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00:05 prophets of the old test 00:08 profits message rich in wisdom and filled with true is as 00:13 relevant today as it was. Then 00:16 it's hard to find. Come next. 00:18 Joining us now on 3ABN for an in-depth study of the word of 00:23 God 00:25 in the mines. 00:30 >> Hello and welcome back to 3 ABN summer camp meeting. 00:33 Happy Saturday to each one of you 00:37 and happy Saturday to you at home. We've been blessed here 00:39 at Camp meeting where sorry that you are not able to make 00:43 it here in person, but we're so glad we have to tune into 3 00:45 aetn and watches encouraging programs. We're also thankful 00:49 for all of you that made the trip here to 3ABN you know, 00:51 you're all part of the family. And importantly, though, 00:54 most importantly, the family of God, this evening clothes. 00:58 In a Friday we have Doctor David Shun bringing us another 01:01 message. It's entitle prepare to meet thy God. You know, 01:06 Pastor David Shinn and I and Joe, we've known each other 01:09 for what's going on the sea here probably close to 30 years 01:15 and we didn't know each other in create a role. We met each 01:20 other in college and he's been a dear friend. One time we took 01:23 a mission trip 01:25 to a country outside the United States and one name which one 01:29 and the transportation that we had was a little bit rough. 01:33 We're in these 15 passenger vans. And we called the one 01:36 puffer. We call the puffer because it overheated all the 01:39 time and we have to stop beside the road. Let it cool down and 01:43 we're in the tropics. And when it would rain, 01:47 we had to hold an umbrella inside of the van 01:51 to keep from getting wet. 01:53 And David and I were in the backseat and this van were all 01:56 crammed together. We're doing a little of choir trip were all 01:59 crammed together in the back seat of this 15 passenger van. 02:03 And it had no vinyl on the seat. It was just the the 02:06 yellow foam, right? 02:09 So when it rained and we're hot and sweaty and we all got out 02:12 of the van, we had these yellow stains all up and down the 02:15 backside of our white shirt. So great memories with Pastor 02:18 David Shinn. But he's a man of the word. He has course been a 02:24 pastor of a number of churches and he just loves people loves 02:29 campus ministry as well. But we're just so blessed to 02:31 have Pastor Davison here with us this evening. But before it 02:34 brings us a message, we have a Pastor Ryan Day bringing us the 02:38 special song. The Old Rugged Cross on the piano is Simeon. 02:42 Thank you very much. 02:43 [MUSIC] 02:48 [MUSIC] 02:54 >> Oh no. She 2 or 03:00 >> student? No room to grow. 03:07 >> The supreme. 03:12 >> And much to. 03:17 >> In 19 wrongs. 03:22 Well, yeah, you just and unjust. 03:28 >> Well, row last saw you. 03:34 >> So. 03:38 >> Well, ouch. Yeah. 03:42 >> The food 03:49 >> too much to me and 03:59 >> I will come due to the. 04:03 >> Good. 04:10 >> H U.S. owned the team. 04:16 >> For? 04:22 >> We're moving. 04:25 >> We're a game for all its slow the spa. 04:30 >> We buy, though. 04:33 >> So is trash. 04:38 >> Well, for me. 04:42 >> For that to now. 04:47 >> Just below me. 04:53 >> To the Arabs see in home, tuck. 05:01 >> So much and Co. 05:11 >> It's too much rule fee had a law stuff. 05:22 >> I will continue to the 05:33 >> each morning. It's. 05:38 >> War. 05:42 [MUSIC] 05:45 >> To the? 05:49 >> For a kicker on time. 05:52 >> I will be. 05:59 >> H e 06:02 and reprove each. 06:09 >> And you only saw 2. 06:17 >> Our own way. Be more. 06:23 [MUSIC] 06:28 [MUSIC] 06:32 >> You guys get to sing this with me. 06:36 Santa. 06:37 [MUSIC] 06:40 We're going to do it. Can't meeting compel us to act. 06:43 [MUSIC] 06:46 >> School online 06:53 [MUSIC] 06:57 >> I was 07:02 [MUSIC] 07:06 [MUSIC] 07:11 [MUSIC] 07:16 [MUSIC] 07:21 [MUSIC] 07:24 >> to. 07:28 [MUSIC] 07:32 >> We serve it. Got 07:34 praise the Lord. You may be some 07:41 good evening, everyone. 07:44 Happy saddest. 07:46 Thank you, Ryan for that beautiful song. The Old Rugged 07:49 cross 07:51 praise this name 07:53 but you have Al. Yeah, it's me as we pray. 07:57 Our father in Heaven. 07:59 We thank you for the old Frank. It cross. 08:02 We thank you for Jesus. 08:05 We thank you for your grace. 08:07 We thank you for the Sabbath 08:10 and this reminder 08:11 of creation and our recreate Jen, back to the image of God. 08:18 We thank you that we can rest in that assurance every 7 days. 08:23 And we pray that you would bless us tonight 08:25 with your holy spirit. 08:28 Maybe inspire, mean instruct. 08:31 I mean, Lightner mines and speak to our arms should be as 08:35 he sings 08:36 in the precious name of Jesus Christ. 08:39 [MUSIC] 08:43 I remember it vividly 08:46 going to use 08:49 public restroom 08:51 in a in an undisclosed location and I open the door 08:58 and there he was 09:00 a man. 09:02 But I watched on television for years 09:08 in the flesh. 09:10 Not just a screen 09:12 you ever feel like, you know, somebody 09:14 I'm talking about see them on television over and over again. 09:17 Watch them. And then suddenly it's like they're there. 09:22 But it was the strangest thing 09:24 because even though I felt like I knew him 09:27 problem was, 09:28 you know me 09:29 [MUSIC] 09:32 starstruck 09:35 didn't do anything. I was like 09:38 excuse me and I just went around him. 09:43 But everyone else I said never guess who I meant. 