
27:47 to unite, to sum up. In other words, to bring everything together. Now, why is this important for us to understand? To bring everything together, and the keyword is
27:59 again. See, you and I need to understand the theology here. Everything was under the lordship of Christ. Everything in
28:10 creation was once where he had established a creative order and there was perfect harmony between God and man, between man and animals and man and the and
28:22 the nature, there was a perfect harmony. But what happened? There was a disunity, there was a division, there was a disharmony, there was a chaos. Where was once an order, now
28:34 a chaos has happened. What is it? Man fell into sin and disconnected himself. The moment he disconnected from the headship of God, what has happened? Decay starts to happen. Declension
28:46 has to happen. So that's why everything in the world is dying and decaying. Why? Because it has been disconnected from the headship of God. The the creative order that God had established
28:58 has now been disturbed. So what God is doing, the ultimate plan of God in the fullness of time is this. This is the dilemma that he will
29:09 unite all things 1 more time. He will bring everything under the headship, under the lordship of 1 person, Christ Jesus the king. Hallelujah.
29:21 And that is what you and I are eagerly waiting for. You know the world can promise, politicians can promise, but they can never deliver. They may say all we need to do is do
29:33 these things and we can deal with the crisis that's gonna happen or we can maintain certain things and we can set change certain policies, and therefore, things will start to be working out for us. Can I humbly say
29:45 this? That's not what the Bible says. The Bible says that when he comes, when he establishes his kingdom, when the kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our God, and he has established his
29:57 throne, and he has been crowned as king over all. He is king now in the hearts of all his people that has been adopted into his family. But 1 day, will be king over all the earth. Hallelujah.
30:08 Willingly or unwillingly, every tongue will acknowledge that he is Lord. Hallelujah. Every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. On that day,
30:21 in that season, oh, there will be a restoration. There will be a reconciliation for the creative order to come back again. You know, the prophet Isaiah foretold this. He saw
30:33 this and this is how he says in Isaiah chapter 11 and verse 6 to verse 8. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb. The leopard shall lie down with the young goat. The
30:45 calf and the lion and the fattened calf together and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze. The young shall lie down together, and the
30:57 lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the whole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. Now listen
31:08 carefully. What is Isaiah 4 telling? What is he seeing? He's seeing that day when Jesus is crowned as king and everything has been reunited. Everything has been brought again under
31:20 the headship of God. And when Jesus is crowned as Lord and king over all, the Bible says there will be such a restoration. Right now, can a child play near a
31:31 cobra's hole, the hole of a cobra? No. It won't. When we see a cobra, we run away. Why? Because the cobra will be disturbed by you, you will be disturbed by the
31:43 cobra. There will be there's no unity, there's no harmony, there's a division. But the Bible says 1 day there will be a reconciliation. There'll be a restoration. And when that happens, how beautiful it will
31:55 be. Hallelujah. That is what you and I are longing for. The Bible says God will bring everything under the headship of our Lord Jesus Christ. Can you see this picture
32:06 now? This is what Paul says, the mystery. Mystery of the ages past is this mystery, but it's no longer a
32:18 mystery for us, for people of God who have been adopted into the family of God. Now we have God the father as our sovereign Lord as well as our our father, our father in heaven who selected
32:30 us, the son who saved us, the spirit who sealed us. And today, we have this father who has adopted us into his family and the son who gave his life so that we can be redeemed, we can be ransom, we can be loot
32:42 through. In other words, we are set free to love him wholeheartedly and to live for him. And today, we have this mystery that has been revealed to us, that revelation of God. What is it? That all things will
32:53 come under the headship of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah. Can we give the Lord a clap offering? Come on. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. This is where the rubber meets the road. Now that you know
33:05 the truth, how are you gonna respond to that truth? So the key question for us to examine is how should we live in light of this revelation? Can I give you 3 things to consider as I bring this message
33:17 to a close? Number 1, true Christian has a radical approach to life. The reason why a Christian has to have a radical approach to life is because his worldview is
33:29 distinct. His worldview is certainly different from the worldview of the culture. See you and I, we need to understand they operate on a worldview that this world is all there is.
33:41 There is no God, there is no future, this is what it is. What we create is what it is. No. There is a God in heaven who is bringing out his purposes, whose plans and in the fullness of time, he will make all things
33:53 reconciled back under the headship of the Lord Jesus Christ. And when you have a worldview that is Christian, that is biblical, that is kingdom oriented, what will happen? You live a radical life. You live
34:05 a life of a revolutionary. Listen carefully. Why? Because everyone is going this way, you go the opposite. Because you have a distinct understanding of what is to happen
34:17 and what is happening and therefore, how I need to live my life. Your worldview matters. You always hear me say this. Let me repeat it 1 more time. Nothing changes until your
34:28 values change. Nothing changes until your worldview change. The way through which you live your life, the lens through which you see the world, it has to change. That's why at IDMC, we
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35:04 children? What is the what is the most important thing? What is of ultimate importance in my life? You've gotta redefine it because that's what a Christian does. True Christian
35:15 lives a radical life. Number 2, true Christian lives in anticipation of the return of Christ. In other words, you the reason why your life is reorientated,
35:28 the reason why you are upside down and inside out to the world, the reason why you cannot be a cultural Christian, the reason why you cannot compromise anymore and live a consecrated life, a set apart life
35:39 is because you live in the eager anticipation, the blessed hope of his coming. Hallelujah. In other words, as I see the events that are unfolding in the world today,
35:51 you can see the prophetic timeline as explained in the scripture, things are accelerating. You know, it's exciting to watch bible prophecies come to pass. The war in
36:03 Ukraine, the tension, the geopolitical tension in Asia, the currencies that are going through, decline at the moment losing its value.
36:15 There's a there's an upheaval that's coming in the financial system. There is an upheaval that's happening all over the world in the governments. Listen carefully. All this has been foretold already.
36:27 That's why as people of God, when you see these things accelerated, you get ready for what? He's coming again. He's coming again. And therefore, we live.
36:39 We live with that sense of urgency, that sense of eager expectation. He is coming again soon, and he's coming again for me. Number 3, true Christian takes
36:51 comfort in the revealed will of God. In other words, it doesn't matter what you're going through right now. There might be questions in your heart, questions
37:03 concerning everyone else is giving birth, but I cannot even conceive. Everyone else is getting married, but I don't have a husband or a wife. Everyone else
37:15 is having progression in their career, but mine seems stagnant. Everyone else is moving on from 1 to a second home or a third home, but I can't even buy 1. Can I humbly
37:27 say this? All these things is not the ultimate problem. The ultimate problem that you and I have is peace with God. The Bible says
37:38 because of man's sin, we have become enmity with God. And because we are in in enmity with God, we need to be reconciled back to God. And that's what God accomplished in Christ Jesus.
37:51 The father sent his son so that he can live the life that you would never live, but died the death that you deserve so that you can be made right with God, so you can have reconciliation back to God, so that
38:03 your sins can be forgiven and now you can live a set apart life for God. Listen carefully. And today, he promises you that when he comes again, he will
38:15 right every wrong. All the injustice, he will make it right. He will correct it. Can I humbly say this? So right now when you're going through this season, what do you do? You
38:26 take comfort in the revelation of God's word. The revelation of God's word. The revelation of his will. The dilemma of God that 1 day everything will be united under the headship of Christ.
38:39 And when everything is under his control and under his headship, there will be such a restoration of all things in heaven and on earth. And on that day,
38:51 there will be an eternal joy, an eternal peace that you will enter into. Can I humbly say this? Because he lives, you can face today, you can face tomorrow.Show more
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