Participants: Frank Fournier
Series Code: HPOV
Program Code: HPOV000022B
|
00:01 In Luke Chapter 15, I'm reading from verse 28,
00:05 it says that "he was angry 00:07 and would not go in to the feast, 00:11 therefore came his father out to entreat him." 00:15 God loves us, even when we sin. 00:18 God came out to entreat the elder brother, 00:20 do you know that in the story of Cain and Abel 00:22 that God came down to talk to Cain 00:25 because of the nonsense that he was going through 00:28 and when Adam and Eve sin God came down 00:31 to entreat them as well. 00:33 Do you know that if you fail God will send His Holy Spirit, 00:37 God will send Holy angels, 00:38 God will do what He can to come and entreat you too. 00:42 But in the case of the elder brother 00:43 in verse 29, it says, yeah, but look, 00:47 I've kept all of Your commandments 00:49 and You've never given me a kid 00:50 that I might make merry with my friends, 00:52 its just not fair, its just not fair, 00:55 the merits were never applied to me, 00:57 I never got the ring, I never got the shoe, 00:59 I never got the robe I don't understand. 01:02 Well, if you turn with me to Matthew Chapter 7, 01:05 Matthew Chapter 7, 01:07 I don't-- we're going to try 01:09 to get through this very quickly. 01:11 Matthew Chapter 7:21. 01:16 "Not everyone that says unto Me, 01:18 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, 01:20 but he that does the will of My Father." 01:23 And the elder brother could say, 01:24 that's exactly what I've done, I've done the will of my father 01:26 but watch what it says in verse 22, 01:28 "Many shall say unto me in that day 01:30 'Lord, Lord,' have we not prophesied in Your name? 01:34 And in Your name cast out devils and done many wonderful works." 01:38 And Jesus said, I never knew you. 01:41 Now why would Jesus say that? 01:43 They were doing all these wonderful things. 01:46 Well, friends, how do we know that 01:47 something is wrong with their Christian experience? 01:50 Can you seek to what it is that they are pointing 01:53 as to gain favor with God. 01:55 They have done many wonderful works, 01:57 they've cast out devils and they've done 01:59 all these great things and God says, 02:02 sorry, that's not the way into the kingdom of heaven, 02:05 I have never known you. 02:10 Friends, look to Jesus, 02:13 that is the only answer to the gift of salvation. 02:17 God bless you. |
Revised 2014-12-17