09:47 [MUSIC] 09:51 That was awkward. 09:53 One day 09:55 we're going to see Jesus face to face 09:59 and I would hate 10:02 for it to be awkward. 10:06 It's like high. 10:09 I know you I don't really know you when we talk about 10:16 you don't want that. 10:22 I know you 10:24 and that relationship picks up 10:26 right where it left off. 10:29 Our topic this evening 10:32 is taken from Amos chapter 4 verse 12, prepare to meet thy 10:37 God. 10:39 One day we're going to able to see Jesus face to face 10:43 and it would do us well to prepare a man 10:46 so that when we have that face-to-face encounter, 10:50 it's not awkward or even worse. You call for the mountains and 10:54 rocks to fall on you and hide this from the face of him who 10:57 sits on the throne and from the wrath of the lamb. 11:00 So how do we prepare to meet God? How do we ensure 11:04 that we pick up right where we left off? 11:07 The answer is found in the book of Daniel. 11:12 Believe it or not. How do we know it's found in the book of 11:15 Daniel because we have the greatest book endorsement in 11:17 all of Scripture given by Jesus Christ himself. And if Jesus 11:21 gives you a book indoors, meant better perk up and pay 11:24 attention and take some notes. So here we find in Matthew 11:28 Chapter 20 foreigners, 15 open your bibles there to that great 11:32 end-time chapter in here. Jesus giving the best data 11:36 logical evidence isn't signs of the end. 11:40 And in there he gives a book endorsement. 11:44 He says if you're living in the end of time, 11:46 if you're going to be prepared to meet thy God, there's one 11:50 book. 11:52 >> That you need to read in particular now we need to read 11:54 them all. 11:56 >> But this one, Jesus says we need to especially pay 12:00 attention to 12:02 Matthew Chapter 20 foreigners 15. Therefore, when you see the 12:07 abomination of desolation spoken up by Daniel, the 12:11 Prophet standing in the Holy Place, whoever reads that him 12:18 understand 12:21 Jesus indicates 12:23 that the for those of us that are living in the end of time 12:26 and are we living the end friends? 12:29 We're living the final moments of its history. 12:32 And Jesus says 12:33 if you are privileged to be living in the end of time 12:39 of Danielle, 12:41 better read it. 12:42 But a study it 12:44 5 indications, 12:47 5 things that we can draw out firm Jesus. His book 12:50 endorsement of Daniel 12:53 number one, Daniel is an inspired profit. And by 12:57 implication, the book of Daniel is trustworthy. 13:02 In other words, the book of Daniel, it's not a fairy tale. 13:06 There's higher critical liberal scholars out there that believe 13:09 that the book of Daniel was written sometime later because 13:12 they can not believe in predictive prophecy. 13:16 They say this is impossible. 13:17 But if you believe in Jesus, you can believe that he's a 13:21 prophet, a man. 13:23 In other words, this is not some profit that is erroneous. 13:27 Jesus believed the North Testament. By the way, the New 13:29 Testament wasn't even written. 13:31 Jesus says, read this book. You Can trust it 13:35 because Daniel is a profit. 13:39 Number 2, the book of Daniel should be read and study. 13:45 There's a community of fates out there that believe that 13:47 book of Daniel cannot be study. 13:50 It should not be. It cannot be understood Jesus as we did. 13:55 Number 3, the book of Daniel would be understood. 14:01 It's a book that is sealed until the end of time but it 14:04 will be unsealed. You can read the book of Daniel 14:08 and understand it. 14:10 Number 4, the prophecies within the book of Daniel would be 14:16 fulfilled. 14:18 Number 5, 14:19 the book of Daniel's message is relevant and practical for and 14:25 time living 14:27 want to read a statement from testimonies to ministers Page 14:29 one 14 14:31 when the books of Daniel and revelation are better 14:34 understood believers will have an entirely different religious 14:39 experience. 14:41 They will be given such glimpses of the open gates of 14:44 heaven that heart and mind will be impressed with the character 14:48 and that almost develop in order to realize the blessings 14:52 in us, which is to be the reward of the pure in heart. 14:56 In other words, the book of Daniel is not just about 14:58 prophecy. 14:59 It's about transformation of life to prepare to meet. 15:03 Thy got 15:05 the book of Daniel 15:07 is divided into 2 main John Rous prophecies 15:13 and stories. These are end-time prophecies and the stories that 15:18 are interwoven with in this book 15:21 are characteristics that we are to avoid and emulate. In the 15:26 end of time, 15:27 there are 8 stories, 6 of the stories characteristics that we 15:32 are to seek to emulate. 15:35 2 of the stories are characteristics that we are to 15:38 seek to avoid. 15:41 And this evening, 15:42 we're going to look at 2 stories very quickly and draw 15:46 out lessons for us practical applications that will help us 15:51 to prepare to meet our God. 15:54 So if your Bibles, 15:56 the book of Daniel 15:58 Daniel Chapter one, 16:00 well, you're turning there. Want to give you a little bit 16:02 of background on the book of Daniel. 16:04 The book of Daniel encapsulates the entire 70 year captivity. 16:09 Remember Hezekiah when he was visited by the babylonians 16:13 rather than sharing about God he shared all his well. He 16:17 shared his bank account is 401 K is assets in the stock 16:21 portfolio 16:24 and Isaiah went in to him and said because you did this, 16:31 your children, 16:32 we'll be Unix in the court of the king. 16:37 They will be carried away into captivity and Hezekiah 16:41 individual said, look, as long as it doesn't happen while I'm 16:43 alive, I'm OK 16:46 and so 16:47 has a Chi's. Descendants were taken away into captivity. 16:52 I E Daniel. So Daniel is taken away. 16:57 He is a you, Nic. How do we know that? Because he was 17:02 placed under the custody of the master of Unix. 17:07 You don't hear about Missus, Daniel, 17:11 so you can imagine 17:14 young person teenager, 17:17 16, 17 years of age, maybe 17:20 Im asking, laid 17:23 and taken on 1000 Mile March 17:27 from Jerusalem to Babylon 17:31 and he ends up there 17:33 at the University of Babylon. 17:36 Ideally 17:37 and Nebuchadnezzar begins process up systematic. In 17:43 culture, a church 17:45 brain watch. 17:47 He takes the soft approach, gives them a new name, gives 17:50 them a different diet. 17:52 And Daniel Chapter one 17:54 is a summary of the entire book in a way because it begins with 17:59 the captivity and ends with Cyrus. 18:02 And I believe that the rest of the book of Daniel would not be 18:06 possible if it wasn't for Daniel Chapter one, 18:11 you know the story 18:12 because the cafeteria 18:19 vivid imagination. Big Puffy chef hats. You know, talking 18:24 about 18:25 Michelin star Buffet. 18:29 Every delicacy you can imagine. 18:34 Do you think Daniel want some comfort food? 18:37 You better believe it. 1000 Mile March, 18:40 the mask you laid it 18:43 probably had his parents likely killed right in front of him. 18:49 And if you're anything like human nature, like forget this 18:52 religion stuff 18:53 when in Babylon 18:55 do as the babylonians do this, the least of my worries 18:59 pilot up. 19:02 But he says no, 19:05 he says now. 19:07 And you know the start 19:08 give me a 10 day test 19:11 and you go stands before males are 19:13 and now as our thinking is mine, these you guys are crazy. 19:16 What are you eating? 19:17 He said this is a slam dunk 19:19 and he goes in stands there 19:21 and Daniels face 19:23 looks like those commercials from oil of olay 19:26 [MUSIC] 19:29 hair. Looks like those pan teen commercials. You know, I'm 19:31 talking about light. 19:40 The breath doesn't stink. 19:44 Form 19:45 the elastic step going to pay trucks and profits. Prophets 19:49 and kings. 19:50 They stand out everybody else. Heres lost its shine cracking 19:56 skin foul breath. Nebuchadnezzar 20:00 the he's the guy that's over them. Mels Ares liked. 20:04 Keep on doing what you're doing 20:05 [MUSIC] 20:11 and then 20:15 the clinch 20:18 Dan Chapter one verse 17. 20:20 As for these young men, 20:23 God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and 20:26 wisdom. And Daniel had understanding, you know, 20:30 visions and dreams. 20:32 In other words, if you want to understand the prophecies of 20:36 Daniel, 20:37 you got to practice the temperance it. Dan, 20:41 let me say that again. 20:43 If you want to understand the prophecies of Daniel, 20:47 you got to practice the temperance of Daniel. 20:52 Now there's a theme that emerges here 20:55 and going to doctor John Peckham 20:57 used to be professor of systematic theology at Andrews 21:00 University uses a fancy word called bilateral. 21:06 Now bilateral is in contrast to unit left 21:10 unilaterally is like 21:12 one person makes a decision 21:14 and that's it. 21:17 Now when it comes to theology, a unilateral theology is 21:21 predestination 21:23 you following me. God makes a unilateral decision. 21:27 Your saved or lost your saved or lost and he decides he's 21:31 elect. 21:34 Although I sympathize with Calvin. I kindly disagree 21:36 because I believe in free will and choice. Right? 21:40 But in this one, 21:43 you see evidence of not unilateral 21:46 but bilateral. What's that bilateral 21:49 is is evidenced in the Hebrew nuances when it talks about, 21:55 you know, walking with got 21:57 in other words, you know, Walker's got the implication is 22:00 violent. 22:02 God takes us debt, 22:04 you know, takes a step. 22:06 God takes a step 22:08 and in up takes a step. 22:11 By the way, 22:13 the book of Daniel, you see that the Angel Gabriel comes 22:16 down and says, Daniel, you are highly favorite, 22:20 you know, got plays favorites. 22:25 Don't leave yet. 22:32 There is evidence that got actually has favorites. 22:36 Peter James and John 22:39 Joseph. 22:42 But here's the thing. 22:44 Everyone can be a favorite, 22:48 but not everyone 22:50 chooses to be in that bilateral relationship to be a favorite 22:55 praises name for that. 22:57 Don't you want to be a favorite 22:59 that God looks down from heaven? And since David Shinn 23:02 highly favored, I'm like all and praise God for that. 23:08 We're really interested in you. 23:10 Well, he's interested in everybody, 23:12 but not everyone chooses to be in that bilateral relationship 23:19 here. You see this evidence because God initiate got gives 23:24 council to Daniel, where did you get that from the book of 23:27 Leviticus in regards to diet 23:31 what he should put in his body 23:34 and he chooses in the cafeteria, got initiated by 23:37 giving revelation by giving light and he chooses and that 23:40 Kate, in that cafeteria to exercise his freedom of choice, 23:44 which God had given him. So you can't take any credit 23:47 for that 23:49 by saying I can't put that in my body 23:55 and then God response 23:59 by making him look better than everybody else. Now that's 24:02 cooperation. But I believe those a divine blessing in 24:04 that, too. 24:07 And then it says God gave them knowledge and skill in all 24:13 literature and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all 24:16 divisions and Dreams. 24:19 Ivy League 24:22 magna coup plot. 24:26 They come to the end of their testing 24:30 and these guys are like and easy ruse. They eat some weird 24:33 stuff. 24:34 [MUSIC] 24:36 Magna com. Lot Summa come lot. All of these guys, 24:42 the proof's in the pudding. 24:47 So we have this thing that emerges here in Daniel Chapter 24:51 one in preparation for the second coming of Jesus. We have 24:55 this idea and this notion of Temperance and its and Daniel 24:59 Chapter one 25:02 which indicate that I believe that Daniel had gone to that 25:06 cafeteria and said love me up on those pork chops 25:11 and that's quid whatever it is. I don't know. 25:17 That wouldn't be a book of Daniel. 25:20 And that's something 25:23 these are of age is page 101. 25:26 All who would perfect holiness and the fear of God 25:30 must learn the lessons of temperance and self-control. 25:34 This self discipline is essential to that mental 25:37 strength and spiritual insight that will enable us to 25:41 understand and to practice the sacred truths of God's word for 25:45 this reason. Temperance finds it place its place in the work 25:51 of preparation for Christ's second coming 25:55 as you hear that 25:57 now, let me be clear. 26:00 I don't believe in righteousness by 26:02 the innocent. 26:08 It's not like you can go ahead and say I'm the gun that says, 26:11 come on. 26:14 I don't believe in righteousness by vegetarianism 26:18 either. 26:22 But there's something that happens in your Christian 26:24 experience. 26:26 I want them to put on screen 26:28 a bird's eye view. The view of the sanctuary that we showed 26:31 this morning. 26:33 This is the path back to the throne of God. There you have 26:36 it on the screen. You can see that there is this this half 26:42 back to the throne of got 26:45 it used to be that Adam and Eve were in the most holy place in 26:48 Eaton before the fall. But the entire human race was placed 26:52 outside. So got brings us into the courtyard into the Holy 26:55 Place and into the most holy places, a progression that God 26:58 wants to bring us on. This is a kindergarten illustration that 27:01 got brings out. 27:03 He brings in and the first thing that you see is the altar 27:06 berndt's burnt-offering in praise got that's the first 27:09 thing. 27:10 There is grace. 27:12 There's a sure an CE 27:14 you come and you accept Jesus as your savior and Lord in your 27:18 name is written in the Lamb's book of Life. No questions 27:22 asked. 27:24 And if you're died today, 27:27 you're in the kingdom. 27:28 That's grace. 27:30 So is not about how far you get on planet Earth. It's about 27:33 being in the process. 27:35 So you come in accept Jesus as your savior and Lord, you're 27:39 baptize. But back on the screen, you can see the 27:42 progression here into the courtyard. 27:45 You accept Jesus as your savior and Lord you're baptized. 27:49 Then you come into the holy place and you have the lamp 27:51 stand. Yeah. The altar of showbread and the incense. 27:55 This is the other phase of the Christian experience. Now, 27:59 let me ask you a question. 28:01 Is it more important 28:03 to be born 28:05 or to grow after you're born? 28:09 Seems to be a little bit confusion about that. 28:20 When we were in Alaska, 28:23 my wife and I have been married 10 years and we 28:25 we're thinking like a 28:28 we don't want kids because we thought what a world to bring 28:31 kids into. 28:33 We thought about fostering 28:37 and 28:38 I don't know what is about Alaska. But like surprise, 28:40 surprise. 28:41 [MUSIC] 28:45 My wife's like I think I'm pregnant. I said, oh, 28:47 I said when double check this cycle off to Walgreens and I 28:51 get the most expensive 28:53 pregnancy test. I can fight. 28:55 I'm not going get some cheap brand. I'm going to get this 28:58 cost like $25 29:00 and I'm waiting for this thing to go off 29:03 being nice. All. Wow. 29:06 My wife and I were type a personality can be ready for 29:09 this birth 29:12 read every book mosque last breathing, everything. 29:18 And so 29:19 the birth pangs begin. 29:22 I even had an apt 29:24 that show the the frequency of the birth pangs and the the 29:30 contractions as they click, click, analytics graphs on the 29:34 whole thing. 29:39 52 hours later, 29:49 whether in the body or out of the body? I do not know. 29:56 And I'm not even giving birth. 29:58 I'm exhausted. But, you know, 30:04 baby comes price like cut the umbilical cord. I put on the 30:09 ceremony, a diaper market on the calendar. 30:13 And I'm like, oh, just kick back and relax now. 30:21 And the nurses like excuse me, you know that you have to feed 30:24 this baby every 2 hours. And I'm like, yeah, 95 right. 30:29 She's like 30:31 24 hours. 30:34 And then the sinking realization came over me 30:38 being born is one thing. 30:40 Praise God every year you have a birthday. 30:43 But now you've got to keep this baby a lot 30:50 and friends. 30:52 We have a lot of Christians 30:55 and for years and pampers 31:00 or even worse 31:02 in the NICU 31:06 growing after birth 31:10 is as important as being born. 31:13 There's something called failure to thrive. You heard 31:15 about it, a baby that doesn't gain weight doesn't grow to 31:18 something wrong. 31:20 You need to grow in Grayson in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus 31:23 Christ. 31:25 And so there needs to be progression. There needs to be 31:27 grow. 31:28 If we don't stop growing, if we stop growing, we're dying. 31:31 Something's wrong. In our Christian experience in needs 31:34 to be dynamic. 31:35 And so that second phase of our tradition experience as 31:40 exemplified in the whole, the place 31:43 is staying alive. After we become a life 31:49 article furniture in there, 31:52 the lamp stand in every day. The priest would come in to 31:56 call the place. Du Preez represents Jesus and he comes 32:00 with an oil. No oil represents the holy spirit and he feels 32:03 the lamp stand. The lamp stands represents us the church. 32:08 He feels it up and there's light 32:12 and one of the fruit of the spirit, 32:17 it's a fruit. It's a result 32:20 is temperance, 32:24 self-control. Now we can't manufacture it. It's a gift of 32:29 the spirit. 32:30 It's a fruit of the spirit, 32:33 but notice how it happens. The only spirits poured into 32:35 our lives 32:37 and one of the fruit, 32:39 his temper, 32:42 self-control. 32:44 Now it's interesting. 32:46 Then in the Holy Place, 32:49 there's no light. 32:51 There's no skylight. There's only one source of light. 32:54 I should say. 32:55 It's the lamp stand 32:58 now. Right in front of the lamp stand is the table of showbread 33:02 and the bread. The bread of life can represent the word. 33:06 The only way to see the bread if is if the lights are on 33:12 the following me. 33:13 The only way to see the bread is if the lights are on. 33:18 So if you want to see the bread, 33:23 the lights have to be on. 33:26 No, the spirit we need help. But one of the things that 33:29 helps us to see the bread 33:32 is the fruit of the spirit, one of which 33:37 you ever try to read the Bible 33:41 after getting your Thanksgiving meal 33:46 comatose, you wake up in a fog. You're like, oh, 33:51 there's a reason for that. 33:52 Because contrary to the last 2000 years of Christian 33:55 theology, which has separated the body and the soul and says 33:59 that this dichotomy, we are a soul. 34:06 >> And so in Christian theology, you can do whatever 34:08 you want 34:09 with your body, 34:11 talking about Christian theology, the evangelicals in 34:13 the product since my love. They have this dichotomy. 34:16 So like, look, this always spiritual. That's the part that 34:18 you really need to care about because the body doesn't 34:21 matter. You can do whatever you want with your body. 34:24 You can put it in it whatever you want, you can put on it 34:27 whatever you want, 34:28 it doesn't matter. 34:30 But guess what? You are a soul. 34:33 So when you put that thing, you knew 34:36 you put it in your soul. 34:39 >> And its use your understanding. 34:43 And in the end of time, 34:45 Jesus says that there's going to be a deception that if 34:49 possible, 34:51 good to see the very elect 34:55 what is the end to toe and to do for deception. 35:00 The truce, 35:02 which means that we need this, 35:05 which means that we can't be impaired. 35:09 I don't practice health reform 35:11 in order to be saved. 35:15 I do it because 35:17 I would have a clear mind 35:20 and I want to give glory to got 35:22 because he bought this with his blood 35:26 Romans chapter 12 verse one. I beseech you, therefore, 35:29 brother in by the mercies of God that you present your 35:31 bodies, a living sacrifice, hold the acceptable to God, 35:34 which is your reasonable service. 35:38 When you read the vibe, when you see the word there for one 35:40 preacher said, ask what it's therefore, it's a concluding 35:43 statement. In other words, premise, premise premise there 35:47 for 35:48 in Rahman's. He's just gone through the beauty of the 35:50 Gospel, gone to justification, sanctification and it's by Fay. 35:54 You can earn it 35:56 your saved by grace through faith. 35:59 And after this, he says, therefore, because of the 36:02 mercies of God, has Jesus been merciful to you as you giving 36:06 you a chance after chance, has he given opportunity after 36:09 opportunity? Well, Paula says, therefore, because of all the 36:13 mercies of God, give your I bought this 36:18 a living sacrifice, not Macy, aided dying, sacrifice, 36:24 hold the acceptable to got which is reasonable. 36:29 It's not unreasonable. It's not irrational. It's not legalism. 36:35 It's reasonable. 36:37 But there's an order to this. 36:39 Jesus gives himself for us 36:42 and were touched by his love. 36:44 And because of that, we respond and say, Lord, 36:48 I give you this 36:50 the best version of this as possible. 36:54 And that's Danielle 36:58 means God is my judge, Dan. Yeah, 37:05 we get else should I? 37:08 They have to see it. 37:10 And people think that legacy means lukewarm. 37:13 Les, to see a that's a characteristic legacy means 37:17 people, judge, 37:19 it's the last church we are they to see people judged 37:25 is a type of the last generation, 37:29 the characteristics that he has. 37:32 We are to emulate by the grace of God. 37:36 And there's going to be a people in the end of time that 37:38 say I love Jesus so much 37:41 my body, 37:42 it's hit us 37:44 and I can't put anything in here because this is the temple 37:47 of Scott 37:51 in the end of time 37:52 to be prepared for the second coming of Jesus to be prepared 37:56 to meet our God. 37:58 We're going to practice the temperance of Daniel because 38:02 we're going to need to and need to understand the prophecies of 38:06 Daniel. 38:07 Very quickly to our second story here, a new chapter 6, 38:12 Daniel Chapter 6. Now the book of Daniel 38:15 is in this unique way of perilous and parallel lives. 38:21 It's in a kayak stick structure. And there are 2 38:25 stories that are in parallel to each other. Daniel Chapter 3 38:32 and Daniel Chapter 6 38:35 are on the same theme. What is the theme of Daniel chapters? 38:38 3? What's the story? 38:41 The fiery Furnace worship. Remember the Daniels, 3 friends 38:45 on the the plane of Dura. There is a death decree that if 38:50 you don't worship the image, you'll be cast into the fiery 38:56 furnace. 38:58 Now, the person that is missing 39:01 is Daniel. 39:03 Some people may assume that Daniel was acting like he was 39:06 tying his shoes. 39:08 So just to take away any doubt 39:11 what Daniel would have done, I believe that maybe was away on 39:14 business. Maybe Nebuchadnezzar knew the type of individual 39:17 that he wasn't say, hey, can you can you just go on this 39:19 trip, please? 39:21 And you can see evidence that Daniel would have stood with 39:25 the 3 other he breeze. Why? Because Daniel Chapter 6, 39:29 the test comes to him except this time. Daniel is a senior 39:33 citizen. 39:35 He's lived through the entire seven-year captivity 39:39 and there he is in a new regime. 39:43 Another regime takes over 39:45 and they place Daniel, who was basically second in command in 39:48 the previous kingdom, second in command and the next one, 39:51 Daniel not only had I high, I Q 39:55 he had I eat you as well. 39:58 He was a loving and lovable Christian, a man by his grace. 40:02 And so in Daniel Chapter 6, we have this story 40:07 and it's familiar to all of us. 40:13 I have a 6 year-old 40:16 and a 2 year-old 40:18 and 40:21 we we go to the zoo quite often 40:27 for the kids. 40:28 It's amazing with. 40:30 It's amazing what you do when your parents 40:34 and 40:35 there have been several times 40:38 that I go to see these big cats 40:42 and can you imagine I just imagined myself accidentally 40:46 said nightmares. I have. I don't know. I think these 40:48 thoughts but 40:49 being like dropped in that cage. 40:53 Have you seen the paws of these big cats 40:57 during that story of Siegfried Roy number years ago, 41:02 he had tame this this this tiger from an early age 41:07 and it is this freak accident. I think he tripped over 41:11 something and sentence something that that prey in 41:14 sting kick to accept. This cat wasn't just this little 41:17 company. More is full grown any tripped and instantly that cat 41:22 launched and you know where they go, they go, right. 41:26 I mean, I can do the job killer 41:29 and shook him like a rag doll. He survived. 41:33 He survived. And I remember him doing an interview shortly 41:36 thereafter. I mean, he looked a shell of himself. 41:39 So here's the decree. Look worship the king for 30 days. 41:45 You're going to be in with those big cats. 41:49 So here is Daniel 41:53 had been doing the same rhythm, the same routine, his entire 41:58 captivity. 42:00 How do we know that diverse as that he did this since his 42:03 early days now? Now the question is why would he do it 42:06 this particular way? The Bible says that he would open his 42:09 windows toward Ruislip. 42:11 Why would he do that? 42:12 Because Solomon in his dead, a cut or a prayer. When you read 42:16 about in chronicles, it's a beautiful prayer. 42:19 He prays this particular prayer and he says. 42:22 >> Lord, if your people are unfaithful and led away to 42:27 captivity, he knew that because of Deuteronomy 42:30 Moses had prophesied. If they're not faithful, they're 42:32 going to be led away into captivity. So he praises per 42:36 Solomon is dead, a cut or a prayer says, Lord, 42:39 if our people are led away into captivity, may they pray 42:44 toward? 42:45 >> This place? 42:48 And I believe that every day of Daniel's existence in Babylon, 42:53 he would get up and have the same rhythm and ritual and 42:57 routine 3 times a day and you would pray toward Jerusalem, 43:02 praying for deliverance, praying for the restoration of 43:05 his people. 43:07 And you can imagine 43:09 the decree is out 43:11 and he notes 43:12 what's about to happen. 43:14 Can you imagine the pressure, 43:19 the tendency to rationalize in his mind? 43:23 I mean, I would be tempted to think liked. 43:27 I'm going to pray 43:29 when my windows closed today. 43:33 God understands, 43:35 by the way, I would be so much more effective 43:40 second in command and in the stomach of a lion. 43:44 So many ways to to rationalize. I've served. Got all these 43:47 years. Surely you understand, after all, I don't need open my 43:50 windows today. God knows my heart, 43:55 but he didn't 43:59 keeping his windows closed. That day 44:03 would be a statement to the rest of the world 44:08 that he was bowing to the pressure 44:11 and ultimately this honoring he's caught 44:15 senior says 44:18 well into his 80's, possibly his 90's. 44:23 Imagine the scene. 44:29 Let's imagine these guys with these ear pieces. I know they 44:31 didn't have back then, you know, 44:34 SWAT team cattle are everything. 44:37 Is he going to do it? Just watch. 44:44 And you know, it's the moment he kneels. 44:47 He's probably a dead man 44:53 break in their own, 44:55 read him his Miranda rights. 45:01 Here's the Punchline. 45:05 I would rather die, 45:07 then misses devotions. 45:11 Let me say that again, 45:13 Daniel would rather die. Then miss his devotions. 45:19 A man Daniel would rather be eaten by a lion. 45:24 Then miss his time with God. 45:28 What's the reason why we miss our devotions 45:31 [MUSIC] 45:36 too much pickles. Peanut butter and pizza. The night before 45:40 the snooze button. 45:43 Facebook you to checking our phone first thing in the 45:47 morning. 45:49 Thousands of reasons to miss our devotions. 45:54 But Daniel, 45:55 who is a type of the last generation that it can be 45:57 prepared to meet got 46:00 devotions 46:01 the highest priority of his life 46:06 dear to him than life itself. 46:12 It said that 46:14 conversations, 46:21 the relationship 46:23 as one book, I have called fears conversations 46:26 and she says that our lives change slowly 46:31 then dramatically. 46:33 One conversation at a time 46:37 you think about your life, there's certain conversations 46:41 your entire life. 46:44 Those one has been that was always upset with his wife 46:46 because she always wanted to talk about the relationship and 46:49 being the typical man. He says, why do we need to talk about a 46:51 relationship? But we just have a relationship. 46:55 And then he realized 46:57 that the conversation 46:59 once the relationship, 47:01 yeah, people in your life that you stop talking to 47:06 relationships over 47:08 because the communion, the conversation is the 47:12 relationship 47:14 our devotional time. 47:17 It's very simple. 47:19 Got talks to us through his word. 47:23 We talked back to God in prayer. 47:27 This is the conversation, 47:30 the conversation, 47:33 the relationship. 47:35 There's 3 things that emerge from Daniel Chapter 6 in verse 47:39 10. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went 47:42 home and in his upper room with his Windows open, torturous 47:45 mean out down on his knees and prayed 3 times that day 47:49 and gave thanks before God as his custom wise. Since his 47:54 early days, he had a rhythm routine and ritual. Same time, 47:58 same place. Same way. 48:03 We should have 48:04 a way 48:06 any system 48:08 of having our devotions every single day. 48:13 It should be like clockwork. 48:16 It should be like brushing our teeth. 48:22 I have this 48:23 this ritual 48:30 the way that you succeed in the morning. 48:34 It starts the night before. 48:36 You know that Tim Cook 48:39 gets up at 3.45. am every single day? You know, Tim Cook, 48:44 Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple. 48:47 Tim Cook gets up at 03:45AM. every single day 48:54 because he's committed to Apple. 48:57 It's wrapped. 48:58 >> The CEO of Disney is up before 05:00AM every single 49:03 day. And yet we have an audience with the King of Kings 49:06 and the Lord of Lords. 49:11 We should get ready for that. 49:13 And it begins the night before. 49:16 And so I have a read a rhythm and ritual 49:19 for how I go to bed at night and it's very simple. 49:22 One of the things is my my cell phone. 49:26 >> Sit next to my lab table on by my bed. Studies have shown 49:29 that if you have that thing by your bed, your sleep quality 49:32 goes down, just having it there. The blue light that you 49:36 get from that phone 49:37 many times we go to sleep with that thing. All right. 49:40 They say a minimum of half an hour. More ideally an hour 49:43 before you're going to sleep. You should have no screen time 49:46 because it messes 49:48 your sleet. 49:53 You know, I'm an administrator and 49:56 I need to be present with my family. I was constantly 49:58 getting interrupted my phone. So you know where I park my 50:01 phone when I come home in the garage. 50:05 That's real. 50:06 It's plugged in in the garage. Now 50:09 at intervals during the evening. I go out there to 50:12 check it 50:15 cold out there. And I'm just like, oh, I need to catch up on 50:17 this and I put it back. 50:20 We need a way to manage our phones in. 50:23 It's taking over our lives. 50:27 I do something with my phone. Another thing is 50:30 the ritual. I brush my teeth. A shower after the game. 50:33 Get out a shower. Get dressed. But I do something. I grab my 50:37 clothes from the night before. 50:40 Not the 94th that I'm going with the next day. 50:44 It's been a long day. 50:46 I grab my clothes 50:48 that then I'm going to air the next day and I put them out 50:51 there on the kitchen table and I put my Bible. I put a 50:55 flashlight 50:57 and I put a notebook 50:59 on the kitchen table that way. I get up in the morning 51:03 talking play, grab my clothes, put it on, grab my Bible, 51:07 grab my flashlight. Its goal 51:11 because that's the most important appointment by day. 51:15 And I want to be ready. 51:17 >> I want to be ready. Rhythm, routine ritual. But you need to 51:22 do what works for you. 51:25 >> This is how we prepare for the second coming of Jesus. 51:29 We talked about what Jesus would walk in this room right 51:31 now. What's going to be our interaction with him? Is it 51:34 going to be awkward is going to be like I know you I don't 51:37 know. You kind of know you 51:39 if we spend time with God every day in our personal devotions 51:43 and throughout the day in our thoughts and medications 51:47 when he comes, we're going to be like 51:54 right where we left off 51:59 some tips for having our morning devotions 52:03 number one. 52:06 This is the prayer that we should always pray is found in 52:08 the book steps to Christ Page 70 52:12 consecrate yourself to God in the morning. 52:15 Make this your very first work. 52:17 Let your prayer be. Take me us O Lord. As holding 9, I lay on 52:22 my plans at thy feet. Use meat a day in nice service. Abide 52:27 with me and let all my work be wrought in D this is a daily 52:31 matter each morning. Consecrate yourself to God for that day 52:35 surrender all your plans to him to be carried out to be given 52:38 up as his providence shell indicate this day by day, 52:42 you may be giving your life into the hands of God and 52:45 that's your life will be molded more and more after the life of 52:49 crime. Just when you get out 52:51 kneel beside your bed and say Lord, today I R s 52:58 I surrender 53:00 help me to be willing to be made willing. 53:03 Give me the gift of repentance. You know, repentance is a gift 53:06 prevented, says sorrow for San Ana. Turning away from it. 53:09 In other words, you can go to God say, Lord, 53:12 I love the sun will be dated. 53:15 I don't even feel sorry. Help me to be sorry. 53:20 That's the most helpless. Yet most invincible prayer that 53:22 you can pray. The Lord today I'm giving you authorization in 53:27 my life. 53:29 That's how you prepare to meet our guy 53:35 said a regular time and place tab devotions 53:39 and that's the Holy Spirit to help you in your study. Choose 53:44 the passage of scripture. You can start off with 53:46 practical books like first Thessalonians or the book of 53:49 James 53:52 paraphrase the passage in a notebook I highly recommend 53:57 that you write 53:58 rather than your computer 54:01 engages more of your mind. 54:04 Ascot Lord, what are you trying to tell me in this passage and 54:07 write your prayer response to God? This is very simple and 54:11 think about the Bible passage throughout the day. 54:16 You want to deeper devotional life 54:20 you want to life. 54:25 That is just marinated with the word of God. 54:34 A colleague of mine 54:38 that 54:40 I was at a ministerial meeting at 54:42 he told me the story 54:45 how he met his wife. 54:46 So I perked up. 54:48 I was single at the time 54:52 on the Internet 54:55 avenues singles dot com, something like that. 54:58 He was in the state. She's in a foreign country 55:01 and they fell in love. 55:04 They decided to get married. 55:06 He proposed to her without ever having met. 55:12 I was like, whoa, man. And he said, David, 55:16 it gets even better. 55:19 We set the wedding day 55:22 and I went over there. 55:25 The groomsmen, everything was set. 55:29 And the first time I met her face to face was when I got off 55:33 the plane 55:34 and a few days later, we got married. 55:37 Now, this is descriptive, not prescriptive. You know, I'm 55:39 talking about 55:41 which means this administration, not a model for 55:44 dating and courtship in a way to work out. 55:47 Have you got? 55:50 And I said, my brother, 55:53 we're going to do. If you got off that plane, you look at 55:55 this woman does about the your wife and you said, Oh, lord, 55:57 what have I done? 55:58 [MUSIC] 56:03 He said, David, 56:05 it was the strange thing 56:08 because we spent so much time. 56:11 >> Every day 56:13 in conversation because conversation is the 56:16 relationship. We just spent so much time every day talking to 56:19 each other in communion that when I matter face to face 56:26 our relationship, kicked up 56:33 one day, 56:35 we're going to be Jesus face to face. 56:39 >> And if we're spending time with him every day 56:43 because we'd rather die than miss our devotions 56:47 when we beat Jesus, 56:49 it's going to be like 56:54 this is our guide. 56:56 We have waited for him 56:58 and he will save us 57:00 and our relationship will pick up right where it left off 57:06 and continue 57:07 4 after and never. But the cisa sages of paternity. 57:13 How many you want to save or create in me a deeper desire 57:16 for you. Help me with my devotion life. A man by 57:19 straits. Let's pray. Father in heaven. 57:22 You know, our promises are like ropes of sand, 57:25 but give us the desire to desire. 57:28 Help us to put away our phones and open our bibles. Get us up 57:31 in the morning. Mayor Angels touch us so that we can spend 57:35 time with you so that when we see you face-to-face, our 57:39 relationship will pick up 57:41 right where we left off, help us to rather die than miss our 57:45 devotions. 57:46 >> We asked in the precious name of Jesus Christ 57:50 [MUSIC] 57:55 [MUSIC] 58:00 [MUSIC] 58:05 [MUSIC] 58:10 [MUSIC] |
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